Madiba’s village faces uphill battle

While South Africa was celebrating the 100th birthday of world icon Nelson Mandela this year, his birth village, Mvezo near Mthatha, is still faced with dire challenges such as high unemployment and poverty rate.

This was the view of Mandela’s daughter-in-law and Mvezo acting senior traditional leader, Nkosikazi Nolusapho Mandela who is Nkosi Mandla Mandela’s mother.

This after she had joined the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and other departments on their visit to the area on Friday to deliver services such as providing IDs and birth certificates to those who lacked them.

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