Welkom, edolobheni laseFree State, yidolobha elakhelwe emgodini wegolide, elinesakhiwo esiyindilinga esaziwayo emhlabeni wonke, kodwa ukwehla kwemboni yezimayini kushiye abantu abaningi bengasebenzi futhi impilo inzima kakhulu kulesi sifunda. Ngokwezibalo zakamuva, imali engenayo ngokwesigidi kwikhaya ngalinye esifundazweni saseFree State ihlala ingaphansi kwesilinganiso sikazwelonke, cishe ingaba ngu-R90,000 ngonyaka, okusho ukuthi imindeni eminingi iyashoda ekuhlangabezaneni nezidingo zansuku zonke. Akukho zibalo eziqondene neWelkom ngqo zabantu abangenamakhaya, kodwa edolobheni elikhulu eliseduze, iMangaung (Bloemfontein), ucwaningo lwakamuva ludalulé ukuthi bangaphezu kuka-500 abantu ababehlala emgwaqweni noma ezindaweni ezingezona ezokuhlala ngokusemthethweni ngo-2021. Uma uzithola ulambile noma udinga usizo ngokushesha, iGift of the Givers ihlala isabela lapho kunesidingo sokudla nempilo, futhi iSalvation Army nayo isebenza endaweni ezithize zaseFree State isiza abantu abaswele nabangenamakhaya. Umnyango Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi waseFree State (Free State Department of Social Development) nawo unezinhlelo zokusiza abantu abasweleyo, ikakhulukazi uma udinga indawo yokulala okwesikhashana noma usizo lokuxhumana nomndeni wakho. Ungazenzi wedwa kulokhu, ake ubuze abanye asebehambe le ndlela, ngoba abaningi bazokuqonda ubunzima bakho ngaphandle kokukwahlulela. Vikela impilo yakho namuhla, futhi khumbula ukuthi isithunzi sakho asincishiswa yisimo osikuso.
