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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: WAYLEAVE POLICY

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: WAYLEAVE POLICY

The George Municipality is in the process of reviewing its Wayleave Policy. As such, the Municipality invites all community structures/organisations, interested groups, and community members to participate and provide input to the Wayleave Policy. The existing policy can be found on the following link to the George Municipal website: https://www.george.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Wayleave-Draft-polify-for-the-installation-on-services-in-road-reserves.pdf

METHODS OF SUBMITTING INPUT TO THE MUNICIPALITY

a) Send a detailed submission via email to fabrahams@george.gov.za (Civil Engineering Services Directorate)
b) Handwritten letter addressed to the Civil Engineering Services Directorate, C/O York and Market Street.

The due date for submission of all inputs is 16 July 2022

For enquiries please contact:
Mr F Abrahams
E-mail: fabrahams@george.gov.za
Senior Engineering Technician

Mr L Daniels
Email: rldaniels@george.gov.za
Acting Director: Civil Engineering Services

GO GEORGE SERVICE ALERT: ROSEDALE

GO GEORGE SERVICE ALERT: ROSEDALE
Friday 17 June 2022, 09:10

Due to renewed community unrest, services into Rosedale will be suspended, with Rosedale passengers boarding and disembarking in Beach Road until further notice.

PUBLIC NOTICE: THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF DISPOSING OF SHARP OBJECTS IN REFUSE

For the health and safety of our employees in the Refuse Department, we would like to urge the community to please take heed of the following when disposing of sharp objects as well as medical waste:

Disposing of sharp objects:

  • Carefully wrap up glass, ceramic or other broken, sharp household items in a sheet of newspaper or place it in a cardboard box. Tape the box shut. Put the newspaper or box into another plastic bag and tie the bag shut. The bag should now be safe to place in your general waste bin.

Disposing of medical sharps/waste:

  • Throw away all needles, syringes, lancets, and other sharp objects in a hard plastic or metal container. When the container is ½ to ¾full, put on the lid tightly.
  • You can also use a coffee can to dispose of sharp objects.
  • Do not put sharp objects in glass or clear plastic containers.
  • You can stockpile your needles and other medical waste and look out for the quarterly open day for collecting hazardous waste hosted by George Municipality.
  • You can also wrap it up in the original packaging.  Once you got it wrapped up, drop it off at the recyclers or bury it in your garden should you have a safe spot.  Although made of stainless steel, blades are very thin and will degrade back to mineral form in about a tenth of the time it takes a water bottle to degrade.

For the disposal of medical waste, the public must store the waste in a hard, plastic container and take it to their closest clinic/ hospital. Otherwise please contact:

 

AVERDA SA (PTY) LTD

1 Ring Road

George Industria

044 873 0620

candice.fourie@averda.com

 

ENVIROLOGIC

41 Barrier Street

Mossdustria

Mossel Bay

044 697 7086

envirologic.yvette@gmail.com

 

HENQUE WASTE (PTY) LTD – MOSSEL BAY (MEDICAL WASTE TRANSPORTER)

13 Border street

Mossdustria

Mossel Bay

064 658 6500

henquewastecbs@icloud.com

 

COMPASS WASTE SERVICES (PTY) LTD

1471 Marion Naude Road

Berlin

Eastern Cape

043 685 2242

vishaan@compass.za.net

 

A local paraplegic receives “love from Taiwan”, as Mayor lavishes her with a wheelchair

A 39-year-old Thembalethu-based paraplegic and a community worker, Khanyisa Dukumbana started her weekend on a high note, as she received a brand-new wheelchair from the executive mayor of George Ald Leon van Wyk on Friday, 10 June 2022.

“Today, I’m happy to hand over a wheelchair to Khanyisa whom I have also learnt is a community worker for the disabled. This wheelchair, which is printed, ‘Love from Taiwan’ on its back, was donated to the George Municipality by a delegation from the Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town that visited George late last year,” said Mayor van Wyk as he handed over the wheelchair to the ecstatic Khanyisa.

“I’m certain that Khanyisa will be a lot more mobile with the receipt of this new chair as it will give her a lot more access to the informal areas, and the areas where she is working with disabled people. We are very honoured that we could hand this over to her,” Ald van Wyk added.

Mayor van Wyk also thanked the George Municipality’s gender and disability desk coordinated by Ejustley Boshoff for facilitating the process of finding an eligible beneficiary for this gift. Dukumbana is involved in outreach work to the disabled community. She’s also a member of the Disabled People of South Africa (DPSA).

In response to her unexpected gift, Khanyisa said: “I would like to thank the Mayor for finding me this new ‘BMW’, it has all the necessary features including a seat belt. This gift came at the right time as I was starting to experience mobility problems with my existing wheelchair.”

