MEMBERS of IFP brought clean water to residents of Hammanskraal, north of Tshwane on Sunday, 16 July. The officials visited Kanana in Hammanskraal to engage with residents and donate water to the residents after the kasi was recently hit by cholera.
This was also part of the party's oversight visit in Gauteng led by its Deputy Chief Whip in Parliament, Zandile Majozi alongside IFP Gauteng deputy chairman, Bonginkosi Dhlamini.
According to Majozi, they started their outreach programme in Soweto on Thursday, 13 July at Moroka Police Station and Home Affairs, Social Development and Labour offices in Maponya Mall, but found the offices closed due to water issues. The officials also visited Hector Peterson Memorial and Mandela House in Soweto.
Majozi said they will come back in a month to visit Tembisa Police Station, as well as Home Affairs, Social Development and Labour offices in Maponya Mall as they didn't do proper oversight because the offices were closed.
She said they hosted a summit on Friday, 14 July and Saturday, 15 July where they spoke about issues of the National Health Insurance and water shortages.
We wanted to find ways on how we can work with communities. We had a cleaning campaign in Kanana this past week. We wanted to promote living in a clean place because cholera is not only caused by water coming from taps, but an unhealthy living lifestyle also causes cholera.
She said they came to thank the community for participating in the cleaning up campaign. "Furthermore, we conveyed our condolences to all the families affected by cholera and those who lost their loved ones. There is poverty and unemployment in the area. People are pleading with government to create a conducive environment," she said.
Majozi said their councillor, who is the Tshwane MMC for Environment and Agriculture, Ziyanda Zwane, led the cleaning up campaign.
"We did convey to the members that when they clean, they must include the community and not for this to be only about the IFP," said Majozi.
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Zwane said they engaged with the community to share common concerns in the community. "There is high unemployment, dirtiness of the city and water crisis. We are not bringing solutions but want to partner with communities to find solutions. The roads are bad," he said.
Resident, Lucas Makola (49), said: "Water is life and clean water is important. We are thankful to the IFP for giving us clean water. May God bless them."
