Maila donates to child-headed families and New Year babies

BURGERSFORT

The first citizen of Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality (FTLM), Cllr Eddie Maila was as busy as a bee during the festive season. Maila ensured services were accelerated to the locals during the busy festive period. Some of the projects that caught the eyes included the donations he made on Christmas Day.
To keep a wolf at bay, Maila donated food hampers to needy families on December 25 .The donations were handed at the municipality’s chamber.
Maila reiterated that the foods were going to last a few weeks and will allow the families to have a merrier festive season. More than 40 families benefitted from the donations.
“These hampers will guarantee that they enjoy Christmas, the festive period, and the tough January month,” he said.
Maila said in the past four years, all Ward councillors in the municipality’s 39 wards were able to identify beneficiaries, especially child-headed families who are struggling to put food on the table.
“Today, most of these families are beneficiaries here,” he said as he handed the food parcels.
He also thanked all Fetakgomo Tubatse councillors for their commitment in serving the communities at all times.
“We thank all volunteers who heeded the call by donating food hampers to this worthy course,” concluded Maila.
The beneficiaries thanked both the FTLM and Maila for the gifts. “December is a tough month for most of us, but the intervention by Maila will ensure we have a merrier Christmas and a happy New Year,” said one of the recipients Thembi Msiza.
Meanwhile on New Year’s Day, Maila visited Dilokong and Mecklenburg hospitals to welcome babies born on January 1. He bestowed the mothers with gifts that included diapers, formulas, baby lotions, bath tubs, mini blankets and many more. The mothers, all thanked Maila for handing them unexpected gifts.
Maila said this annual visit is conducted to pay respect to and celebrate the healthcare workers who safely deliver babies in public health facilities.
The mayor applauded the efforts of healthcare workers, who he said sacrifice their time and families to ensure that services are delivered to the public in an efficient manner.
He noted that this is a testament to the fact that public facilities are able to deliver services to satisfactory levels. Maila called upon the public to work together with healthcare workers and to treat them with respect, rather than abuse.
He emphasised the importance of collaboration in order to provide quality services. During the time of his visit at about 11:00, a total of seven babies had been delivered at both hospitals.
He said the visit highlighted the municipality’s commitment to working together with public facilities to provide integrated and coordinated services to the communities.


Dilokong Hospital’s acting CEO Jeanette Mashego applauded the mayor for always visiting the health facility on New Year’s Day. She said the mayoral visit pumps the healthcare workers to always do their job their jobs excellently throughout the year.
A total of 191 babies were born on New Year’s Day in Limpopo.