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Teboho Setena

THE infamous G Hostel in Welkoms

township of Thabong is set to be turned

around completely. The Free State Govern-

ment is set to change the face of the hostel,

to accommodate mixed families, including

persons with disabilities, at a cost of R220

million in a project expected to run over a

period of 12 months.

Sarah Olly Mlamleli, the MEC for Coopera-

tive Governance and Human Settlement,

announced that the provincial government

was going ahead with plans to upgrade G

Hostel, and added that it would make

provision for persons with disabilities.

She spoke at the Govan Mbeki Awards

held last week Thursday in Welkom.

Mlamleli said the upgrading of the hostel

dwelling would be done in phases.

We are going to demolish the hostel in

phases to avoid inconveniencing the inhabit-

ants. A site will be handed over soon where

the company appointed for the construction

of the hostel will be based. The unit will be

built in such a way as to accommodate even

people with disabilities.

Preferably, the units at ground level

should be made available for persons with

disabilities. The new phase of the hostel will

have units for families and bachelors. We are

trying to cater for all people who can afford

to rent and who are unable to obtain a loan

to buy a house. We are going to meet with

the inhabitants to explain to them the

developments and what is going to happen,

said Mlamleli. She said no people would be

removed during the construction phase of

the hostel.

Mlamleli said rebuilding G Hostel was in

line with the Free State Governments

housing plan the Community Residential

Units Programme (CRU) which was

established to upgrade hostels into residen-

tial units.

The G Hostel environment is going to

change and become a home for all families.

There will be units with three and two

bedrooms including bathrooms, said

Mlamleli.

She said the outcry by the community

regarding crime-related incidents would

become a thing of the past and added that

the provincial government was forging ahead

with its plan to house people in decent

dwellings. Mlamleli said G Hostel remained a

cause for concern.

G Hostel, previously for male mine

workers, is situated along Constantia Road

and just about 3 km from the Thabong police.

Adjacent to the hostel is the Teto Secondary

School and another hostel block previously

for women. G Hostel has become notorious

over the years because of a string of illegal

gold dealing activities among illegal miners.

Despite raids by the police, changing the

environment of the hostel remains a constant

challenge.

GHostel to be upgraded

Persons with disabilities will also be accommodated

THE current situation at the infamous G Hostel in Welkom's township of Thabong. Photo: Teboho Setena

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Motlalepule Mokgosi

THE Kgotso Eate Day-care Centre,

an early child development centre,

is in dire need of support to

render comprehensive early

childhood programmes.

Built from corrugated iron, it

accommodates 98 children from

ages two to six.

The centre is situated in the

residential area commonly known

as Ditsheng, adjacent to Orange

Grove and the new residential

settlement of Thubelisha, east of

Thabong.

Emily Khampepe, founder and

matron of the day-care centre,

says since its establishment in

1992 they have been faced with

desperate challenges due to the

lack of funding.

They need basic equipment to

render comprehensive early

childhood programmes. Besides

funding they also need educational

items, toys, mattresses and

blankets.

Khampepe says they also need a

site to build a fully-fledged centre.

They rent the site where they are

currently situated.

For assistance they have been

depending on funding from the

National Lottery. Their contract

has ended, leaving them with a

huge task to cover all the expen-

ses that include monthly payment

of four staff members and rent for

the last six months.

However, Khampepe says

funding from the National Lottery

was not enough to fulfil their

needs.

They have also fallen victim to

crime.

Criminals have been tampering

with the premises and have also

broken in, stealing valuable goods.

This has set us back, Khampepe

says.

They sustain the centre through

proceeds from fund-raising events

held quarterly.

We are very honoured to have

worked with Saduma Miya who

helps us to organise fund-raising

events, Khampepe says.

The centre was established in

1992 with the purpose to render

early child development pro-

grammes.

It started with eight to ten

children in my backyard and it

later accommodated more than 50

children. The centre has stood tall

over the years, Khampepe says.

She shut down her tuck shop to

focus on running the day-care

centre.

It is something that I really

love and I believe it is a gift from

God.

Khampepe says she will be very

happy to receive donations of toys

and educational toys for a start.

) Those who are interested in

assisting the day-care centre can

contact Emily Khampepe on

083-745-1545.

Centre needs equipment for kids

EMILY KHAMPEPE, founder of the

Kgotso Eate Day-care Centre.

Photos: Teboho Setena

SOME of the toys being shared by 98 little children of the Kgotso East Day-care Centre.

IN South Africa the years of the

oppressive apartheid govern-

ment have passed and a new era

of democracy has been ushered

in which provides a feeling of

renewal, fun and of hope.

We have our own history to

write, for without a story worth

telling there is no culture.

Actually there is no actual story

for the whole of South Africa.

The first thing is that the

people who wrote our history

wanted to impose on us what

they wanted us to know like

they forced apartheid on us.

They just allowed us to know

what they wanted us to know.

That is how the oppressors

operate and they fed us the

propaganda they want us to

know.

There is a new generation of

our own children who do not

know how apartheid functioned.

I dont think it was invented

because white people were

superior to the black majority.

The whites were never

superior but were afraid if equal

opportunities were given to

everybody, the monster (inequal-

ity) they were protecting would

have long been exposed.

The whole story was hijacked

and twisted.

But now, things have changed

for the better.

I believe that all of us contri-

buted to this great story those

who were exiled, those who

were imprisoned, who died in

the struggle and those who

remained in South Africa, their

home.

When our history is rewritten,

white people like Dr Beyers

Naud and FW de Klerk played

a big role that ne