CELEBRATORY GATHERING

BEKUKUHLE KUDELILE

Left to Right | Kusukela kwesobunxele: Shaun Hattingh, Leon Graaff, Renier van Rooyen, Bheki Buthelezi, Bradley Hammond, Sarie Opperman, Themba Buthelezi, Nomfanelo Njokweni, Richard Zulu, Rev. SJ Manyoni, Rev. M Nxumalo, and Miss L. Ntombela

ZAC builds borehole for Zisize Care Centre

ZAC team celebrates the handover of the borehole and JoJo water tanks with residents and staff at the Zisize Care Centre.

It was with great joy and much celebration that Menar COO and ZAC COO Bradley Hammond handed over a 300 l/hr yield borehole, equipped with a water filtration unit on 21 May 2019 to the residents and staff of the Zisize Care Centre in Ulundi, KZN. Zisize is a registered non-profit organisation that provides a sheltered living environment and skills development for people living with physical and mental disabilities, who are at least 18 years old and do not pose a danger to others or themselves.

The centre was established jointly by the Dutch Reformed Church and the Uniting Reformed Churches in 1988. It initially only catered for those living with disabilities from the local community but over time the need then expanded, which led to the admission of disabled people from other parts of the province.

Bradley explains that engagements started two years ago when Zisize made contact with him about the water supply challenges that the centre was faced with.

“I went through to see the centre for myself and was very impressed with the facility’s staff dedication towards the 60 disabled people residing in the centre, notwithstanding the water shortages they had to deal with.” The borehole project commenced in November 2018, and in addition to this ZAC has also subsequently donated beds and food to the centre.

ZAC Procurement Manager Leon Graff, led a team to engage with ZAC’s business partners to support the borehole project, which culminated in the ZAC 2018 Golf Day in Richards Bay, KZN where the funds were successfully raised for the project.

“This project was made possible by many ZAC contractors and partners. I will never forget the applause when mining equipment provider Coalseam Hydraulic & Mining Supplies donated R50 000 towards the projects,” states Leon. The borehole was drilled by boring and drilling company Drillcor, while pump company The Pump Smith set up and installed the piping for the borehole along with the installation of two JoJo water storage tanks. Pumps Smith also carried out testing of the borehole to ascertain its optimal pump rate.

Furthermore, a chemical dosing system for water purification was set up by ZAC Electrical Foreman Roelf Joubert, and ZAC Mechanical Foreman Renier Van Rooyen. “This was a challenging undertaking, but we are very pleased to have been part of this humanitarian initiative,” they stated.

Zisize Project Manager Themba Buthelezi extended his gratitude and appreciation to ZAC for its philanthropic project and commended the company’s efforts in providing clean water for the centre. During the course of Mr Buthelezi’s thank you speech, he was repeatedly interrupted by one of the disabled ladies who kept on singing songs of praise because of the joy she felt in her heart.

Mr Bandile Sithole, a partially blind resident at Zisize, who has lived in the care centre for many years, stood up and spoke on behalf of the residents. Mr Sithole, who could not hold back tears of joy, said: “We will forever be grateful to ZAC for relieving us of our water worries, which has been a major source of distress for the staff and residents over the past three decades. The old water system posed a major health and safety risk as it was made of old asbestos pipes which were constantly blocked by fallen leaves. ZAC came and easily solved this problem. As from today going forward, water will no longer be a problem for us.”

ZAC yakhele i-Zisize Care Centre umgodi wamanzi

Ithimba le-ZAC lithakazele nezakhamuzi nabasebenzi ngemuva kokunikela ngepitsi nethangi lamanzi, iJojo eZisize Care Centre.

Bekukuhle kudelile futhi kujatshulwe ngenkathi isikhulu esiphezulu se-Menar ne-ZAC, uBradley Hammond, ethula umnikelo wepitsi elikhiqiza amanzi angamalitha awu-300 ngehora elihambisana nomshini wokuwahlanza ngoMeyi 21 nonyaka kwizakhamuzi nabasebenzi baseZisize Care Centre oLundi, KwaZulu-Natali. IZisize yinhlangano engenzi inzuzo nebhaliswe ngokusemthethweni, iyikhaya futhi isiza ngokucija ngamakhono kubantu abakhubazekile emzimbeni nasemqondweni abaneminyaka engu-18 kuya phezulu abangeyona ingozi kubona nakwabanye abantu abaphila nabo.

Lesi sikhungo sakhiwa ngokubambisana ngamabandla amabili, i-Dutch Reformed Church ne-Uniting Reformed Church ngo-1998. Isaqala ukusebenza yayisiza abantu abakhubazekile bendawo kuphela kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kwashintsha njengoba isiyamukela nabanye abantu abakhubazekile abaqhamuka kwezinye izindawo zesifundazwe.

