A GOGO living with a disability is appealing to Good Samaritans to help her repair her crumbling house.
Evelyn Molisi (71) from Motherwell NU 2 in Port Elizabeth claims that political parties only use her house for election campaigns to get votes.
“I won’t even enjoy Christmas because of the state of my house,” said Evelyn, who lives with seven family members.
“Since 2003, I haven’t enjoyed Christmas with my family because we fear that the house may fall on us.
“The house is just falling apart because there are huge cracks in the walls.
“I tried to close the cracks with newspapers, but the wind just blows them away.”
She said the situation is affecting her grandkids badly.
“My grandchildren don’t perform well at school because they are being teased by other kids for living in a crumbling house.
“This has also affected my health badly. My diabetes and blood pressure are not stable, and doctors are worried,” she said.
“I don’t have money to fix my house as I depend on my pension to survive.
“Before the municipal election, people from different parties came to my house and promised to fix it, but with no luck.”
Lwandile Sicwetsha, spokesman for human settlements, said: “This is a bonded house, so it’s the owner’s responsibility to fix it.”