Mzansi’s showbiz icon Somizi Mhlongo will bring some smiles on the anguished faces of Moime village residents in Lenyenye, Limpopo.
The residents have been stripped of their dignity by unprecedented water outages and damaged road infrastructure. These have not been fixed for donkeys years.
Part of birthday tour
Mhlongo, who is adored the world over, will spend his third and last leg of his birthday tour with the villagers at Ejays Lounge. Here he is expected to make them temporarily forget their problems and chill with their object of obsession on December 26.
News that Somizi will grace the forgotten village was announced by the Sarafina star himself on social media yesterday.
“We are going big. I can’t wait to feel the heat of Limpopo and bring the heat,” he said.
Mhlongo, South Africa’s most sought-after choreographer, media icon and socialite, will share the stage with dance queen Zodwa Wa Bantu. The socialite is known for enthralling even the puritanical with her risqué dance moves.
More iconic acts on the line-up
The line-up of Somizi and Zodwa Wa Bantu will not be complete without Afro-soul sensation Vusi Nova and dance/electronic group Black Motion.
Vusi Nova and Black Motion will titillate their legion of fans and serenade the queens and kings of the village with their popular ditties.
Festival organiser Tebogo Sathekge said he was delighted to bring these artists to entertain the residents of the village and the surrounding area.
Special treat for Limpopo citizens
“All the citizens of Limpopo should come to the venue in their large numbers on this date and unwind, enjoy good music and drinks and forget about the stressful things they experienced during the year. This is no time to think about the past but to enjoy life to the fullest while looking ahead to a better 2024. It is expected to be a good year for everybody,” he said.
Long-term basic services issues
Residents of Moime village have been subjected to unprecedented water outages, sometimes spending a week without water.
Community members did not want to be identified for fear of victimisation. They said the situation has slightly improved. However, they sometimes go for several days without water on their taps.
They also said since their tarred road was eroded by rainwater, the government has done nothing to repair it.
Aggrieved residents
“All they did was to bring soil to fill up the potholes. But this made things worse because the soil is slippery and muddy during the rainy seasons.
“Our leaders don’t take us seriously. This is because, unlike residents of other villages, we don’t protest and barricades roads. We only protest on social media. It’s high time we united and fought for our dignity,” said the resident.
Another resident said they saw trucks delivering soil on the road in the past few days but disappeared without filling up the potholes.
