The building is battling with a leaking roof and water flowing in, especially after heavy rain.
General Manager Dineo Setsetse said they are faced with constant blackouts that affect their lift.
“Electricity shortage is our biggest challenge. We have constant blackouts that are affecting everything including lights and a lift. Our lift is not working due to blackouts and our kitchen is a mess. We have a serious challenge of people who steal electrical cables meant to supply the hotel with power.
“Water flows into our kitchen through the roof. Workers working in the kitchen are not safe especially when it (is) flooded. Our back-up generator has been stripped and it is failing to supply us with alternative electricity when there are outages,” Setsetse said.
Ntwaagae Seleka
South Africa’s iconic Soweto Hotel situated at Freedom Square in Kliptown, could shut its doors due to vandalism.
The 4-star hotel which opened in November 2007, was built at a cost of
R23.4 million.
Criminals have looted and stripped electrical cables, and the underground parking is closed after it was flooded with water and littered with garbage.
South Africa’s iconic Soweto Hotel situated on Freedom Square in Kliptown, Soweto, could close its doors after an onslaught by thieves, vandals, and the elements.
The hotel is meant to attract tourism to many parts of Soweto, including the historic and one of the oldest suburbs, Kliptown, and its surrounding informal settlements.