Limpopo Mirror 29 May 2020

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No to land grab

The final blow for Poison Ndevana He was a teacher at Tondanalusha High before he resigned last Musangwe (bare-fist boxing) year. lovers, politicians and the The family spokesperson, Mr community around Vhembe Rudzani “Brown” Ndevana, said are still shocked, following the the family members were in great sudden death of the musangwe pain after losing one of their president, Mr Tshilidzi “Poison” beloved members. He said that the Ndevana (62), who died after family was proud to have produced an illness in the Baragwanath “one of the most valuable memHospital on Sunday. bers of the committee”. Rudzani He was a musangwe champion said that Ndevana had played a big in the eighties. He later became role in uplifting the standard of involved in political structures, musangwe, politics and education was a teacher and even councillor in the local community. for the Thulamela Municipality.

The chairperson of the Vhembe At the time of his death, he was Traditional Entertainment Ordoing duty as the president of the ganisation, Mr Patrick Ramarada, Vhembe Traditional Entertaindescribed Ndevana as a communiment Organisation. ty builder and educator “who was larger than life. He was always there when we needed him. We used to visit him even during his last days, and he could not stop talking about musangwe”.

The sponsor of the annual musangwe tournament, Chief Livhuwani Matsila from Radzambo Cultural Foundation, said that the musangwe family had lost one of its pillars, someone who had always been working hard toward the development of the sport.

He is survived by his wife and six children.

He was buried at the Tshaulu graveyard on Thursday.

Tshilidzi “Poison” Ndevana (62).

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The Limpopo High Court in Thohoyandou ordered people who occupy stands at Ngalavhani village illegally to vacate these and demolish the structures within 14 days.

The case served before judge Khami Makhafola two weeks ago. He ruled that the defendants, Matombo Nengalavhani and Ntanganedzeni Nengalavhani, be interdicted from occupying and developing the land situated at Ngalavhani Zone 3.

They have to vacate and demolish their stands within 14 days, starting from 15 May. According to headman Rembuluwani Nduvheni of Ngalavhani village, the problems started surfacing some two years ago. He noticed that people were developing stands in Zone 3 of his village without his approval. He told them that they must stop with the development.

In spite of his warnings that the development must stop, some of the people continued to occupy the sites and erect structures. In 2019, he turned to the court to assist him. “I told them (the illegal occupiers) that I am the legal traditional leader of the village and anyone wishing to do development must first consult with the Nduvheni Royal Council,” he said.

According to Nduvheni, the illegal

By Kaizer Nengovhela Officials of the Collins Chabane Municipality are being accused of paying a service provider R900 000 without any service being rendered. The EFF and SANCO are calling for action against the officials.

The secretary of the EFF in Vhembe Region, Mr Dunani Baloyi, said that the party had learnt with great dismay and astonishment of the report of the Auditor General that R900 000 had been deposited into the account of a

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occupation of sites has a longer history.

Around 1990, a dispute arose about the traditional leadership in the village. The Nengalavhani clan took the matter to the somewhat controversial Mushasha Commission for adjudication. Rembuluwani Nduvheni was then ruled to be the rightful traditional leader at Ngalavhani village, as he succeeded his late father, headman George Makhwanya Nduvheni, who had ruled the village until his death in 1983.

Headman Rembuluwani Nduvheni was installed a year later, in 1984.

The Mushasha Commission dismissed the claim of Gideon Nengalavhani that he should be recognised as one of the headmen. The late Mr Gideon Nengalavhani is the father of Mr Matombo Nengalavhani, one of the defendants in the latest case.

In his ruling, Judge Makhafola also awarded costs to Nduvheni on an attorney-and-own-client scale. The defendants were ordered to pay the costs of the sheriff for the removal of the structures and any other costs incurred by the sheriff.

Efforts to get comment from Mr Matombo Nengalavhani were unsuccessful.

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Shoot-out at Matatshe

By Kaizer Nengovhela

Ms Julia Ndou, photographed with her children and grandchildren next to the house that caught fire.

Ha-Magilasi family devastated after six-room house catches fire

By Silas Nduvheni An unemployed single mother of three children and two grandchildren was left with nothing when her six-room house caught fire, leaving her and family to stay with relatives.

Ms Julia Nnditsheni Ndou (45) of Ha-Magilasi village in the Vuwani policing area said life was a nightmare as she and her family were without a place stay and sleep. The house that caught fire last Tuesday was partly burnt down, but the roof of the house was totally destroyed.

According to Ndou, she was alone when she discovered that her bedroom was on

fire. She cannot explain the origin of the fire and what had caused it, and said she was devastated about the situation.

“I then shouted to call the community, who came in large numbers to help, but our taps were without water. Some of the community members had to take water in buckets from their homes to help fight the fire,” said Ndou. She said the Vhembe Fire Fighters situated in Vuwani arrived to help, but unfortunately, the fire had already destroyed everything inside.

Ndou is also worried because her clothes and those of her children were destroyed and they were left with only the clothes they were wearing

that day.

The manager of the Vhembe Youth Empowerment Programme, Ms Susan Ravuku, which based in Ha-Mangilasi in Vuwani, said after they had heard about the incident, they had interacted with different structures. Some helped the family with clothes and household utensils and community members volunteered to repair the roofing.

“We are also worried that the family has schoolchildren who lost uniforms and schools are to re-open very soon, meaning learners will need school uniforms,” said Ravuku.

Anyone who can help the family can phone Ndou on 060 955 6607.

Five suspects were arrested at Matatshe after a shoot-out with members of the Thohoyandou cluster of the SAPS on Tuesday. They had allegedly committed an armed robbery at Muswodi earlier the day.

The suspects had allegedly robbed a supermarket of cash and airtime vouchers, hijacked the vehicle of a customer at gunpoint and then vanished.

The police were alerted and chased the suspects, who dumped the hijacked car and left with a getaway car, a Hyundai i10. When they arrived at the Matatshe junction, they found the road blocked, upon which they got out and ran away.

According to provincial police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo, the suspects opened fire on the police and a shoot-out ensued, after which they fled. All were arrested, however.

According to Mojapelo, the

police managed to recover a for their good work “in ridding cash amount, five cellphones, this province of any form of two firearms and ammunition, criminality, especially violent as well as airtime vouchers crimes”. during the arrest.

The suspects, aged between 30 and 34, can possibly be linked with other serious cases in and around the area. They will appear in the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court soon on charges of business robbery, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition as well as the possession of a suspected stolen motor vehicle.

The Provincial Commissioner of Seeing that their way had already been Limpopo, Lt-Gen blocked by the police units from ThoGeneral Nneke hoyandou at the intersection, the driver Ledwaba, praised tried to manoeuvre the vehicle but lost all the members control, landing in the adjacent shrubs. involved and (Photo: SAPS) commended them

Lockdown challenges for Makhado

“There is a team working in Louis Trichardt to address Many residents have resewerage challenges,” said marked over the past couple VDM spokesperson Mr Maof weeks that municipal todzi Ralushai on Wednesday. workers also seem to have He also assured residents that, gone into permanent lockduring the COVID-19 lockdown regarding service down period, water and sewer delivery, including essential services were getting attention service departments. as essential services and reportThe complaints do not only ed cases were being attended to concern problems with sewage by staff and appointed service spillages, which fall under the providers. “The institution is jurisdiction of the Vhembe aware about Louis Trichardt’s District Municipality (VDM), sewer challenges raised by but the matter of potholes Limpopo Mirror newspaper (especially in Eltivillas, Louis and affected communities.

Trichardt), which fall under The municipality apologizes the jurisdiction of the Makhafor inconveniences caused by do Municipality, as well. One delays in fixing affected areas,” specific problem highlighted by said Ralushai. That they indeed residents was the traffic light in have teams addressing probLouis Trichardt’s CBD, on the lems was evident as the massive corner on Songozwi and Krogh sewage spillage in Grobler Street, which has been out of Street was cleared on the service since the beginning of same day the Limpopo Mirror the lockdown period. reported it.