U-Bradley uchazile ukuthi baqala ukuxoxisana neZisize eminyakeni emibili edlule ngesikhathi abantu balesi sikhungo bexhumana naye bemazisa ngenselelo yokushoda kwamanzi ababhekene nayo.

“Ngahamba ngayozibonela mathupha isikhungo futhi kwangijabulisa ukubona ukuzinikela kwabasebenzi besikhungo ekunakekeleni abantu abawu-60 abahlala kuso nokuba kwakunenkinga yokushoda kwamanzi.” Ukwakhiwa komshini wokuphehla amanzi kuqalwe ngoNovemba nyakenye kanti okunye i-ZAC esinikele ngakho yimibhede nokudla.

Ophethe ezokuthengwa kwempahla e-ZAC, uLeon Graff, nguye obehola izingxoxo zokunxenxa abanye abalingani babo ukuthi baxhase lo msebenzi wokwakhiwa kwalo mshini wokuphehla amanzi nokuholele ekutheni kube ne-ZAC Golf Day ngo-2018 eRichards Bay, KwaZulu-Natali, nokuyilapho kwahlanganiswa khona imali yalo msebenzi.

“Lo msebenzi ube yimpumelelo ngenxa yenqwaba yosonkontileka be-ZAC nabanye esisebenza nabo. Angisoze ngakhohlwa kujatshulwa ngesikhathi inkampani edayisa imishini yasezimayini, i-Coalseam Hydraulic & Mining Supplies, iphosa esivivaneni ngokunikela ngo-R50 000 kulo msebenzi,” kusho uGraff. Umgodi wamanzi ufakwe ngochwepheshe i-Drillcor, kwathi inkampani yamapayipi, i-The Pump Smith, kwayiyo elungiselela nefaka amapayipi kanjalo nokufakwa kwamathangi amabili oJojo. I-Pump Smith yiyo futhi ehlole ukusebenza komgodi wamanzi ukubheka ukuthi yonke into ihamba ngononina.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, uhlelo lokufaka amakhemikhali ahlanza amanzi lwenziwa yimfolomane yezikagesi ye-ZAC, uRoelf Joubert nemfolomane yamakhemikhali, uRenier van Rooyen.

“Bekungumsebenzi onzima kodwa sijabulile ukuba yingxenye yalo msebenzi wokusiza abantu,” basho kanje. I-Menenja yomSebenzi yaseZisize, uThemba Buthelezi, ubonge kakhulu kwabase-ZAC ngomnikelo wabo ozokwenza isikhungo sabo sibe namanzi ahlanzekile. Ngesikhathi ethula inkulumo yakhe uButhelezi ubebuye aphazanyiswe omunye wezakhamuzi besikhungo obevele aqale iculo lendumiso ngenxa yenjabulo.

UBandile Sithole, ongaboni kahle emehlweni nohlala khona eZisize futhi oneminyaka ehlala kulesi sikhungo, nguyena obongele abahlali. USithole, ovele wakhala ngenxa yenjabulo, uthe: “Siyohlale njalo sibonga kwi-ZAC ngokusixazululela inkinga yethu yamanzi nokuyinto osekuneminyaka isikhathaza njengezakhamuzi nabasebenzi kule minyaka ewu-30 edlule. “Le ndlela endala ebesithola ngayo amanzi ibiyingozi kithina njengoba amapayipi ayo ayakhiwe ngobhesitazi -abevame ukubhanjwa ngenxa yamahlamvu. I-ZAC ifikile yayixazulula kalula le nkinga. Kusukela namhlanje, amanzi ngeke esaba yinkinga kithina,” kusho uSithole.”

THE ZAC COMMUNITY 60 people with disabilities to benefit

UMPHAKATHI WASE ZAC Kuzohlomula abakhubazekile abawu-60

DONATION SIGN BOARD AT ZISIZE CARE CENTRE: This is the donation board that has been erected at the Zisize Care Centre that names all ZAC’s business partners that assisted with making the borehole donation possible.

IBHODI ELINIKELELWE IZISIZE CARE CENTRE: Ibhodi eligxunyekwe eZisize Care Centre elinawo wonke amagama abalingani abaphose esivivaneni sokuthi kube nepitsi.

JOJO TANKS WATER STORAGE TANKS: Part of the donation to the Zisize Care Centre included the handover of two JoJo water storage tanks.

AMATHANGI KAJOJO OKUGCINA AMANZI: Okunye okunikelwe eZisize Care Centre ngamathangi oJojo amabili okugcina amanzi.