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Chief Thivhulawi Makumbane, project members and members of the royal family during the visit at Tshisaulu.

Tshisaulu project honours Makumbane

 

The Tshildzini Society for the care of the Aged at Tshisaulu, which was started 30 years ago, celebrated its successes at the weekend.

The project, which started as a meeting place for the aged for excercises and for nurses to assist with their medication and treatment, is today a resounding success. At present, 160 members, whose ages range from 60 upwards, are attached to the project.

Some of the successes highlighted during the celebrations are traditional dances for the elderly and a greenery project, which produces vegetables that are sold to the local communities.

The elderly met at Chief Thivhulawi Makumbane's traditional palace, where they spent the whole day feasting, dancing and communicating with the chief. The leader of the project, Mr Aaron Netshifhefhe, said it was not easy when they started, but they soldiered on and today they could look back with pride on what they had achieved in 30 years.

"We would not have reached here had it not been for the support we got from Chief Makumbane, who had faith in us and gave us a site. We have used this site in a profitable way and many of the aged at Tshisahulu are now living longer because of this project," he added.

Netshifhefhe further indicated that they felt they should visit the chief just to say thank you for the support they were getting from him."Our chief is a visionary leader who likes development in his area, and we are here to give him a pat on the back and to pay homage to this good man,"said Netshifhefhe.

Chief Thivhulawi Makumbane said the visit by the elderly and the gifts brought were a blessing to him and his family. "The elderly are our advisors and if they decide to come and be with you its a real blessing. We also commend the good work the project is doing in my community."

 

Date:21 November 2014

By: Elmon Tshikhudo

Elmon Tshikhudo started off as a photographer. He developed an interest in writing and started submitting articles to local as well as national publications. He became part of the Limpopo Mirror family in 2005 and was a permanent part of the news team until 2019.

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