Samaritan helps disabled woman

The manager of Mogole productions donated a wheel chair to Flora Maluleka of Soshanguve,block H.

Wilson Mmako

A disabled woman from Soshanguve block H, Flora Maluleka received a brand new wheel chair from Wilson Tladi of Mogole productions.

He discovered Maluleka’s problem while he was doing a story about her waterlogged yard which caused cracks on her house on April this year. He made a promise to help with a wheel chair because the old one she had its brakes were not functioning. He said he approached the department of Social Welfare and development, the department gave him incomplete wheel chair which had no back wheels. Soshanguve disability centre donated him the back wheels. “I’m really happy that i could help other people and also journalists should help not just write the stories only” He said.

When asked about how she felt about her new gift on Nelson Mandela day Maluleka said “i appreciate the efforts Tladi made to help me with a new wheel chair, it’s almost a year without a good wheel chair, may God bless him” she said. Her daughter Kedibone Maluleka was happy for her mother. “my mother would be able to visit her friends she has been confined to bed the whole year not knowing what to do but she will leave the bed from now” she said. The family said Tladi should continue with his good work and not end with them.

Disability centre

18 July 2012

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Civil servants lend a helping hand

The employees from department of Social development and welfare volunteered at Soshanguve disability centre.

Wilson Mmako

People around the country went out to make a difference to other’s lives, and it was not different for Soshaguve disabled centre(Shoshad)at block H.Employees and the locals from Social Development came in their numbers to help with cleaning at the centre.

The centre was opened in 2003 and acquired 1,4 hectares worth R1,5 million donated by the department of the Public works and Transport. It was initiated by a disabled activist and parliamentarian Maria Rantho, but her vision was implemented by Sello Hopane who is wheel chair bound.

Social development and Welfare employees divided themselves into two groups.

The first group cleaned the windows while the other removed the weeds around the yard and the garden. Ms Elsie Motaung, a social worker from the department of Social development and Welfare was happy with their contribution to the centre. “It was successful. Everyone who was here had commitment, We cleaned the place,on this day people can do a lot of things to help others. They have to be willing to help” she said.

People at the centre were happy with what the department has done. Mr Malose Mabusela who spoke on behalf of the management showed happiness about the work done by the volunteers. “As this day is Mandela day, what they did is important, We Soshad management want them to team up with us to work together always, not only on this day” Mabusela said. The volunteers were happy with their work at the centre and promised to lend a helping hand when it is needed.