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A planned construction activity of the George New Water Treatment Works (20Ml), initially scheduled to take place on weekdays, will also include Friday, March 21, 2025, and Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 07h00 to 16h00.

SERVICE DISRUPTION:
Minor operational interruptions can be expected during the construction works. Advance notifications of planned temporary disruptions and the effects thereof will be issued via social media.

TRAFFIC IMPACT:
Residents, road users, and pedestrians are advised to exercise caution during the construction period. Please adhere to flag persons, temporary construction works and road signage.

ACCESS TO SITE:
Access to the construction site will be strictly controlled. In accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, no members of the public will be allowed in the construction area.

PROJECT ENQUIRIES : Mr Andre Scheepers – 044 801 9492 (Technical)
Mr Alewijn Dippenaar – 082 457 5675 (Public Liaison Officer)

The George Municipality apologises for any inconvenience and appeals to the public to be patient and exercise caution throughout the construction period. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Issued George Municipality, 20 March 2025

A planned construction activity of the Thembalethu East Reservoir, initially scheduled to take place on weekdays, will also
include Friday, March 21, 2025, and Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 07h00 to 16h00.

SERVICE DISRUPTION:

Minor operational interruptions can be expected during the construction works. Advance notifications of planned temporary disruptions and the effects thereof will be issued via social media.

TRAFFIC IMPACT:

Residents, road users, and pedestrians are advised to exercise caution during the construction period. Please adhere to flag persons, temporary construction works and road signage.

ACCESS TO SITE:

Access to the construction site will be strictly controlled. In accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, no members of the public will be allowed in the construction area.

PROJECT ENQUIRIES : Mr Andre Scheepers – 044 801 9492 (Technical)

: Mr Alewijn Dippenaar – 082 457 5675 (Public Liaison Officer)

The George Municipality apologises for any inconvenience and appeals to the public to be patient and exercise caution throughout the construction period. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

A planned construction activity of the Pacaltsdorp East Reservoir, initially scheduled to take place on weekdays, will also include Friday, March 21, 2025, and Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 07h00 to 16h00.

SERVICE DISRUPTION:

Minor operational interruptions can be expected during the construction works. Advance notifications of planned temporary disruptions and the effects thereof will be issued via social media.

 TRAFFIC IMPACT:

Residents, road users, and pedestrians are advised to exercise caution during the construction period. Please adhere to flag persons, temporary construction works and road signage.

ACCESS TO SITE:

Access to the construction site will be strictly controlled. In accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, no members of the public will be allowed in the construction area.

PROJECT ENQUIRIES   : Mr Andre Scheepers – 044 801 9492 (Technical)

: Mr Alewijn Dippenaar – 082 457 5675 (Public Liaison Officer)

The George Municipality apologises for any inconvenience and appeals to the public to be patient and exercise caution throughout the construction period. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Update:Eskom confirms that loadshedding was suspended at 5:00 today, as previously communicated.
Issued on behalf of Eskom 20 March 2025
Further updates on the power system’s status will be provided later today. Customers experiencing isolated power outages are advised to report faults through Eskom’s various fault-reporting platforms, including the chatbot, WhatsApp, USSD and the call centre. Customers served by municipalities should report issues directly to their respective municipal distributors.(Eskom)

While we have made notable progress in our generation recovery efforts, Eskom faced the loss of five generation units  before the peak period. Consequently, Stage 2 loadshedding was implemented at 18:25 and will remain in effect until 5:00 tomorrow.

We continue to prioritising planned maintenance to strengthen system reliability ahead of the winter months, while ensuring adherence to environmental and licensing conditions.

In light of the ongoing system constraints, we urge the public to use electricity sparingly.

Eskom sincerely apologises for the inconvenience caused and will continue to provide updates as required.(Eskom)

George will be affected as follows:

Wednesday 19/03/2025

22:00 – 00:30

Thursday 20/03/2025

None

Uniondale will be affected as follows:

Wednesday 19/03/2025

None

Thursday 20/03/2025

01:00 – 03:30

A water outage is experienced in a portion of Seaview after a contractor damaged one of the main water pipelines at the intersection of Protea and Amaryllis Streets in Pacaltsdorp. Our maintenance team isolated the damaged section of pipeline and will commence with repairs shortly.

A water truck will be stationed in Amaryllis Street to provide residents with potable water.

The expected time for repairs is 4-5 hours.

We apologise for the inconvenience and thank the residents for their patience, while we do the repairs.

Our Water Maintenence team, in conjuction with the Contractor responsible for the Denneoord Water Network, are busy finalising the connection to the new pipeline.

It’s taking longer than expected, due to technical difficulties experienced during the course of today, but we trust to have the water reinstated within the next 1-2 hours.

Water trucks are roaming the affected areas to supply residents with potable water.
We apologise for the inconvenience and thank the public for their patience.

The George Municipality urges residents to remain vigilant as new scams targeting job seekers continue to emerge.

In the latest scam brought to our attention, an individual using the name Mr. Mphele is falsely claiming to be a Director in the Municipality’s Civil Engineering Services (CES) department. According to reports, the scammer contacted a victim, demanding a payment of R3,500 in exchange for a job interview and potential employment in the department. Alarmingly, the scammer possessed accurate personal details of the victim, which he claimed to have obtained from the Municipality’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) database.

This is not an isolated case. Similar scams have been reported in recent months, where fraudsters impersonate EPWP personnel to extort money from job seekers. In these cases, victims are instructed to send money via money transfer services with the false promise of securing a spot on the EPWP employment list and receiving a uniform.

Important Notice to the Public
The George Municipality does not and will never request payment for job interviews or employment opportunities. If you are approached by anyone demanding money for employment within the Municipality, please report the incident immediately.

EPWP Contact Information
For inquiries, to verify job-related communications, or to report suspicious activity, please contact the following EPWP officials:

📞 Mr. Charlton van Wyk – 044 802 2011 | chvanwyk@george.gov.za
📞 Mrs Anneen Barkhuisen – 044 8022036 | abarkhuizen@george.gov.za
📞 Mrs Kaylin Hurling – 044 8022036 | khurling@george.gov.za
📞 Mrs Shaneez Kiewietz | shkiewietz@george.gov.za
📞 Mr. Micheal Eksteen – 044 801 9128 | mceksteen@george.gov.za

Residents are encouraged to stay alert and report any suspicious activity to help protect our community from fraudulent schemes.

Follow the link for the pdf advert: https://www.george.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/OR23205210_20250320_GH.pdf