SITHOBELA, NGUDZENI, SIGWE, SOMNTONGO – Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla handed over five newly built houses yesterday across four constituencies, offering relief to elderly and vulnerable residents living in unsafe conditions.
Four of the homes were funded by Maloma Colliery Limited, while the fifth was provided by the Eswatini Government through the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA).
In Sithobela, 82-year-old Mangcamuza Mavimbela, his wife, and grandchildren moved from a deteriorating stick-and-mud house into a new two-roomed home. In Ngudzeni, over-90-year-old Sigwaca Magutjwa, who had been living in a collapsing structure infested with rats and snakes, received a safe and secure house. Another Ngudzeni resident, Muntu Dlamini, who lost five stick-and-mud houses to a wildfire last year, was also given a two-roomed home.
In Sigwe’s Ndunayithini community, 72-year-old Make Tsiteni Sikhondze, who had been living in a tent with her grandchildren after her home collapsed late last year, received a new two-roomed house, with the DPM pledging additional fencing, a makeshift kitchen, and a bed. In Somntongo, 76-year-old Mkhulu Joseph Simelane, who had been staying in a storm-damaged hut, received the final house of the day.
Maloma Colliery Limited’s representative, Myzo Magagula, reaffirmed the company’s support for community upliftment initiatives. The DPM thanked both Maloma Colliery and NDMA for their collaboration and encouraged children to care for their elderly parents and respect their independence.
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