“I’ve been telling Trac that there’s abject poverty In Volksrust. Service delivery comes late in this part of town, comes late, hence as a bonafide of this area, I have been preaching this gospel at the legislature, hence things are starting to happen here,” she said.

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Provincial Commissioner Lt General Mondli Zuma said: “ We hope people survive the coronavirus during this winter. I know the poverty here in Pixley ka Isaka Seme. This is mainly a farming community, but interventions like these will alleviate the poverty they are undergoing, but that’s in the past.”

Shabalala further pleaded for job opportunities for the people of the area.