South Africa: 100-Year-Old Man Waiting 22 Years for a House

Dibapalo Boy Mohedo is 100 years old. He lives in a two-roomed shack in an informal settlement with his wife, Johanna Tsibande, and their orphaned grandchildren, aged 10 and 13. The couple have been waiting for an RDP house for 22 years.

His ID shows his birth date is 24 February 1919.

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