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George Herald
People first, says new mayor
The new district mayor, Marais Kruger, will keep his focus practical and people-centred as he leans into his new role.
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George Herald
George Herald
Paws, paint and a new look
Patrons of the Garden Route SPCA waited eagerly for the big reveal of the newly revamped charity shop on Saturday 8 November.
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George Herald
George Herald
George CPF champions community
As chairperson of the George CPF, Rupert Pretorius and his team play a vital role in strengthening trust between the police and local communities across the Garden Route.
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George Herald
George Herald
Fiery Divas claim netball crown
According to the dictionary, a diva is a self-important person who is temperamental and difficult to please.
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George Herald
George Herald
Roadworks on N2 to pause over this festive season
The Wilderness Ratepayers and Residents Association (WRRA) has announced that the contractors working on the N2 road upgrade between George and Wilderness will shut down for the December holidays, from Friday 12 December until Thursday 8 January.
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George Herald
George Herald
Stitching together hope in Thembalethu
From Thembalethu to the world of fashion and flavour, Mama Nomsa Zimema's hands don't just stitch fabric, they sew hope.
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George Herald
George Herald
Skimmelkrans Nestlé se groen vlagskip
Net buite George, reg langs die afdraai op die N2 na Heroldsbaai, is Skimmelkrans Boerdery, 'n suiwelplaas wat al vir meer as 'n 100 jaar en drie generasies deur die Kuyler-familie besit en bedryf word.
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George Herald
George Herald
'Water must be seen as gold'
In response to the Business Café's statement about a perceived looming water crisis, the George Business Chamber's chairperson, Johannes Jumat, says water should be regarded as gold, oil and other commodities, especially in today's times.
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George Herald
George Herald
Sas du Plessis verkies as SAOU-adjunkpresident
Sas du Plessis, skoolhoof van Laerskool George-Suid, is onlangs tot adjunkpresident van die Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie (SAOU) verkies.
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George Herald
George Herald
Wife-killer gets life for brutal panga murder
Clutching a wedding photo, wife-killer Rodney Witbooi (36) left the George Circuit High Court on Monday 10 November to begin his life sentence in a maximum security prison elsewhere in the country.
2 min |
George Herald
George Herald
3% inflasie is 'n grap!
Daar is fout met Statistieke Suid-Afrika se inflasiekoers.
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George Herald
George Herald
MM Mateza stages talent competition
MM Mateza Primary School in Thembalethu held a talent festival for its Grade Seven learners at the Inkcubeko Youth Centre on Saturday afternoon, 8 November.
1 min |
George Herald
George Herald
Help young soccer stars
Two young soccer stars from Thembalethu, Linamandla Mtonga (17) and Luzuko Blekiwe (17), have been selected by the Stars of Africa Academy to take part in the final tryout in Johannesburg in the first week of December.
1 min |
George Herald
George Herald
Bejaarde vroue word bederf
'n Groep jong vroue van die kerkgroep PPSK het onlangs 'n lekker bederfmiddag vir die bejaarde vroue van die Rosemoor-dienssentrum aangebied. Die tema was 'Garland of grace'.
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George Herald
George Herald
Community Family Market this Saturday
Pop in at the Life Community Services' (LCS) ever-popular Community Family Market at 1 Fiskaal Street, Conville, from 09:00 to 13:00 this Saturday, 8 November.
1 min |
George Herald
George Herald
Good habits for a healthy life
Maintaining a healthy balance in life through good habits and wise decisions has lifelong impacts on people's physical, emotional and financial well-being.
2 min |
George Herald
George Herald
Heyneke terug met groot drome en ambisie
Byna dertig jaar nadat 'n jong Heyneke Meyer sy afrigtingsloopbaan by die SWD Arende begin het, keer een van Suid-Afrika se grootste rugbybreine terug huis toe.
3 min |
George Herald
George Herald
Cape Forest Products creates a sustainable timber future
The merger of PG Bison's Southern Cape sawmilling operations with MTO Forestry Southern and Eastern Cape operations to create a new company, Cape Forests Products, resulted in a more sustainable timber and sawmilling industry in the Southern Cape.
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George Herald
George Herald
Proposed auction of building collapse site opens wounds
The surviving victims of the Victoria Street building collapse and their families, as well as the families of the fallen, issued the following statement in response to George Herald's article of 30 October regarding the imminent auction of 75 Victoria Street for another residential development:
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George Herald
George Herald
Uniondale se 61ste landbouskou bied vol program dié naweek
Die mooi Klein-Karoo-dorpie Uniondale gaan komende naweek 'n miernes van bedrywigheid wees wanneer die 61ste Uniondale-landbouskou in samewerking met die George-munisipaliteit en George-toerisme hier aangebied word.
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George Herald
George Herald
Kaaimans Pass: The longest wait
The recent chaos caused by two trucks colliding around a bend in the Kaaimans Pass led to arguably the longest wait and the longest queue due to an accident there in recent memory.
3 min |
George Herald
George Herald
Tow truck truce after punches fly
The incident has reignited debate over the longstanding tensions between local tow truck operators, often accused of territorial disputes, professional jealousy and even alleged favouritism and pay-offs or bribes to officials.
3 min |
George Herald
George Herald
Daredevils make a ballsy move
On Friday 31 October, guys of all ages, shapes and sizes took to South Africa's streets sporting only purple Daredevil Speedos to raise awareness about prostate and testicular cancer.
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George Herald
George Herald
Nortje shines at Nedbank Gravel Burn
The young George-based rider, Tristan Nortje, threw his hat into the ring against some of the most decorated cyclists in the world at the inaugural Nedbank Gravel Burn.
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George Herald
George Herald
Entoesiasme en harde werk is haar suksesresep
Anlé Pretorius, wenner van die George-sakekamer se pas afgelope entrepreneurs-program, sê baie harde werk, onuitputlike entoesiasme, ononderhandelbare maatstawwe vir dienslewering, uithouvermoë en ondersteuning van familie en vriende het haar gehelp om 'n suksesvolle besigheid op die been te bring.
3 min |
George Herald
George Herald
Joan Singrew murder trial starts
The two men accused of murdering the 53-year-old Joan Singrew last November appeared in the Circuit High Court in George on Wednesday 5 November, where the charges against them were read into the record.
2 min |
George Herald
George Herald
460 vroue drink tee teen kanker
Sowat 460 vroue, insluitend kankerlyers, oorlewendes en ondersteuners, het op Saterdag 1 November die Kankervereniging van Suid-Afrika (Kansa) se Koppie vir Kansa met die tema, Spogtee in Parys, by die Eden-ouditorium in Knysnaweg bygewoon.
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George Herald
George Herald
Jy's genooi na Tuiniqua se Entrepreneursdag
Die Tuiniqua-versorgingsentrum hou sy jaarlikse gewilde Entrepreneursdag, Kuns en Koffie, op Vrydag 7 November vanaf 09:30 by die sentrum in Kerkstraat.
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George Herald
George Herald
Witbooi found guilty on 7 charges
After changing his initial plea from not guilty to guilty in the final days of his murder trial, Rodney Witbooi (34) was found guilty on seven charges in the George Circuit High Court on Tuesday 4 November.
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George Herald
George Herald
Kwaggas breek grond vir droom van dekades
'n Jare lange droom van Hoërskool Outeniqua (Kwaggas) het verlede Vrydagaand, 31 Oktober, 'n groot stap nader aan verwesenliking gekom toe die grond amptelik vir die nuwe Eeufeesentrum by die skool gebreek is.
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