Accompanied by the members of her Provincial Executive Council, Premier Modise said donating the wheelchairs is part of her effort to encourage those who can give to make a difference in communities especially towards the needy in rural communities.

 

“It is heartrending to see older people suffering especially in our rural communities where unemployment and poverty are so rife.

 

It is also worrying to see a young children who still have a future ahead of them not being able to fulfill their dream or talent not because they can’t but because their parents are not able to buy them assistance devises like wheelchairs for them to move around “, said the Premier before engaging with communities on their experiences and challenges relating to service delivery.

 

There were only smiles on the faces of the recipients of the wheelchairs who explained that life will never be the same for them as they really got exactly what they needed from government.

 

Omphemetse Khunou, the mother of Karabo Khunou, from Oukasie a 12 year old child who was born with brain damage is one of the recipients of the wheelchairs.

 

Khunou said she has being struggling to get a wheelchair for his child for a long while.

 

“I am very happy that my child does have his own wheelchair because life was difficult for me as I had to be the only one moving him around every time.

 

I really appreciate the help that Mme Thandi Modise gave to me,” she said.

 

Mmamogale Segwapa, 96, from 0ukasie is another elderly amongst the recipients who thanked the Premier for the wheelchair.

 

“I will henceforth depend on this wheelchair to move around, I really thank the Premier for this important gift and wish her all the best in her work and she must continue to do all the good things for the people of my community,” she cited.

 

Another recipient, Daniel Kgwethi, also from Oukasie could not stop thanking government for remembering people like him, who have nothing and only rely on a disability grant.

 

“I really appreciate the wheelchair and I would like to ask God to give the Premier means to help other people who are also in the same situation like

 

me, ” he said.

 

The interactive engagement with communities held on Saturday was graced by the attendance of the newly elected National Chairperson of House of Traditional Leaders, Kgosi Pontsho Maubane and his wife. Other participants included the Executive Mayor of Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, Councillor Louis Diremelo, Members of his Mayoral Committee and a few councillors from Madibeng Local Municipality