{"id":263,"date":"2025-03-14T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/?p=263"},"modified":"2025-03-15T15:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T15:13:26","slug":"people-living-with-disabilities-march-to-rustenburg-local-municipality-for-services-and-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/people-living-with-disabilities-march-to-rustenburg-local-municipality-for-services-and-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MARCH TO RUSTENBURG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR SERVICES AND JOBS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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People living with disabilities took to the streets to voice their grievances through a peaceful march to the Rustenburg Local Municipality.Pic Rapula Mancai <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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MMC for special projects, Libie Kgwedi signed the memorandum and promised to pass it on to the mayor and all relevant departments.Pic Rapula Mancai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PEOPLE living with disabilities took to the streets to voice their grievances through a peaceful march to the Rustenburg Local Municipality on Friday, 14 March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim of the march was to demand better services and job opportunities for people living with disabilities.The march also aimed to raise awareness and promote acceptance of people with disabilities highlighting the importance of inclusivity in empowering communities and advocating for accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The march was organised by RSA Disability Civil Movement, a non-profit organization that advocates for the rights and inclusion of persons living with disabilities. The marchers accused the municipality of taking him for granted. They demanded that 80% of municipal employees undergo sign language training so that they able to provide excellent service to deaf individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organiser, Tshepang Masibi said they have several times engaged the municipality about issues affecting people living with disabilities, but they keep on giving empty promises. Masibi, who has a disability, said the municipality has a special project programme, but it hasn\u2019t benefited them. He said he feels the municipality has abandoned them. \u201cWe must benefit from infrastructure projects. The mayor must ensure that 2 or 3 companies are included as sub-contractors for very project initiated by RLM regardless of the size of the project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Rustenburg resident shared his experiences as a person living with disabilities in the local community. He spoke about challenges such as taxi drives ignoring them on the roads. \u201cWe should be treated like human beings. We need to have access to basic services.\u201d \u201cThe municipality has no heart for disabled people. I am unemployed. My family rely on disability grants, but that money is not enough for food and to pay someone to fetch water for me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another resident who uses a wheelchair said her major challenge was accessing water.She said that when taps run dry in the community she has to wait for family to come home and go buy water from residents who have boreholes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The municipality was given 14 days to respond to the group\u2019s memorandum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MMC for special projects, Libie Kgwedi signed the memorandum and promised to pass it on to the mayor and all relevant departments. He said he noted all the concerns and felt their pain. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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