Last week, a list of sewRegarding the potholes in age-spillage problem areas was Eltivillas, which are at present sent through to the VDM. The causing major frustration for most recent of these occurred the residents of the suburb, last Friday morning in Grobler Makhado Municipality’s Street, where raw sewage spokesperson, Mr Louis streamed from the manhole Bobodi, said that the issue cover of a blocked sewer line. was receiving attention. He Massive amounts of raw sewage indicated that the past weekend Accused of corruption and dewashed down the street and a team of municipal workers feating the ends of justice, pros- into the town’s storm-water were already out repairing and ecutor Ratshilumela Makhado. drainage system. filling potholes. “Although we

By Andries van Zyl

Thohoyandou prosecutor out on bail His legal representative, Mr Goddard Mugwena, a practicThe prosecutor accused of ing candidate attorney for AR corruption and defeating the Madia attorneys, said that he ends of justice, Ratshilumela was happy that his client had Leonard Makhado (48), was been given bail as this was his granted R5 000 bail by the constitutional right.

Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Makhado is accused of Court on Tuesday. taking a bribe of R6 000 from The magistrate from an accused in a reckless-drivTzaneen, Mr David Shiking case, after he had allegedly wambane, who was called as told the accused that he could neutral officer because he does squash the case. not work in Thohoyandou, also Limpopo Hawks spokespostponed the case to 13 July person Captain Maluleke for further police investigation. said, “the money was meant When granting the bail, to make the case disappear,” Shikwambane told Makhado and the alleged kickback was that he must not interfere with reported to the Hawks. A sting the witnesses and warned him operation was initiated, which that he would forfeit the bail culminated in the prosecutor’s money if he did not comply arrest soon after accepting the with the order. money.

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are working on limited staff of one third as per the current regulations, they are continuing to attend to potholes. We are going specifically to start with Eltivillas when Level 3 is phased in on 1 June,” Bobodi said.

As for the traffic light, Bobodi said that the current lockdown situation was the main reason why the light was not getting fixed. “The current situation that we are in has had a huge impact for us in terms of getting quotations for the items needed to fix the mentioned traffic light. We have just received the quotes, and we are working on the procurement process,” said Bobodi.

On a positive note, the Makhado Municipality seems to be awakening quickly from their lockdown slumber. Last week already, the payment office for municipal accounts reopened. Normal refuse removal has also commenced.

From Vhembe’s side, Ralushai invited residents to phone the following numbers for water and sewerage problems: The acting general manager of Technical Services, Mr Eddy Chauke, at 079 668 0502 or the Operation and Maintenance manager, Mr Ailwei Phuthu, at 084 229 52 47.

Vodacom invests R170m in province’s infrastructure The region has responded positively to the calls by national Vodacom’s Polokwane region ingovernment to help local commuvested just over R170 million into nities as the country wrestles with the network across the province COVID-19. during the 2019/2020 financial The bulk of the capital expendiyear. This substantial investment ture was used to deploy new base helped accelerate rural coverage station sites and perform upgrades and bridge the digital divide on existing sites and transmisacross the province. sion network infrastructure to Significant data discounts offered accelerate digital inclusion. As a through the innovative Just4You result, the region performed 475 and Just4YouTown platforms and technology upgrades and added an overall enhanced user experience 125 new base stations for the year led to an increase in subscriber ended 31 March 2020, comprising numbers and customers staying 84 new 3G sites and 216 4G sites, connected for longer, as evidenced providing customers fast Internet by the sharp rise in data usage. connectivity. Currently, over 85% The region also saw double-digit of Vodacom Limpopo sites have 4G growth in smartphone penetration, activated and the 4G population enabling many people to access the covered has increased to 85%. The Internet for the first time.

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of the population, with high-speed transmission extended to 94% of all the sites across the region. The region extended its fibre network by 2, 121km to ensure that customers in the region have access to faster Internet speeds. “…Despite the negative growth in our local economy and shrinking disposable household income across the province, we have delivered great value to customers by continuously reducing data prices and making significant investments to deliver a superior network experience. The increase in customers, a 600% jump in the number of bundles sold and a 91% increase in total data traffic year on year across the region, shows that customers are voting with their feet.

This is testament to the fact that

our sustained network investment programme of over R1 billion rands over the past five years, upgrade of IT systems, improved customer care and price transformation are yielding positive results,” said Imran Khan, managing executive for Vodacom Limpopo.

Providing network connectivity for people who reside in deep rural areas is a high priority for Vodacom and is part of their vision to make sure that they connect everyone, no matter where they live. As part of their accelerated rural coverage programme, they deployed more than 50 new rural network sites across the province in this financial year alone. For example, 24 Limpopo province municipalities benefitted from the network investment for new coverage.

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Univen (partly) open for certain students from 1 June

By Ndivhuwo Musetha

Dr Takalani Dzaga.

The University of Venda is busy preparing to welcome back students on campus.

From Monday, 1 June, Univen will start the process of accommodating 127 nursing science students as directed by Education Minister Blade Nzimande when the country was going into level four of the Covid-19 alert.

However, university spokesperson Dr Takalani Dzaga says they will struggle to accommodate all final-year students and those who will need to use laboratories because they must still go through a certain process.

“The minister just made an announcement on Saturday, 23 May, that we must cater for all final-year students and those who must use

laboratories. At first, we thought we were supposed to cater for those who are in clinical sciences, which is nursing sciences to us.

“Even before this new pronouncement, we were struggling to make provision for these 127 nursing students. As a university, we have indicated that we will need two to three weeks to be ready for these students who are doing their final year and those who need to use laboratories,” says Dzaga.

Dzaga adds that the university was still busy registering students for this academic year when the country went into lockdown. “The process of registering these students was delayed for various reasons. On Monday, we must make sure that we finalise the process of registering them. What we know is that these students who still need to be regis-

tered are not more than 1000.

“We are still going to see how we can accommodate our students in classes. Some of the classes will have to be divided into two or three groups, depending on the size of the classes. We will also have to re-arrange the timetables,” says Dzaga.

Dzaga says they have advertised positions of part-time teaching assistants that will be filled by post-graduates from within the campus. He says staff from different categories will start to come onto the campus on Monday, while students will be quarantined for 14 days outside the campus. “After being quarantined, students will be allowed inside the campus where they will be accommodated while they continue with their academic programme,” says Dzaga.

Since 13 May, Univen has been

screening all staff members who coming to campus. Those who had Covid-19 symptoms were referred for testing, but their results came back negative.

Since April, the University has been busy with on-line teaching. By last week, more than 10 000 of registered students were participating in the on-line teaching programme.

Dzaga says only some students could not participate because of a lack of data or connectivity challenges. He says lecturers who wanted teaching aids to use for online teaching have already collected them from the campus as they are working from home.

Besides sanitising students’ residences, lecture rooms and offices, Univen is going to provide two recyclable masks to all staff and students who will be on campus.

ANC’s regional meeting put on hold Two arrested for stolen laptops uel Munyai, mayor of Makhado Municipality.

As a result of the Covid-19 Nenguda said that the ANC pandemic, the highly anticiwas facing many challenges pated ANC Vhembe regional and he wanted to make sure conference, which was schedthat discipline within the ANC uled to be held from 29 to structures would be instilled.

31 May, has been suspended “When elected, we will make until further notice, said the sure that political education is spokesperson, Mr Tshifhiwa prioritised in order to eliminate Dali. ill-discipline within our strucDali said branches and structures. There is a need to rebuild tures would be informed in the ANC and a programme for due course of the new date and renewal will also be implevenue. In the meantime, the mented in order to unify all hottest contest is expected to be members of the ANC.” between Cllr Dowelani NenguNenguda further said that da and Adv Makonde Mathivha corruption and looting of state for the position of Vhembe resources should come to an regional chairperson. Nenguda end and “we must stop misuse is the current deputy chairperof finances meant for service son of the ANC in the Vhembe delivery. We want clean goverregion and is also serving as the nance in all our municipalities and we must make sure that all our communities are getting better services”.

The chairperson of both the Collins Chabane ANC sub-region and Samora Machel branch, Cllr Dogen Ndove, supports Nenguda to be elected as the chairperson “because his political maturity and his credentials speak volumes.

Dowelani Nenguda brought stability in Vhembe District Municipality. He is able From left to right: Mr Matodzi Ralushai, deputy regional chairperson to unite people along and executive mayor of Vhembe District Municipality, Cllr Dowelani tribal lines; hence, his Nenguda and Mr Percy Mashimbye, photographed during one of the priority is community ANC meetings. development”.

