The residents of Khunotswana near Zeerust are to get houses and a tarred road as construction processes starts in July this year. This was announced by a government delegation represented by MEC for Education and Sports Development Wendy Matsemela and MEC for Public Works and Roads Madoda Sambatha at a community meeting in the area yesterday. 300 low cost houses are to be constructed for Khunotswana residents and the 25 kilometer road which links Khunotswana and Zeerust town.
The delegation also broke the much awaited news to residents that government has resolved that the construction of the houses will start as soon as the necessary processes have been followed in July and that of the tarred road in August 2014. MEC Wendy Matsemela concluded by appealing to residents to allow children to go back to school.
In the meantime, Ramotshere-Moiloa Local Municipality in partnership with Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality will continue to distribute water tanks in the village as a temporary measure to relief shortage of water and Eskom has also began to deal with electrification backlog in the area.
The community had previously embarked in several violent protests which saw them burning tyres and blockading the road with stones. They complained about poor conditions of roads, insufficient water supply, lack of housing and electricity supply and these protests led to children not going to school. Residents wanted government to prioritize and in earnest begin the construction of 300 low cost houses and the 25 kilometer road linking their village and Zeerust town.
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