GEORGE NEWS - George Municipal Protection Services directorate received funding from the provincial Department of Community Safety to employ 30 pointsmen or -women for the period from 1 November to 31 January 2022. 

The 30 appointees will start with on-the-job training on Monday 1 November, and be easily identifiable with their reflective vests, white gloves and caps. 

A month of intensive training will prepare them for their duties during the festive season, which is always accompanied by additional traffic congestion.

George Traffic Department will identify the most congested intersections on a daily basis, and the flexibility of having an additional 30 officials will allow the traffic department to move the pointsmen to where they are most needed. 

Pointsmen are there to assist with traffic flow and the department asks that motorists respond to them with friendly smiles and waves.

Motorists are also asked to be considerate during the busy festive season and spare a thought for the people making their life just that little bit easier and safer.

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