Groen Sebenza Phase II Call for Expression of Interest
The link is to the SANBI website where the Groen Sebenza Phase II Call for Expression of Interest by Host Organisations is advertised. The link will provide background to the Groen Sebenza Phase II Programme as well as an online Application Form that interested potential Host Organisations are required to fill. The closing date for the responses is 08 July 2022.
The George Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) situated in Hibernia Street (next to the train station) and the Driving Licence Testing Centre (DLTC) in Pacaltsdorp are experiencing a slow service from the electronic National Administration Traffic Information System (NaTIS) as it has been on and off since this morning.
This is a country-wide technical issue experienced by NaTIS users and it is being attended to.
Issued George Municipality
7 July 2022
10:55
The Tourism section of George Municipality calls on all George residents to vote our destination as KFM’s Best Dorpie of 2022!
In 1,2,3 do a good deed today and support your local tourism industry, who have taken a massive knock over the last 2 years due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic:
This will help shine a spotlight on the George area to a greater Western Cape audience, therefore helping local tourism businesses. Help nominate this beautiful place we get to call home!
Deadline is Midnight 15 July 2022
Public Notice: The system is up and running at the Department of TRAFFIC SERVICES IN PACALTSDORP
Please be advised that the NATIS System and LEU (eye testing machines) are operational again at the Driving Licence Testing Centre (DLTC) in Pacaltsdorp. All licence renewals and eye testing services are going ahead.
PLEASE NOTE PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY QUEUING FOR SERVICES.
We apologise for the inconvenience caused which was out of our control.
Issued by George Mun
7 June 2022
11:00
The pipe fittings to permanently fix the failed pipe arrived today. The external contractor and Municipal operational staff will isolate portions of the supply network to Blanco from tomorrow morning (Wednesday 6 July) between 7am – 6pm.
Adjustments will be made to the water network to ensure that the Blanco network has water and households receive water.
Our Blanco reservoirs remain fragile and the municipality appeals to our Blanco residents to please continue to use water sparingly.
Issued by George Mun 5 July 2022, 14h00
George will be affected as follows:
Tuesday 05/07/2022
12:00 to 14:30
20:00 to 22:30
Wednesday 06/07/2022
05:00 to 06:30
12:00 to 14:30
20:00 to 22:30
Thursday 07/07/2022
04:00 to 06:30
12:00 to 14:30
20:00 to 22:30
Friday 08/07/2022
04:00 to 06:30
12:00 to 14:30
Uniondale will be affected as follows:
Tuesday 05/07/2022
15:00 to 17:30
23:00 to 01:30
Wednesday 06/07/2022
07:00 to 09:30
15:00 to 17:30
23:00 to 01:30
Thursday 07/07/2022
07:00 to 09:30
15:00 to 17:30
23:00 to 00:30
Friday 08/07/2022
07:00 to 09:30
15:00 to 17:30
We kindly request the public to stagger the SWITCHING ON of their appliances when Loadshedding is lifted to avoid overloading the network and creating a surge which causes our substations to trip thereby delaying restoration of power to all areas.
Public Notice: Free wood available
Issued by George Municipality, 4 July 2022
Members of the public are welcome to collect wood at Meade Str between Nelson Mandela Blvd & Victoria Rd intersections.
Members of the community are urged to stop vandalism of the Blanco’s water reservoir. We would like to issue a stern warning to the perpetrators to please stay away from our clean water storage reservoirs. It has come to our attention that the roofing sheets and reservoirs are being vandalized.
As we are intensifying our security, we would like to warn that intruders and offenders will be prosecuted since the reservoir is the property of the Municipality.
Vandalism is a crime and ultimately costs ratepayers’ money. Please report people tampering, painting, breaking, or stealing municipal property with the SAPS and George Municipality Law Enforcement (044 801 6350 or 044 801 6300 after hours) as soon as you see it happening. If you can take pictures of the culprits in the act without endangering yourself, it will help a lot. Thank you in advance for helping us protect our infrastructure.
George Municipality’s Electro-technical Services teams have been inundated with several power outages over the weekend. Some power outages have been repaired and some are still receiving attention. This is the status this morning is as follows:
• Remskoen line: Patrolled, repairs to commence this morning. Patrols were halted last night due to wet terrain and poor light.
• Pine Dew: Power supply restored
• Bitou line: Power supply restored
• Victoria Bay: Busy with repairs
• CJ Langenhoven Street: Power supply restored
Issued by George Municipality
4/7/2022
09:45
Challenges due to loadshedding
Members of the public have noted that after Loadshedding some streetlights remain on in George. Our streetlights are switched on and off via a Relay Automated System which is located in our central control room. This equipment has started taking strain with the persistent on and off of Loadshedding and the Electrotechnical Department is putting in additional processes to try and ensure that streetlights are switched off. It must also be noted that during Loadshedding we have experienced repeated theft of cable which affects the signalling at the Control Centre. Around 2000 of our streetlights have also been fitted with LED which use less energy, require less maintenance and have a longer lifespan compared to incandescent and other light types.
We appreciate the public taking the time to phone in to our division should they note that streetlights remain ON between hours 09h00 and 17h00, and remain OFF between hours 19h00 and 06h00.
Repairs on streetlights
Please note that in order to affect repairs on streetlights they need to be switched on so our teams can see which ones are not burning and it can happen sometimes that the automatic switchover function (that switches the lights off in the day) is not reactivated when the work is finished.
One electrical box usually serves a few streets, so while you may not see people working, they may just be where you cannot see them. However, teams would seldom work for more than a day in an area, except when a project is being rolled out or several lights are being installed or fixed. In general, if streetlights are burning during the day for more than a one-day cycle, please report it during office hours to 044 801 9222 or 044 874 3917 so that the department can go investigate.
Please phone in to report streetlights on during the day to 044 801 9222 or 044 801 9202 or on our WhatsApp Number 067 350 3295 (Available Monday to Friday 07h45 – 16h30)