Electricity: In 1996 electricity was for the first time distributed to a number of villages in Msinga and also to the clinics in these areas. These included Gordon, Tugela Village and the places closest to it Keates Drift and Nhlalakahla. This has assisted in service delivery and the more consistent maintenance of the cold chain. It has also dramatically affected the lifestyles of the people living in these villages.
There were two different categories of community based workers, CHWs and Community HIV Co-ordinators. These workers were on different salary scales. These two categories have now been amalgamated. In what seems a complicated arrangement, the province pays Valley Trust to pay the CHWs. Each CHW earns R2163 a month.
The Home Based Care Worker Programme in the district has been developed by Dr. Tony Moll at COSH and is unique to the district. The programme is co-ordinated by Ms. Dudu Khumalo in the District Office in Newcastle. The training for these workers is based on the training developed Dr. Tony Moll. The training is 5 days long. A number of volunteers from the community together with a number of CHWs have already been trained as Home Based Care Workers (HBCWs).