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The arts council in Mmabatho destroyed during the 2018 protests has never recovered.
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Vehicles burnt in the 2018 protests have not been removed from the centre.
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Thato Molosankwe, a social activist who has been vocal against the dilapidation of Mahikeng’s historical buildings.
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The iconic Unibo chapel in a state of neglect.
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Lumka M'belle is one of the few residents trying to restore Mahikeng’s historical buildings, including the Unibo chapel.
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Inside the Unibo chapel.
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The village of Lonely Park suffers in poverty and unemployment. even after the arrival of democracy in 1994.
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Otsetswe Kelaotswe, a 29-year-old Lonely Park resident, is one of the many unemployed despite having a degree in financial management.
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Lonely Park and other parts of Mahikeng have been without running water for nearly a week.
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Nondumiso Kubatsi, another Lonely Park resident, says the water supply issue is a regular occurence.
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Danville, a suburb on the outskirts of Mahikeng, is riddled by open land filled with litter that it is now infested by pigs.
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The litter has even reached the nearby graveyard.
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This open land dumped with waste is right next to Danville Secondary School.
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Danville Secondary School is in a state of collapse.
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Broken windows, covered with zinc, are all over the school buildings.
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Classrooms in the schools are without doors.
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Some rooms in the school have collapsing ceilings.
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A sewerage drain overflows opposite RDP houses in Danville.
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Gertrude Ludick is one of the residents staying in the RDP houses. Her daughter is asthmatic.
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In one area of Danville is a stream polluted with sewage and waste. Children are known to play there.
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Potholes can be seen all over Mahikeng - suburb or village, there is no exception.
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Mmabatho Convention Centre - which hosed big events in the past. - is now abandoned.
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Mahikeng Stadium has hosted Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates games, but it's been years since this has happened.