The dreams of a 51-year- old Zeerust man with disability who has no feet and hands became a reality when he and 16 members of his family received three newly built houses from North West Premier, Thandi Modise at Ikageleng Township on Tuesday.

“I did not believe that government will respond speedily to our plight and with such splendour after the Premier visited the dilapidated shack we were staying in less than three months ago. We feel so special,” said the overjoyed Pontsho Ndlovu who also received an electric powered  wheelchair from Premier Modise.
Ndlovu who was relocated from Kruisrivier outside Zeerust to his electrified and fully furnished two bed roomed home said that the wheelchair will assist him to move with ease.
In handing over the houses, Premier Modise said that government wants to restore the dignity of every citizen.

“As a caring and compassionate government, we were touched by the abject poverty and inhumane conditions under which the family lived without necessary documentation to access grants and other essential services from government. We are grateful to the Regional Secretary of the ANC in Ngaka Modiri Molema, Priscilla Williams who drew our attention to the plight of the family during the Provincial Lekgotla,” Modise said.
The Premier also expressed appreciation to the integrated and coordinated intervention by the Departments of Human Settlements-Public Safety and Liaison, Home Affairs, Social Development and Health and Palesa Manche of Sun Success Construction Projects CC who was contracted to build the houses.
Manche who recently completed 600 housing units at the Groot Marico Human Settlement Project and was winner of the Best Woman Contractor category at the Provincial Govan Mbeki Awards also donated furnisher for Pontsho Ndlovu’s and curtains for all three houses.
Premier Modise who was accompanied by MEC for Human Settlements-Public Safety and Liaison, Nono Maloyi and Ramotshere Moiloa Mayor, Councillor Afrika Thale announced that Ndlovu is to receive prosthesis after completing physiotherapy.
Modise said that Ndlovu’s nephew who suffered an epileptic fit and fell into a fire while preparing food for him has been placed on correct treatment and will also receive  physiotherapy  and undergo a skin graft operation to mask his burn injuries.-TDN
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