Central SA
Relief for family of 15 living in one room─── KEKELETSO MOSEBETSI 12:54 Sun, 25 Jun 2023
A North West family of 15 is finally getting a house, after 20 years of living in a one-roomed dwelling.
Acting Premier Nono Maloyi has appointed a contractor to build a house for a family of 15, who has been living in a one-roomed dwelling for 20 years, said Tumelo Maropeng, spokesperson for North West Human Settlements. The family, who lives in Madibogo village in the Ratlou municipality, were visited by Maloyi and Human Settlements head of department, Kgotso Mahlobo. Idah April, 29, shares the room with her three children and various other family members. The family survives on child support grants and odd jobs.
“We will welcome any little assistance we can get as a family. We have been living in this room for years, with no privacy and lots of defects. We depend on child support grants and money from odd jobs from local farms. The government assistance will come in handy,” said April.
The contractor, Otukile Kgabi of MGT Projects, hopes to have the house completed by next month. Mahlobo urged contractors for housing projects to perform to their best abilities, saying the department has vowed to terminate the contracts of non-performing contractors.
