Mokgadi Munyimane (102) from Sephukubje Village in the Sekgosese area, was given a wheelchair which is estimated at R12 000 by the Executive Mayor of Mopani District Municipality, Nkakareng Rakgoale together with MaxProf.
Since 2013 Munyimane’s family would always carry her around, because they could not afford buying a new wheelchair.
“I feel good now that I have my own wheelchair,” she told the LETABA HERALD when asked about how she feels having a new wheelchair.
The centenarian’s grand-daughter, Mavis Sethe said that the wheelchair will make her grandmother’s life easy as she is also blind due to old age.
The mayor handed over six wheelchairs (three electronic and three manual) on the day to five other deserving recipients and this was a way of celebrating the annual International Wheelchair Day in advance.

Wheelchair recipients with their family members and the Executive Mayor of the Mopani District Municipality, Nkakareng Rakgoale with her team.
Rakgoale also donated 60 walking canes, a box of suncreen for learners living with albinism, two braile machines, two laptops and stationery materials.
All the donations where donated by MaxProf.
MaxProf, Community and Social Responsibility Officer, Pamela Pege said that they are always happy to lay a helping hand whenever there is a need to do so.

The Limpopo Pemier’s office celebrated the occasion on Friday, March 1 at the Oscar Mphetha Stadium in Mankweng outside Polokwane.
The province is the first province to celebrate the day in South Africa since the inception of the day in March 1 2008.

The Executive Mayor of Mopani District Municipality, Nkakareng Rakgoale, Pamela Pege of MaxProf with representatives from the Department of Education and local leaders receiving the school stationery.
The aim of the day is for wheelchair users to celebrate the positive impact a wheelchair has on their lives.
The Manager of the Human Rights Commission in the Province, Victor Mavhidula, was a key note speaker at the event where he addressed hundreds of wheelchair users from different parts of the province.
He told wheelchair users that they have a right to report any buildings which are not wheelchair friendly to the Human Rights Commission of South Africa.
“All the buildings in the country should be accessible to anyone, most especially for people using wheelchairs.
So where ever you go as a wheelchair user, you must know that you have a right to access a building, it is a requirement that cannot be compromised.
“If you go to any public institutions which is not accessible, you have to lodge a complain to the South African Human Rights Commission,” explained Mavhidula.
The event has been celebrated in different parts of the world including Australia, Senegal and Pakistan to name but a few.
Jimmy Malivate from the Limpopo Premier’s office pointed out that there is a need to celebrate the day annually in Limpopo.


Source: Letaba Herald