Mr. D de Bruyn, Historian and Mr. P Letsatsi, Oral Historian, National Museum proceeded to present to the Committee the Batho Community History Project. Mr. de Bruyn explained that Batho was established in 1918 after a decision by the Municipal Council to demolish Waaihoek. At that time Waaihoek was Bloemfontein's oldest black township, but due to its close proximity to white Bloemfontein the black people were moved to Batho and the Coloured people to Cape Stands. They were later moved to Heidedal. By 1941 Waaihoek's last houses were demolished and the area was reclaimed as a white area known as Oranjesig.