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Mr Milingoni Boy Tshimuka is a hard worker.

General worker reflects on 42 successful years

 

The smile of 65-year-old Mr Milingoni Boy Tshimuka was beaming when he reflected on a period of 42 years at Louis Trichardt High School as a general worker.

A resident of Maname Paradise, Tshimuka said that when he looked back, he saw four decades of hard work, determination and excellent service that filled him with pride. He started working at the school in 1974.

“I loved my job and I performed my daily duties with love,” he said. “I still love my job. If I had a choice, I would have been staying and not leaving. But I am old and the education department requires that I retire.”

His duties included taking care of and managing all the sport grounds, erecting miscellaneous structures or shelters, menial plumbing and repairing doors and windows. When new workers arrived, he was always there and readily available to offer them training.

“What made my heart happy about my work was knowing that I was doing all those services for the benefit of the pupils – I liked the children most about my work."

He pointed out that he was going to focus on small-scale farming instead of just sitting at home and getting involved in village gossip. “I have already earmarked a large portion of my field for ploughing and planting some veggies,” he said. “This kind of activity will keep me busy, active and rejuvenated all the time. It will also bring me some cash when I sell my produce to members of the public.”

Tshimuka said that he had heard many youths complain about a lack of jobs in the country. “It's true that the country is experiencing a shortage of work opportunities in some areas for our youth,” he said. “But then I met youths who had dropped out of school, and they were still choosy when they were offered employment. I would hear them say, 'No, this kind of work is not for me – it's cheap work and it doesn't pay'. Why say such things?”

He said that today's young men and women must pluck a feather of knowledge and learn a lesson about real life from him.

A colleague who worked with Tshimuka for 32 years, Mr Thomas Mulaudzi, said that he would remember his outgoing colleague for his sense of humour and love for all people. “When I arrived at the school in 1983, Vho-Tshimuka welcomed me with open arms and taught me to do the work properly,” he said. “Today I am a hard worker who was moulded by a pair of experienced hands. I wish the old man good health and peace of mind as he goes to rest with his family.”

Colleagues Ms Ester Maumela (left) and Mr Thomas Mulaudzi (right) bid farewell to Mr Milingoni Boy Tshimuka.

 

Date:05 February 2016

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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