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THE current situation at the infamous G Hostel in Welkom's township of Thabong.

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G Hostel to be upgraded

Persons with disabilities will also be accommodated } Teboho Setena THE infamous G Hostel in Welkom’s township of Thabong is set to be turned around completely. The Free State Government is set to change the face of the hostel, to accommodate mixed families, including persons with disabilities, at a cost of R220 million in a project expected to run over a period of 12 months. Sarah Olly Mlamleli, the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Human Settlement, announced that the provincial government was going ahead with plans to upgrade G Hostel, and added that it would make provision for persons with disabilities. She spoke at the Govan Mbeki Awards

held last week Thursday in Welkom. Mlamleli said the upgrading of the hostel dwelling would be done in phases. “We are going to demolish the hostel in phases to avoid inconveniencing the inhabitants. A site will be handed over soon where the company appointed for the construction of the hostel will be based. The unit will be built in such a way as to accommodate even people with disabilities. “Preferably, the units at ground level should be made available for persons with disabilities. The new phase of the hostel will have units for families and bachelors. We are trying to cater for all people who can afford to rent and who are unable to obtain a loan to buy a house. We are going to meet with

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the inhabitants to explain to them the developments and what is going to happen,” said Mlamleli. She said no people would be removed during the construction phase of the hostel. Mlamleli said rebuilding G Hostel was in line with the Free State Government’s housing plan – the Community Residential Units Programme (CRU) – which was established to upgrade hostels into residential units. “The G Hostel environment is going to change and become a home for all families. There will be units with three and two bedrooms including bathrooms,” said Mlamleli. She said the outcry by the community

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regarding crime-related incidents would become a thing of the past and added that the provincial government was forging ahead with its plan to house people in decent dwellings. Mlamleli said G Hostel remained a cause for concern. G Hostel, previously for male mine workers, is situated along Constantia Road and just about 3 km from the Thabong police. Adjacent to the hostel is the Teto Secondary School and another hostel block previously for women. G Hostel has become notorious over the years because of a string of illegal gold dealing activities among illegal miners. Despite raids by the police, changing the environment of the hostel remains a constant challenge.

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