By Silas Nduvheni

executive mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality. Mathivha is the former Thulamela municipal manager.

The positions for the Nenguda camp are expected to be as follows: chairperson - Dowelani Nenguda; deputy chairperson - Adv Anderson Mudunungu; secretary - Percy Mashimbye; deputy secretary - Matodzi Ralushai; and treasurer Mihloti Muhlophe, mayor of Musina.

The candidates in the Mathivha camp are expected to be: chairperson - Adv Makonde Mathivha; deputy chairperson - Moses Maluleke, mayor of Collins Chabane Municipality; secretary - Rudzani Ludere; deputy secretary - Siyaphi Shirilele; and treasurer - Sam-

was in possession of suspicious said Mojapelo. items. They followed up on the The deputy chairperson of With the possibility of the information, upon which the Mphaphuli school-governing schools’ opening soon, woman was found in possesbody, Muzila Nemutamba, several schools around the sion of two laptops. said they were worried that the Vhembe District suffered a According to Mojapelo, laptops and computers stolen devastating blow when thugs during the police investigation contained the personal files broke in and stole education- and questioning, the woman of learners as well as school al advancement materials allegedly failed to provide items. According to Nemusuch as laptops, computers proof of the origin of the items tamba, they are also worried and Wi-fi rooters. and she was immediately that the school has two differIn the latest incident during arrested. As the investigation ent security firms whom they the lockdown, thieves broke unfolded, the second suspect, pay every month. into Mphaphuli SecondMabila of Ha-Magidi village “We want the security to ary School and Tshishonga was also arrested. take full responsibility for all Primary in the Thohoyandou “The laptops and computers the items stolen as they were policing area and stole 16 lap- we recovered in both Ha-Mataken under their watch, or tops, 10 computers and Wi-fi gidi and Miluwani Unit C we have to suspect that this routers. were linked to the burglary might be an inside job,” said On Friday, two suspects, incidents that happened at Nemutamba.

Rose Vurangu (23) and Shan- Mphaphuli Secondary School The spokeswoman for the dukani Mabila (26), appeared and Tshishonga Primary. In Limpopo Department of in the Thohoyandou Magisthe meantime, Vurangu is Education, Tidimalo Chuene, trate’s Court and were denied charged with possession of expressed appreciation for bail after they were found in stolen property and Mabila the role community members possession of stolen computers is charged with possession of had played in the arrest of the and laptops. Their case was stolen property and burglary,” suspects. postponed to 3 June for a formal bail application.

Another two suspects, aged 22 and 27, were arrested on Friday in the area. They were also found in possession of laptops, computers, and Wi-fi routers. The police said more arrests were still expected and they would appear in court very soon.

Limpopo police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo said they received a tip-off from the community that a woman The broken ceiling at Mphaphuli Secondary School, where thieves broke in and stole laptops. from Miluwani Unit C

By Silas Nduvheni

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Mpho Mathoho Foundation helps with food relief in Vhembe

By Silas Nduvheni

Ms Fhumulani Mudzweda and her three children pose for a photo in front of what has been their shelter for the past 12 years.

A new house for Mudzweda family

By Frank Mavhungu A resident of Miluwani village, Ms Fhumulani Mudzweda, has every reason to rejoice. Her days of staying in a one-room corrugated-iron house are over, thanks to a donation from the Magoma Foundation.

The foundation is known for donating sanitary towels to girls and clothing for needy babies, but this time around they went big by donating a house to Ms Fhumulani Mudzweda’s family last Thursday. According to the founder-member of the foundation, Mr Tshifhiwa Magoma, it all started last month when his team was distributing

food parcels to needy families around the Vhembe District.

Magoma said that when they arrived at Ms Mudzweda’s family home, what became clear to everyone was that the family needed much more than just a food parcel.

Mudzweda was sharing a dilapidated one-room house built of corrugated iron with her three children, Thendo (10), Fhulufhelo (7) and Mulalo (6). The heart-breaking sight prompted Magoma to go all out in soliciting donations to address Mudzweda’s bad situation. The response was overwhelming. According to Magoma, he received building material and enough cash to

Mr Tshifhiwa Magoma hands over the keys to Ms Fhumulani Mudzweda’s house while Mr Vhulenda Netshidzivhe of the Magoma Foundation and Thendo Mudzweda look on.

build a house for the family within a short space of time.

When handing the keys over to Ms Mudzweda, Magoma revealed that the project was a success because of the donations his foundation had received from companies and individuals, including Ntasa Technical Services, and Supply, Crobie Events, Thohoyandou Adventures, Vhafamadi Funeral Undertakers, Maungani Lodge and KMA Logistics and Transport.

Mudzweda shed tears of joy as she received the keys to the house. She revealed that the situation in which she had found herself over the years had been traumatizing her children. She said she remembered one day when her first-born child, Thendo, had brought home three of her schoolmates after school. According to her, the schoolmates discussed her daughter’s situation with friends at school and Thendo became a big joke to everyone.

She further stated that the girl had refused to go to school for some days until she had personally taken her to school and discussed the matter with the school principal, who had warned the children about their unbecoming conduct.

Mudzweda said that she used to do some odd jobs for neighbours to supplement the child support grant for the three children. She sadly revealed that the neighbours for whom she used to do the odd jobs had told her not to report for work, saying they did not have cash to compensate her because of the national lockdown.

The Mpho Mathoho Foundation, a non-governmental organization aimed at helping to build houses for the poor people, donating school shoes, uniforms, and food parcels, was launched in Vhembe District Municipality’s council chamber on Tuesday night.

The brains behind the organization, Mr Mpho Mathoho, said the foundation has three board members: himself, a well-known Phalaphala FM programme host, Mpho Rathando and Thulamela Local Municipality councillor Tuwani.

Speaking during its launch in Thohoyandou on Tuesday

night, Mathoho said he was born and raised in a poor background in the dusty rural village of Tshitavha-tsha-Sambandou.

“I was nothing, starting from scratch. I thank God who blessed me, and I have to think of helping those who are less privileged. I have already changed life for the better for poor learners by donating school uniforms, paying tuition fees for some poor but serious students, so that they can realise their dreams,” said Mathoho.

According to him, 100 poor and needy households in Ha-Makuya, Sanari and surrounding communities were the first people to be given food parcels, while the foun-

Mr Mpho Mathoho.

dation was aiming to donate a large number of food parcels to the Vhembe District Food Bank, which is situated in Tshiulungoma village.

“As a foundation that cares for poor people, we have joined with the Vhembe District Municipality, social development department, community leaders and traditional leaders in identifying poor and needy people. We also found that during this difficult time of the Covid-19 lockdown, many poor people still did not have food for their families, and we had to help,” added Mathoho.

The executive mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality, Cllr Dowelani Nenguda, who is also the chairperson of the Vhembe Food Bank, applauded the Mathoho Foundation for taking a lead in changing the lives of poor people around the Vhembe region.

“We are very blessed as a district to have good Samaritans, businesspeople such as the Mpho Mathoho Foundation, joining hands with the government. Vhembe District is a rural-based municipality where most of the people are not working, and the donation of food parcels to them will help to alleviate poverty and unemployment,” said Nenguda.

“Amazing Grace cares for people”

By Tshifhiwa Mukwevho The Amazing Grace Assembly in Madombidzha village has handed food parcels to 30 families as part of the church’s welfare relief programme in the face of Covid-19.

Senior pastor Rev Bishop Thomas Liremi, together with Pastor Violet Liremi, handed out the food parcels at the church on Monday. “The needy families come from various villages around Sinthumule and Kutama, including Tshikota Location outside Louis Trich-

ardt,” said the church’s public relations officer, Pastor Tshila Ravhuhali.

Bishop Liremi addressed the family members present and encouraged them with the Word of God. “Our vision is big,” he said. “We are a church in the marketplace.”

He indicated that part of the church’s vision was to carry out deeds of social development and related initiatives aimed at promoting poverty alleviation.

“The church therefore could not just ‘fold its arms’ when there are many people out there who are unemployed and are affected negatively by the national lockdown,” he said.

The recipients of food parcels expressed their gratitude towards the church and indicated that the food parcels had come Some residents received food parcels from the Amazing Grace in handy during this challenging time of uncertainty.

Assembly in Madombidzha village. Photo supplied.

