Local Businessman Donates house to destitute family
It is rare to find someone who gains more happiness from giving to others than from receiving.
Themba Sigudla, owner of VIPCON Property Management, is one of those admirable individuals who strives to help those unable to help themselves. Generosity and kindness reside deep within him, and he gives freely of his wealth to anyone who needs it.
Last Thursday, VIPCON together with Mpumalanga government and ANC deputy chair of chairs at the legislature, Jeaneth Thabathe, conducted door-to-door inspections in Mashishing, Kellysville, Skhila and Extension 2, where they discovered a lot of people who are suffering in their households and some who have been left destitute.
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Thabethe is said to be supporting various business entrepreneurs in Mpumalanga that are empowering their communities through business and job opportunities created.
According to Sigudla, what they have seen is not pleasant, as he and his teams, consisting of locals who were also part of the door-to-door inspection on the living conditions of the residents, discovered the Lingwati family of 12, two sisters and their children, including four children of their late sister from Nkomo Old Location in Mashishing.
“While we were doing the inspections, we came across this family and their living conditions were very poor. They were living in a one-roomed shack in their grandparent’s backyard. Seeing this, I reached a point where I decided to take a house in Garden Court, Mashishing and donate it to them.”
The house was handed over to one of the sisters, Zanele Lingwati, and her three children, Sifiso, Bheki and Sibongile. Sigudla promised to identify more people who need houses.
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Adding to his experience, Sigudla said this is the legacy of the deputy president, David Mabuza, that “in Mpumalanga let there be no person who will have to suffer because they don’t qualify for RDP houses, whereas the government has produced leaders that will have to take care of these people”.
A housewarming was held at the Lingwati’s residence with a braai and drinks to welcome the new residents in their new residential area.
Residents who were present at the handover sang, cheered and danced joyfully for the sisters, as they knew of their previous living conditions.
