Vho-Nyadzanga Tanzwani (94), a well-known and much-loved local subsistence farmer, was laid to rest at her home village of Khubvi, north of Thohoyandou, on Saturday, 13 May. Vho-Nyadzanga drew her last breath on 3 May, just two months after she had buried her husband, Vho-Rauvhona Philemon Tanzwani. He was a retired school principal and 95 when he passed away.
With hundreds of mourners attending the funeral, Vho-Nyadzanga's send-off was a celebration of a life well lived, being a highly respected Christian until her last day on earth, and a staunch member of the Salvation Army.
Captain Siyabonga Mcineka of the Salvation Army told the mourners that someone as valuable to society as Vho-Nyadzanga had been, did not die normally but multiplied. "We can all concur that Vho-Nyadzanga was not on this earth only to add numbers; she touched and changed many lives during her lifetime. The 94 years that she lived clearly demonstrate that God had blessed her with many days because she was an asset to so many of us. She had completed her work on earth with diligence, and now God has promoted her to glory. We need to celebrate her life because she was a wonderful gift from our Lord," he said.
Vho-Nyadzanga was born into a royal family at Khubvi village on 3 April 1929. Her late parents, Tshikutu Andries Randima and Nyaluvhimba Mutangwa Randima had five children, of which Vho-Nyadzanga was the third born. Although she never went to school herself, she strongly believed in the importance of a good education and supported all six of her children in their educational journeys.
Vho-Nyadzanga is survived by her younger sister, Vho-Luvhengo Mauvhelwana, brother Vho-Avhapfani Thomson Randima, six children (Thivhilaeli, Thinandavha, Tshilidzi, Aluwani, Annah and Priscilla), 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.