12th June 2016
LIMPOPO – The death of her father has seemingly left a disabled Sedzani Musekwa (19) suffering as she had been unable to get her Identity Document from the Department of Home Affairs.
Sedzani, who suffers from multiple disabilities, was forced to drop out of school as she does not have an ID which she had been trying to apply for several years without success.
Her family says she has been sent from one office to another without getting any form of help, but only told to come with her father who is dead.
She currently stays with her siblings at Musekwa-Ngundu village in Vhembe.
The problems for Sedzani started in 2014 when her father passed away, leaving her with her biological mother, a Zimbabwean national, Grace Ndou, who has been
in the country since 1970.
“I have done everything in my power to try and get my daughter an ID so that she can go back to school and apply for a disability grant,” says Ndou.
Her other elder siblings were fortunate enough as they were able to apply for their IDs when their father was still alive, Ndou explains.
Even Sedzani’s older brother, Fally Musekwa, says he has done all he could to assist her.
“I even went to the local traditional offices to obtain proof of residence and letters from her primary school, but even that is not enough for Home Affairs to issue my disabled sister her ID,” he says.
No comment was received from the Department of Home Affairs by the time of going to print.
For further information on South African immigration contact tracy@relocationafrica.com
Acquiring ID a challenge for disabled girl Her family says she has been sent from one office to another without getting any form of help, but only told to come with her father who is dead
12th June 2016
LIMPOPO – The death of her father has seemingly left a disabled Sedzani Musekwa (19) suffering as she had been unable to get her Identity Document from the Department of Home Affairs.
Sedzani, who suffers from multiple disabilities, was forced to drop out of school as she does not have an ID which she had been trying to apply for several years without success.
Her family says she has been sent from one office to another without getting any form of help, but only told to come with her father who is dead.
She currently stays with her siblings at Musekwa-Ngundu village in Vhembe.
The problems for Sedzani started in 2014 when her father passed away, leaving her with her biological mother, a Zimbabwean national, Grace Ndou, who has been
in the country since 1970.
“I have done everything in my power to try and get my daughter an ID so that she can go back to school and apply for a disability grant,” says Ndou.
Her other elder siblings were fortunate enough as they were able to apply for their IDs when their father was still alive, Ndou explains.
Even Sedzani’s older brother, Fally Musekwa, says he has done all he could to assist her.
“I even went to the local traditional offices to obtain proof of residence and letters from her primary school, but even that is not enough for Home Affairs to issue my disabled sister her ID,” he says.
No comment was received from the Department of Home Affairs by the time of going to print.
For further information on South African immigration contact tracy@relocationafrica.com
SA firefighters in Canada: here are the facts
301 South African firefighters are headed home after a pay dispute stalled their firefighting efforts.
The firefighters were brought to Alberta, a province of Canada, to fight what is known as the Fort McMurray blaze, which had been spiraling out of control late May.
The contract was negotiated by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center (CIFFC) and Working on Fire, a South African government program. As a result of the contract, the provincial government in Alberta agreed to pay $170 Canadian dollars per firefighter per day to the program (all dollar amounts in this article are Canadian – it is about R12 to $1).
Kishigu Holdings is a private company that is the primary implementer of the Working on Fire program. Through the Working on Fire program, it has hired and trained over 5,000 firefighters. It is unclear how much of a profit Kishigu makes from these deployments.
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Five police officers arrested over alleged foreigner ‘kidnap’
Five police officers and a civilian have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a foreigner of Asian origin.
The five officers, two attached to Kiambu Quick Response Team, two regular police officers from the Kenya Railways police headquarters, Nairobi, and one AP from Kaloleni were nabbed at Muthaiga police station while allegedly detaining the victim.
Also arrested is the civilian, who is alleged to be the driver of the Probox taxi cab, that was used to ferry the victim to the station. Three immigration officials, whose identities are yet to be ascertained, are said to have fled when the police arrived.
Senior AP officers from Central and Nairobi regions held a six-hour closed-door meeting at the Thika CID offices on Saturday to discuss the issue. Thika deputy criminal investigations officer Raphael Wawire said the meeting was to assess the progress of investigations and establish why the officers operated outside their areas of command.
“Investigations to unravel the truth behind this case is in top gear. They will be charged once we concludinvestigations,” he said. Wawire said on Friday, police trailed the five policemen after receiving reports from an investor – a quarry owner – that one of his employees had been arrested by people, who claimed to be police officers.
“The investor rushed to notify Makongeni police officers, who immediately trailed the five to Muthaiga police station, where they entered after realising they were being pursued,” he said.
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8 South African Businesses That Are Making A Difference
The success of South African businesses is the key to addressing unemployment and inequality in the country, while producing the kind of economic activity that will jump start a flailing economy and give life to a variety of industries.
There are many South Africans, young and old, who have started businesses in order to provide for their families, address a need or follow their dreams, and despite economic difficulties, some of these businesses are already beginning to taste success.
In fact, there are some businesses that deserve to be hailed for the way in which they make a difference to the communities that they support or the people that they assist.
We take a look at 8 businesses that are making their mark on South Africa by making a difference in one way or another.
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