Thembalethu Goes Clean
A group of people in Thembalethu, including volunteers, went for a week cleaning the streets in their local community, from 17 to 23 August. The deputy Mayor Charlotte Clarke joined the project. Carke said, “This is what we want to see – locals helping the municipality to keep our environment clean. With cooperation from the community we can achieve great things.”Lolim Radio Marketing Director, Theo Johns, who is part of the Thembalethu internet radio (Lolim) that pioneered the project, said the operation will run on a regular basis. “We hope to inspire young and old to make it their personal duty to keep their neighbourhood clean. We want to teach residents that environmental pollution impairs the environment and put lives at risk,” said Theo Johns.
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 the highly dangerous conditions caused by illegal connections, cannot be emphasized enough. “I am deeply concerned for the lives of innocent children, adults as well as animals. The loss of a young life as happened in August this year should never take place. I appeal to our citizens to prevent this danger, report illegal connections so that they are removed.”Botha said legal consumers should seriously consider how these illegal connections affect them and their families. An illegal connection not only puts the perpetrator in danger of electrocution, risking injury and death but also the rest of the community.These connections lie across pathways and walkways where anyone passing can easily be electrocuted. An additional risk is that illegally connected wires can also make contact with other items such as roofs, gutters and washing lines, making these items live and able to conduct electricity.The human body can only withstand about 50 milli-ampere (less than 1% of the current drawn by an average kettle) through it, before a medical condition called ventricular fibrillation sets in. To safeguard people against this, each house with legal electricity and a tariff meter is fitted with an earth leakage protection unit.Children can easily be killed, due to their lower weight, as a result of illegal connections not having earth leakage protection.George Municipality can simply not keep up with the high costs of replacing transformers that can cost between R50 000 to R60 000 per unit. Due to a limited budget, that could mean that people that have waited a long time for legal electricity cannot be supplied as the funds have to be utilized for repairs and vandalism.An electricity connection is considered illegal when it is connected to the George Municipal network without the organisation’s permission. Wires are connected to a mini-substation or overhead pole. The forms of electricity theft include illegal connections, illegal electrification schemes and meter tampering and bypassing. These illegal electrical thefts are mostly in areas where illegal informal structures are built. Where people have connected themselves illegally, George Municipality will continue to actively find the perpetrators and lay criminal charges against them. In terms of the Criminal Procedures Act, interference with and the damage to Municipal property, could be regarded as sabotage and should someone be found guilty of such an offence, a maximum term of imprisonment of 30 years can follow.Illegal connections should be reported to 044 803 9222 or 044 801 9222 or after hours on 044 801 6300.
Die Suid-Kaap Oumotorklub Erfenistoer 2019
Die Suid-Kaap Oumotorklub se jaarlikse Erfenistoer, trots ondersteun deur ReCollection Rides, vind vanjaar van 20 tot 24 September plaas. Die SKOMK sluit George, Mosselbaai en Oudtshoorn in, maar het lede en verteenwoordigers so ver as Beaufort-Wes en Victoria Wes.Vir die oumotor-entoesias is die Suid-Kaap die ideale omgewing – ‘n ware tuiste vir die oues waaraan jy so hard gewerk het.Die SKOMK is ook die tuiste en aanbieder van die gewilde George Oumotorskou.Die toer val saam met Erfenisdag op 24 September, asook Toerismemaand en die Midlands Oumotorskou in die Oos-Kaapse dorp Graaff Reinet.
Die groep voertuie spring Vrydag 20 September weg vanaf Halfway Toyota by die Garden Route Mall, waar hulle ook vooraf besigtig kan word.
Die roete kronkel deur die bekoorlike Karoo-dorpies Uniondale, Willowmore en Aberdeen na die historiese dorp van Graaff Reinet.
Saterdag 21 September gaan die besondere voertuie een van die hoogtepunte van die Midlands-oumotorskou gehou in samewerking met die tweejaarlikse Collector’s Fair op die Laer Volkskool sportvelde.
Die volgende dag besoek die toer die oulike dorpie Nieu-Bethesda, bekend vir die Uilhuis, Hier het die eksentrieke Helen Martins, haar huis omskep in ‘n eklektiese mengsel van mure wat met gemaalde glas gepleister is en ander fassinerende dekor versier is. Haar tuin bevat meer as 300 standbeelde, wat ondermeer uile, kamele, piramides, poue en mense insluit.
