More than 1200 people attended George’s first Affordable Housing Open Day on Saturday, at St. Augustine Hall hosted by George Municipality in conjunction with Western Cape Department of Human Settlements (WCDoHS). “The Affordable Housing Open Day was aimed at households whose income ranges between R3 501 and R22 000 per month as first-time buyers and … Read moreGeorge Municipality hosts affordable housing open day
A capacity building workshop was held in Gordon’s Bay on 22 February 2019 to improve municipal understanding and benefits of the Blue Flag beach programme. “The workshop was well attended with much interest shown by municipal representatives from Overstrand, Mossel Bay, Cape Town, Malmesbury (Yzerfontein) and Agulhas,” said Overstrand Municipality spokesperson, Riana Steenkamp. “Blue Flag … Read moreOverstrand officials capacitated at Blue Flag beach workshop
The Karoo National Park management on Monday said that requested that landowners bordering the farm Highlands, to the north-east of the park, be on the lookout for spoor or sightings of its escaped lion. “Should they see anything which could lead to the safe recapture of the lion, they are requested to report it immediately,” … Read moreUPDATE on escaped Karoo National Park lion
Efforts to ensure that suspects are brought to book paid off during a crime operation in Stellenbosch over the weekend. The operations began on Saturday and ended during the early hours of Sunday morning. “The SAPS were joined by other law enforcement agencies and private security companies to saturate the area and to ensure a … Read moreSuspects nabbed during operations in Stellenbosch
On Saturday afternoon, members of the Western Cape Flying Squad reacted on a tipoff from the community about a suspect, who was armed with two firearms in Cala Road, Nyanga, Cape Town. “The area was searched and the suspect, who made an attempt to hide on a roof of a residence was arrested,” said police … Read moreSuspects arrested in Cape Town, illegal firearms recovered
Police said that crimes threatening the safety of communities will remain a priority for the Western Cape. This is after Nyanga detectives on Friday night arrested three suspects on murder charges. “Two of the suspects, aged 21 and 24, were sought for killing a 24-year-old woman, who was shot and killed in her residence during … Read moreAlleged hitmen arrested in Nyanga
Western Cape police have warned gangsters after police officers were attacked while arresting an alleged gangster in Kensignton. “Gangsters, who are of the opinion that SAPS will be intimidated by their violent behaviour to prevent the arrest of a suspect must reconsider,” said police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut. He said that on Friday evening, … Read morePolice officers attacked while arresting Kensington gangster
The lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park, outside Beaufort West, was on Thursday momentarily spotted by ranger and tracker teams for the first time since being on the animal’s trail since last week Friday. “The trackers followed fresh spoor yesterday morning in the same gorge where the search ended the previous night,” said … Read moreEscaped Karoo National Park lion spotted
Two George Municipality Civil Engineering Services projects made the finals of the national South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) awards recently. Both projects also scooped the regional SAICE awards in August last year. “The Thembalethu Pipe Bridge Number 5 over the Schaapkop River reached the finals in the Technical Excellence Category of the national … Read moreGeorge civil engineering projects achieve in awards
The Overstrand Municipality has thanked local residents for responding positively to its call that dogs be walked on a leash. “Overstrand’s Law Enforcement team thanked dog walkers for keeping dogs on leashes,” said Overstrand Municipality spokesperson, Riana Steenkamp. “Every responsible dog owner agrees – picking up after your dog is a MUST. “Dog walkers, make … Read moreOverstrand Municipality thanks dog walkers