Corobrik sponsored houses handed over

Musa Shangase, Corobrik Commercial Director congratulates Annie Motlhodiemang on her new home built from Corobrik Nebraska Travertine Light face brick.

The houses were built by 90 youth volunteers following a national youth service programme launched by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.

An elated Annie Motlhodiemang (53), new owner of one of the houses, was born in Galeshewe and moved to Lindelani in 2000 to seek shelter for herself, two children and one grandchildren. The houses are 40m² with disability-friendly toilets.

Quality materials

"We are delighted to assist people like Annie Motlhodiemang, a domestic worker who has struggled to earn money to feed her family. Many times during the 14 years she lived in a shack, it was blown away by severe winds. She is happy to receive a proper house built using quality materials that lend dignity and provide a sense of home," said Musa Shangase, commercial director at Corobrik.

Corobrik's Nebraska Travertine Light Face brick Corobrik with double skin brickwork has been used on the houses being built at Lindelani. A double skinned face brick home fulfils all three sustainable development imperatives - economic, social and environmental.

"The high thermal mass inherent in double skin clay brick cavity walls of these smaller footprint homes is what helps keep the inside of such homes cool in summer and warm in winter," continued Shangase. "This is important in the Northern Cape which has widely fluctuating temperatures."