Mother Stops Magashule for Help

By: Sthulile Mdletshe

A mother of two who has been camping outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court has pleaded with the ANC suspended Secretary General, Ace Magashule, to intervene into getting her a house.

The woman from Buwler in the midlands, crying in agony, has told  Magashule about how she has been struggling to get an RDP house and other basic services.

Holding on to the hem of Magashule’s suit, the woman has disclosed how she hasn’t been able to get help from various departments, including the local ward Councillor, who she says have been sending her from pillar to post.

Magashule has since promised to intervene on these matters, assisted her with transport fare money upon request and also went on to give her his private contact details.

Speaking to journalists about this encounter, Magashule explains,