Ten vulnerable families living in collapsing stick-and-mud houses, leaking huts and overcrowded one-room dwellings will soon have decent homes after the government began implementing His Majesty King Mswati III’s royal directive to build them houses.
The implementation got underway when Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla, accompanied by Minister for Housing and Urban Development Appollo Maphalala, visited the beneficiaries in Ekukhanyeni Inkhundla to assess their housing needs.
The houses were pledged by His Majesty during his recent tour of the Inkhundla, where he announced that 10 vulnerable households would benefit from new homes. 
During the visit, Dladla thanked His Majesty for his unwavering commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable emaSwati, saying the initiative reflected the King’s vision of inclusive development and dignity for all.
She said every family visited would receive a decent home and directed the National Disaster Risk Management Authority (NDRMA), working together with local leadership and the Inkhundla council, to fast-track the construction process.
Among those set to benefit is 71-year-old Mphenguli Dlamini of Maliyaduma, who will receive a two-bedroom house.
Martha Sithembile Simelane (53) of Mbeka, whose stick-and-mud house is collapsing, will receive a two-room house, while Gogo Khanyisile Mtsetfwa (59), who lives in an old stick-and-mud house belonging to a relative, will also receive a two-room house.
Busisiwe Dlamini (51) of Mkhulamini will receive a two-room house to replace her deteriorating home. In Nyakeni, Velaphi Dlamini (58),
who shares a one-room house with 18 people, will receive a two-bedroom house and a one-room house for his mother,
while Sicathawane Dlamini (74), who lives in a leaking hut with nine children, will also receive a two-bedroom house.
Simiso Mdluli (35) of Bhekinkhosi, who lives with his wife and two daughters in a small hut, will receive a two-room house.
Rose Mabila (61), who shares a one-room house with eight family members, will be allocated new land and a house, while Dandane Ova Dlamini (80) of Nkiliji Umphatsi and Nokuthula Mamba (50) of Nswaceni will each receive two-room houses.
The housing project forms part of the government’s implementation of His Majesty’s directive to improve the living conditions of vulnerable households across the country.
