Since 2013, Leticia Mbuka’s dream has been to have a secure house suitable for her autistic son, Musa Pani, where he can have a room to play around. Ten years later, the family is still living in the shack, with no water supply, sanitation or electricity:
visited Leticia Mbuka and her autistic son Musa Pani in their tiny shack in Khayelitsha. Musa was then seven years old and his mother resorted to tying him to a couch when she went out, so as to prevent him wandering off.
The family of six cook, wash, sleep and live in the two-room shack in RR section in Khayelitsha. Musa, who is in diapers, uses a porta potty and the others use the communal toilet nearby. The shack floods when it rains. RR Section is one of the poorest parts of Khayelitsha, if not Cape Town.When he was younger, Musa was tied to a couch when the family were out, to prevent him wandering off or hurting himself or those around him.
She says politicians made promises before the elections in 2011 that the family would be prioritised and benefit from the next housing project. ‘I had thought the family’s troubles would disappear and Musa would grow in a suitable environment,’ she said. Leticia Mbuka with Musa in 2013. Nothing has changed for the better in their situation. Picture: Mary-Jane Matsolo
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