"We identified our mistake and we won't repeat it" - Mamu

“We have learned from our mistake and we will not be repeating it – not in our lifetime. The experience taught us many things as a community-uplifting organisation.”

Those were the words of the general secretary for Mamu Community Development, Mr Jafter Mamugudubi, responding to the organisation's failure to issue a cash prize to a runner-up team on time.

“We finally managed to pay Tshiozwi village team the owed amount of R5 000 on 13 October,” he said.

In our earlier story, Mamugudubi had stated that the organisation had utilised the R5 000 cash amount for a young local soccer star who was going to do trials with Kaizer Chiefs in Gauteng. He indicated that the community had made contributions for the young man's trip, but that the funds were not enough to cover all his costs.

“Like I said, I had explained to the community and Tshiozwi Village Team how we used the money and they understood my side of the story,” he said. “However, we now apologise to the community and everyone interested in the activities of Mamu for what happened.”

Mamugudubi assured the teams, communities and supporters of Mamu's activities that the organisation was busy doing preparations for future events. “We have run this organisation and its activities for the past nine years with dignity, respect and excellence,” he said. “So, we'll continue to do the same and even introduce more activities to suit more of our youths. Participants in the annual Sinthumule Kutama Easter Sports Challenge can also rest assured that preparations on our side are underway.”

A representative of Tshiozwi village team, Mr Calvin Sidebi, confirmed receipt of the cash prize and said that he only regretted that it had been delayed. “When they host any events in the future, they must make sure that all logistics are in place or else bad history may repeat itself,” he said.

Date:02 November 2017

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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