Notices

UPDATE: N2 CLOSURE – ALL LANES REOPENED – 13 MAY 2023 – 12:30
N2, direction George and Cape Town has been reopened to traffic. Both lanes (direction Cape Town and George) have been reopened to traffic. The N2 was closed following a bus collision earlier today, 13 May at 01:30. Issued on behalf of Garden Route District Municipality

UPDATE: N2 CLOSURE – 13 MAY 2023 – 11:00
N2, direction George has been reopened to traffic. N2 direction Cape Town (between Langeberg Mall and Dana Bay off ramps) remains closed following a bus collision earlier today, 13 May at 01:30. The closure is due to the removal of the wrecks and an investigation at the scene.
Traffic direction Cape Town travelling in the N2 will be redirected onto Louis Fourie Road by traffic officials at the scene.
Traffic on Louis Fourie Road from the Langeberg Mall is particularly slow. Motorists are requested to be patient and to drive with caution.
The reopening of the N2 (direction Cape Town, section Langeberg Mall offramp to Dana Bay offramp) cannot be confirmed at this stage but is expected later today.
It has been confirmed that patients have been treated at hospital in Mossel Bay and George. Passengers that were not injured and unharmed have been seen to and transported by the bus companies involved.
Issued on behalf of the Garden Route DM

UPDATE: N2 CLOSURE – 13 MAY 2023 – 08:50

ALL LANES of the N2, between the Langeberg Mall and Dana Bay offramps – in BOTH directions are now closed. This follows a bus collision earlier today, 13 May at 01:30. The closure is due to the removal of the wrecks and the investigation into the cause of the collision.

ALL TRAFFIC (direction Cape Town and George) travelling in the N2 will be redirected onto Louis Fourie Road by traffic officials at the scene. Motorists are requested to be patient. Reopening of the N2 (section Langeberg Mall offramp to Dana Bay offramp) to be expected later this morning.
Issued by Garden Route District Municipality.

Unplanned water outage:

A pipe burst occurred in Blommekloof Street, Denneoord. A
Water truck will be roaming the Street. Estimated time of repairs is 4 to 5 hours.

The N2 is closed following a bus collision earlier today, 13 May at 01:30.

Both lanes direction George to Mossel Bay (section Langeberg Mall offramp to Dana Bay offramp) are CLOSED. Both lanes of the N2 direction Mossel Bay to George are open.

Motorists travelling from George direction Cape Town will be redirected onto Louis Fourie Road. Motorists are requested to be patient. An investigation team from Cape Town is expected at the scene. The investigation into the cause of the collision is expected to start at the scene after 07:00. Reopening of the N2 (section Langeberg Mall offramp to Dana Bay offramp) to be expected later this morning.

Eskom load shedding update, Friday, 12 May 2023: Due to lower weekend demand, loadshedding will be reduced to Stage 3 from 05:00 until 16:00 on Saturday. Thereafter, Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 until 05:00 on Sunday, followed by Stage 4 loadshedding from 05:00 until 16:00 on Sunday. Stage 6 loadshedding will be implemented thereafter.

Issued by George Municipality Communication in the Office of the Municipal Manager

*George will be affected as follows:*

Friday 12/05/2023

18:00 – 20:30

Saturday 13/05/2023

00:00 – 02:30

08:00 – 10:30

16:00 – 20:30 **

Sunday 14/05/2023

00:00 – 02:30

08:00 – 10:30

16:00 – 20:30 **

Monday 15/05/2023

00:00 – 04:30 **

08:00 – 10:30

16:00 – 18:30

*Uniondale will be affected as follows:*

Friday 12/05/2023

21:00 – 23:30

Saturday 13/05/2023

03:00 – 05:30

11:00 – 13:30

19:00 – 23:30 **

Sunday 14/05/2023

03:00 – 05:30

11:00 – 13:30

19:00 – 23:30 **

Monday 15/05/2023

03:00 – 05:30

11:00 – 13:30

19:00 – 21:30

Public Notice: Please be informed that the Thusong Outreach that was planned for Geelhoutboom area today, 12 May was postponed to Friday, 19 May due to severe weather conditions.

George Municipality apologises for any inconvenience.

• A Thusong outreach will also be held in collaboration with

The Local Drug Action Committee (LDAC) on World No Tobacco Day on the Wednesday, 31 May 2023 at New Dawn Park sport field in Pacaltsdorp.

Time: 10h00 – 14h00

Government delivers the services and information that you need. Visit our Thusong Outreach and Together we can Better your life.

Stakeholders that will be present at the Thusong outreaches are George Municipality Directorates, Home Affairs, SASSA, Department of Labour, Sars, Independent Electoral Commission, Easy Pay, GCIS, Cell C and the Department of Social Development.

PLANNED WATER OUTAGE:  STEINHOFF INDUSTRIAL PARK

THE FOLLOWING AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED : Steinhoff Industrial Park

NOTICE is hereby given that the water supply will be interrupted on FRIDAY 12 May 2023 FROM 13H30 TO 16H30 due to maintenance on the Main Water Supply line.

Should circumstances prevent the work being carried out during the abovementioned period: the work will be done on WEDNESDAY 17 May 2023 FROM 17H00 TO 20H00

Issued by George Municipality

10 May 2023

BEPLANDE WATER ONDERBREKING: STEINHOFF INDUSTRIAL PARK

 DIE VOLGENDE AREAS SAL GERAAK WORD : Steinhoff Industrial Park

KENNISGEWING geskied hiermee dat water toevoer onderbreek sal word op Vrydag 12 Mei 2023 VANAF 13H30 TOT 14H00 weens instandhouding aan die Hoofwatertoevoerlyn

 Sou omstandighede verhoed dat die werk gedoen kan word gedurende bogenoemde periode, sal die werk gedoen word op WOENSDAG 17 Mei 2023 VANAF 17H00 TOT 20H00

Uitgereik deur George Municipality

10 Mei 2023

Current subscribers of the George Municipal App will be notified on the existing App when the current service will be terminated and we ask that you install the new My Smart City – George App to allow for a seamless transition. Details will be provided on how to access the My Smart City-George App and the QR Code will be available on your monthly statements!

The GO LIVE DATE will be communicated – keep an eye on our social media channels for updates.

REMINDER !!

IMPORTANT PREPAID METER SOFTWARE UPDATE (TID Rollover)  – Phase 2 will receive a Token to amend software
Issued George Municipality, 9 May 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  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 you did receive a KEY CHANGE Token with your first purchase in March the following is VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE BEFORE you insert the key change:

1. IMPORTANT – DON’T FORGET TO INSERT ALL old or unused tokens BEFORE you enter the KEY CHANGE  token and ONLY then INSERT the newly bought token,
2. The meter will NOT accept your old or unused tokens, once you enter the key change token and no reimbursement can be made on these tokens.
3. The meter will not accept your newly bought token, until the key change token has been inserted.

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/2022/04/TID-ROLLOVER-FAQ-English-Updated-Version-May-2022.pdf

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.