Lack of transport
Kagiso Molefi (Mafenya)
Mafenya community is a small village surrounded by heal near
Chaneng and Robega. People from this community experience a lot of problems but
their major problem is lack of transport. I interviewed four people whom are
affected by this problem because they have to use public transport daily and
asked to remain anonymous.
Two of the interviewees said the problem can’t be solved
until the potholes on the road are fixed. The common problem is low population
so people think that cause the taxi drivers to neglect Mafenya as it has no
business for them. People are unhappy because this problem restricts their
movement, one of the interviewees said that he works at Sun City and if he miss
a taxi to Mafenya at 3h00 he has to take a taxi to Chaneng and walk to Mafenya without
any luck of a taxi for local. The other interviewee is a pregnant woman and she
mentioned that when she goes for her check-up at the clinic she is challenged
and is forced to take school taxi’s and if a learner is left due to lack of
space in the taxi he or she has to skip class because there is no alternative.
There are lot of things that we see but don’t recognize that
are problematic issues that impact our lives and environment. Issues such as
lack of transport and damaged roads are not easily recognized by our head
leaders though is a huge challenge and we should come up with solutions and
must be added to our priority demands.
Questioner used in
the conducted interviews and common answer fro interviewee
1.
Why there is lack of transport?
Because taxi drivers choose a place where
there is good business, not Mafenya.
2.
Why Mafenya is not taxi drivers place choice?
Because there is low population and people
can’t afford the taxi fare rate everyday.
3.
Why there is low population and inability to
afford taxi fares?
Because the village is comprised by the
community that was relocated from Lekgoropaneng by the mine (RBPlats) and it’s
a small community with high unemployment rate.
4.
Why was the community relocated from their
village and what causes the unemployment rate?
The community was affected by the mining
activities and their houses where cracking, they are unemployed due to lack of
skills and no work experience.
5.
Why was the village experiencing that impact
mentioned on number 4 and why there is lack of skills and work experience?
The village was near the mine and
houses were about to collapse.
The
skill and experience issue is due to lack of opportunities and adequate
training for locals.
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