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FOOD seCUrity
At the Advice Office we assist mine workers with the investigation of their claims. We refer those who lose their jobs to the CCMA. Whenever I help someone resolve an issue it gives me joy and pride. What bothers me the most are pensioners who experience problems with their pension funds. Many elderly people were told that they did not receive the whole amount of their pension fund because of deductions for electricity and airtime that they had bought. We found that these claims were untrue. We assisted the pensioners by referring them to SASSA where their issues were resolved.
Another issue that bothers me, is the sale of drugs in our community. Our children are breaking into houses, stealing and selling stolen goods to make quick cash so they can buy these drugs. There are also shebeens that are situated next to the school. Learners drink and go to school to make trouble for teachers. We reported this matter to the department of education. representatives from the department came and spoke to the shebeen owners, who agreed to close the shebeens during the day. This agreement was not honoured and the shebeens are still in business near the school.
I choose to be an active member of the Tyinira rural Development Initiative because I want to see change and unity in my community. The community can see how our lives have changed. Members are able to buy Christmas clothes for their children after we divide the profit from the sale of the vegetables and animals that we farm.
AMAnDLA OOMAMA BASEZILALInI
BeSeBenZa nGomanYano
ndingumama oneminyaka eyi 46. Ikhaya lam likwilali yaseTyinira, eMgxobhozweni, kwisithili sasengqamakhwe,kumasipala waseMnquma. Simi kumhlaba owomileyo, okude nedolophu, apho izinto ezibalulekileyo ebomini babantu zikhoyo. Izinto ezifana namanzi acocekileyo. Izithuthi kunye nombane zikude kakhulu. Idolophu ikumgama ongange 2km xa uhamba kwindlela yetha.
ngonyaka we 2012, singomama basekuhlaleni, saye saqulunqa ukuba sisungule umbutho oza kusiphilisa ukuze sikwazi ukugxotha ikati eziko. Eyona nto yayingamandla yayiyindlala. Abantwana babesiya esikolweni bengatyanga. Kwamanye amakhaya kuzizijwili, abazali besela utywala bengadlanga. Abantwana belila xa umama wekhaya ebethwa ngumyeni wakhe efuna ukutya, enxilile, kodwa uyayazi ukuba akukho.
Saseka lo mbutho wethu ogama liyiTyinira rural Development Agency. Saye sabona kubalulekile ukuzibandakanya nalo mbutho. Iinjongo ikukuziphuhlisa. Saqonda ukuba xa siseka lo mbutho, nabanye abantu baza kuxhamla bakwazi ukulwa inxele likakhetsekile. Sasizimisele ngokulima, sifuye, sitye, sithengise kutsho kuvele amathuba emisebenzi. Ukuqala kwethu lo mbutho, safuya iihagu. Ekuhambeni kwexesha satshintsha, safuya iinkukhu. Salima imifuno. Saye safakela necandelo lezengcebiso kubantu basekuhlaleni. Leyo nto yabuphuhlisa ubomi bethu singamalungu, sigxotha ikati eziko. naba bantu baphangeliyo okanye basincedisa baphuhliseka ngoba bakwazi ukugxotha indlala. Kwicandelo le Advice Office sinceda abasebenzi-migodini, sibaphandela imali zabo. Abagxothwayo emisebenzini sibathumela eCCMA. Xa ndincede umntu one ngxaki nam ndiyavuya, ndizive ndinelunda.
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