KwaZulu-Natal MEC tells of stopping campaigning to assist disabled man
KWAZULU-Natal’s health MEC on Tuesday told how he had to "abandon the campaigning for a moment" after "he encountered a severely disabled man at a rural village of Annville in the Amajuba District‚ where he is a political champion"."The man could not walk and was using his hands and knees to propel himself forward‚" Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo said."I couldn’t leave him behind in that state and had to abandon the campaigning for a moment whilst organising him a wheelchair."Indeed it is going to greatly assist him to independently attend to his personal chores without being a burden to anyone."Local elections 2016News, live results and much moreA statement from Dhlomo’s office — which noted that he was doing "door-to-door campaigning" for the ANC — said "the man and his family appreciated the help and thanked the MEC"."He‚ in turn‚ reminded his fellow comrades of the words of former President Nelson Mandela: ‘A democracy is an order of social equality and non-discrimination. Our compatriot...
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