During their visit last year, the director-general of the Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town, Mr David Yintso Lin said Taiwan provides medical equipment globally in support of different countries. “We have a saying in Taiwan, true friends stick together, and this is the idea behind this gesture. We would like to be of help during these difficult times,” Lin said. Douglas Chang, First Assistant Director: Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town, was part of the delegation visiting George last year.

Watch a video of the Executive Mayor handing over the wheelchair to Khanyisa below:

https://youtu.be/-ZPk5gdG7EU 

Ends.

CAPTION:

Photo 1:

Ald. Leon van Wyk, the Executive Mayor of George (left), hands over the wheelchair, which is printed, ‘Love from Taiwan’ on its back, to Khanyisa Dukumbana (right) from Thembalethu.

 

Photo 2:

Khanyisa Dukumbana (right) thanked the Executive Mayor, Ald Leon van Wyk (left) for the new wheelchair

 

STORMWATER AND STREETS UPGRADE TO ENSURE “QUALITY SERVICE DELIVERY” FOR THEMBALETHU SAYS MAYOR VAN WYK

Residents of Zone 9, in Thembalethu, can brace themselves for properly functioning stormwater infrastructure and paved streets before the end of this year as the George Municipality embarked on a vigorous stormwater upgrade and improvement drive in this area as of the 1st of March 2022.

The existing stormwater infrastructure in the vicinity of Mbewu, Spetose and Dick Streets will be radically structured with an upgrade followed by the paving of several streets. “There was a need to redesign the stormwater system because of the encroachment of properties onto open public spaces. The roadway will be paved after the stormwater work has been completed,” said the Executive Mayor of George, Ald Leon van Wyk during his recent visit to the construction areas.

The Executive Mayor of George, Ald Leon van Wyk, accompanied by the Portfolio Councillor for Planning and Development, Cllr. Henry Hill had nothing but praises for the ongoing infrastructural improvements during his recent visit to the construction areas. “I am elated to see the work that is being carried out in these three streets in Zone 9 in Thembalethu,” said Mayor van Wyk.

“A fair amount of redesign work has been carried out in Mbewu Street to ‘catch’ stormwater that drains from Nelson Mandela Boulevard and ensures that the stormwater flow will be directed safely into the river courses.”

The upgrading of stormwater and streets will affect the following areas:

  • Mbewu Street Area: Sections of Nelson Mandela Boulevard, Mbewu Street, Liwani Street and Tabata Street is being upgraded from 1 March to 30 August 2022.
  • Spetose Street Area: A section of Spetose, Nkohla and Magqazana Streets is being upgraded from 1 March 2022 to 30 September 2022.
  • Dick Street Area: Sections of Dick, Spetose, Qhawa, Magqazana, Mehlo, Nogwaja, Sampisi and Mngoma Streets are affected. The project started on 1 March 2022 and will end on 15 December 2022.

“The works being carried out in these streets will ensure quality service delivery to all who live in them,” Ald van Wyk concluded.

Ends.

CAPTION:

PHOTO 1:

Mr Chris Venter from (WSJ Civils), Ald Leon van Wyk (Executive Mayor of George), and Cllr. Henry Hill (Portfolio Councillor for Planning and Development)

 

PHOTO 2:

The existing stormwater infrastructure in the vicinity of Mbewu, Spetose and Dick Streets is radically structured with an upgrade that will be followed by the paving of several streets.

 

PHOTO 3:

The works being carried out in these streets will ensure quality service delivery to all who live in them

 

 

LANDFILL SITE FIRE UPDATE: firefighting resumes at the landfill site this morning

LANDFILL SITE FIRE UPDATE: firefighting resumes at the landfill site this morning
 
The Fire Department resumed this morning with the extinguishing the fire at the landfill site using a bulldozer, excavator, and tanker engines.
 
Dumping of waste is still allowed at the landfill site. The Municipality is allowing all vehicles on the landfill. There is an arrangement for designated areas where green waste, builders’ rubble, mixed waste, and wood can be offloaded.
 
Issued by George Mun
04 June 2022
10:25

MARKET STREET UPGRADE RESUMES DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY

MARKET STREET UPGRADE RESUMES DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY

The construction of the second half of Market /Cradock Street has started this morning. Traffic has been diverted to the newly completed half. The portion of Market Street towards Hope Street will be operated as a cul de sac

Issued by George Mun
4 June 2022

WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION DUE TO MAINTENANCE

WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION DUE TO MAINTENANCE

The Civil Engineering Services (Water) will be doing maintenance work in Tabata 1, changing valves and also the replacement of the flow meter on Tuesday the 07 June 2022 from 9:00 till 14:00.

The affected area will be Zone 6.

