GOGO Thamaria Mdlalose (81) looked very thrilled.
Of the 300 residents who received title deeds on Wednesday at Etwatwa in Ekurhuleni , she was first in line.
The joy soon spread to the 300 other residents.
That’s because Gauteng human settlements MEC Paul Mashatile gave them title deeds!
The gogo, who has been living in the kasi for about 20 years, told Daily Sun she was happy that the government had kept its promises.
“My prayers have been answered. God is good,” she said.
“I’ll die knowing that my four grandchildren and five daughters have a roof over their heads.”
Mashatile said: “Our first priority is elderly people.”
He said the government had allocated and approved six big projects for Etwatwa and was processing 39 000 title deeds.
“Mega projects will include the building of RDPs, schools, flats, hospitals and vacant land owned by the private sector,” he said.
“This will be used to build serviced stands in which people will build their own houses.
“We’re not building houses but new communities.”
He told the title deeds recipients: “The government is giving you assets. Don’t sell them.”