Livhu may be a hustlepreneur, but she is on a misison

By Tshifhiwa Mukwevho Livhuwani Mulaudzi’s journey as a businesswoman only shows that hard work pays off – and this journey, filled with determination and passion, is exemplary of how youths should take the bull by its horns when it comes to paving the path towards one’s future.

The 31-year-old Livhuwani, a resident of Shayandima, had engaged herself in debates and dramas at a younger age. She represented the various schools she attended in different academic and sporting Olympiads – and all these activities boosted her morale and confidence as a social being.

“I landed many slots on Phalaphala FM when I was just a child myself in 2002, where I pre-

sented various radio programmes and did star in many most memorable dramas,” she said. “I presented Denzhe, a popular kiddie show, on Phalaphala FM. I played the role of the main storyteller ‘Makhadzi Nandi’ on the SABC Phalaphala FM and SABC education programme Fundani Nathi.”

Upon matriculating in 2006, she went on to study a BCom in Accounting at the University of Johannesburg. She had to repeat one semester course, on which she is now an expert, about three times, until she passed it on the fourth attempt.

“That was the most trying time of my educational journey,” she said.

“Sometimes I felt stressed out to the core of my heart, but giving up was not an option. I should have

completed my undergraduate degree by the year 2009, but I ended up graduating in the year 2014.”

However, before she could complete her degree, as she also wanted to augment the tuition fees that her parents provided, she managed to dabble in many jobs for subsistence purposes: she worked as waitress, trainee accountant, business advisor, peer mentor and public speaker. “I had just had a child, and I found myself working in various sectors, sometimes volunteering and accepting a salary as low as R1 500 at some stage,” she said. “This was perseverance in its best form.”

So far, she has actualized herself and has held senior positions in different major companies, as an accountant, commercial manager, and project coordinator in various

provinces.

She also started a developmental magazine, called Da Opener Magazine, that was hosted by Muofhe Guesthouse, and she still aspires to explore the magazine further in the future. She owns Dzashu Holdings, which focuses on business and tax advice, feasibility studies, construction, and an online radio, among others.

“My guiding light throughout my journey so far has been God and still remains God. He is in the centre of everything I do,” she said.

“I delight in giving and sharing the little I have with fellow human beings – that, and developing others, has fulfilled me so far. I’ll continue to contribute to the welfare and well-being of others as it adds joy and contentment to my soul.”

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“Please help me publish my book” a hairdresser.

She completed her prima“Please help me publish ry education at Tshilidzini my book in which I am Primary School and then trying to tell the readers went for her secondary that nothing is impossible school education to the as long as one remains fo- Philadelphia Special School. cused. I also want to alert Even an act such as readers that disability writing, which many people does not mean inability,” do not even think about said Khuthadzo Ndou. twice, is a big challenge The 22-year-old writer for Ndou. When still at from Tshikota, next to Louis primary school, she started Trichardt, was born with practising how to type a disease called cerebral on a computer by using a palsy, which is a neurologballpoint pen that she holds ical disorder that affects with her lips. the muscles. In her case, it “It was a challenge at limits her ability to move first to type using a pen her lower body and even her that I held with my lips, arms. It does not, however, but through perseverance, affect her brain and she is I succeeded,” she says. A a very capable and talented three-letter word can take artist. her up to ten seconds to Ndou tells that she type. A local accounting was born into a very poor firm, Collins Sebola Inc, asfamily. Her parents are not sisted by donating a laptop formally employed, but that she can use. her father gets a bit of an In 2016, while still at income by working as a taxi school, Ndou realised that rank marshal. Her mother is people living with disabiliBy Bernard Chiguvare

ties are bogged down by all (31st) at 14:00 Ndou will the challenges and at times be broadcasting live on feel as if no way out exists.

Facebook. She will be inter“That was when I thought of viewed by Wiseman Israel writing my book, Vhutshilo Elishama. Search for Wisendi linga lia mona, meanman's name on Facebook to ing ‘life is like a wheel and it link to the broadcast. turns’,” she says.

Ndou can be contacted on Ndou completed the 079 228 8452. nine-chapter book last year and is now waiting for someone to edit it and get it ready for publication.

Currently she has registered with UNISA to study for a certificate in Human Resource Management. “I registered and managed to pay R2 000, but I am still struggling to pay the outstanding balance of Khuthadzo Ndou. Photo supR1 300,” she says. plied.

On Sunday

Sivhara ranks among the great village. “Those two artists had inspired me. So, I got The reggae musician to play a guitar without Sivhara Mulaudzi ranks any dream of getting to among the artists who record my music. In fact, still value live music for music had lived in my its richness and the kind blood for many decades.” of aura that it creates From a young age, when performed.

Sivhara learned to play the Sivhara, as he is affecguitar, keyboards, drums, tionately known in the mu- and trumpet. He had also sic fraternity, told Limpopo taught his wife to play keyMirror that he had been boards, and his daughter singing and performing to play the bass guitar. reggae music for several “I did all that because I decades now. wanted them to appreciate “I grew up listening to live music, in contrast with good music by great artists software ones,” he said. such as Thomas Mapfumo “Even today, I do music for and Joseph Hill,” said the the love of it and not for resident of Ha-Khakhu money. If money gets to

By Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

come in, I will view it as a bonus that I will appreciate.”

He believes that music can change the world for the better, like discouraging criminal activities and motivating people to work hard and live in peace with other people.

He further said that he had had gigs cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic but added that he hoped that things would get back to normal in God’s time.

“I was booked to perform in Mzuzu in Malawi, and Beira in Mozambique,” he said. “But it will all come all right as the coro-

Reggae musician Sivhara Mulaudzi.

Photo supplied. navirus season passes.”

Sivhara’s earlier albums are Changes (2009), Sivhara (2010), Ndo lora (2011), Thithi (2017), Big Fat Dog (2019), and Reggae Makossa 1 (2020).

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Black Rambo ‘s first rhumba gospel album Entertainment Music followers will concur that rhumba (tshingondo) music is seldom associated with church, because rhumba is usually played during fun times, celebratory picnics, and relaxing excursions.

Over time, this notion has altered with the emergence of a new type of music called rhumba gospel. The driving force behind the new sound is well-known Musina clergyman Lucky Munyai.

As founder and leader of the Musina-based Redemption Church of Christ Ministry International, Munyai, a keen guitarist, released the first of its kind rhumba gospel six-track album, entitled Tshanda tsha Yehova (the hand of Jehovah), last week.

He says although many people do not associate rhumba music with church, people should change how they think because the world and times are changing.

Going by his stage name of The Black Rambo, Munyai says he started playing music at a young age. “I would use old oil tins and rubber bands to make guitars, but I bought my first proper guitar around 1989 when I was working in Gauteng. I used to join my friends for practical music sessions and played for various musical bands, until I came back home to accept the ministry call in 2012.”

He says although he was on top of the world in the ministry, the music withdrawal pangs kept on bothering him. “I then decided to go to G Records’ studio here in Musina to record my album towards the end of last year. I played all the guitars and did lead and backing vocals on the album.

Because rhumba music is very tricky, there was a lot of work to do and I had to take my time to

make sure that my music was mature. That is why I decided to release it last week.”

Asked why he named the album Tshanda tsha Yehova, Munyai said: “The album is a campaign to sensitize people about the greatness of God. Everyone should know that God is above all the situations. Looking at where I come from, I also want to thank God for the many blessing He has bestowed on my life. Besides the title track, other songs include Hu na madzulo manzhi, Khonani ndi Yesu, Idani kha nne, Vhathu vha khou fhela and Muya Mukhethwa.”

He adds that he is thankful of the support he is receiving from his fans just a week after the release of his first album.

“The demand is huge, and I am happy that people like my music.

It is rare to receive such a huge support for a first album. I will continue to provide music to my fans without compromising my calling in the ministry of Jesus.”

Although he is doing self-marketing now, Black Rambo promises that his music will soon be available on all online platforms.

Presently, fans can call 079 257 4614 to purchase the album.

Famous clergyman Lucky Black Rambo Munyai of Musina has released his first rhumba gospel album, Tshanda tsha Yehova.

Gear Box Salani fights Covid-19 through CD

By Silas Nduvheni The outbreak of the coronavirus has prompted the Venda classic rumba artist, Muzondwa Salani, better known as Gear Box, to release a new CD, Corona Virus.

