Christmas gifts for Tshilwavhusiku School

The pupils at the Tshilwavhusiku Razwimisani Special School spent Monday morning with representatives from the office of the Limpopo Legislature's Speaker, Ms Merriam Ramadwa, and the Khoroni Hotel.

Ramadwa, who was not present due to other commitments, had decided to enjoy her belated birthday with the children at the special school. Her birthday was on 10 November.

The office of the Speaker showered the pupils with gift bags with toiletries, and handed two wheelchairs to the school.

The chairperson of  Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure, Ms Snowy Kennedy-Monyemoratho, said that Ramadwa's heart was with the children at all times. “Ms Ramadwa adopted the school when she was still deputy Speaker in the Legislature and it's not a mistake that she has sent us to represent her here today,” Kennedy-Monyemoratho said.

She then indicated that they had noticed the needs of the school, which mainly included infrastructure such as sport facilities, building and furniture. “We will take it upon ourselves to address all these challenges with the Department of Education and see to it that we work together to address this problem,” she said. “I also noted the need for toiletries, clothes and special toys for the children.”

Khoroni also presented the school with three wheelchairs while the Special Olympic movement  gave all 119 pupils sport shoes.

Khoroni Hotel's marketing manager Ms Yolanda Bester said that her company delighted in ploughing back to the community. “We are very honoured to be part of this special event,” she said. The school's principal, Ms Murunwa Ramutshila, expressed the school's gratitude for all the gifts which came from different institutions. “We feel heartwarmed to see that there still are people in this world who love us and are willing to demonstrate their love by showering our children with gifts and presents.”

Date:12 December 2014

By: Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho was born in 1984 in Madombidzha village, not far from Louis Trichardt in the Limpopo Province. After submitting articles for roughly a year for Limpopo Mirror's youth supplement, Makoya, he started writing for the main newspaper. He is a prolific writer who published his first book, titled A Traumatic Revenge in 2011. It focusses on life on the street and how to survive amidst poverty. His second book titled The Violent Gestures of Life was published in 2014.

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