Vryburg- North West Community Safety and Transport Management MEC Gaoage Molapisi said government is committed in delivering services to its people in all aspects of life.

Speaking during the trucking wellness campaign as part of the October Transport Month commemoration in Vryburg, Molapisi said the government doesn’t encourage the sex workers business but has to face the reality of the business existence and respond to the need of government services to those affected.

He called upon truck drivers and sex workers to use protection and encourages them to make use of government services availed to them.

“The least we can do is to provide the services and encourage protection during the interaction of both parties. It is sad that these drivers have left their loved ones behind and spend too much of their time on the road, and they find it difficult to resist the temptations they come across, while on the other hand the living conditions seem to drive our mothers and sisters to the street were they say is making a difference in trying to make end meets and feed their families,” said the worried MEC.

One truck driver admitted that they get tempted and pay for the services from sex workers because they (truck drivers) leave their loved ones at home for a very long time, however he doesn’t believe in protection.

“These condoms also causes us allergies, to be honest I personally don’t prefer using them yet one find it difficult to ignore the temptations from these women,” said the driver who was interested to attend the event but had to leave Vryburg to Durban in the early hours of Tuesday.

One of the sex workers said they don’t enjoy the street life, but they are forced by the circumstances.

“Some of us we are bred winners, we have children and siblings to take care, feed, bath and buy them clothes and this is the only way we survive,” she said as she was leaving to one of the trucks to look for business.

Her partner in business added that they sometimes get abused by their potential clients.

“Life is not easy here but this is our only means of income, it is very risky and scary but one has to live with it,” she concluded.

In partnership with the Department of Health, services of HIV/AIDS, STI counseling, TB, sugar diabetes and all other related diseases were provided to hundreds of people who were gathered at the event, including male circumcision.-TDN
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