Polokwane yidolobha elikhulu lesifundazwe iLimpopo, elaziwa njengesango eliya emazweni angasenyakatho neNingizimu Afrika, lapho kuhlangana khona ukuthengiselana, ezokulima kanye nempilo yasemadolobheni nasemakhaya eseduze. Umholo ophakathi wemindeni kulesi sifundazwe uhlala uphansi kunesilinganiso sikazwelonke, uningi lwemindeni luphila ngaphansi kuka-R70,000 ngonyaka. Azikho izibalo eziqondile ezitholakalayo ngokusobala zabantu abahlala emgwaqweni ePolokwane, kodwa idolobha elikhulu eliseduze, iTshwane, lasho ukuthi kunabantu abangaphezu kuka-7,000 abahlala emgwaqweni ngo-2015, futhi lokho kuyisibonelo esiveza isimo esifanayo esitholakala nasemadolobheni amancane afana nalapha. Uma udinga usizo, iSASSA ingakusiza ngezibonelelo zikahulumeni uma ufaneleka, kanti iSalvation Army isebenza kulo idolobha futhi inikeza ukudla nendawo yokulala kwabambalwa abangenayo. UMnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi waseLimpopo nawo unamahhovisi lapho ungathola khona ulwazi olunembayo mayelana nezinsiza ezikhona eduze kwakho. Idolobha liqhubeka nokukhula, kodwa abantu abaningi basathwele kanzima, ngakho ungesabi ukungena ezikhungweni noma emahhovisi la ubuze usizo — akuyona ihlazo ukudinga isandla. Uma ufunda lokhu ukhathele noma ulambile emgwaqweni, azi ukuthi impilo yakho isamqoka, futhi kusekhona abantu abakukhathalelayo nabazimisele ukukusiza uthole indlela.
