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20 TIPS From a burglar

Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in...

Extreme weather causes damage

Press Release: Issued George Municipality, 29 June 2020 The George Municipality had its hands full this weekend as extreme wind caused damage throughout the municipal area.George Municipal Manager Trevor Botha said the municipality responded to hundreds of incidents including damage to electricity lines and informal...

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ON MEASURES TO COMBAT COVID-19 EPIDEMIC

15 MARCH 2020 Fellow South Africans, I am addressing you this evening on a matter of great national importance. The world is facing a medical emergency far graver than what we have experi-enced in over a century. The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus outbreak as a global pandemic. There...

Check your alarm battery

With load shedding being a part of our daily lives in South Africa, it is important to make sure that your alarm system is fully functional, especially the standby battery. Your battery on your alarm system should last the 2 hours cycle of load...

Specialised jetski will get to drowning people quicker

George Fire and Rescue has recently added a specially modified rescue jetski to its fleet to complement its water rescue capabilities. George Fire Chief Neels Barnard said the watercraft had been modified to withstand breaking wave conditions and was fitted with a rescue sled. “The...

Rip Currents

A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water which moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the lines of breaking waves like a river running out to sea, and is strongest near the surface of the water.             ...