Rachel Masoeu who lost her husband Aaron after a wastewater dam collapsed, leaving a trail of destruction, wept as government officials showed her a house she would take ownership of soon.
The small town was affected by the mine dam collapse in September last year. More than 200 people were displaced, over 100 houses were destroyed, and two lives were lost while another remains missi.
Speaking to OFM News, one of the victims affected by the floods, Tshepiso Ngubeni, said that residents are frustrated because they expected that the construction of houses in Charlesville would hav.
Premier Sisi Ntombela, flanked by the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Mxolisi Dukwana, the mayor of the Trompsburg-based Kopanong Local Municipality, Xolani Tseletse.