Lockdown - Bothaville

07/07/2020

A few volunteers and some of the social workers in Bothaville joined the volunteers last Thursday at the two new distribution points for the Bothaville-Kgotsong Feeding Scheme. I don’t even know where to begin. There are 2 year olds who come fetch food by themselves. No shoes, no jerseys, no parents in sight, while we’re wearing 3 layers of warm clothes and could still feel the chill. We would like to give some oranges with their meal. If you would like to donate oranges, please contact us or donate money into the feeding scheme account:
Bhv Kgotsong Feeding Scheme
FNB
Acc nr: 62591745983
Ref: Your name

Please keep donating clothes and blankets at Blommies in Bothaville. There was a little girl with a summer dress on and barefoot. She looks about 2. We would love to give her a warm outfit (See last photo).

If you would like to get involved, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

We cannot afford to harden our hearts. The need is going to increase.

17/06/2020

The Bothaville-Kgotsong Feeding scheme is completely privately funded and dependant on donations to keep feeding 800 mouths per day. If you would like to contribute in any way, please contact us. They are not yet functioning at full capacity. With your help, we can feed more people in our community. May we be known as a community that serves and that works together to help the vulnerable.

Here are their weekly needs:
160 cabbage heads
200kg potatoes
10kg macaroni
20kg onions
350kg maize
350kg stamp
2000 eggs

Their banking details are as follows:
Bhv-Kgotsong Feeding Scheme
FNB cheque account
Acc nmr: 62591745983

10/06/2020

I wish you could feel these masks through FB! They are silky soft. Plain black face masks available at 29 Botha street /mask. All proceeds go to the Bothaville-Kgotsong Feeding Scheme.

09/06/2020

A few exciting developments in the past two weeks... Our food parcel project and Bothaville’s soup kitchen have merged! Yay! Together we will feed 800-1000 mouths per day 5 days a week. Due to lockdown regulations, the soup kitchen could not function during the first 5 weeks of lockdown, but is now able to function fully. The BOTHAVILLE-KGOTSONG FEEDING SCHEME is completely privately funded. Thank-you for your support!

05/06/2020

Please stay safe!

As of 04 June 2020, Free State COVID-19 dataa is as follows:

- 314 confirmed COVID-19 cases
- 152 recoveries
- 9 deaths
- 1 984 303 people screened
- 29 907 tests conducted by the NHLS
- 4 189 of the 4 273 known contacts successfully traced

28/05/2020

100 food parcels ready to be distributed tomorrow morning. By the end of tomorrow we would have distributed 350 food parcels during lockdown. It has been só special to see and experience the community of Bothaville and Kgotsong work together in these trying times to help in whichever way they can to keep our community fed. We have so much to be grateful for. May these food parcels truly bring hope to many!

26/05/2020

His and hers camo masks available at Blommies, 29 Botha street each. All proceeds go to our community food parcel project. We have raised enough funds to hand out another 100 food parcels this coming Friday. Thank-you for everyone’s contributions in whichever way. Our whole community thanks you!

23/05/2020

Nala Local Municipality

Nala Local Municipality

Public announcement

Please be aware that the power will be off from 7:00 in the morning till 3:00 in the afternoon, tomorrow 23 May, Saturday.

Thank you.

21/05/2020

Our food parcel and mask project was featured in the latest Farmer's Weekly SA. Thank-you for the article, Annelie Coleman. There are many ways you can get involved in this community project. We are hoping to hand out another 100 food parcels next week Friday. It’s not about one person doing everything, but rather about all of us doing what we can. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for more information.

15/05/2020

The team behind the distribution of the food parcels in both Bothaville & Kgotsong; the team is not getting any help from the governmental but from the individual donors.

10/05/2020

SASSA PRESS RELEASE

09 May 2020

SASSA State of Readiness for COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant Applications


Systems for the special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant announced by President Ramaphosa recently have passed the final stage of development. The social development portfolio comprising the Department of Social Development (DSD), National Development Agency (NDA) and SASSA is pleased to announce its readiness for implementation. Minister Zulu will launch the opening of the application process on Monday, 11 May 2020.

The criteria for application is set to be gazetted later today in order to enable implementation and allow the millions of deserving members of the public to access the grant. Minister Zulu will present a comprehensive report on the matter to the National Co-ordinating Council tomorrow, Sunday 10 May 2020. The WhatsApp and related electronic application options will go live on Monday and this will be demonstrated during a media launch to be addressed by Minister Zulu.

SASSA has been rightfully inundated with enquiries from the public about the process of application and the public must be thanked for its patience during these difficult times. SASSA had to ensure that it puts all the required controls in place to ensure that the grant is only accessed by deserving and qualifying individuals. There was also a need to ensure that these issues are contained in a legal document in the form of a Government Gazette. In the process of developing the required technology, a new number has been secured for applications and the Minister will detail how it will work.