Gear Box Salani (52), who was born and raised in the rural village of Muhuyu near Matangari outside Thohoyandou, said that the new album was his fourth album, which had been released in the beginning of April.

He is a soldier based at the Vuwani military base and has been deployed to assist in maintaining law and order during the lockdown period.

The new CD consists of six tracks, U swika havho fhano, Matshonise, Vho Muzondwa, Sathane, Zwi sokou fana (jealous) and the title track, Corona Virus. With the title track he wants to show people the seriousness of the deadly disease, which does not have

a cure.

“With the track Matshonise, I want to warn the loan sharks that, during this period of lockdown, they have to understand that people are not working, and they must allow them time to repay the money. With Vho Muzondwa, I am saying I am back in full force, after I took some time before releasing an album.”

He also stated that, with the track Zwi sokou fana (jealous) “I Gear Box want to inform the lisSalani teners that, despite the (52). good work I am doing in producing original All Venda classic rumba songs on the new album were music, some people praise me, but those who are jealous composed by Salani and were recorded at Volcano Studio in are criticizing me.”

Mianzwi village.

He said he had also For bookings and life released Ndo vha humbula performances, Salani can be Vho-Mandela (I remember you, former president Nelson phoned on 072 2096 539.

Mandela) in 2016.

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Art & Entertainment Masindi is a determined young entrepreneur

By Tshifhiwa Mukwevho A resident of Ngudza village, Tshedza Masindi, is doing amazing artwork, such as prints, illustrations, image refining and frames. This is how she has found a way of making a living.

Tshedza told Limpopo Mirror that she had discovered her passion for art after some personal

setbacks in her life. The moment she started with her university programme in civil engineering she began to experience health challenges that forced her to come back home for recovery.

“I had to drop out and come home,” she said. “I was used to doing schoolwork all the time and living near the varsity. But then, here I was at home, doing nothing. Then I realised that I

had to find a way to keep myself busy, and I discovered my talent for painting.”

She was overjoyed when a collection of her early creations was sold out within a short space of time. “I tried selling my first artworks and they all got sold in less than three days; that was when I saw that this was something I could earn a living from,” she said.

After some time, the paintings business started slowing down and she had to try other options.

Her research led her to her to team up with a friend, Zwoluga Mutangwa, and she started selling kotas (bunny chows).

“But that venture was just a flop,” she said. “It felt like the walls were closing in on me, and little did I know that this was a sign for me to explore more business ventures.”

She thought she was not making it in the business world because of a lack of experience, so she started selling items just for experience, with no profit. “I remember the day that I stocked soft drinks and sold them just to learn how to interact with a lot of

customers because I had hoped that, soon enough, I would be working with a lot of people. I had never felt so empowered in my whole life as on those days!”

When it was time to get back to school, she realised that the only thing that she did and felt great about was the art works. “I decided to submit a late application to study at the University of Johannesburg, where I enrolled for a programme on visual art because that was all I felt comfortable with,” she said. “The visual art course was full, and I then had to go for graphic design.”

With the knowledge she had gained from the graphic design course, she started producing more artworks and selling them.

She even registered a company called Frenzy Sparkle. “My business started picking up from the print-outs,” she said. “I have now gained a lot of experience and more customers who are proud of my work.”

Her business focuses on oil and acrylic paintings, printouts on canvas, banners, and laptop stickers. She can be reached on 066 204 6828.

You will not starve for rhumba in lockdown

By Bernard Chiguvare “Though we are deep in the lockdown period, I will not let you feel thirsty for rhumba (Tshigondo) music,” said Bernard Tshibemuda Ndou, a composer, songwriter, guitarist, dancer, and singer. He is based in Musina.

Ndou has assured his fans that they will not starve for his music during the lockdown period. “We have to comply with what the president said about defeating Covid-19, but my music is always played at various radio stations in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Listen to Phalaphala FM, Makhado FM, Nzhelele FM, as well as the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and you will not miss my beat,” said Ndou (35).

Born and bred in Beit Bridge in Zimba-

bwe, Ndou, like thousands of Zimbabweans, fled the country to look for greener pastures. He was running a general dealer shop but decided to leave it in the hands of someone else.

His talent was realised while he was still at school by a member of the Nyaka Nyaka band in Zimbabwe. “I joined this band, shaping my career at the age of 18. At the same time, I was involved in the school choir,” said Ndou. He added that in 2004 he had gone to Johannesburg and rubbed shoulders with experienced musicians from Zimbabwe.

He learnt more skills on guitars and how to perform on stage.

He also reminded fans that his CDs are sold at Musina FM, or contact Ndou at 073 109 3489/072 100 1640 or on his Facebook page: Bernard Tshibemuda.

dream.”

This former officer in the South African NaMangalani Mudau Mashau, who is poputional Defence Force and casual supervisor at larly known as The Diamond Voice, is the Mike's Kitchen in Polokwane said that he had new pioneer-in-the-making in terms of to give himself enough time and listen to the artist promotions in Vhembe District and artist’s music first, and then make a marketing he promises to ensure that his artists get the and promotional decision, based on that. value and recognition they deserve.

“I manage artists across genres,” he said. “I “It dawned on me that many artists are taldiscovered this talent this year because I was ented but lack the resources to market themalways ensuring that artists get to send their selves, so that they get to be heard and noticed music to radio stations. With that experience, I by the wider world,” he said. “So, I decided to thought that I could do this managing thing to set up an artist management company, so that put Venda on the map.”

I help promote them.”

He has been inspired by the work of Rita A resident of Ha Mashau Bodwe and Ha Dee and Tshepo Manyisa because they had not Mandiwana, The Diamond Voice is not new given up even when times were hard in the to the entertainment industry. He was a radio industry. “What I like about Manyisa and Rita presenter at Musina FM, Muslim Community Dee is that they make things happen,” he said.

Radio and Nzhelele FM for some years.

“I also have mentors, who are Mr Ndwakhulu “As a radio man, I realised that many artists Oscar Makhado, Mrs Johannah Mulaudzi, bring their music for airplay on the radio Khathutshelo Meshack Ramugondo and Miss and it ends there, where their songs only get Enica Kadyamatimba.” airplay,” he said. “Music needs to put food on He said: “I'm also sending a plea to the the table. Both artist and manager or promot- youth to focus on education and refrain from er need to work hand in glove to realise this criminal activities; whether we like it or not,

By Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

Bernard Tshibemuda Ndou, a musician, is based in Musina.

Thendo Rambiyana, busy bee at Phalaphala FM The talented Thendo Rambiyana is busy as a bee in the radio industry.

He is presenting three shows and is also a producer at Phalaphala FM. Rambiyana presents Interfaith (Lutendo), produces and presents Ndevhetsini (current affairs) and Vhurereli ha hashu (indigenous knowledge).

He started his primary education at Raliphaswa Primary and went to Dimbanyika High, where he matriculated. He graduated in media studies at the University of Venda and completed his honours at the University of Limpopo.

His journey into the media industry started in 2012 when he joined Makhado FM as head of news. He was recruited by Phalaphala FM in 2014. He said that, contrary to popular belief that radio presenters are very talkative, “I am an introvert and have been like that all my life. You will hardly notice my presence unless you are paying attention”.

He said that while he was growing up, he loved reading, but he was never certain about the career path he wanted to pursue; at some point he wanted to be a doctor. He loves hip-hop music. “My uncle is very fond of Metro FM; he rarely listened to any other radio station back in those days. One day, while I was studying, he had his radio on and it was playing my type of music, so I got distracted. The following weekend I made it a point that I listen to the programme again. From then it became a regular appointment, and no weekend went by without my listening to Thabo Molefe’s Rhyme and Reason.”

He said that radio was evolving. How funny you are is no longer important, as the need to educate and inform is gradually superseding the need to entertain.

Everything you say on air is analysed and used to measure your intellectual capacity.

Rambiyana said aspiring presenters must develop a passion for reading “as soon as yesterday”, and they must not be selective of what they read because they are expected to know everything. He said the biggest challenge now for media personalities was social media and their double-edged nature - what you put up on those spaces might be used against you tomorrow or a decade later.

He encouraged all those interested in breaking into the medium to study and acquire a tertiary qualification in the field. “You need to be a people’s person and must be able to communicate your thoughts, ideas and information clearly and concisely, both in writing and orally and follow those who are already in the industry and do research to learn more.”

