{"id":51098,"date":"2021-09-16T09:40:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T07:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/elderly-womans-dignity-restored-with-a-new-house-20210914\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T19:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:29:43","slug":"elderly-womans-dignity-restored-with-a-new-house-20210914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/elderly-womans-dignity-restored-with-a-new-house-20210914\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly woman\u2019s dignity restored with a new house"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Nyandeni Local Municipality has handed over a newly built two-roomed flat to Matshaka Notheza (78), of Zinduneni Administrative Area, which falls under Ward 19 of the local municipality, as part of its interventions to assist indigent citizens without decent shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The house was officially handed over on September 1 and formed part of the municipality\u2019s programmes of marking the end of 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