Construction starts for new house for Nzhelele granny

What was once just a promise from the mayor is turning into a reality. Not long ago, the mayor of Makhado promised the Munyai family that they would receive a decent house within the next three months. Some might have doubted whether it would happen, but the construction of the four-room house is currently underway in Nzhelele.

Mayor Shonisani Mildred Sinyosi, together with her team, embarked on a project to visit the site last Wednesday. They spent the whole day assisting the contractor.

The mayor said that Makhado will never be the same again. “I want to change Makhado Municipality to be a better place than it was yesterday by taking services to the poor,” she said. She further added that the Munyayi family would now have a roof over their heads.

Three days after she was sworn into office, she identified a destitute family who needed a proper house at Tshituni Tshafhasi in Nzhelele. She realised their plight and promised to build them a decent house.

She said that the elections were over now and that it was time for her to deliver the promised services to the people. “The department is working hard to provide houses to the people,” she said. She further said that building a house for the needy family was part of her turn-around strategy aimed at delivering quality services to the people of Makhado.

The old woman and her 46-year-old son, David, shared the same house.

Granny Munyai said that she believed that Sinyosi was a good Samaritan sent to her by God. “I am happy that the mayor visited me again. I am going to live in a decent house. I thought it was just a joke, but now it’s a reality,” she said. The granny said that she was extremely grateful. “It is a great deal of kindness shown to me by the mayor,” she said.

News - Date: 23 October 2016

Mbulaheni Ridovhona

The 22-year-old Mbulaheni (Gary) Ridovhona has been passionate about journalism to the extent that he would buy himself a copy of weekly Univen students' newsletter, Our Voice. After reading, he would write stories about his rural village, Mamvuka, and submit them to the very newsletter for publication. His deep-rooted love for words and writing saw him register for a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies at the University of Venda, and joined the Limpopo Mirror team in February 2016 as a journalism intern.

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