He urged the youth to be serious with their education, so that they can make a significant contribution to the community in which they live. “The youth must stay away from drugs and criminal activities and prepare themselves for careers that will benefit them in life. I wish to express continued support for the measure announced by the state president to combat the spread of the coronavirus. I call on all our societies to adhere to the lockdown regulations, stay at home, get tested, the washing of hands and keeping the recommended social distance.”

education is the key to open all doors.”

“I'm always motivating young people to be serious about school,” he said. “I thank Ronny Ramabulana and Michael John Mhlanga for giving me courage about everything that I'm doing.”

The Diamond Voice is available on 079 015 6139 or mangalanimashau@gmail.com.

The Diamond Voice aims to change the music industry

The Diamond Voice. Picture supplied.

Thendo Rambiyana. Photo supplied.

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Adv Gumbi the new chancellor of Univen Univen Adv Mojankunyane Gumbi has been appointed as the new chancellor of the University of Venda (Univen).

According to a media statement

by Univen, the appointment was approved by the Council during a virtual meeting on Friday, 22 May. Her term of office is from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2024.

Gumbi takes over the reins from former Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, who served two terms in the position.

The vice-chancellor and principal of Univen, Dr Bernard Nthambeleni, said that the university was grateful to have a female chancellor for the first time. He added that Gumbi joined Univen at the right time “when the University is shifting towards a new strategic direction, which is intended to po-

sition the University for impact and relevance”. The university’s new strategic direction for 2021 to 2025 will be effective as from 2021.

Gumbi is the founder of Mojanku Gumbi Advisory Services, a Johannesburg-based business-advisory firm that maintains a strategic partnership with the Washington-based Albright Stonebridge Group.

She was a special advisor to former President Thabo Mbeki from 1999 to 2008. Before that, from 1994 to 1999, she was an advisor to then deputy president Mbeki.

She was involved in peace-making initiatives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Comoros, Sudan, Lesotho, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Iran, and the Middle East.

According to the statement, Adv Gumbi also advised on domestic policy issues “including the reform of the local healthcare industry,

the expansion of South African industry to the rest of Africa and the world, banking and mining sector reforms”.

She was one of South Africa’s principal negotiators at the Seattle and Doha rounds of the World Trade Organization, and served as Pres Mbeki’s personal representative to the G8, where she played a leading role in the establishment of the G5 Group (Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa).

She served also as Mbeki’s personal representative in the Progressive Governance Network.

Gumbi was an attorney from 1984 and an advocate from 1993.

In these capacities, she defended political activists from all political organizations in South Africa.

She also acted as the head of the adjudication secretariat of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) during South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. She

was involved in the resolution of all disputes arising out of those elections.

She holds law degrees from the South African Universities of the North (now University of Limpopo), and Witwatersrand, and a certificate in Trial Advocacy from the University of Texas. She serves and has served on the boards of many companies, trusts and philanthropic associations, including the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, the Open Society Foundation, African Bank, LexisNexis, PPC, the Southern African Political and Economic Trust (SAPES), the Black Lawyers Association and the Thabo Mbeki Foundation.

She served as a member of the council of the then Technikon Witwatersrand, the council of the then University of the North and was the ombudsperson of the University of Johannesburg.

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After five months Manavhela’s remains buried

By Kaizer Nengovhela The remains of Mr Thema Manavhela (65), who was burnt beyond recognition in a house fire at Madabani, was buried two weeks ago.

This came after the DNA results were released after five months of waiting last week.

Manavhela was alone when the fire broke out on 5 January. The rest of the family were attending a church service when the incident took place. Everything regarding the funeral was put on hold as the family was waiting for the release of the DNA results.

The young brother of the deceased, Mr Lekgapa Manavhela, said the death of his brother had left a big void in the family. “He was everything to us and was our main source of inspiration,” he said.

Manavhela said they believed that the time for his brother to depart from this earth had come and they found the nature of his death hard to accept. “It so painful to see the body in this manner. It is a relief that we have laid him to rest.”

A community leader, Mr Sy Mukhuba, said the deceased had still had a role to play in the family and community at large. “As the community we are here to share the pain of death with the family. We are saying to the family we hope God will make them strong to stand in the difMr Thema Manavhela. ficult situation.”

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The tombstone of the late Mr Thema Manavhela.

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The traditional leader of Khubvi village, Chief Thinawanga Randima (second from left), hands over a bag of mealie meal to one of the poor and needy community members, while some members of the SANCO Khubvi branch and donors also hand over food parcels during the event.

Food parcels for Khubvi’s needy

By Silas Nduvheni More than 200 needy people in and around Khubvi village outside Thohoyandou will no longer have to go to bed on empty stomachs, thanks to various donors and traditional leaders who donated food parcels.

The traditional leader of Khubvi village, Chief Thinawanga Leonard Randima, said after they realised that a large number of needy community members lived there, they approached various donors and some Good Samaritans, together with community leaders such as the South African Civic Organization (SANCO), to donate food parcels during this difficult period of the lockdown.

Randima, joined by commu-

nity leaders such as the SANCO Khubvi branch, handed over parcels to 200 households in the village last Saturday.

According to Chief Randima, as traditional leader of the village, he also helped to encourage communities to adhere to the lockdown regulations.

The chairperson of the Khubvi SANCO branch, Mr Fhatuwani Modau, said they were working hard to ensure that needy community members did not go to bed without something to eat. “We used to work with some block committees that helped us to identify needy and poor community members. We understand that some people were forced to abandon their piece jobs that put some food on the table for their families because of Covid-19 and we have to help them to survive,” said Modau.

According to Modau, the village’s poor have received food parcels in three phases since the lock down began: 112 food parcels were donated by Tshivhase Agridam, 170 came from undisclosed funders and more than 200 came from various donors, mostly some Indian business communities operating around the village and surrounding communities, such as Makonde and Shadani.

One of the Indian businessmen in Khubvi, Mr Idris Ibrahim Mala, said he was operating his businesses in the village and, after being approached by the traditional leader and community leaders, he thought to help by donating some food parcels to needy and poor people during this difficult period of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sibanze appears in court again

By Kaizer Nengovhela The case against Thabo Sibanze (27), who is facing charges of murdering two Samwu members last January, was postponed to 30 September by the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

The court heard that two murder dockets and one of intimidation in the case relating to the VBS Mutual Bank saga had been submitted to the Director of Public Prosecution for a decision.

The murder charges relate to the death of two SAMWU leaders, Ronald Mani and Timpson Musetsho.

The two were critical of investments by the Vhembe District Municipality in the liquidated VBS bank.

The chairperson of the Moral Regeneration Movement in Limpopo, Dr Tshenuwani Farisani, who has been following the case from the first day since last year, said that the “cases have taken long, very long. We hope the case should be concluded but concluded justly.”

The accused, Sipho Sibanze.

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Planting is better than buying ...

Musina News With the lockdown going on for more than 60 days now and the shortage of money and food continuing to hit everyone hard, the best way to beat hunger is to establish a vegetable garden at home instead of buying vegetables daily.

This is the advice from Musina

resident Emmanuel Mbedzi, whose home-grown vegetables come in handy during the difficult time of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mbedzi, who has planted spinach, cabbage, tomatoes, and onions in his backyard, said things used to be very difficult before he established a vegetable garden at home. He said now that most indigent people did not have

Photographed in his own vegetable garden, Emmanuel Mbedzi of Musina encourages community members to establish their own vegetable gardens to curb hunger during the coronavirus crisis.

any means to live during these difficult times, establishing vegetable gardens at home would be the most favourable step.

“I understand that there are people who can afford to buy vegetables in these difficult times. But it is also important to note that there are some community members like me who could not afford to buy vegetables every day.

The idea of establishing a vegetable garden at home came to me as I realized that I was spending more money on buying vegetables and I would not be able to afford this going forward. Since I have running water here at home, I then decided to buy vegetable seeds and prepare a small backyard space for planting my vegetables. As of now, I no longer go out to buy but I just turn around and cut a few vegetables that I want to cook for the day.”

