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CHILDREN AND DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY VETERANS TO RECEIVE HOUSES DURING YOUTH DAY COMMEMORATION

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14 June 2023
CHILDREN AND DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY VETERANS TO RECEIVE HOUSES DURING YOUTH DAY COMMEMORATION
The Eastern Cape Human Settlements MEC, Siphokazi Lusithi, will on 15 June 2023, officially handover completed houses to the dependents of military veterans in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMBMM). The handover is a build-up to the Provincial Youth Day Celebrations to be held in the Metro.
Chatty 491 is a housing project that prioritises military veterans and their dependents. One of the beneficiaries to receive a house on the day is 41-year-old Nompumezo Sam who is currently living under poor conditions in a shack with her three children. Sam is the daughter of the late Xolile Valdez Sam who died while in exile.
A total of 491 families of military veterans from NMBMM will benefit from the project. To date 169 houses have been completed.
Members of the media are invited to the handover to be held as follows:
DATE: THURSDAY, 15 JUNE 2023
VENUE: CHATTY, NMBMM
TIME: 13H30
Please confirm attendance to P. Soga at 076 804 4292 or PhiwokuhleS@ecdhs.gov.za

Issued by the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements.

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