Three (3) Water trucks will be roaming the following areas in Zone 6 with intervals 0f 45min per station:
• Thembalethu Primary School
• Silver town
• Ramaphosa
• Asazani
• Roman Catholic Church

Issued by George Municipality
3 June 2022

LANDFILL SITE FIRE UPDATE: firefighting continues at the landfill site

LANDFILL SITE FIRE UPDATE: firefighting continues at the landfill site

The Fire Department continues to extinguish the fire at the landfill site using a bulldozer, excavator, and tanker engines. The firefighting team will continue to monitor the situation tonight and resume tomorrow (Saturday).

The firefighters are also attending to other smaller veld fires in Pacaltsdorp and Syferfontein areas.

Dumping of waste is still allowed at the landfill site. The Municipality is allowing all vehicles on the landfill. There is an arrangement for designated areas where green waste, builders’ rubble, mixed waste, and wood can be offloaded.

Issued by George Mun
03 June 2022
16:00

NATIS SYSTEM DOWN

NATIS SYSTEM DOWN

Please be advised that the NATIS System is extremely slow. The Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) and Driving Licence Testing Centre (DLTC) are unable to process licence renewals and eye testing services for the remainder of the day today, Friday, 3 June 2022.

Issued by George Mun
3 June 2022
14:30

LANDFILL SITE FIRE UPDATE: A designated area identified for dropping off of waste and firefighting continues

LANDFILL SITE FIRE UPDATE: A designated area identified for dropping off of waste and firefighting continues

The Municipality is allowing all vehicles on the landfill. There is an arrangement for designated areas where green waste, builders’ rubble, mixed waste, and wood can be offloaded.

Great advancement was made in some areas of the fire area since yesterday. The fire still continues on the dangerous edge. The Fire Department has been monitoring the situation through the night last night and excavator work continues. A bulldozer, excavator and 7000l water truck are on site.

Issued by George Mun
03 June 2022
12:50

LOAD SHEDDING UPDATE 2 JUNE 2022

Thursday, 02 June 2022: While no loadshedding is currently anticipated, Eskom cautions the public
that due to the continued shortage of generation capacity, the power system will be very constrained
for this evening. Should there be any significant breakdowns, loadshedding may be required at short
notice, most likely during the evening peak of 17:00 – 22:00

LANDFILL SITE FIRE UPDATE: Garden garbage is allowed to be dumped at a different area

LANDFILL SITE FIRE UPDATE: Garden garbage is allowed to be dumped at a different area

The George Municipality is now allowing garden services to dump their garden waste in a specified area. The workers and security will guide them.

At this stage, the Municipality is allowing builders’ rubble, topsoil, and garden waste at the landfill.

No big skips/trucks /sawdust are allowed to be dumped until further notice.

Issued by George Municipality

2/6/2022

11:25

LANDFILL SITE FIRE UPDATE: LANDFILL SITE PARTIALLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC

LANDFILL SITE FIRE UPDATE: LANDFILL SITE PARTIALLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC

The fire continues as access is limited. An excavator will be used this morning to start digging into the burning area. The fire department remains on-site with municipal staff. Water is ineffective in deep-seated fires like these. This will be a steady operation to remain safe while dealing with the burning debris.

THE LANDFILL SITE IS PARTIALLY TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC

Apart from the diversion of the topsoil to the landfill site, the dumping of waste material at the landfill site has been temporarily stopped to allow the extinguishing of the fire. The dumping of garden refuse, sawdust and wooden products has been temporarily stopped until further notice.

Issued George Mun
2/6/2022
09:40

Municipality announces GO GEORGE tariff increase

Municipality announces GO GEORGE tariff increase

Issued 1 June 2022

The George Municipality has announced the annual increase in the GO GEORGE bus fares from 1 July 2022. The increase forms part of the annual municipal tariff adjustments.

Bundles still the best buy

Smart Card trips bought in bundles of 10 or more will increase by only 50c per trip to R11.00 and bundles of less than 10 trips will cost R12.25 per trip (75c more than before). The price of single trips increases with R1 to R15 to encourage passengers to rather load the multiple, cheaper trips on their Smart Cards and to avoid long queues to top up every few days.

The bundles of 10 trips and more remain the best buy and can save a passenger who travels to work or school and back home five days per week, R176 per month in travel expense, compared to single trips loaded on the card.

Free trips for first-time card buyers

The cost of the Smart Card is R25, with first-time buyers getting two free, preloaded trips when they present a valid form of identification.

Trips loaded on a Smart Card never expire. This means that trips bought before the tariff increase stay valid. Passengers are welcome to buy more trips than usual before the increase to save money but are cautioned to keep their cards safe – if lost or stolen, the trips cannot be transferred to a new card.

For more information, please call the GO GEORGE Call Centre at 0800 044 044, or send an email to info@gogeorge.org.za.

