Linda Twala, an Advocate for Positive Change in the Alexandra Community

 

Linda Twala, an Advocate for Positive Change in the Alexandra Community

By: Didintle Mokgoatlheng | 12 November 2022 | 13:08PM

 

 

Figure 1 Linda Twala at Public Protectors meeting. Credit source: Alex news

 

Linda Twala (75) is a well-respected man in the community of Alexandra and surrounds areas of Johannesburg North. His memorable work and adamant will of change in the community has recognized him as the father of the community. Based on his sole experiences from the apartheid era, he continues to make certain that black communities are provided for and are put first.

 

Born in 1947 and breed in Alexandra, Twala developed his sense of generosity when he was 23 for the people of the Alexandra community, during this time is when he realized the effect of poor services especially of burial companies and decided to open his own undertaker company, Twala-Ama-Afrika, which translates ‘Carry the Africans’ . His company caters for families that do not have financial security or are too poor to afford economic services.

 

Twala shortly after started the Alexandra Society for the Care and Welfare of the Aged and Disabled Persons called Itlhokomeleng, which focused on the wellbeing of the elderly in the community situated at 8^th avenue.

 

Ntalle Leroko (56) descried Twala as a humble man with a great cause, she further states: “Linda Twala is a good man that cooks for the elderly when needed and helps the homeless get shelter in the community, his work is fundamental and is a very friendly person”.

 

Other community centers that Linda Twala started include, Thusong, Phuthaditjhaba which are centered at the heart of the Alexandra community that aids in helping primary, high school and tertiary students to have a place they can use for homeworks with provided computers and Wi-Fi.

 

Mr. Twala continues to be the biggest respondent to positive change, feeding and looking after the community at large.