“Matumi”
P.O.Box76
Schagen 1207
9 November 1998
Dear Ms Baloyi,
I’m sorry we weren’t able to meet, as a follow up to your phone call, but I do hope that we can do so before too long. Tony and I made a visit to the office, and made contact with Obed, and I hope that he’ll keep us in touch with events and meetings. As we told him, we’d like to transfer our ANC membership from Yeoville to Schagen.
I’m writing this letter because both Tony and I will be away for the next two months, until about 12 January (though I will be back at home from 8th to 21st December) and I want to keep in touch. Obed told us that you and he were keen to develop community activities in Schagen, and I’d like to contribute where and how I can. Mary Turok may have told you that I’ve been working for the International Labour Organisation these last 15 years or so (though I’m now semi-retired), and my special interest and expertise is in women’s employment and self-employment, and in community development generally. I’m sure there’s a lot of scope for that sort of work around here! I’ve also been involved with the ANC Women’s League over the years (in exile, not in SA). Do you know Aggie Msimang? She’s urging me to get back in, but I’d much rather work at the local, community level, and not specifically for the Women’s League.
It seems we’ve lost the battle as far as the post office is concerned. I wonder what will happen to the actual building? That corner isn’t very savoury at the moment, particularly Fridays and Saturdays when there are people hanging around the bottle store getting very drunk! That’ll get worse now; I suppose. Clearly that should be the location for the police station Obed was saying you were hoping could be established!
I’ll try to drop in to the office in mid-December, when I’m back home for a couple of weeks.
With very best wishes
Eve Hall
P.O.Box76
Schagen 1207
9 November 1998
Dear Ms Baloyi,
I’m sorry we weren’t able to meet, as a follow up to your phone call, but I do hope that we can do so before too long. Tony and I made a visit to the office, and made contact with Obed, and I hope that he’ll keep us in touch with events and meetings. As we told him, we’d like to transfer our ANC membership from Yeoville to Schagen.
I’m writing this letter because both Tony and I will be away for the next two months, until about 12 January (though I will be back at home from 8th to 21st December) and I want to keep in touch. Obed told us that you and he were keen to develop community activities in Schagen, and I’d like to contribute where and how I can. Mary Turok may have told you that I’ve been working for the International Labour Organisation these last 15 years or so (though I’m now semi-retired), and my special interest and expertise is in women’s employment and self-employment, and in community development generally. I’m sure there’s a lot of scope for that sort of work around here! I’ve also been involved with the ANC Women’s League over the years (in exile, not in SA). Do you know Aggie Msimang? She’s urging me to get back in, but I’d much rather work at the local, community level, and not specifically for the Women’s League.
It seems we’ve lost the battle as far as the post office is concerned. I wonder what will happen to the actual building? That corner isn’t very savoury at the moment, particularly Fridays and Saturdays when there are people hanging around the bottle store getting very drunk! That’ll get worse now; I suppose. Clearly that should be the location for the police station Obed was saying you were hoping could be established!
I’ll try to drop in to the office in mid-December, when I’m back home for a couple of weeks.
With very best wishes
Eve Hall
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