A brave nine-year-old boy who woke in the middle of the night and found his home on fire and full of smoke, tried in vain to save to save his little brother and sister.
Moved by the discovery of a live infant buried near a Methodist Church building, its members have raised R15,000 towards the baby boy’s needs. The members, led by women, launched the Nonceba Foundation where people can donate towards the needs of the child in Dikeni, Cala. In February, the church’s steward, Mbuyiselo Manyonga, tried to find the source of muffled cries he heard while preparing for the Sunday service.
One of Cwebeni village’s most senior citizens, 92-year-old Maswelekile Petshana, among the many village women living in abject poverty in dilapidated mud homes, has died without realising the dream of a proper house.She waited for 25 years for an RDP house to no avail.
One of Cwebeni village’s most senior citizens, 92-year-old Maswelekile Petshana, among the many village women living in poverty in dilapidated mud homes, has died without realising her dream of a proper house.
More than 80,000 Eastern Cape girls from poor backgrounds are to receive free sanitary towels, courtesy of the department of social development.Social development MEC Bukiwe Fanta announced on Tuesday that the department had begun the rollout of “sanitary dignity packs”, with one pack designed to last a girl the full school year.