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Poverty is not exaggerated at Vukuzakhe – Shabalala
Warmth was brought to the people of Vukuzakhe township In Volksrust by MEC Gabisile Shabalala in conjunction with Trac which donated the 200 blankets.
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“I’ve been telling Trac that there’s abject poverty In Volksrust. Service delivery comes late in this part of town, comes late, hence as a bonafide of this area, I have been preaching this gospel at the legislature, hence things are starting to happen here,” she said.
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Provincial Commissioner Lt General Mondli Zuma said: “ We hope people survive the coronavirus during this winter. I know the poverty here in Pixley ka Isaka Seme. This is mainly a farming community, but interventions like these will alleviate the poverty they are undergoing, but that’s in the past.”
Shabalala further pleaded for job opportunities for the people of the area.