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Richard Albertse (60) with a copy of his book. Photo: Eugene Gunning Video GEORGE NEWS & VIDEO - Most people in George know Richard Albertse (60) as the blind person who on weekdays walks to his office at a bank in York Street, but it is not commonly known that he has a creative side. A few days ago he received the first copy of his first book, Vision: The story of a seeing blind man. Albertse said although it is fiction, it is in many ways based on his own life. It depicts the life of a person who had to cope with the reality of slowly...

Annette Kortman of Thembalethu Library GEORGE NEWS - For this year's celebration of Library Week (15 - 21 March), George library has incorporated two important themes as part of their display: water and human rights.  Library Week and Water Week (15 to 22 March) literally run together, and both Human Right's Day and National Poetry Day fall on Sunday 21 March. Local libraries will run the following exciting programmes: • Thembalethu Library will arrange an online story reading for the age group that still may not enter the library. They will also hold a poetry readi...

George Municipality GEORGE NEWS - George Municipality hereby confirms that it is open for business, services are being rendered and administration buildings are open except for halls, venues and sport facilities. While in-person services are rendered where required, we appeal to the public to consider doing transactions and business online, per telephone or via email to avoid coming to the municipality in person and helping to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. During the Covid-19 crisis period, certain staff may be working from home or on rotation, which means co...