Inxuba Yethemba Rural Settlement Descriptions
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INXUBA YETHEMBA RURAL SETTLEMENT DESCRIPTIONS CONTENTS 1 Schoombee .................................................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................... 2 2 Rosmead .................................................................................................................................................................. ......................................................................................................... 4 3 Conway .................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................... 7 4 Visrivier .................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................... 9 5 Baroda .................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................... 11 6 Marlow .................................................................................................................................................................. .......................................................................................................... 13 7 Halesowen .................................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................... 15 8 Mortimer .................................................................................................................................................................. ....................................................................................................... 17 9 Drennan .................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................ 19 1 SCHOOMBEE Schoombee (located on the R56, ±45.5km east of Middelburg) It comprises of: farm worker dwellings/housing; a hostel facility together with the Schoombee Primary School and sports field; a country club; abandoned / dilapidated / vacant railway housing; a disused police station; a disused church; a dilapidated and disused railway station, sidings, sheds. Farm worker dwellings/housing in Schoombee have access to water and toilets (both of which are found outside the dwelling) as well as electricity. Approximately 50 people live in Schoombee. The younger children attend the primary school, whereas the older children have to travel (via public transport, i.e. bus or taxi) to attend high schools in Hofmeyr, Middelburg or Steynsburg. All adults work on the farms. There are no banks or shops in Schoombee. The residents of Schoombee must either hitchhike or use public transport to Middelburg or Steynsburg to access/use All Pay, banks, clinics, post offices, shops, etc. There is, however, a mobile clinic that stops in Schoombee once a month. The train no longer passes through Schoombee station, which is now in a dilapidated state. Access to Schoombee (which is just off the R56) is via a good, gravel road. Farm worker housing Dilapidated and disused railway station Access to Schoombee (from the R56) Schoombee hostel Disused Schoombee railway station building Disused rail and sidings Schoombee Primary School Disused church 2 ROSMEAD Rosmead (located ±0.75km south of the R56 and is ±10.5km east of Middelburg) Rosmead is divided into two settlements by the fully functional and operational cargo and passenger railway. An eastern settlement comprising of: railway housing; a temporary camp ground; a butchery; a hotel (which is open only ‘in season’); a primary school; a sports field; a shop; a disused post office; a disused petrol pump/station; a disused church; a disused army camp. A western settlement comprising of: settlement dwellings/housing; a primary school; a community projects facility; a community hall; a community care centre. With the exception of the ‘historic’ settlement dwelling/housing units immediately to the east of the railway station as well as the temporary camp ground, Rosmead’s dwelling/housing units have access to water (i.e. an outside tap serving several houses), have to make use of the bucket toilet system and have no access to electricity. Approximately 300 people live in Rosmead with the majority working on the surrounding farms or at the train station. The temporary camp ground houses those working on the nearby and surrounding national and regional road upgrades. The younger children attend either of the two primary schools, whilst the older children have to travel (via public transport) to high schools in Middelburg. Rosmead has a butchery and a shop (which serves the town and its nearby surroundings) as well as a hotel (which opens seasonally). There are no banks, clinics or post offices and to access All Pay, residents must hitchhike, use public transport or walk to Middelburg. There is a mobile clinic which stops in Rosmead once a week on Thursdays. The train station is fully functional and operational and serves both cargo and passenger entities. Rosmead is accessed from the R56 via a ±0.75km tar road. Rosmead railway station Rosmead railway housing Rosmead (western settlement) housing Access to Rosmead eastern settlement (from the R56) Rosmead hotel Rosmead railway station Sports field (with a primary school in the background) Rosmead butchery and shop Temporary camp ground (for road construction workers) Rosmead Primary School Rosmead community project facility & community hall Rosmead community care centre 3 CONWAY Conway (located ±5.75km east of the N10 and is ±38.5km south of Middelburg and ±57km north of Cradock) Conway comprises of: farm worker dwellings/housing; two primary schools; a sports field; a church; a disused railway station. Farm worker dwellings/housing in Conway have access to water (i.e. in the form of an outside tap) and electricity (which is supplied by the farmer) however, they have to use buckets as the toilet system. There are approximately 20 people living in Conway, most of which are adults. All adults work on the farms whereas the children attend either one of the two schools. Conway has no banks or shops. The residents walk to the main road (i.e. N10) and from there, hitchhike to Middelburg to get to services (i.e. All Pay, banks, clinics, shops, etc.). However, a mobile clinic does stop off in Conway once a month. Though there are trains which pass through Conway, it no longer stops at Conway’s station, resulting in the station’s neglected state. Access to Conway is along a good, gravel road from the N10. Disused Conway railway station building Access to Conway (from the N10) Conway Primary School School grounds and sports field Church 4 VISRIVIER Visrivier (located next to the N10, ±35km north of Cradock and ±60km south of Middelburg) It comprises of: farm worker dwelling/housing units; squatters; accommodation facilities (i.e. a guest house); two churches; a post office; a primary school; a country club; a disused combined school; a disused petrol pump; a dilapidated and disused railway station. Visrivier dwelling/housing units: obtain their water from an outside tap serving several households; don’t have electricity; and have to make use of the bucket toilet system. The squatters don’t have access to any of these services. The exact number of people residing in Visrivier is difficult to determine due to the area Visrivier covers, but there are approximately 20 people working per farm. There are also a number squatters (housing approximately five people per camp) along the road (leading to the primary school). Most of the working population work on the farms whilst the remainder ‘stay- at-home’. With the Fish River Combined School deserted, children attend either the Visrivier Primary School or one of the high schools in Cradock. Visrivier has a guest house and a post office which is open weekdays. A mobile clinic serves the community of Visrivier every Tuesday and Thursday. All Pay, banks and shops are not located in Visrivier. To access the previously mentioned, community residents either hitchhike or use public transport to Cradock/ trains pass through Visrivier regularly, but the train station itself (which is now dilapidated) is no longer of use. Access to Visrivier is gained via a good, gravel road just off the N10. Farm worker housing Farm worker housing Access to Visrivier (from the N10) Visrivier Primary School Disused Visrivier railway station building Fish River Combined School (disused) Visrivier post office and guest house Squatters 5 BARODA Baroda (located ±2km east of the N10 and is ±21.5km north of Cradock and ±74km south of Middelburg) It comprises of: farm worker dwelling/housing units; a hostel; a primary school; a clinic facility; a disused shop; a disused petrol pump; a disused railway station. Farm