Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Youth Club Hosts Service Delivery Awareness Walk in Reitvellei Ext 2 and 3
Thabo Motlhabi
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Youth Club, based in the Mogale City township of Reitvellei, recently hosted a Service Delivery Awareness Walk on Saturday, 03rd October 2026. The walk started at the local clinic and brought together community members, youth, the elderly, ward counselors, the disability community, and various stakeholders.
The initiative aimed to create a safe space and meaningful platform where community members could engage directly with authorities and raise concerns affecting their daily lives, particularly issues relating to service delivery.
The team behind the Foundation:
Service Delivery Awareness Walk coordinated by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Youth Club team.
*Violet Sikhosana—Chairperson
* Ntombifuthi Mchunu—Secretary
* Malethabo Hlatswayo—Organizer
* Obakeng Kgatshe—Coordinator/Manager
The initiative received support from various community stakeholders to improve service and address challenges faced by residents:
* Ward Counselor—Nhlanhla Nhlapo
* MEC for Human Settlements
* Representatives from the Mogale City local municipality mayor’s office.
Giving the Community a Voice
The main objective of the awareness walk was to strengthen communication between the community and relevant authorities. Residents were encouraged to speak openly about challenges affecting them and to engage with their ward counselors and other stakeholders on possible situations.
Community members raised a number of concerns with their issues being documented and recorded for referral to the relevant authorities. The engagement also encouraged residents to understand that they have a right to raise concerns about services and development within their community.
Among the major challenges highlighted by residents of Reitvellei Ext 2 and 3
* Higher Unemployment
* Sewage
* Poor service delivery
* Crime and Substance Abuse
* lack of opportunities for young people
* Insufficient sports facilities
* Dilapidated housing structures
* lack of development
* Water challenges
* Electric and Roads
Visiting Residents and Addressing Housing Concerns
During the campaign, the Ward Counselor Nhlanhla Nhlanhla Nhlapo, together with various stakeholders, visited households requiring housing repairs and as part of service delivery interventions. The visits provided residents with an opportunity to meet officials face-to-face.
The team also visited elderly person Daniel Mokwena, a 76-year-old beneficiary who had applied for RDP houses but had yet to receive them and remained on the waiting list. Authorities from Human Settlements undertook to investigate and address the outstanding cases, with a commitment made to assist qualifying beneficiaries.
A Call for Community Action
Speaking as Chairperson of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Youth Club, she emphasized the importance of collective action and community involvement.
“We are the change that we need. Let us all work together in building one youth, one community, and Reitvellei. Remember, we are the change that we need.”
Her message highlighted the importance of young people and community members taking an active role in identifying challenges and working together with authorities and other stakeholders to discover sustainable solutions.
Ward Counselor 34, Nhlanhla Nhlapo Welcome the Community Engagement
“The walk will strengthen the relationship between the Ward Counselor and community members and will encourage residents to speak up whenever they have issues or see something wrong and to make speaking up a normal part of Ward culture. The community must know that they can speak to their ward counselors about issues affecting them.
At the conclusion of the awareness walk, the Mogale City Local Municipality Mayor’s office donated and distributed sanitary pads in collaboration with the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Youth Club.