All telephone landlines for the George Fire Brigade are currently down due to mechanical issues with the generator. Please use the following Cellphone Numbers for Emergencies until further notice.Fire Control 074 621 8737 Other Emergencies 074 423 8635
PUBLIC NOTICE: IMPORTANT PREPAID METER SOFTWARE UPDATE (TID Rollover) – Phase 2 will receive a Token to amend software
Issued George Municipality, 20 February 2023 for immediate release.
The George Municipality has embarked on a pre-paid electricity metering software update for its approximately 50 000 prepaid consumers quite a while back. The current software will expire in November 2024. This will not only impact George consumers but ALL prepaid meters throughout South Africa. If your meter is not updated before the deadline, you will not be able to recharge your prepaid meter with the new tokens and therefore will not have power.
70% of George Software Updates Completed
George Municipality has already successfully implemented the software update on close to 70% of its prepaid meter base, through the work done by field staff and contractors on-site while doing a meter change, site inspection, and Amp limit roll-out. These teams will continue to go out weekly to do site inspections and Amp limit roll-out.
Final 30% software update will be done by receipt of an extra token
To expedite the software update (TID roll-over) and in order to ensure no consumer is placed at risk of having a non-working meter, the municipality will implement the next phase – key change process – of its TID roll-over implementation plan from March 2023 with the issue of a separate, extra token when you make your next purchase.
Key Change Token
If your prepaid meter software has already been updated during Phase 1, you will NOT receive an extra token with your first purchase in March 2023. If you do receive a KEY CHANGE Token with your first purchase in March the following is VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE BEFORE you insert the key change:
Verification or Queries – If you receive an extra token and you are unsure what to do?
Customers may phone the George Municipality on 044 801 9222 or Ontec on 044 873 5474 for verification, for response to queries OR to request that their software is addressed. Please note that all municipal and/or Ontec officials carry identification cards with a photograph and their ID number as well as a copy of a verification letter explaining the purpose for their visit.
For more information on the TID Rollover (software update) please visit the George Municipality’s website to view frequently asked questions (FAQ):
https://www.george.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TID-ROLLOVER-FAQ-MvH-Afrikaans-1.pdf
https://www.george.gov.za/george-doc-categories/documents/media-documents/other-publications/page/2/
TOKEN IDENTIFIER (TID) ROLLOVER https://www.sts.org.za/tid-rollover SOURCE
The Token Identifier is a 24-bit field, contained in STS compliant tokens, that identifies the date and time of the token generation. It is used to determine if a token has already been used in a payment meter. The TID represents the minutes elapsed since the 1st of January 1993. The incrementing of the 24-bit field means that at some point in time, the TID value will roll over to a zero value.
All STS prepayment meters will be affected by TID roll over on the 24/11/2024. Any tokens generated after this date and utilizing the 24bit TID will be rejected by the meters as being old tokens as the TID value embedded in the token will have reset back to 0.
Follow the link to the advert: https://www.george.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GIPTN_George-Herald-Notification-Office-Lease-116_V4-FINAL-COLLAB_FINALupdate-MM-approved.pdf
Percentage storage at new raised dam wall height 71,24
Rainfall for last 7 days: 39.1mm(Measured up to and including 20 February 2023)
The co-operation of all users of municipal water is essential and is greatly appreciated.
Follow this link for the detailed Stricter Water Restrictions in English/Afrikaans and Isixhosa.
https://www.george.gov.za/george-doc-categories/public-notices/general/
Contraventions of the Water Restrictions can be reported on 0800 424477. Fines will apply and/or six months imprisonment.
Report water leaks and burst pipes to 044 801 9262/66 or after hours at 044 801 6300, as soon as you notice them.
Public Notice: Warning of Damaging Waves
Issued by the South African Weather Service 20 Feb 2023
Warning of damaging waves at George and surrounding areas from 20/02/23 to 21/02/23.
