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Danisa Masuku
A GOOD turn deserves another. This idiom is lived and practiced by a strong 20-member arts group named Talented Actors Singers Amalgamated (TASA).
The group has most of the members hailing from Mzilikazi suburb and had taken a hiatus for a couple of years, however, they have decided to regroup and do what they are best at.
To announce their comeback the group reached out to its sponsors and sourced food hampers which they gave to the elderly people in the suburb.
Chairperson of the group Rodney Sipho Sibanda said: “We grew up in Mzilikazi and during our active years the community showed us love and they embraced us. They attended our shows and this was a way of giving back to the community that supported us.”
Sibanda said they were targeting elderly people in the community.
“We identified elderly people in the community and gave them food hampers to put a smile on their faces and make sure they deservedly celebrated their Christmas and New Year,” he said.
Gogo Helen Moyo (69) who received a food hamper expressed her gratitude to TASA.
“I did not know how I was going to celebrate New Year because I had only sugar which I was given by a woman from a local church. I’m really thankful to TASA for giving me a food hamper that had everything from mealie-meal to cooking oil. If it was not for them my New Year was going to be miserable,” she said.
Gogo Mavis Makhalima who stays with her two orphaned grandchildren echoed the same sentiments.
“Each time I looked at my orphaned children I felt tears in my eyes because I had nothing to give them, however, abantwana bethu laba (our children) have helped me a lot by giving me a food hamper. Now my grandchildren and I will be able to celebrate New Year like any family,” she said.
Meanwhile Sibanda said plans are underway to hold a festival that will be aimed at fighting hunger.
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