Government’s initiative to provide destitute and elderly people with houses, has been hit by a backlog to extend that phrases such as “Don’t ask what they can do for you, rather what you’re doing for them” has been the meal of the day. It was all smiles and joy when Samuel Radebe and other Orange Farm residents were handed keys to their new houses by Habitat for Humanity.
This great deed was in collaboration with Arcellor Mittal, AfriSam, Nedbank, Independent Development Corporate and other stakeholders.
Radebe who is partially blind is a father of four children, he lost his wife and job 8 years ago and now survives on grant.
“After having waited for 16-odd years to have a civil roof over my head, I had lost hope that one day my dream of owning one was ever going to be realized. I will now sleep peacefully in my new house and not be bothered by rats which were now taking over my shack” he said.
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