03/08/2020Thulani Snake-Park SowetoThokozile Mntambo On the 31st of July 2020 learners in Thulani Snake-Park went to school for the feeding scheme program to get food as instructed by the minister of education. Learners were given food and consent forms for parents to sign, and we’re also promised to receive food […]
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Level 3 Lockdown Covid-19 Spreads Rapidly around Soweto
23/06/2020Thulani Snake-ParkThokozile Mntambo On Sunday 24 May President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that from 1 June South Africa would move to level 3 national lockdown. This came as an excitement because it was a relaxation of strict lockdown restrictions, people will be able to visit their family and friends also some […]
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No social distancing in local spaza shops
27/05/2020Thulani Snake-ParkThokozile Mntambo Social distancing is one of the important regulations used to curb the spread of Covid-19. Since level 4 the implementation of these regulations has been ignored around Thulani Snake-Park. Most of the spaza shops are not using hand sanitizers and no one is making sure that customers […]
Read MoreFood Parcel Theft
27-05-2020Diepkloof SowetoAnnonymus Food parcel theft has become cruelty to the poor and the people who are already out of work because of people who still have jobs, who can provide for themselves and their family’s these has been going on and many people have no food because of such people […]
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Free online lessons for high school learners
25/05/2020Thulani Snake-ParkThokozile Mntambo Wisdom Ndlovu is a 27 year old young man from Thulani Snake park. He is a founder of Siyafunda Education digital app. This is a free app that high school learners can download for free, it provides necessary information and resources for students to succeed. Thulani Snake-Park […]
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Children selling cigarettes during lock down
23/05/2020Snake-park ( Soweto)Thokozile Mntambo The Governance of Traditional affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma announced that tobacco should remain banned in level 4 of the lock down. This decision was made due to the 2000 submissions from the public objecting the sale of cigarettes. The minister also said that the smoking […]
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What Will Make People Listen and Understand
22-05-2020Palm Springs in the VaalRapule Moiloa People have different ways of understanding and listening but agreeing about the same thing it’s a problem, I have realised that in many places a lot of people do not have the same understanding as for social distancing is a problem. looking at the […]
Read MoreFood Parcels delayed because “leaders” list exclude people who need it in Thulani Snake-Park.
24/04/2020Snake-park SowetoThokozile Mntambo Since the National lock down many people who applied for food parcels did not receive them, due to the alleged looting of food parcels meant for vulnerable communities. In Thulani Snake-Park some community leaders were registering food parcels, but many residents were not part of the lists […]
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Shortage of ambulances during national lockdown.
Thokozile MntamboSnake park (Soweto) On the 24th of April my brother had an epileptic seizure .This came as a shock to me and I was very scared because it was the first time he had experience this illness. This happened at 17h00pm in the evening, the first thing I did […]
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Food parcels used to gain political popularity
03-05-2020Diepkloof Soweto and Reverlea concerned residentsRapule Moiloa (1) I have been talking to people l know in Diepkloof and Riverlea in regard with the current situation since lockdown and hunger is a problem since many people last worked before the lockdown was announced, since they have not worked even a […]
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