The two children of the late Portia Ramakavhi, who were left without a roof over their heads after the death of their mother, experienced tremendous joy when a Good Samaritan built them a brand-new, four-room house.
Ramakavhi was killed by her boyfriend in December last year and her two daughters, aged 10 and 6, were left homeless.
The official handing over of the house took place on Thursday, 25 November, at Ha-Mutsha and the function was attended by the MEC for Coghsta, Basikopo Makamu, Makhado Mayor Samuel Munyai, Limpopo's First Lady, Maggie Mathabatha, and community members.
The donor, Ms Zorha Khan of Zorha Khan Developers, said that she learnt about the children's poor living conditions. "I was very touched … so I decided to build them a house," said Khan. She said she wanted to restore dignity to the young children. "It is our responsibility as businesspeople to reach out to the rest of the society, uplifting the lives of the poor community members," she said.
The representative of the family, Mr Khaukani Mulovhedzi, said he appreciated that, out of thousands of people out there, somebody had a heart of gold. "I don't know how I can thank Khan. The lady just made the children's dream come true," he sobbed.
Cllr Munyai said the municipality welcomed the partnership. "Government on its own cannot do it, but if other stakeholders get involved and emulate what the donor has done, a lot can be achieved," he said.
Makamu thanked Khan for the good work she was doing for the community. 'We are very happy to have businesspeople who understand our language as government, that alone we cannot do things for all our people, but if the businesspeople can assists, we will do more for our people together," he said.