A WhatsApp platform of the Health Department was used in the initial test and 15 000 applications were loaded onto the system. All qualifying applications received during the test phase will be processed by 15 May 2020. Applicants without smart phones will also be able to access this new platform through a Short Message Service (SMS) using the Unstructured Supplementary Data Service (USSD). Volunteers and community development workers will be deployed to assist those who have no access to technology with applications. Manual applications will not be done at SASSA offices at all and there will be no need to fill in paper application forms.

The platform that will be used is going to be an electronic one due to the need to comply with the State of Disaster requirements of social distancing, among others. Another consideration was the speed at which online applications can be taken and processed as opposed to using a manual system. The huge need out there demands that government acts with speed in order to address immediate challenges facing the country and its people.

Applicants are cautioned not to provide their banking details to anyone to avoid scams. SASSA will only request information once the application has been approved. All beneficiaries and applicants should never give their PIN number or the CVV number on the back of the banking card to anyone –not even SASSA. Once applications are approved, SASSA will request confirmation of bank accounts through a secure site – this will also be done electronically. Applicants have the right to request confirmation that a request is from SASSA in order to protect themselves. Payment will be effected through deposits made directly into an approved applicant’s bank account if they have one. Applicants without bank accounts can also apply and their payment will be effected through a money transfer.

SASSA reserves the right to validate the information provided by applicants with other public and private databases to prevent misrepresentation and potential fraud. Applicants will be required to agree with this condition for their applications to be processed.

The launch date coincides with the reopening of SASSA local offices on Monday. Only a third of employees will return to work and therefore SASSA services on offer will be limited. The number of clients served at local offices will be very limited, to ensure social distancing and general compliance with the law.

In order to do this, SASSA local offices will be attending to specific grants on specific days only:

· Monday and Tuesday: Grants for older persons (old age grants)

· Wednesday and Thursday: Child Support Grants and Foster Care Grants

· Friday: Administration for staff to attend to matters that flow over from the previous days

Under lockdown level 4 no Disability Grants, Care Dependency Grants or Grant in Aid applications will be done, as access to health facilities is restricted to emergency cases and COVID -19 cases only. This means that no medical assessments, which is a legislated requirement prior to an application for these grant types, can be undertaken.

Minister Zulu will also clarify how SASSA is going to deal with lapsed temporary Disability Grants. Lapsed Care Dependency Grants will also be clarified in line with the Government Gazette which the Minister will simplify for the public.

Issued by the South African Social Security Agency

02/05/2020

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http://lockdownbozza.co.za/home

02/05/2020

ATTENTION KGOTSONG RESIDENTS

Kindly be advised that two electricity feeder lines supplying Kgotsong from the substation are burnt; the technicians were despatched since from 10:00 to restore the power supply but the problem still persist in some parts of Kgotsong.

The Municipality would like to apologize for the inconvenience this outage has caused and promise to have the power restored for the whole of Kgotsong at the soonest.

Mr. J Nkone
Nala Covid-19 Coordinator

24/04/2020

SASSA is NOT taking calls for the food parcels anymore; they awaiting the directions from regional office. They expect to have the direction by Monday.

24/04/2020

is also open but only sells clothes for infants (0-3 years).

24/04/2020

is open but only sells clothes for infants (0-3 years).

20/04/2020

18/04/2020

17/04/2020

NALA MUNICIPALITY SERVICES!

Please be informed that the municipal pay and electricity points in Kgotsong and Bothaville will be open on the following dates from 8:00am to 13:h00 pm.

- 20/04/2020
- 21/04/2020
- 24/04/2020
- 25/04/2020
- 30/04/2020

Regards
Mr. Nkone
Nala Jocom COVID-19 Coordinator

11/04/2020

11/04/2020

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

We appreciate your leadership in this difficult time; President Cyril Ramaphosa!

11/04/2020

09/04/2020

09/04/2020

New Dates for SASSA Grant Payment.

08/04/2020

08/04/2020

DSTV OPEN CHANNEL 317: POP PRIMARY!

Mindset Network launches new primary school pop-up channel. Numeracy Lessons for Grades 1 to 6, Story Time Lessons, and Big School!

08/04/2020

SANDF & SAPS members are on the ground in Kgotsong township enforcing the lockdown regulations.



Picture: Heraldlive

04/04/2020

Italy has the highest official death toll with 14,681 fatalities. Spain follows with 11,744, the United States with 7,159, France with 6,507 and Britain with 4,313.

More than 1,130,204 cases of infection, including 60,457 deaths, have been reported in 190 countries and territories around the world.

03/04/2020

03/04/2020