Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle on Wednesday handed over a fully furnished temporary house to a destitute family in Mqanduli.
Masualle was alerted to the plight of the family through an Umhlobo Wenene programme.
The family lived in dilapidated mud structures, one of which has already collapsed. Two members have disabilities but no state grants.
Abongile Blayi, 21, who have been diagnosed with acute asthma six years ago and is breathing with the assistance of an asthma pump feared he and his brother, Phumzile Blayi, will be homeless and have nobody to care for them if his 79-year-old diabetic father Mabhontilane Blayi dies while they were still facing the plight of having a dilapidated house and nobody to care for them.
On August 15 this year he called Umhlobo Wenene FM and broke down as he told of their plight, which left listeners in tears.On Wednesday, the family of Bhakubha village in Mqanduli broke down as Masualle handed over the house and also gardening tools.
The village which falls in the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality had no clean water supply and electricity...