He encourages less privileged community members to establish their vegetable gardens to fight hunger. “It is not too late to start your vegetable garden at home. This means that if you start yours now, you can save a lot of money that would have been used for buying vegetables. From the look of things, it seems we are still going to live with the coronavirus for some time. The sooner we prepare ourselves, the better. I hope some community members will take lessons from me and start to establish their own vegetable gardens.”

Mashawana Foundation gives food to needy

By Ndivhuwo Musetha The Collen Mashawana Foundation handed food parcels to needy families in the villages of Ha-Makhuvha and Mashawana.

The 400 food parcels were handed over on Saturday, 23 May, in the presence of Thovhele Gole Musiiwa Mphaphuli, Vhembe Executive Mayor Dowelani Nenguda and Thulamela Mayor Avhashoni Tshifhango.

The parcels included rice, canned fish, onions, potatoes, masks, tomatoes, mealie meal, cabbage, cooking oil, salt, tomatoes, butternuts, and squash.

During the handover of the food parcels, Mr Collen Mashawana, chairman of the foundation, said he decided to donate as another way of helping the less fortunate in the community during this time of need.

“The majority of people here are unemployed.

Many of them also come from disadvantaged backgrounds. They lack necessities such as food and clothing. Many of them rely on government grants while other families stay in dilapidated houses where they share single rooms as a family of five to seven members,” said Mashawana.

Nenguda, who is also chairperson of the Vhembe Covid-19 District Command Council, assured Mashawana that the food parcels, which were going to be stored in the food bank at Tshiulungoma, would be distributed to deserving families.

He said that councillors were not

involved in the distribution of food parcels as this was handled by Sassa and officials from the Department of Social Development.

Traditional leaders also help in identifying deserving, needy families, said Nenguda.

Mphaphuli said he was happy to see that Mashawana had decided to donate food parcels to his people. “I am very humbled by this gesture. I am also making a humble plea that, when you can, please come and donate more as you can see that today we only catered for two villages out of the 32 villages that fall under me,” said Mphaphuli.

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Respect is in an own job

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University of Venda, said that Whenever the going gets tough, huddling in the darkness and Nthonifheni remembers some adcrying foul about the lack of job vice her mother had given her earopportunities in the country was lier on in life. “Many years ago, I not an option for her. learned an important lesson from “I’m self-employed due to the my mother, and she really became shortage of jobs,” she said. “I had my most important mentor,” she sent countless CVs to various said. “She told me her secret not firms, but I was unsuccessful, to give up was to ‘look at each day and that experience alone taught as a new opportunity to be your me to be resilient and seek other very best’. She told me to set high avenues to earn my bread.” goals, be honest, never say no, and She used her savings from her work with people who share my schooldays to set up her small passion for doing the best.” business, where she stocks up on She stated that she enjoyed eggs in boxes in Polokwane to sell what she was currently doing with in Vhembe. “I am glad that I had her life - being a young businessbeen saving because those small woman. “I really love what I do, savings had come in handy when and I try to surround myself with I had to start doing business,” she people who share similar passions. said.

I thrive on this type of environShe had learned business skills ment,” she said. from her mother, Vho-Elisa However, she pointed out that Nepfumembe, who used to sell her current challenge was a lack tomatoes and mopani worms. of stable transport to and from “She would give me and my Polokwane. “I also want to expand younger sister, Gole Ramafamba, my business, and I am looking bowls full of tomatoes and mopani for sponsors or the government worms packed in packets and we to finance me, so I can have more would do door-to-door selling stock to satisfy my customers’ until the stock was finished,” she demands at all times.” said. “I also personally used to So far, Nthonifheni is living up sell sweets during my high-school to the realisation of her name, time.” which means “respect me” as she In three years’ time, she hopes is making bricks to build her shop to own her own business with a where people can come and buy solid structure. She believes that eggs.

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Masawe U/15 soccer tournament locked down Where is promotional specialist Joel Mongalo?

By Frank Mavhungu

for the Nedbank Cup last-32 stage while Thembisa Classic Joel Mongalo is a local football qualified for the national promocoach who will not be easily tional playoffs under Mongalo’s forgotten. Just like many other guidance. football mentors, Mongalo Mongalo earned himself the started as a player and later name “Promotion Specialist” graduated to coach. when he guided Magezi FC to the His football career dates to the league championship in 2016. early eighties. The first amateur Magezi excelled in the promoclub he played for was Maletional playoffs and ultimately tamotse Wedding Bells. After gained promotion to the National parting ways with Wedding Bells, First Division. He steered BelMongalo joined Mashamba Flylevue Winners Park to the league ing Gunners in 1983. championship in 2017. He did The 55-year-old mentor played the same with The Dolphins FC for the Venda national team the following year. between 1985 and 1987 alongside His last stop was at Madridtas the likes of Ace Kabote, MoFC, who finished their 2018/19 ses “Shoes” Tshilate and David league programme on top of the “Nanana” Masase. A scout from Limpopo Stream of the ABC MoOrlando Pirates saw him while he tsepe League last year. Madridtas was playing for the Venda nation- could not represent the province al squad. He played for Pirates in the national promotional for one season before moving to playoffs as some of their points the National First Division side, were docked after the league Ace Mates. found them guilty of fielding an His next stop was at another improperly registered player.

First Division side, Vaal Reef After parting ways with MaStars. He joined the now-defunct dridtas FC last year, Mongalo Mahwelereng Real Rovers in joined the millions of jobseekers.

1991. Mongalo was an influential He revealed that he had received figure when Real Rovers gained several offers from GladAfrica promotion to the elite league Championship and ABC Motsepe in 1993. Rovers conceded only League clubs. He reiterated the seven goals that year, thanks to fact that he would be employed Mongalo’s acrobatic goalkeeping. when the activities for the new He enjoyed his stay at Real Rovsoccer season started. ers until the end of 1995.

Born at Mukondeni village outside Elim Hospital on 10 February 1965, Mongalo was nominated the goalkeeper of the year while at Real Rovers in 1995. In 1996, he migrated to Bloemfontein Celtics in search for greener pastures, where he stayed until his retirement at the end of 1998. His coaching career started in 2002 when he was appointed the head coach for the Vodacom League side, Winners Park FC. Winners Park were under his guidance when they gained promotion to the National First Division the following year.

He moved from one Vodacom League club to the other, including Denga Real Vultures, Mokopane FC, Thembisa Classic and Peace Lovers, between 2006 Jobless. Mr Joel “Promotion and 2014. Peace Lovers qualified Specialist” Mongalo.

By Frank Mavhungu

The annual Masawe U/15 Soccer Tournament will not be staged this year. According to one of the tournament organizers, Mr Cedrick Ramaliba, the event was supposed to be staged at the Vhufuli Gooldville grounds over the last weekend of next month and the first weekend of July.

Ramaliba said that the national lockdown was the only factor that would make it impossible for them to stage the tournament. He added that the organizers had already started with the arrangements for the tournament when the lockdown was announced. He also stated that they were forced to stop with the arrangements after realizing that it would not be possible for them to stage it under the circumstances.

Asked if the Masawe Open Soccer Tournament would not be staged at all this year, Ramaliba said that making a prediction was difficult as the event was normally staged during the festive holidays.

He described the cancellation of the U/15 tournament as a major setback to the participating teams. He stated

that most of the clubs had financial businessman, Mr Masala Ramaphosa, constraints, saying they used the prize of Masawe Holdings, sponsored the monies in the day-to-day administratournament from inception three years tion of the teams. ago.

Teams from Vhufuli village and the surrounding areas take part in both the U/15 and the open tournament.

Eleven teams took part in the tournament last year. They were: Vondwe United, Vhufuli Mveledziso FC, Domboni FC, Ngwenani FC, Mavhola Tiger Boys, Gooldville Development, Makhuvha Development, Vondwe Juventus, Tshitereke Junior Citizens, Makhuvha Up the Ants Junior and Lavani Arsenal.

Vondwe Juventus were crowned the champions last year, beating Makhuvha Up the Ants Junior 3-2 in the final.

Juventus were presented with R2 000, soccer kit, a floating trophy, gold medals, a soccer ball and 15 pairs of soccer boots. Makhuvha Up the Ants Junior took home R1 250, soccer kit, soccer boots, a soccer The sponsor, Mr Masala Ramaphosa. ball and silver medals. A local

Young Springbok player is living her dream

By Kaizer Nengovhela A local Springbok rugby player, Rights Mkhari (26) of Bungeni, has worked hard to fulfil her dreams.