Maandag 23 September vertrek hulle na Jeffreysbaai, waar die toer op ‘n hoë noot tydens ‘n gala-geleentheid afgesluit word.
Die groep keer Dinsdag 24 September terug na George.
Die Erfenietoer is een van die hoogtepunte op die George Oumotorklub se aktiwiteitskalender. “Ons neem graag deel, want dit gee ons geleentheid om die erfenisgoed wat vir ons kosbaar is, met ander te deel,” sê Pierre Olivier, die voorsitter van die reëlingskomitee.
Besoek die Erfenistoer-webblad op die webblad van die Suid-Kaap Oumotorskou www.SCOCC.co.za en klik op Heritage Tour.
Artikel: Mimi Finestone
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Lamborghini Klub besoek Mosselbaai
Die stilte van die stil kusdorpie is onlangs onderbreek deur die gebrul van 26 Bulle uit die Lamborghini stal. Die massa-rit is gereel deur die Lamborghini Klub wat by Pinnacle Point tuisgegaan het en is in voorbereiding op ‘n beplande toer van Oos London na Kaapstad in 2020. Die geleentheid, genaamd die Rogue Rally, sal sowat 50 supermotors bymekaar bring in ‘n geleentheid nog nooit van te vore in die Tuinroete gesien nie.
Die Lamborghinis het die publiek behoorlik gaande gehad, veral met die klank van die kragtige enjins. Die koste van een Lamborghini beloop etlike miljoene, met die duurste voertuig teenwoordig wat jou meer as R14milj uit die sak sal jaag.
Vir die wat die geleentheid gemis het, is alles nie verlore nie. Die Rogue Rally is beplan vir 27 Maart tot 3 April 2020.
Artikel en Fotos: Tiaan Liebenberg
Daaglikse aktiwiteite by die Landbouskou!
Skape/Beeste/Perde/Duiwe/Pluimvee
Departemant Landbou Inligting sessies
Kleinboere
Melk demonstrasie
Jeug Landbouskou
Jersey & Holsteinkompetisie
Santam Inligtingsessie in die Agrisaal
Steak- en Spitbraai
SA Brouery Biertent
Veteraantrekker uitstallings
Verskeie Industriële uitstallings
Kunstenaars – daagliks
DemonstrasiesTrekker “shuttle service” met trekker en waLewendige uitsendings deur RADIOCSA
Oppi-stoep plaaslike kunstenaars
Kindervermaak
Sport
Stalletjies in Grootsaal
Kosstalletjies
Huisvlyt – Plaaskombuis
Kaas- en Wyntent
Merry-go-Round
Verskeie Sportaktiwiteite
Damesoggend by die skou
George landbouskou in samewerking met Soteria Gemeente hou ‘n vroue oggend op 31 Augustus om 10:00 saam met Die bekende skilder Maria Oosthuizen van House of Maria in Mosselbaai.
Ons eie bekende Brigitte Deister gaan ook vir ons kom betower met haar stem….
Ligte verversings sal voorsien word vir die oggend.Kaartjies is beskikbaar by die George landbou skou kantoor (kaartjies sluit in dag pas vir die skou)
En by Soteria kerk kantoor.Die jaarlikse George Landbouskou vir plaas vanaf 29 – 31 Augustus 2019
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 is first, with Steve Tshwete Municipality (Mpumalanga) in second place, and George Municipality (Western Cape) and Emalahleni Municipality (Mpumalanga) jointly in third place overall.
In the Western Cape – the top-performing province – Drakenstein Municipality achieved first place while George Municipality claimed the second place, with the City of Cape Town and Stellenbosch Municipality sharing third place.
This is according to The State of Local Government Finances and Financial Management as at 30 June 2018 report, just released by Treasury. This report evaluates the state of municipal finances in South Africa, using eight key measures:
1. Cash as a percentage of operating expenditure; 2. Persistence of negative cash balances; 3. Overspending of original operating budgets; 4. Underspending of original capital budgets; 5. Debtors as a percentage of own revenue; 6. Year-on-year growth in debtors; 7. Creditors as a percentage of cash and investments; and 8. Reliance on national and provincial government transfers.
Treasury has rated South Africa’s metros and secondary cities, as well as 186 local municipalities and 44 district municipalities – in total 257 municipalities – on the eight abovementioned indicators.
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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 has been completed. The drainage channel in the basin has taken shape within this mass concrete layer. Approximately 85m of under-floor drains have also been placed.