According to the Weather Service, strong to near gale force north-westerly winds (50-60 km/h, gusting 70-80 km/h) are expected between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas ahead of a cold front making landfall on Monday morning, reaching gale force (60-70 km/h, gusting 80-90 km/h) between Gansbaai and Struisbaai. It will become west to south-westerly from late morning, spreading to Plettenberg Bay by the afternoon and will be accompanied by wave heights of 4.0 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0m near Cape Agulhas. The winds will moderate, and waves subside from the west during Tuesday morning.
Impact: Difficulty in navigating at sea due to strong winds and quick successive steep waves can be expected. Small vessels and personal watercraft (e.g., kayaks) are at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality as well as localised disruption to beach front activities are possible.
Instruction: Small boats and personal watercraft are advised to stay away from the open sea and seek the shelter of a harbour, river estuary or protected bay. The public, especially the tourists that are not familiar with the coastal routes where built-up of sand are expected are advised to seek alternatives routes beforehand.
George Municipality apologises to residents of Pacaltsdorp for odours coming from the
Outeniqua wastewater treatment works due to the works that cannot work to its full extent during loadshedding
Issued by George Municipality 19 February 2022 for immediate release
George Municipality apologises to residents of Pacaltsdorp for odours coming from the
Outeniqua wastewater treatment works due to the works that cannot function to its full extent during loadshedding.
The Outeniqua wastewater treatment works is being upgraded and the capacity of the works extended to accommodate additional developments. The project is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2023.
Unfortunately, the Eskom loadshedding has had a detrimental effect on the treatment process. The main use of electricity in a treatment process is to provide oxygen for the bacteria. Without oxygen, the bacteria cannot digest the sewage and odours are generated.
The George Municipality received grant funding to install a very large generator to provide electricity for the remainder of the works.
This generator is in the procurement process and will only be installed later in the year.
Currently, the Municipality is looking at installing short-term generator rental options to bridge the delivery period of the permanent solution. Due to the nature and size of the generator required limited options exist.
Loadshedding has placed a major physical and financial burden on the Municipality. The Municipality is working hard and as quickly as possible to overcome the challenges.
*#Eskom #LoadsheddingUpdate In order to create space to replenish the emergency generation reserves, Eskom will implement Stage 6 loadshedding from 20:00 tonight until 05:00 tomorrow morning. Thereafter Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented until further notice, with the possibility that Stage 6 loadshedding might again be implemented during Sunday night.*
_Issued by George Mun 18 Feb 2023 on behalf of Eskom_
_*George will be affected as follows:*_
Saturday 18/02/2023
22:00 – 00:30 **
Sunday 19/02/2023
00:00 – 02:30 **
06:00 – 08:30
14:00 – 16:30
22:00 – 00:30
Monday 20/02/2023
06:00 – 08:30
14:00 – 16:30
22:00 – 00:30
_*Uniondale will be affected as follows:*_
Saturday 18/02/2023
17:00 – 19:30
20:00 – 21:30
Sunday 19/02/2023
01:00 – 05:30 **
09:00 – 11:30
17:00 – 19:30
Monday 20/02/2023
01:00 – 03:30
09:00 – 11:30
17:00 – 19:30
Public Notice: George Municipality Emergency Services appeal to the public in the greater George area, especially motorists and pedestrians, to be extra careful in the misty weather conditions that we are experiencing currently. Visibility is usually poor during these conditions and we appeal to motorists to drive slowly. Issued by George Municipality 17 February 2023 at 16h00
*Eskom loadshedding stage 4 to be implemented from 16:00 17/02/2023 to 05:00 18/02/2023. Loadshedding stage 3 to be implemented from 05:00 18/02/2023 to 16:00 18/02/2023.
_Issued by George Municipality on behalf of Eskom_
_*George will be affected as follows:*_
Friday 17/02/2023
14:00 – 16:30
22:00 – 00:30
Saturday 18/02/2023
06:00 – 08:30
14:00 – 16:30
22:00 – 00:30
_*Uniondale will be affected as follows:*_
Friday 17/02/2023
17:00 – 19:30
Saturday 18/02/2023
01:00 – 03:30
09:00 – 11:30
17:00 – 19:30
