During the festive season, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Central Command and Member of Parliament hailing from Orange Farm Ext 3, Ward 131, led various community initiatives alongside party members in the area.
Dr Ndlozi took a proactive approach by distributing over 2000 food parcels to the elderly (aboGogo naboMkhulu) in the community. In addition to addressing the immediate need for food, he also sought the services of 146 patrollers who were strategically deployed in the ward to enhance residents’ safety throughout the festive season. These patrollers worked diligently in two shifts per day and were compensated for their valuable services.
In a collaborative effort, Dr Ndlozi’s mother, Ma-Queen Ndlozi, led EFF Ward 131’s members and approximately 80 to 100 volunteers in operating soup kitchens across the entire ward. This selfless initiative continued throughout the festive season, with the team serving meals to an impressive 700 to 800 people daily.
Emphasizing the significance of these efforts, EFF Ward 131’s PR Councillor, Dumisani Dladla, told OFN “The soup kitchen was a serious intervention; no one knew that the need was this big until we started. A serious intervention is required, and people really need to be assisted. We still say that Orange Farm cannot thank Dr Ndlozi enough; he remains the only public representative from Orange Farm who has consistently remembered to give back to the community.”
