{"id":52159,"date":"2026-03-09T17:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=52159"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:39:28","slug":"nkandlas-ward-7-residents-feel-neglected-over-poor-service-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/09\/nkandlas-ward-7-residents-feel-neglected-over-poor-service-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"Nkandla&#8217;s ward 7 residents feel neglected over poor service delivery &#8211; SABC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As South Africa celebrates Human Rights Month, the country reflects on the progress made in establishing a democratic society.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the country and government have made significant efforts to improve and balance the living standards of people, especially in the post-apartheid era, residents of Mangidini Village, Ward 7 under the Nkandla Local Municipality, still believe that they are treated unequally compared to other South African citizens due to a lack of service delivery and the difficult conditions under which they live.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This comes as Gabisile Biyela (91), from Mangidini has gone for several months without getting her medical treatment due to the distance to the local clinic, as she can no longer walk by herself.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Biyela would need to walk for more than an hour and cross the uMhlathuze River to reach the local clinic. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her daughter says they decided to stop taking her to the clinic because they do not have money to hire people to help carry their mother, they also cannot hire cars due to the poor roads in the area.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cMom used to take her medicine at St Mary\u2019s Hospital, commonly known as Magwaza Hospital, but since she can no longer walk, she stopped going. We do not have money to pay people to help us if she\u00a0has to\u00a0go to the clinic. We are a family of eight staying in a mud hut, depending on her social grant. Even a wheelchair cannot help because of the condition of our road.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As South Africa celebrates Human Rights Month, residents of Mangidini Village, under the Nkandla Local Municipality believe that they are treated unequally compared to other citizens as they do not have electricity, roads, or water and they have to cross uMhlathuze River every\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EwCvCnndsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/EwCvCnndsh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SABC News (@SABCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SABCNews\/status\/2031033003338580359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The family says the local\u00a0councillor\u00a0is aware of their\u00a0situation,\u00a0but they\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0received any help as they asked for an RDP house.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Local councillor Mr Vuyani Ngonyama admits that the ward has poor service delivery but denies that he is aware of the Biyela family situation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOur ward is facing so many challenges and I\u2019m aware of our people\u2019s complains, especially road, water and electricity issues but\u00a0I didn\u2019t know any matter relating to\u00a0Biyela\u00a0family therefore I cannot comment on it I will have to ask ward committee.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Community leader Mzamo Sibiya says if there is a funeral they are forced to make a stretcher with wood that will carry a coffin and be able to cross the uMhlathuze River.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOur road is bad, we cannot really blame ambulances and hearse drivers for not being able to transport us. If there is a funeral, we make a stretcher with wood that will carry a coffin and be able to cross the river.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Community leader Mzamo Sibiya says if there is a funeral they are forced to make a stretcher with woods that will carry a coffin and be able to cross the uMhlathuze River. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9rSYecteEa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/9rSYecteEa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sbusiso Maphumulo (@IamsbusisoM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamsbusisoM\/status\/2031028167977169345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nkandla is one of the less developed villages in KZN. Fifteen percent of people have no schooling, only 0.7% had access to tertiary level and 16.8% have Grade 12. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to StatsSA , 63% of households in Nkandla are headed by women, making them breadwinners within many families.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">42.1% of houses in Nkandla are built from mud, this was confirmed by StatsSA 2022.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">According to StatsSA, 63% of households in Nkandla are headed by women and 42.1% of houses are mud hut houses.<br \/>Source by StatsSA<br \/>Graphic by Sibusiso Biyela <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sabcnews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#sabcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DbdA3n7KCJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/DbdA3n7KCJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sbusiso Maphumulo (@IamsbusisoM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamsbusisoM\/status\/2031043780489478211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>                    <!--begin code --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!--end code --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Nkandlas #ward #residents #feel #neglected #poor #service #delivery #SABC #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As South Africa celebrates Human Rights Month, the country reflects on the progress made in establishing a democratic society.\u00a0 While&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52161,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52159\/revisions\/52161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}