Viljoenskroon is a small town in the Moqhaka local municipality with high unemployment rate. Most of the residents were employed in the farms and factories but business in these areas has since scaled down. The 45ha Oorskiet farm in Viljoenskroon accommodates 47 families who do not have any source of income since the owner left the country 10 years ago. These families live in dilapidated two-roomed houses.
When he launches Operation Hlasela in Viljoenskroon tomorrow, Premier Ace Magashule and his Members of the Executive Council will demolish some of those rundown houses and make an announcement on the building of decent houses for those families.
The Free State Provincial Government will also establish an agri-village close to that farm with facilities such as crèche to ensure the educational stimulation of the children living on that farm. Over and above this, with the township revitalisation strategy, the 78 two-roomed houses in Viljoenskroon will be demolished from January 2011 to make way for new bigger and better RDP houses, unique to the Free State province.
Currently a contractor is on site to fix the open toilets which the community complained about. To date more than 100 toilets have been completed. Premier will also visit the peanut factory which used to produce fish oil and peanut butter. The idea is to make an assessment of the potential of the factory and the challenges that led to its current state. Subsequent to unlocking the challenges, the provincial government will seek investors and identify markets for the products of the factory.
Other projects to be visited include the roads construction, the clinic, the fishpond, etc.
The media is invited to cover this event as follows:
Place: Viljoenskroon
Date: Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Time: 08h00
Venue: (Rammulotsi Library)
Meanwhile, Operation Hlasela will also be rolled out in the following places (more information will be provided in due course):
Place: Sasolburg
Date: 9 December 2010
Time: 08h00
Venue: Metsimaholo Municipality
Place: Villiers
Date: 14 December 2010
Time: To be confirmed
Venue: To be confirmed
For media enquiries and interviews:
Wisani Ngobeni
Cell: 072 594 9099
William Bulwane
Cell: 072 592 2221
