to conduct an in-loco inspection. Most of the people living at the hostel are unemployed youth.. The township was severely impacted by the unrest that left many businesses shut.
Mduduzi Ngubani, one of the committee leaders at Kwa Madala Hostel, says is hopeful that the commission’s visit will usher in much-needed change. “We were not that much affected here. But those who were most affected are those businesses around Pan Africa. The whole hostel was okay; even our own businesses here were not affected that much.”
“Hostels have always been a problem in this country because of the fact that they’re single-sex hostels. I mean there were times when women were not allowed. They were even fined when they were found there. So, today we are here to look at the conditions. People don’t have to live like this. So, we’ve to go and speak to the authorities about the issues here. Our colleague Buang Jones is already busy looking at the issues around here.