70 year-old aged widow amongst beneficiaries of housing project

As the country mark’s Women’s month in August, a 70 year old widow in Mpumalanga is earmarked to be amongst the firsttime house owners. This as Mpumalanga Premier, Ms RefilweMtshweni-Tsipane will be handing over a house to Gogo Martha Matjomabe as part of the commemoration.

Gogo Martha who lived in squalid conditions will be provided with a new house to call home for the first time. The Premier will be accompanied by the MEC for Human Settlements, Mr Speed Mashilo during the hand over ceremony.

Details of the ceremony are as follows:

Date: 12 August 2021
Venue: Siyanqoba, eMalahleni Local Municipality
Time: 10h00

The Premier will also be visiting vaccination sites in the municipality to monitor and encourage residents to vaccinate.

The media is invited to attend.

Confirmation and enquiries can be directed to Ms Sibongile Mkani-Mpolweni (Premier’s Spokesperson) on 082 967 2138.

Source: Government of South Africa