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Cele, of Esigungwini village in Phongola, northern KwaZulu-Natal, has been living in a rusty shack with five granddaughters.

Her plight was brought to mayor Bhekithemba Mncwango's attention when a municipal delegation visited her village to assess the damage caused by floods.

Cele, who cannot walk since suffering a stroke in 2008, depends on her neighbours because "her granddaughters neglect her and do as they please".

"I was lying on my mattress when the mayor visited. He promised to build me a house after seeing my leaky roof," Cele said.

"I was touched by the old lady's living conditions during a recent visit to Esigungwini. I decided to build her a three-roomed house. We expect the house to be finished by the last week of January," Mncwango said.

Neighbour Thobeka Sithole said the Cele family's troubles were known in the community.

She said Cele used all her pension money to support her grandchildren.

She claimed that Cele's granddaughters were neglecting her.

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Jan 20, 2011

bhayeni

it 's good like that,so keeping on praying God will answer you in everything you want
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Jan 20, 2011

Tshele

it breaks my heart to see how some children treat their parents....and then we wonder why dintho tsa rona di sa loke...the Bible says hlompha mmao l"e ntatao matsatsi a hao a tla eketseha lefatsheng"

my father drinks himself into a stupor...he's of ill health and doesnt give a dime about anything in ths world...he's an angry man for whatever reasons.....but i will move mountains for him...when he gets sick i'm the one who runs around in hospital buying supplements and all that...i dont care if he wasnt there for me or what...he's my father i LOVE HIM....ha ke batle niks ka ntate waka...dont know how some ppl view life...
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Jan 20, 2011

NIKITAH

that is y we have to thank GOD
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Jan 20, 2011

IKnowWhatTheyDO

granddaughters!!! . . . where the FU*K are their parents?
Why must the poor old lady use her pension to support these kid????
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Jan 20, 2011

Figus

Good ting they've done for ugogo, dats wat a rainbow natiion is abt......
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Jan 20, 2011

biscuit

Gud thing for uGogo, but the grandchildren are going to kill her for the house, you watch
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Jan 20, 2011

Senkgisha

Mohau wa Modimo Banna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.Biscuit Bafana ba kgona ba ka nyela serious.They won't even try to kill her.
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Jan 20, 2011

Shrek

Its really sad how some children treat their elders. Again, where are the parents? Mosadi wa Modimo has to care for the kids, disabled as she is. I promise you, once the house is built, they will be fighting over its ownership. Ka nnete lefatshe le a fela.
I sometimes wonder if some people view us (bana ba na leng hlompho e kgolo go bagolo) as stupid.
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Jan 20, 2011

Mbeva

House at 75? Decent coffin at last
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Jan 20, 2011

Veteran

much better sowetan ya borega str8
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