kofumani (72) receives new wheelchair unathi obose a 72--year--old khayelitsha woman, rachel kofumani, couldn’t hold her tears back when she received a new wheelchair from members of the democratic alliance (da) at elukhanyisweni centre on thursday 3 october. the party described the handover as a fulfilment of its promises during the elections campaign earlier this year. kofumani expressed her gratitude to the organisation and described the wheelchair as a special gift. “now i’ll be able to move around and my grandchildren will push me when i’m going to the clinic to get my medication. i was struggling to walk with crutches because i was getting tired quickly and my legs are painful,” she said. kofumani, who also has a vision problem, said she has been on crutches for nearly five years. da member of parliament and head of "i-- akhawunti demo 100% free amakhasimende abo ukusebenzisa nje zidinga. ripple anezinye ukubaluleka eziwumgogodla, njengoba ikuvumela ukuba ukuqhuba ukuthengiselana.