Potholes in Bapong

Tshepang Sarah Rambao (Bapong)

“In the village of Segwaelane is very hard to drive and walk due to the potholes on the roads” said Sidney Mbiza who is a resident at Segwaelane in Bapong Ba Mogale sedtion.his potholes are dangerous to drivers, passengers and pedestrians. Sidney who recently bought a car around January this year is not happy because he says that these potholes may break one’s car if you not too careful, and he has to use this road daily, he also mentioned that he grew up in Segwaelane and they never had a tarred road when they finally did, it didn’t last long, it was one small pothole in the beginning and later the road was filled with potholes.
Sidney was a perfect interviewee because he lives in Segwaelane and experiences the impact of these potholes first hand daily.
The key points
Everyone in Segwaelane is affected by these potholes. People’s lives are in danger due to the forever increasing potholes.
According my understanding this is a serious situation that needs attention urgently. If you take a close look at this matter you will realize this is not only the matter of safety but of development as well. And the community have the right to proper roads. We cannot turn a blind eye on this.
While conducting an interview one should always expect the unexpected. As an interviewer you should listen but be in control because the interviewee may talk more issues that are irrelevant. To get the source or interviewee relaxed you must not start throwing questions, you need to get their attention, introduce yourself and what you all about. And it helps to repeat the questions to check if your source gave you the right information because people tend to change their statements.

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