Pit Bull Attack Survivor Speaks Out
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Duitser sien SAA Maak gereed vir aksie Nyedimane, BelingBeling au pair ná bynaa in Night Light Stride still unbeatenn inin 21 jaar trail run serieses BLADSY 3 BLADSY 7 PAGE 15 THURSDAY 24 AUGUST 2017 NEWS YOU CAN USE FREE Pit bull attack survivor speaks out PULANE CHOANE Recalling the events of the day, Masa said [email protected] he was working with anotherher colleacolleaguegue to lay a pavement, working as a casual The 35-year-old man who was viciously employee (separate from hisis normal attacked in Waverley by two pit bulls in general working job) when the two dodogsgs April this year, leading to the loss of his attacked him. His colleague was fortunate ears, has fi nally broken his silence on the enough to have escaped butut he was not ordeal. Speaking to Bloemfontein Courant so lucky. To make matters worse, Masa at a media breakfast of the Centre for said, the man residing at thee house where Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing he was doing the job, has too this day, four (CRPM), based at the Central University of months later, never approachedched him to Technology (CUT) in the Free State, Thabo even so much as apologise for whatwhata hadhad Masa was one of the patients to benefi t happened to him. Masa saidd his hospitalhoso piitat l from Additive Manufacturing Technology expenses were paid by the DepartmentDepartmentt (3-D printing), one of the university’s of Labour, while the family he worksworks ground-breaking technologies in medical for checked on him regularlyrly at the science. hospital and also paid his salaryalary for He received a prosthetic ear through the the duration of the three months he university’s programme, which collaborates was incapacitated. with various health institutions. “Regardless of all that I haveve Masa said he has healed relatively well endured, I am happy to since the incident and is now back at work still be alive,” Masa full time. “I have had so many operations said. He added that performed on me since the time I suffered the prosthetic ear the attack by the dogs. I have had to given to him through the CUT’s CRPM has made it hard for me to walk around with have come out of the ordeal alive as worse have a skin graft as well as several other enabled him to walk around his township my scars visible but now, although I always things could have happened. He is also operations. Every scar that you see on with more pride than he was able to when have to wear a hat or beanie, the stigma is grateful for the help from CUT, Pelonomi my face and body, is evidence of what he fi rst lost his ears. “The people in the much less than when the incident was still Hospital as well as the support of his happened to me that day,” Masa said. area were saying horrible things, which fresh,” he said. Masa said he is thankful to family and employers. 2 COMMUNITY NEWS • GEMEENSKAPSNUUS www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za • [email protected] • 24 August 2017 Rise in poverty: Bfn also feels the pinch JERETHA OOSTHUIZEN The biggest contribution comes People expect miracles but it is not [email protected] Whatsapp 082 370 1268 [email protected] from Shoprite who helps us every possible. second year,” said White. “People of the Bloemfontein The latest “Poverty Trends in South She also mentioned that people community really work together. We Africa” report released by Statistics might think it strange that they are are fortunate to have funding coming South Africa, revealed that poverty operating from her home, but “it’s from NGOs, various businesses and is on the rise in the country. The the only place we have available private individuals,” Le Roux added. report shows that, despite the and the money does not go into With decreasing subsidies, just like general decline in poverty between my pocket. My interest lies with the other welfare organisations, Free 2006 and 2011, poverty levels in people, elderly people and also the State Care in Action, is struggling South Africa rose in 2015. community. Race and colour do not to overcome the rise in poverty Bloemfontein Courant spoke to a few matter to me.” Over the past year and the increasing demand in needs. charity organisations to ask how she has seen more and more people More and more projects need these poverty trends affect their suffering from poverty, which she to be undertaken to empower organisations and what the road said is mostly due to unemployment the organisation fi nancially. To be ahead looks like. and general diffi cult circumstances. fi nancially independent means a lot Jeanne White, acting director of Reverend De la Harpe le Roux of hard work. the Age in Action community from Towers of Hope, mentioned Lente Botha said the Free State organisation, said they are that there is always a need to Care in Action’s Bloemfontein experiencing very diffi cult times provide for their soup kitchen, food branch in Watkey Street, and fi nd themselves in dire fi nancial parcels, clothes and blankets. Many Oranjesig, currently looks after circumstances. They currently don’t people need money for school the poorest among the poor in even have an offi ce to work from and housing, but Towers of Hope the community, among others and are using White’s house to try is not able to assist in these cases. by offering social services and and help the community. People come together to think of providing for their daily needs. The “We receive our funds from the other alternatives and solutions to organisation’s different projects government, but this is very meagre. the problems that are being faced. are mainly aimed at funding. Modevertoning vir liefdadigheid gehou JERETHA OOSTHUIZEN ook vertoon word. [email protected] “Ons het besluit om vanjaar ook ’n klerereeks vir mans bekend te Kindersorg Bloemfontein en Childline stel,” sê Borman. Sy sê ook dat Vrystaat bied op 7 September 2017 ’n hoewel dit baie professioneel is, modeprogram by Ramblers-klub aan. dit nie ’n lang uitgerekte storie Hermien Borman het reeds in 2008 met gaan wees nie nie.”Dit is lekker hierdie inisiatief, wat van daar af gegroei kort, maar kragtig.” SeptemberSeptp eme ber 2017202 17 het tot iets besonders, begin. 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