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The OCC organisers need your help

Garden Route, George – (Sep 2019).  There are a number of ways you can get involved in the Outeniqua Cycle Challenge which takes place in George on Saturday 14 September.Over the years Georgians have shown just what a big heart the city has.  The...

George Fire Brigade handles high number of emergency callouts for past weekend

The George Municipal Fire Brigade handled 24 emergency callouts this weekend  (Friday 6 September to Sunday 8 September) including  eleven (11) grassburns,  three (3) accidents, a drowning, five (5) informal structure and one (1) formal structure fires. Extremely high temperatures on Sunday contributed significantly...

Kaalvoet Mzansi Foundation Donates Shoes for the Needy

The Foundation donated 40 pairs of school shoes to Hibernia Primary School on 30 August. In 2018, the Foundation has donated school shoes to the needy. This year’s project was largely sponsored by Barkley Oates; which donated 35 pairs of shoes. On the right...

Georgians Stand Against Abuse

Just after the end of Women’s Month, of August 2019, the country was alarmed to the continued abuse of women and children. A story that made headlines was that of the University of Cape Town student, Uyinene Mrwetyana, who was raped and murdered by...

Dead fish in rivers

Letter from André MoutonFor some weeks now dead fish has been spotted /picked up by Sanparks (ebb & flow's ) rangers along our coast from Swartvlei up until WildernessSwartvlei, Touwriver mouths has been closed for months , maybe even more than a year...Greatbrak river...

THE OCC PAY TRIBUTE TO JUSTINE ASHER

In her Twitter bio, Justine Asher describes herself as a wife, mother, artist, dreamer, Paralympian para-cyclist and double world champion.Although this may not exactly be the life she once envisioned, she has become an inspiration to all women.Fresh out of High School and with...