Eaten alive by rats: ‘Forgotten’ special needs children attacked by rats in EC

[RonSwanson]

“One child had lost the tips of a few fingers, as well as nail involvement. The attack on the foot of the other child was as severe and agonising. Rats ate right up to the bone in his foot,” Bassin said.

'Eaten alive': 'Forgotten' special needs children attacked by rats in EC

'Rats ate right up to the bone in his foot': Shock conditions at a special needs children's home in Fort Beaufort have been brought to light.

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Children Are Being Eaten by RATS in Rural Eastern Cape

Municipalities not allocating available national government funding to poor under-resourced areas can result in terrible human suffering. Something which Marilyn Bassin, founder of Boikanyo the Dion Herson Foundation, recently discovered in a small village in the Eastern Cape, South Africa… Rats...

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[RonSwanson]

I am beyond outraged at this. Life Esidimeni all over again. No-one accountable or responsible, it's the ANC way. People with cerebral palsy and other special needs are not worth anything to them.

 

[Lupus]

I am beyond outraged at this. Life Esidimeni all over again. No-one accountable or responsible, it's the ANC way. People with cerebral palsy and other special needs are not worth anything to them.

No one is worth anything to them

 

[J&B]

I am beyond outraged at this. Life Esidimeni all over again. No-one accountable or responsible, it's the ANC way. People with cerebral palsy and other special needs are not worth anything to them.

The day's of devoted nursing and care are over with the ANC way. ANC only care for cadres. Person in hospital has no money or clout.......fukkem.

Just another time wasting sick patient to attend to. Nursing staff have better things to do like sleep on duty etc........

They get paid regardless of what happens on their shift..........

 

[Vrotappel]

Somebody should go pee on one of them for this to get attention.

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

Words fail me

According to Bassin, the local councillor explained that because the residents of the village don’t pay for services, a decision had been made to not clean up.

However, after the councillor of the area showed the photos to her municipality, a commitment to a clean up on Mandela Day was made

 

[Fulcrum29]

Words fail me

I am curious, irrespective of whether the residents pay their utility or service bills, don't they have an allocated budget which again must serve them irrespectively? In my view, an audit needs to be done.

 

[RedViking]

No even shocking anymore. Just another day in sunny Africa. Also would be very concerned over the management AND management of the funds before more money is donated. Sad indeed.

 

[RonSwanson]

Earlier this year there were reports of protests due to sewerage being pumped into the river, garbage not collected, roads unmaintained, water and electricity cuts.

When GroundUp met the children, aged 10 and 11, on Monday, they were using homemade fishing rods, waiting patiently for a fish in order to get food for the day.

"Oom please, give us R5, we want to buy bread because there is no food at home," said Emanuel. He said both his parents were unemployed and for years he had been fishing during school holidays and on weekends, when there was no school meal. "For me it's better to be at school than at home because I am getting food at school everyday," he said.

Not far from him a sewage pipe was pouring dirty water into the river.

"The water is smelly because of the drain. But I wash the fish before I eat it at home," Emanuel said.

Litha Magocoba from Kwepileni in ward 20 said, “We are ratepayers but there is no difference between us and the township people. Our storm water drains and roads are not maintained, but we are charged huge rates. All the roads are full of potholes.”

In Fort Beaufort the children eat fish caught next to the sewage pipe

Angry residents march to municipality demanding clean water, proper sanitation and electricity

www.groundup.org.za

 

[DreamKing]

viva anc ........ viva .......

just give them one more chance ...........

 

[RonSwanson]

I am curious, irrespective of whether the residents pay their utility or service bills, don't they have an allocated budget which again must serve them irrespectively? In my view, an audit needs to be done.

Already done , see the AG's report for 2020 (2021 not published), millions upon millions being stolen.

https://www.raymondmhlaba.gov.za/system/content/documents/reports/2021/audit/Final%20Annual%20Report%202019-2020.pdf

edit: AG's report starts on page 83, after all the BS published by the mayor.

 

[buchanan8]

Fckn hell. What a country and what a government we have. Oh well at least the white male is not running things, so that's a positive.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Already done , see the AG's report for 2020 (2021 not published), millions upon millions being stolen.

https://www.raymondmhlaba.gov.za/system/content/documents/reports/2021/audit/Final%20Annual%20Report%202019-2020.pdf

edit: AG's report starts on page 83, after all the BS published by the mayor.

If only it would be addressed... This government has gone beyond their self-mandate of affirming class suicide, they are leeching off every person.

 

[Supervan II]

The skills needed to run this country are not there. They take people with school education, some with none at all, and stick them in an office. It's become a friends for pals free-for-all and they just sit there all day earning salaries and painting their nails or out and about during the day abusing their position to spend millions of rand on spades and napkins contracts to make a buck on the side. These municipalities have become a den of free loading opportunists. It's a cesspit and the problem starts right at the top.

This

 

[RonSwanson]

If only it would be addressed... This government has gone beyond their self-mandate of affirming class suicide, they are leeching off every person.

Indeed. Also interesting that the then mayor (2020) Bandile Ketelo was one of those ANC cadres that were detained, beaten and tortured at camp Quadro for 4 years without trial.

ANC Deathcamp = Quadro

Extracted from "Searchlight South Africa" No.5 in July 1990 Shortly before his death Baruch insisted that this piece should get maximum ex...

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No honour amongst thieves.

 

[Napalm2880]

The day's of devoted nursing and care are over with the ANC way. ANC only care for cadres. Person in hospital has no money or clout.......fukkem.

Just another time wasting sick patient to attend to. Nursing staff have better things to do like sleep on duty etc........

They get paid regardless of what happens on their shift..........

In the early 2000s my dad worked for dept of health and even back then the nurses used to unplug the incubators in winter so they could plug in their personal heaters. Babies were dying and nobody gave a fk. I can't even imagine what it's like now.

 

[mojoman]

Things like this make me wonder how anyone with more than 1 brain cell could vote for cANCer...
You should be ashamed of yourselves.

 

[Ragnarök]

Things like this make me wonder how anyone with more than 1 brain cell could vote for cANCer...
You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Come election time , all the ANC says , the other parties will take away the SASSA money

 

[mojoman]

Come election time , all the ANC says , the other parties will take away the SASSA money

Ja, I guess Africa is going to Africa....
It cant be helped...

 

[Grant]

I am curious, irrespective of whether the residents pay their utility or service bills, don't they have an allocated budget

They do :