{"id":212249,"date":"2019-07-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/212249\/fresh-coat-of-paint-brings-dignity-to-families\/"},"modified":"2019-07-21T20:21:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T18:21:09","slug":"fresh-coat-of-paint-brings-dignity-to-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/21\/fresh-coat-of-paint-brings-dignity-to-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh coat of paint brings dignity to families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In honour of Mandela Day on Thursday, members of the ANC and ANC Youth League in Ward 39 dedicated their time to improving the lives of 10 families in need.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211932\/dignity-of-the-homeless-restored\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dignity of the homeless restored<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The team, led by Prince Rulashe (ANCYL), Amos Masetlwa (ANC secretary) and Maguesta Setona (executive committee member of a branch of the ANC &#8211; BEC), spent the day painting and renovating a dilapidated building in Els Road, Elsburg, which is home to a number of destitute families.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_212250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-212250\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-212250\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/29GCNGENEALPANIT_42174-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/29GCNGENEALPANIT_42174-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/29GCNGENEALPANIT_42174-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/29GCNGENEALPANIT_42174-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/29GCNGENEALPANIT_42174.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-212250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lesego Mabale helps paint a dilapidated building in Els Road, Elsburg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have known about the building for a while and are not happy with the conditions that the people live in,\u201d explained Prince.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to paint and renovate the place to bring some dignity to the families who live there.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The team&#8217;s efforts didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211994\/children-enjoy-fun-and-games-courtesy-of-sanvik-ahead-of-mandela-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Children enjoy fun and games courtesy of Sanvik ahead of Mandela Day<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe have committed ourselves to following up with council to find a better solution for housing,\u201d said Prince.<\/p>\n<p>Prince thanked Elsburg Building Materials for the donation of paint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA special thank you also goes to Ntombi Seekete, Amos and Maguesta,\u201d said Prince.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span 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