 

Munisipaliteit kondig GO GEORGE-tariefverhoging aan
Uitgereik 1 Junie 2022

Die George-munisipaliteit het die jaarlikse verhoging van die GO GEORGE-bustariewe vanaf 1 Julie 2022 bekendgemaak. Hierdie verhoging is deel van die jaarlikse munisipale tariefaanpassings.

Bondels steeds die beste koop

Slimkaartritte wat in bondels van 10 of meer gekoop word sal met slegs 50c per rit verhoog na R11.00 en bondels van minder as 10 ritte sal R12.25 per rit kos (’n 75c-verhoging). Die prys van enkelritte verhoog met R1 na R15 om passasiers aan te moedig om liewer die goedkoper ritte te koop en om lang rye elke paar dae te vermy.

Die bondels van 10 ritte en meer bly die beste koop en kan ’n passasier wat vyf dae per week werk of skool toe en terug huis toe ry, R176 per maand in vervoeruitgawes spaar, vergeleke met enkelritte wat op die kaart gelaai word.

Gratis ritte vir eerstekaartkopers

Die prys van die Slimkaart is R25 met kopers van hul eerste kaart wat twee gratis, voorafgelaaide ritte op die kaart kry indien hulle ‘n geldige bewys van identiteit toon.

Ritte wat op die Slimkaart gelaai is, verval nooit nie. Dit beteken dat ritte wat voor die tariefverhoging gekoop is geldig bly. Passasiers is welkom om voor die verhoging meer ritte as gewoonlik te koop om geld te spaar, maar word gemaan om hul kaarte veilig te hou – indien dit wegraak of gesteel word, kan die ritte nie op ’n nuwe kaart oorgedra word nie.

Vir meer inligting, skakel gerus die GO GEORGE-inbelsentrum by 0800 044 044, of stuur ’n e-pos na info@gogeorge.org.za.

UPDATE: PIPE BURST ON AIRPORT WATER MAINS

UPDATE: PIPE BURST ON AIRPORT WATER MAINS

Earlier this morning we reported a pipe burst on the Airport Water mains, adjacent to R 102 just behind the Refuse site. The water pipe has been repaired and the water supply restored.

Issued George Mun
01/06/2022
11:53

PIPE BURST ON AIRPORT WATERMAINS

PIPE BURST ON AIRPORT WATERMAINS

Pipe burst on Airport Watermains, adjacent to R102 just after the Refuse Site.

Team dispatched to isolate the section and plan repairs. A time for repairs can only be established, once the extend of the damage had been determined.

Issued by George Mun
1/6/2022
08:43

PLANNED POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION IN PORTION OF WILDERNESS HEIGHTS

PLANNED POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION IN PORTION OF WILDERNESS HEIGHTS

THE FOLLOWING AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED:
PORTION OF WILDERNESS HEIGHTS
REMSKOEN STREET

NOTICE is hereby given that the electricity supply will be interrupted on THURSDAY 02 JUNE 2022 FROM 09H00 TO 16H30 for the purpose of doing alterations to the electrical mains. Consumers are warned to treat the installation as being live for the full duration as the supply may be resumed at any time within the notified period.

Should circumstances prevent the work from being carried out during the abovementioned period; the work will be done on Friday 03 JUNE 2022 FROM 09H00 TO 16H30

Issued by George Municipality
31 May 2022

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BEPLANDE KRAGVOORSIENING ONDERBREKING IN GEDEELTE VAN WILDERNISHOOGTE

DIE VOLGENDE AREAS SAL GERAAK WORD:
GEDEELTE VAN WILDERNIS-HOOGTE
REMSKOEN STRAAT

KENNISGEWING geskied hiermee dat die elektriese toevoer onderbreek sal word op DONDERDAG 02 JUNIE 2022 VANAF 09H00 TOT 16H30 met die doel om veranderings aan elektriese hoofleidings te maak. Klante word gewaarsku om die installasie as lewendig te beskou vir die volle periode aangesien die toevoer enige tyd gedurende die periode aangeskakel mag word.

Sou omstandighede verhoed dat die werk gedoen kan word gedurende bogenoemde periode, sal die werk gedoen word op VRYDAG 03 JUNIE 2022 VANAF 09H00 TOT 16H30

Uitgereik deur George Munisipaliteit
31 May 2022

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF FISKAAL STREET, CONVILLE DUE TO TREE REMOVAL & PRUNING

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF FISKAAL STREET, CONVILLE DUE TO TREE REMOVAL & PRUNING

The public is hereby notified about the partial closure of a portion of Fiskaal Street in Conville on Monday to Wednesday, 6 to 8 June 2022, between 09:00 and 16:00. This is due to planned tree removals and pruning. The road closure is necessary, due to the proximity of the works to the road.

The George Municipality understands the inconvenience caused by the road closure and does its utmost best to minimise inconvenience to the public.

The enclosed map shows the closed area marked in red and the detour in green.

Issued by George Mun

31 May 2022