Veteran bus owner buried

A well-known bus owner, Mr Joseph Denga Mabirimisa (90), was laid to rest at the Mabirimisa cemetery on Saturday.

He passed away after a long illness at the Zoutpansberg Private Hospital on 16 September.

Hundreds of mourners paid their last respects as Mambirimisa, owner of the Mabirimisa Bus Service. Family representative Mr Daniel Mabirimisa said the family had accepted what had happened, although it was difficult to cope with the pain of losing a loved one. “We were so close that we used to call each other "brother" and I can’t believe that he is gone. We will always remember him."

He added that Mr Mambirimisa had worked tirelessly for the development of the company and his contributions would remain for all to see. “We have really lost a giant who was always in the forefront of our struggle for better service to our clients. We will miss him dearly."

Mr Christopher Nevhutalu of the Vhembe Bus Association said that it was hard to accept the death of a dedicated member. "Our hearts are bleeding as we lost a pillar in our community and a hardworking person. We depended on him for advice and we learnt a lot from him during his lifetime."

News - Date: 01 October 2016

Kaizer Nengovhela

Kaizer Nengovhela started writing stories for Limpopo Mirror in 2000. Prior to that he had a five year stint at Phala-Phala FM as sports presenter. In 2005 Kaizer received an award from the province's premier as Best Sports Presenter. The same year he was also nominated as Best Sports Reporter by the Makhado Municipality. Kaizer was awarded the Mathatha Tsedu award in 2014.

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