Cycling club houses Matthys family

The new house for the Matthys
The new house for the Matthys

JWANENG: The Jwaneng Mine Cycling Club has extended a helping hand to the Matthys family who have been living in a tent after their house was destroyed by fire in 2012.

The president of the cycling club, Philip Lisindi, said they selected the Matthys family to be their beneficiary in 2015 because of the ordeal that befell them.

The cycling club started spearheading the construction of a fully furnished three-bedroomed house in Jwaneng Unit 8 for the family, which took eight months to be completed. Chairman of Corporate Social Investment at Jwaneng Mine, Tumelo Ntlhayakgosi, said the house was completed well on time and within budget and it was a display of quality work.

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