George Municipality has confirmed the date for the OCC 2019 as the 12th May 2019. “OCC 2019 has evolved and will include athletes with other disabilities taking part in a road running competition,” said George Municipality spokesperson, Chantel Edwards-Klose. “Amputees (T42-44, T45-47 and T61-64) as well as visually impaired athletes (T11-13) will be able to take … Read more12th May set as date for OCC 2019
The Department of Water and Sanitation says dam levels continue to decline and has called on water consumers to intensify their water conservation efforts to save the country from a dry winter. The department said that South Africa’s dam levels continued to drop, despite thundershowers in some parts of the country. A weekly dam levels … Read moreWestern Cape dam levels continue to drop
Eager to apprehend those responsible for receiving the looting of a hijacked truck, members of Khayelitsha SAPS conducted a thorough search of an area, which resulted in the arrest of four suspects. “50 flat screen television sets were also recovered,” police said. “Our members in Khayelitsha responded to a report that a truck which was … Read moreFour arrested in Khayelitsha with hijacked truck’s cargo
The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) have collaborated to launch a free-to-use Web Tool dedicated to help smaller businesses with labour relations processes and matters. “The joint initiative is one of the flagship projects outlined in the Presidential Jobs Summit Framework Agreement and has gone live following … Read moreCCMA and BUSA launch Web Tool to assist small businesses
George Law Enforcement recently received a letter of appreciation from the owner of a guide dog. Wilhelm Van Deventer, who visited Victoria Bay with Webster this weekend, had only positive feedback for the George law enforcement officials that assisted him on the day. “Throughout this whole past week we only experienced positive co-operation and reactions … Read moreGuide dog enjoys his day at the beach
The George Youth Centre recently held the opening of their brand new tech lab at their premises which aims to improve the digital literary skills of the youth of George. The Western Cape Department of Social Development in collaboration with Eskom and the Southern Cape Film Youth Festival (SUFF) started the tech lab initiative late … Read moreBrand new tech lab at George Youth Café
As schools settle into the 2019 academic year, a pertinent question that could be asked is whether scholars get educated in a way that prepares them for a viable future. A further question should be whether each of those students will be adequately prepared to be self-sufficient individuals with a social conscience. A sterling example … Read moreFrancois Pienaar makes a difference in education
For most of the South African consumers that are currently seeking an urgent financial solution to make ends meet, there are already tell-tale signs that they should consider a debt intervention programme like debt counselling. “It’s these evident signs that needs to be highlighted to the more than 12 million consumers that have one or … Read moreTell-tale signs you need help with your debt
The George Municipality, together with the Garden Route District Municipality, is launching a pilot project in which 50 households will learn how to convert their household waste into compost. The data collected from the project will be used to motivate for an extended programme that could in time be rolled out to the entire municipal … Read moreGeorge Municipality launches home composting pilot project
The University of South Africa (Unisa) has extended the registration deadline for undergraduate qualifications (undergraduate higher certificates, diplomas and degrees, advanced certificates, advanced diplomas, BTechs & postgraduate certificates) to Wednesday 31 January 2019. The final date for the initial minimum payment so that your registration can be finalised remains Wednesday 31 January 2019. “We urge … Read moreUnisa extends registration deadline for undergraduate qualifications