Malume ‘secretly’ sells family home

Share current article via FacebookShare current article via PinterestShare current article via WhatsAppShare current article via TwitterShare current article via LinkedInNewsMalume ‘secretly’ sells family home By: Ntebatse Masipa • 10h agoAdd as a preferred source on GoogleFollow on Google NewsListen to this article-00:00lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandNomasonto Thwala says she is happy they found a place to live. (Ntebatse Masipa/Daily Sun) Sale of house leaves relatives homeless A FAMILY of 10 has been forced to sleep in the streets for five days, with two kids living with disabilities.

This after they were booted out of their family home by new buyers who bought the house behind their backs.

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The family’s nightmare started when their uncle, a former prison warder, donated his old home to his parents so they could move from Vosloorus in Ekurhuleni.

The family made a huge mistake: They didn’t put the deal in writing.

When the uncle moved on to buy another property, he allegedly secretly sold the house out from under his own sister’s family.

Nomasonto Thwala and her loved ones lived in a hellish tug-of-war for more than 10 years. Buyers tried to push them out, neighbours kept putting them back and they were dragged through court.

The hammer finally fell on 25 September when the buyers pitched up with the sheriff and cops, throwing the family out in the cold.

It was sad because we have two kids living with disabilities and we had to sleep with them in the cold.

After five miserable days on the pavement, kind-hearted neighbours took them in to squat in their yards.

Little did they know, their nightmare was about to end.

Local community leader and ActionSA member, Laly Skosana stepped in to fight for them.

“I was touched to see the family living in the streets with two children living with disabilities, so I decided to do something,” Laly said.

Nomasonto revealed she applied for an RDP stand in 2014 and was approved but never received the keys.

Laly immediately knocked on the doors of Ekurhuleni Human Settlements.

“I had to make a recommendation and I’m happy Human Settlements was not difficult,” Laly added.

Thanks to the swift move, Nomasonto and her family finally received a serviced stand.

“The Ekurhuleni Human Settlements built them a big two-roomed shack, and we are grateful that the family now has a place to call home,” said Laly.

She said they’re waiting on Eskom to connect electricity.

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While celebrating the victory, Laly blew the whistle on allocation delays in Daveyton.

“It’s concerning. We have a high number of people in Daveyton who are sitting with approval letters and yet they are not in their houses. Their houses have either been sold or hijacked by some people.

“Nomasonto had been sitting with an approval letter, not aware that her stand was already out and not notified. If they didn’t come to me, this stand could have been taken by someone without her knowing,” she said.

Now, Nomasonto and her family can finally sleep in peace under their own roof.

ActionSA and the local Pick n Pay store also showered them with groceries, and Nomasonto said they were very grateful.

“The groceries will go a long a way. We thank everyone who made this possible,” added Nomasonto.

Ntebatse Masipa is a journalist at Daily Sun, specializing in crime, education, health, service delivery stories and human-interest stories.

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