The Mphigalale family from Tshibvumo village in Dzimauli was offered a ray of hope during an imbizo with members of the community on Friday, 10 March, when the mayor of the Thulamela Local Municipality, Cllr Athingozwidivha Sarah Rammbuda, promised to build the disadvantaged family a brand-new house.
The imbizo was arranged to give the local community an opportunity to highlight their service-delivery needs and concerns.
During the meeting, Rammbuda paid a visit to the home of Mr Aifheli Mphigalale from the Pfimbida section. Mphigalale has been living in a dilapidated mud house with his wife and six children for a very long time. In response to the call of those in need, Rammbuda pledged to build them a proper house. "We are only asking that the family be patient for a little while longer, as the house will be constructed within the next financial year, which starts on the 1st of July 2023," she said.
The family, along with other needy households, also received food parcels during the imbizo. Mphigalale's wife, Ms Tendani Mphigalale, said she was very thankful to everyone who had gone to the municipality on their behalf and told them about their suffering. "I would like to thank Vhakoma, our headman, Thovhele Vho-Ratshibvumo Rammbuda and the government for visiting our family today. I never thought that, as poor as we are, such dignitaries would ever visit us one day. We sleep in this one room with our six children and there is no privacy at all for us as parents. May the Good Lord bless you for what you have done to this family today," she said.