A YOUNG man, now 22 years of age, has had his life put on hold by the Department of Home Affairs since 2009.
When Ntokozo Ngema of Mawanda Village in KwaBiyela applied for his ID document at the age of 17 he hoped his troubles would be over, but they had just begun.
The Department of Home Affairs mobile offices visited Obuka Secondary School to help Ntokozo and the other pupils apply for their ID documents, but unfortunately he has still not obtained the crucial document.
Despite numerous visits to Empangeni Home Affairs offices, after being told to apply afresh because his ID number is the same as somebody else’s, Ntokozo says when he phones now to enquire about the outcome of his application, he still gets the runaround.
After the passing of his mother when he was three, Ntokozo was raised by his father, who has also since passed away.
At the moment young Ntokozo, who because of his predicament can’t even find odd jobs, stays with his also unemployed female cousin who has four children, and they all survive out of the monthly child grants.
Ngema has now turned to the media with a hope of his story of a struggle to get an ID document goes public, he might get some help.
All attempts to speak to the Department of Home Affairs national offices failed, but the Zululand Observer was told by the Deputy Director General: Chief Operations Officer Thulani Mavuso’s secretary to write him an email, including the name and ID number of Ntokozo and it will be passed on for further investigation.