The raising of the actual dam wall is progressing steadily and is about 70% completed with the contractor having placed approximately 7 500 m3 of suitable fill material that was excavated from the dam basin on the MTO Forestry and Nelson Mandela University side of the dam. Almost 1000 m3 of rock “rip-rap” has been placed on the upstream side of the dam wall. This rip-rap is needed to prevent erosion of the earth embankment of the dam wall and manage wave action.
In the region of 60 holes have been drilled and grout will be forced in through these holes under extreme pressure to fill up any voids in the rockbed below the concrete base of the spillway. The first batch of 27 tons of reinforcement has been delivered to site and work can commence on the base on the eastern side, as soon as the pressure grouting has been completed and the rock anchors installed. The contractor has also started erecting the concrete formwork for the eastern spillway base.
The public is reminded that unauthorised access to the construction site is strictly prohibited to ensure the safety of the public. Heavy construction vehicles are operating on both the MTO/NMU and George side of the dam wall. The required signage is in place to warn the public that the area is a construction site and only authorised persons are permitted to access this area wearing the correct safety clothing. A recent very near collision between a motor-cyclist and a heavy truck within the restricted area is regarded in a very serious light.
The Municipality sincerely thanks residents for adhering to the restrictions, as this allows construction to continue without undue additional safety risks. All enquiries must please be referred to the George Municipality for comment and feedback to Gvanniekerk@george.gov.za
In the region of 60 holes have been drilled and grout will be forced in through these holes under extreme pressure to fill up any voids in the rockbed below the concrete base of the spillway. The first batch of 27 tons of reinforcement has been delivered to site and work can commence on the base on the eastern side, as soon as the pressure grouting has been completed and the rock anchors installed. The contractor has also started erecting the concrete formwork for the eastern spillway base.
The public is reminded that unauthorised access to the construction site is strictly prohibited to ensure the safety of the public. Heavy construction vehicles are operating on both the MTO/NMU and George side of the dam wall. The required signage is in place to warn the public that the area is a construction site and only authorised persons are permitted to access this area wearing the correct safety clothing. A recent very near collision between a motor-cyclist and a heavy truck within the restricted area is regarded in a very serious light.
The Municipality sincerely thanks residents for adhering to the restrictions, as this allows construction to continue without undue additional safety risks. All enquiries must please be referred to the George Municipality for comment and feedback to Gvanniekerk@george.gov.zaJohan se storie
Ek is eintlik ‘n Kalahari-kind daar van Upington se wêreld. Ek het in 1986 Griekwaland-wes kleure in karate verwerf. In 1989 het ek Matriek geskryf en in 1990 is ek na Pantserskool vir my Diensplig.
Op 13 Oktober van daardie jaar, terwyl ons op pas was, was ek en nog 3 vriende in ‘n siviele motorongeluk. Morné is opslag dood, Victor en Robert het net skok opgedoen en ek het my brein so ernstig beseer dat ek vir 2 en ‘n half maande in ñ koma in 1 Millitêre Hospitaal gelê het.
8 maande se rehabillitasie het gevolg waartydens ek van vooraf moes leer loop, praat en skryf. Ek praat nou nie eens van die warboel van psigiese probleme wat traumatiese breinbeserings meebring nie.
Hulle het eers gesê dat ek nooit weer uit 1 Mil sal stap nie. 11 maande later het ek met ‘n kierie en ‘n linkerarm wat optrek, daar uit gestap.
My sussie, Sarette, en haar kêrel, Anton, was my enigste vriende. 3 jaar na my ongeluk, op 22 November 1993, is Anton en Sarette dood in nog ‘n motorongeluk. Daai dag toe hulle kiste in die grond in sak, kon ek sweer ek is vir die tweede keer dood. My pa het verwese gestaan en toekyk, my ma het die kis probeer vashou.
Ek het vir 10 jaar probeer om ‘n vrou te kry, maar na 2 kinders, ‘n seun in 2001 en nog een in 2004, het ons huweliksbootjie in 2010 gesink.
In 2016 het my eerste boek, “Gesloopte Lugkastele” verskyn. In 2017 ontmoet ek my huidige vrou hier op George en ons is gelukkige Georgiete.
Hierdie klipperige pad stap ek al amper 29 jaar, maar met die krag en wysheid van ons Here Jesus hou ek nog elke dag aan. Ek weet nie elke dag wat my doel in hierdie lewe is nie, maar ek weet ek sal dit nooit uitvind as ek nou gaan boedel oorgee nie.Johan Smith