1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (368+ words) The George Museum is inviting members of the public to bring those stories to life during a special Heritage Month “Show & Tell” event on Saturday 19 September. It forms part of celebrating 50 years of the George Museum in its current home....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1010+ words) Journalist Marguerite van Ginkel GEORGE NEWS - With many children in George urgently needing safe, stable homes, George Child and Family Welfare is appealing to residents to consider becoming foster or safety parents, particularly those willing to take in older children…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (750+ words) GEORGE NEWS - A low-entry safe space for people sleeping on the streets has emerged as a key proposal in plans to tackle homelessness in George. This comes amid growing concern about people sleeping outside businesses, using shopfronts and public areas…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (437+ words) NATIONAL NEWS - The Western Cape Government and Mossel Bay Municipality have agreed on interim emergency measures to address the serious and ongoing coastal erosion risks at Diaz Beach. In a statement issued by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (637+ words) Journalist Marguerite van Ginkel GEORGE NEWS - It was a harrowing afternoon on the R102 on Saturday 5 September, when three incidents were reported within minutes of one another, two of them involving a Kawasaki ZX-14 motorcycle. In the first incident, three vehicles…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (203+ words) GEORGE NEWS - A 33-year-old man from Thembalethu drowned in the Touw River in Wilderness in the early hours of Friday 4 September. According to the Southern Cape Police’s spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie, a resident living near the lagoon had heard…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (491+ words) SCHOOL NEWS - Carpe Diem officially opened a beautiful sensory garden for learners of the school on Wednesday morning, 9 September. The school physiotherapist, Marali Olën, said that while it is designed to benefit every learner, the garden offers particular support to…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (208+ words) KNYSNA NEWS - Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 56-year-old Patrick Clifton Spies, whose body was discovered in Protea Street, Hornlee, in the early hours of Monday 7 September. An inquest docket has been opened as police work to…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (171+ words) GEORGE NEWS - There is a planned power outage for a portion of Proefplaas farms and housing on Tuesday 15 September from 09:00 to 16:00 for alterations to the electrical mains. Consumers are warned to treat the installation as being live for the full…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (221+ words) GEORGE NEWS - The identity and cause of death of the person whose skeletal remains were recently found in an open field near the George showgrounds remain undetermined. According to the latest information from the Southern Cape Police’s spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel…...