GAUTENG GOVERNMENT SATISFIED WITH PROGRESS ON HOSTEL REVITALISATION
BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCA
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has expressed satisfaction with the progress made in the revitalisation of hostels owned by the Gauteng Provincial Government.
The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements owns six hostels in the Johannesburg Inner City, which are George Goch, Jeppe, MBA, Murray and Robert and Denver.
“ The last time I was here, you could not even walk like this; there was sewage all over. There was no electricity, and security was poor. We have put CCTV cameras and high mast lights. We just have to start negotiating with hostel leadership on who must stay here, and we must also account for the people who reside in the hostels,” said Premier Lesufi.
“Hostel residents dictated how the hostel should be. The basic non-negotiable is that it must be conducive for people to stay here,” said Lesufi
The site inspection was conducted by Premier Lesufi, MEC for Human Settlements Tasneem Motara and MEC for E-government Bonginkosi Dhlamini.
MEC Motara said that the work had progressed well on five hostels, while it started late on the sixth hostel.
“ Work in the five hostels should be completed in the next 6 months. The last one that we started late last year, we will still continue with the work,” she said.
Motara said that the progress made would not be possible without a solid relationship between the government, hostel leadership and the residents of the hostels.
MEC Dhlamini said that the government had installed high-tech CCTV cameras and Wi-Fi in the hostels.
“As part of assisting in the hostel revitalisation, the E-government department installed CCTV cameras that are connected to our Command Centre, where they are monitored. Even the hostel leadership can attest that the high rate of crime, more especially murder at night, has gone down because of the cameras. The residents can connect to the WI-FI to access government services and also for personal use,” said Dhlamini.
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