Rotary hands over another wheelchair
The 34-year-old has a thin mattress that barely cushions her from the hard cement surface below. As she suffers from asthma, her breathing comes out in rasps.
Sithembile Mbatha sits on the floor of her Lister Farm home.
The 34-year-old has a thin mattress that barely cushions her from the hard cement surface below. As she suffers from asthma, her breathing comes out in rasps.
She moves around on her knees due to her disability.
Sithembile’s plight was brought to the attention of the ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) Foundation NPC on Wednesday last month, by social worker, Bongi Msezane.
The very next day, Rotary Majuba (Newcastle) and AMSA arrived at her door with a wheelchair, mattress, blankets and a pillow, as well as basic cosmetics to make sure that she would not have to spend another night on the hard surface.
“This year seems to be one of the coldest winters we have had; we huddle in front of heaters and air conditioners, oblivious to the hardships facing Sithembile and many others like her in the rural areas of our district,” said Joe Nowbath, Manager of Socio-economic Development at AMSA.
“AMSA Foundation NPC and Rotary Majuba will relentlessly pursue our goal, of bringing comfort to the destitute whenever and wherever we can,” concluded Nowbath.
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