Johannesburg - Three destitute Gauteng families moved into brand new furnished brick and mortar houses on Mandela Day, which were donated to them by AfriBiz Invest and the Collen Mashawana Foundation.
“These families have had no houses for over 20 years,” said philantrophist and businessman Collen Mashawana, who is also the executive chairperson of AfriBiz Invest, a company with interests in the construction, water and sanitation development, infrastructure and property development sectors. — Afribiz Invest July 18, 2019 Koko Nyatikazi will also receive a brand new house on Thursday in Soshanguve. #AfribizInvest #AfribizHousingAppeal #CollenmashawanaFoundaton #EverydayIsMandelaDay pic.twitter.com/ZHiY2opuca
“This family was number 2 440 on the housing list,” said Mashawana. “Which means 2 439 families have to get their houses first before they get their turn. We thought because they are very elderly, he has very little time to wait another year for the housing list from government and we decided we can assist,” said Mashawana.
At the Baleke family, the 73-year-old grandmother relied on her pension and also sold recycled bottles to support her family, which consisted of five grandchildren aged between three and 14.
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