Free State govt to build houses for Jagersfontein residents affected by dam burst
The Free State government has announced it will be building about 160 houses for the Jagersfontein families who were displaced following a dam burst on September 11.
Premier Sisi Ntombela said the province would be assisting the affected families with 160 new homes. Construction will start on Monday.
Ntombela said this during the funeral service of Ralehana Aaron Mosoeu, 78, on Saturday. Mosoeu lost his life when his home was swept away by the mudslide when the dam wall collapsed.
The premier's office confirmed two streets of the suburb were swept away, affecting 51 houses in Charlesville and 113 in Itumeleng.
A total of 186 people were taken to the Sandstone Estate in Bloemfontein, 53 to the President Hotel in Bloemfontein and 17 were housed at a guesthouse in Fauresmith at a cost to the mine involved, while 160 people are staying with relatives.
The total number of pupils relocated to Bloemfontein is 77.
Two people are still unaccounted for, Mantele Mokhali, 50, and 70-year-old Shadrack Williams.
Ntombela told the community on Saturday four contractors would start building four show houses through alternative building technology. The premier's office said affected residents would get an opportunity to choose a plan they preferred before the structures were built. The project would be finished before the end of December 2022, the office said.
Comments
The
content
you are trying to access is only available to subscribers.
If you are already a subscriber, you can Login Here.
If you are not a subscriber, you can subscribe now, by selecting one of the below options.
For more information or assistance, please contact us at subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za.
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation