DPM, Catholic Church hand over homes to vulnerable families

April 16, 2026

Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla hands over the keys to one of the newly built houses during a handover ceremony held across several inkhundla

Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla, working alongside the Catholic Church, Caritas and the Bishop of the Diocese of Manzini José Luis Ponce de León, has handed over houses to vulnerable families across several inkhundla in the Kingdom, in a drive aimed at restoring dignity and safety among the most marginalised households in Eswatini.

Speaking during the handovers, the Deputy Prime Minister thanked the church and its partners for supporting His Majesty King Mswati III’s vision of providing decent homes to families in need.

“I would like to thank the church for bringing joy and dignity to these families. In many ways, these beneficiaries have already pre-celebrated His Majesty King Mswati III’s birthday and 40 years of His reign and these homes are already blessed. I appreciate the church for supporting Emaswati without discrimination, regardless of religious affiliation. I also extend my sincere gratitude to Bishop José Luis Ponce de León for his innovation and for supporting His Majesty’s vision of Nkwe,” Dladla said.

One of the newly built two-room houses handed over to a vulnerable family

At Sitsasaweni in Lugongolweni Inkhundla, an 84-year-old woman, Assa Rebecca Sithole, who lives with her grandchild Mzwandile, a double orphan, received a two-room house. The family survives on an Elderly Grant. The DPM pledged school uniforms for the child, while Member of Parliament Joseph Souza committed to providing beds, blankets, curtains and electricity through the Redi Box programme.

One of the newly built two-room houses handed over to a vulnerable famil

Also under Lugongolweni Inkhundla, at Luvumaneni, Gogo Gcinaphi Maziya, who cares for seven grandchildren and relies on an Elderly Grant to survive, received a two-room house and a lavatory.

At Malindza in Dvokodweni Inkhundla, Busisiwe Sifiso Simelane, 56, who lives with her children, grandchildren and a disabled brother-in-law, was handed a two-room house and a lavatory.

A glimpse of the dilapidated structures that once housed vulnerable families across several inkhundla

At Lanjani in Siphofaneni Inkhundla, Matisa Zwane, who lives with his wife, five children and one grandchild, received a two-room house, a lavatory, a water tank and a fenced backyard garden designed to improve household food sustainability.

Also under Siphofaneni Inkhundla, at Spoteleni, Nkhosini Motsa, 58, who is epileptic and lives with multiple disabilities alongside two children and one grandchild, received a two-room house and a lavatory.