She started playing ruby as fullback at Russell Bungeni High in 2009. She showed that she had a special talent and while still at secondary school she was selected for the Limpopo Blue Bulls team.

Mkhari was also selected to play for the South African U/20 women's team in the 15s in 2013 and during the inter-provincial sevens she was also selected for the national sevens team.

She said that her mother encouraged and supported her to participate in rugby. According to her, her mother always said that nothing good came easy in life and working hard was the best way to achieve success. She used this as her motto and always strives to work hard.

Mkhari said that she had participated in different sporting codes at school before choosing rugby. "What made me play sport was that my grandmother used to watch boxing and athletics and supported it a lot. While she was watching, I had a dream of seeing myself wearing the South African colours, holding the flag. So, I went to try all the

sports and worked hard and said whatever the sport was, I wanted to honour my country one day," she said.

"I played in Vancouver in 2017 and toured with the Springbok 15s to the United Kingdom that same year. We won the Olympic qualifier in 2019 in Tunisia, where I scored the three winning tries for the Springbok women’s team.” In the world cup qualifier for the New Zealand tournament in 2021, she was the top goal scorer.

She is a final-year student at University of Venda, registered for a BSc in recreation and leisure.

She said that education was the key to the future, but playing rugby had opened the door for her and made her realise that, after completing her matric with flying colours, she wanted to go to university and continue to play rugby. She advised young people who want to play rugby or any sport to stay focused in reaching their goals.

“Even if your talent is not in sport, engaging in sport and traveling will expose you to the

outside world.”

Rights Mkhari (26) of Bungeni.

Baldwin Maimela still active in footbal development zha. Maimela said that the team was well resourced and quickly Baldwin Maimela was talkative, earned respect in the province. inquisitive, and critical in gen"We played against teams such as eral life, but on the field of play Mahwelereng Real Rovers, and he was described as hardworkbecause of the way we played, ing, disciplined, and dedicated. Pepsi became a household name.

Maimela was captain of many We even reached the then OK teams around the area. He startleague, and my soccer career ed playing soccer at a young age, blossomed. but at school he performed well “By that time, I was a student in the different disciplines on the at Univen. I even played for the athletics field. university team, called Univen His principal, Mr Nemukovha, Real TAJ, and the well-known even said he was such a talent, he Shayandima Bobs Stars became would one day become the Minis- interested in me, because I was ter of Sports. a regular player for the Venda “I did not take my soccer talent national team. For the provincial seriously at all, until my uncle, squad, I played against Bafana the great soccer player ChristoBafana with the likes of Michael pher Maimela gave me his old Manzini and Gerald Raphahlele. soccer boots. Unfortunately, the I was the captain when we played other players did not have boots, Transnet games.” He then played so they forced me to take them along Sathiel Phasha, Toy Kutaoff. We used to play on the dusty ma and Marara Lukoto. ground.”

Another important time in He said that he was recruited his career was when he joined

by Pepsi the Angel under the Thohoyandou ISD under leadership of Mr Pepsi Maragane- Vho-Thivhonali Khorommbi. He

By Kaizer Nengovhela

further said that when he was still playing at ISD, he was recruited

by Mr Makonde Netsianda to join Shayandima Bobs Stars. Maimela said that Bobs Stars contested for promotion to the elite league for quite some years but missed it by an inch. Later, the management of the team bought the status of Lenasia Dynamos.

He said that after some years, the team was bought by Peter Rabali and the team managed to gain promotion to play in the Premier league (PSL), where he was coached by a number of coaches: Owen da Gama, Walter Rautmann, Martius Muenda, Sheppard Morape, and Takov from Bulgaria. He said he had recruited players such as the late Lesley Manyathela and Selby Chauke.

He said he also played together with Botende Eshele, Martin Zwane, Arthur Zwane, Jabulani Mendu and international players from Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria.

By that time, he was the captain

of the team. After being relegated, the team was sold to a Giyani tycoon, Mr Pat Mabaela.

Maimela left the team and was then recruited to join Vhembe FC and worked with Mr Eddy Masia.

The team was bought by Mr Shandu Nesengani and changed the name to FC Basel, and he became the team manager. He said he retired from soccer and concentrated on school soccer, as that was where he realised that the youth needed serious guidance because they were growing up in a different environment.

“They keep things simple, but dedication to sports does lack.

Soccer is so highly commercialised, the players’ focus is on quick money, and one thing that I feel disturbed about is that the players move regularly between different teams. That is confusing the fans,” he added.

He urged young players to work hard and to stay away from drugs and illegal actions, as it will hamper their careers.

Baldwin Maimela.

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TTM to announce their franchise buyers that he did not know, saying the matter was in the hands of the top management.

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC (TTM) Asked what would happen if they sold their are likely to announce the identity of the perGladAfrica Championship status and their son who will buy their GladAfrica Champions attempts to procure an Absa Premiership franfranchise this weekend, at the earliest, or chise did not bear any fruit, Ndou confidently early next week. said that the process to purchase an elite-diviAccording to the club’s marketing manager, sion status was at an irreversible stage. He again Mr Tshidino Ndou, the process to get rid of stated that they would not have gotten rid of the status of the Tshakhuma side was at an their GladAfrica Championship status if they advanced stage. Ndou stated that they were were not sure of their next move. done with most of the aspects When asked about the Absa Premiership regarding the sale agreeclubs that they were negotiating with for the ment and that the status, Ndou said that only the top management only thing left was had a better knowledge regarding the matter. for the two parties When asked to comment about the rumour that to append their they were negotiating with Bloemfontein Celtic signatures on the and Bidvest Wits, Ndou indicated that he could dotted lines. not respond to rumours.

When asked He appealed to local football lovers to whether the remain calm and wait for the president of prospective the club, Mr Masala Mulaudzi, to make an buyer was based announcement at the right time. in the Limpopo Reports by several media houses in the Province or recent past showed that Mr Tim Sukazi, the not, Ndou owner of TS Galaxy FC, was about to clinch a stated deal to buy Bloemfontein Celtics and that only the financial part was delaying the signing of the sale agreement.

TS Galaxy are currently campaigning in the GladAfrica Championship. If any truth lies in the rumour that TTM were negotiating with Bloemfontein Celtic and Bidvest Wits and Sukazi has bought Celtics’ status, Bidvest Wits are indubitably the only side TTM are pinning their hopes on.

Although Ndou vehemently refused to commit himself about that, Limpopo Mirror had heard from reliable sources that TTM, or Vhadau Vha Damani as they are affectionately called, were about to seal a deal The marketing manager of TTM, Mr Tshidino Ndou. with Bidvest Wits.

By Frank Mavhungu

Baroka FC coach, Dylan Kerr, not certain about his future

By Frank Mavhungu Baroka FC’s head coach, Mr Dylan Kerr, does not know what the future holds for him. The 53-year-old mentor joined Bakgakga in January, replacing the Zambian national, Mr Wedson Nyirenda.

Kerr revealed that his contract with the Polokwane side is due to expire at the end of next month. According to him, the contract has the option to be extended.

He stated that the contract would only be extended if the club managed to retain their Absa Premiership status at the end of the season.

The former Black Leopards tactician further revealed that his wish was to stay at Baroka beyond this season. “Unfortunately, that will depend on the team’s results in the remaining six matches,” he said.

Kerr said that he had not lost hope, even though Baroka were perched in the relegation zone on the log standings. Baroka are tied on 23 points with Polokwane City and Amazulu, while Black Leopards are languishing at the bottom of the log with 20 points. Asked if the

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release of four players recently would not affect the team’s performance, Mr Kerr said that the chairman of the club, Mr Khurishi Mphahlele, had consulted with him before releasing the players.

Baroka recently announced the release of four key players, Kamogelo Mogaswa, Ranga Chivaviro, Mogau Kwinana and Tebogo Sodi.

Kerr reiterated the fact that the team would continue to produce positive results, despite losing the four players.

He also stated that the four

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players requested an early release, so that they could have a better chance to find new clubs.

According to him, the contracts of the four players were due to expire at the end of next month. Speaking from his home in Malta Valletta, England, Kerr said that he could not wait to come back and join his players in the training camp. Baroka were languishing at the bottom of the log when Kerr took the risk of accepting the offer as the team’s head coach.

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