Tunatazama - Community Monitors

TOXIC NOTORIOUS LIFESTYLE IN TOWN

Thobejane Mpho

Thobejane Mpho
Lydenburg Village
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality
Enhlazeni District
Mpumalanga province
16 August 2024

TOXIC NOTORIOUS LIFESTYLE IN TOWN

Mashishing people are living in a dangerous community, they are experiencing serious
substance abuse called Nyaopes. When they took those substances such as (Crystal, Nyaope,
and other drugs) they turned out to be monsters to the citizens of that place, threatening and
troubling them, still things from the community members. The town is in big trouble that is why,
we are exposing this issue to the world at large. That is our way of saying enough is enough!
The main thing that causes this matter are unemployment, poverty, and lack of skills, and
knowledge, therefore our sisters and brothers end up taking some harmful substances that
cause them mental snags and other illnesses. Not forgetting their mindset that leads them to
create crime as one of the consequences. Negative thinking and being misled about life
decisions also choosing the wrong friends again I can say growing up without both parents can
make someone/ people do things that they never thought about before, so the government and
mine are responsible for this problem.
They can start by creating community platforms to feed the people with awesome learning, they
can unite and form multiple groups that will visit schools to spread better knowledge to their
children. The community can come up with ways of creating their businesses to alleviate
unemployment. Starting different types of projects that will help the community to raise food
security.
The government and the mines surrounding our community can build up some local rehabs
where we can capture those people who need help, to get the best healing and healthy lives, to
provide them with food, clothes, classes, and free promotions to use their skills to do better
products that will help them and the community in the future and also the municipality to do their
work appropriately.

We can shout for help to the mines around our community to shelter those people to stay safe
and food to eat also some work to decrease the rate of unemployment. The community leaders
have to ask the government to put their hand in this problem before this place turns out to be a
shantytown. The municipality must find ways to build the community not collapse it. Let the
community members who are interested in donating to assist.
To work harder as a team on this issue, to avoid inequality, crime, and corruption. To alert the
municipality to perform their duty on time.

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