A woman’s dream of servicing the informal settlement and enriching the young minds of Zenzele through her makeshift library has been shattered once again. This after the makeshift library, which was operating from a freight container, was stolen recently.
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Fikile Farrow, the founder of Zenzele I mpumelelo library said she heard the news on the New Year’s Eve (December 31) from one of the volunteers at the library, as well as community members.
“I had gone to the library on the day and was surprised that on my arrival, the library itself just wasn’t there anymore. I called one of the volunteers who told me that she thought I’m the one who ordered for it to be removed because of the state it was in.
“I also asked locals in the area who said they too were shocked when they didn’t see it at its usual place anymore,” said Farrow, who added that she was devastated when she heard this and immediately reported it to the Randfontein Police.
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Meanwhile, news of this come as Farrow was gearing up to fix her library after it was vandalised in March last year.
The windows of the freight container library were broken and her books were also stolen.
However, just months later, Farrow could see the light at the end of the tunnel, after the Herald readers offered a helping hand and donated books for her library.
During this time, Farrow was happy that she would again have the opportunity to change people’s lives around Zenzele and introduce them to the culture of reading.
This is now a dream that seems somewhat far-fetched for Farrow at this present moment.
Randfontein Police spokesperson Carmen Hendricks confirmed a case has been opened and under investigation.
