Zuma, Amaha hand over houses

Veteran kwaito musician and Amaha (African Musicians against HIV-Aids) chairperson Doc Shebeleza will consider the end of business tomorrow as the start of great achievements.

Shebeleza says tomorrow marks a milestone on the long road to build a great future for poor families, when President Jacob Zuma will hand over houses to families at Willers Farm in Ennerdale, south of Jozi.

The beneficiaries of the houses are Enoch Vilakazi, Busisiwe Mlotshwa, the Msimanga family and Xolisa Ngomane.

Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane and Jozi mayor Amos Masondo will also attend the ceremony.

Shebeleza says: “Tomorrow we are handing the houses to their owners and launching the project.

“Initially we wanted to build 50 houses in each province each year.

“Our target is to build 400 houses by 2013.”

Amaha has completed three three-bedroomed homes in Willers Farm and a two-bedroomed house in Snake Park in Dobsonville, Soweto.

“The houses were completed during the week and we also put furniture in them,” Shebeleza says.

He says they are proud as musicians that they are contributing to society.

“Every musician will look at this year with pride – that we are living up to expectations as role models.

“Instead of being in the public eye for all the wrong reasons, we can now claim our stake and be in the public eye for a good cause,” he says.

Although he says their plan is in place, he pleads with companies to join them in helping to build up needy communities.

“Apart from the sponsors we have, government departments came on board when we needed them,” Shebeleza says.

Other departments partnering Amaha are health , education , human settlements and arts and culture .

The project is run in partnership with Sunday World, the SABC, the NHBRC, Mabkol Project, Riaphela Construction, JR Sekwele and Associates and Mazotsho.

“We’ll also give the families groceries as part of the package ,” Shebeleza says.

Amaha will spend R6m on houses for the poor, particularly in rural areas such as Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.

Norman Masungwini
Sunday World

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