It is often said that it takes a village to raise a child and that no-one can be deemed an orphan while elders in the community exists. Sedibeng District Municipality (SDM) took it up-on themselves to live up to expectation when they took a stand by handing over a house to a child headed family on Mandela day.
Selwane Leburu passed away over a decade ago and in 2010 the father also passed on.
Leburu's family which lived in a shack in Evaton was discovered after the parents passed away and the children were left in vulnerable, destitute and very unhealthy conditions.
The SDM requested the MEC for Gauteng Department of Local Government and Housing to assist in addressing this matter and do whatever it takes to provide these children with a better place to live.
SDM Executive Mayor, Cllr. Mahole Mofokeng in his speech on Mandela day last year he said "Taking into account the condition under which these children live, we have decided that an alternative accommodation be arranged for them. When dealing with this kind of case as a government we must always adhere to existing normal procedures and processes on service delivery. It will always be advisable not to create precedence which will in the long run compromise the good intention of providing human settlement equally deserving citizens of South Africa."
Meanwhile a networking session where good work done by community members was acknowledged which took place at the Emerald Casino and Resort. Masoheng Old Age Home was one of the recipients where partners were lobbied to commit financially and probably assist the centres further.
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