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...
Thembalethu dumping site clean up before and after cleaning
The George Municipality Cleansing Department supported Sikhula Sonke Cooperation business by giving them garden tools, masks and gloves to clean illegal dumping sites in Thembalethu recently. The Sikhula Sonke Cooperation asked the Municipality to assist them in helping the community of Thembalethu. The group...
George Mayor hosts attendees of the IERM Convention 2019 at cocktail function
George Municipality hosted the annual IERM Convention this year with the theme of Public Spaces and Places - Current Trends, Future Opportunities and Global News. The Institute of Environment and Recreation Management (IERM) was established in 1936 to allow networking opportunities for municipal managers...
Danger of Illegal Connections
George Municipality appeals to the residents of George to report any illegal electrical connections they are aware of as this practice has led to fatalities with most recently a 9 year old child losing his life.Mr Trevor Botha, Municipal Manager of George, says...
George Financially Sound – Third in SA and Second in Western Cape
George Municipality has been officially ranked third in the list of most financially healthy cities in South Africa and ranked second in the Western Cape. South Africa’s 27 municipalities with the largest budgets include the country’s eight metros and 19 secondary cities. Drakenstein Municipality...
Raising of Garden Route Dam Wall 70% completed
Construction for the raising of the Garden Route Dam spillway commenced on 13 May 2019 and the Contractor is on schedule to complete the works within the 10 months contract period. To date the blinding layer comprising of 700 cubic meters of mass concrete...