User:Mnike1/Mhlava Willem

Mhlava Willem is a village that is situated +-20km from Giyani. Giyani used to be the Capital City of Gazankulu during the apartheaid era. There are lot of things that can be found in this village. The elders of the village spend most of their time ploughing in their farms while the old men grassing their livestock. It is every child's dream to pass Grade VII so he/she can go get educated in the surrounding villages because there is no Secondary/High School in this Village. The villages that surrounded Mhlava Willem are Muyexe, Khakhala, Mninginisi Block 2 as well as Thomo. During the Festive season lots of Magayisa(people who are working away from theri families, e.g Johannesburg) come back to celebrate this season with their loved ones. Most of families get together and enjoy this time with their relatives. What makes this village so special is the fact that During the Festive Season as well as Easter Holidays there are lot of Mopani Worms, this makes the village so popular because they house lot of people from different places to come and witness as well as to collect this Mopani Worms from the Mopani tree. Also during Easter Holidays people of Mhlava Willem enjoy the so called Vukanyi(Amarula). There are lot of Amarula tree. The famous hunterfrom Mhlava Willem called Malakia Ngoveni helps the village by collecting this Mopane fruits with his Wagon so the women can prepare it. June is the most enjoyable season since everyone can enjoy their blankets. Crops are planted during this season by the group of women with a non-profit organization that helps the village. It is a common to find a group of young people playing sport on the field of play. These young men and women keep themselves busy by participating in the cultural dance called Xigubu. It is everyones dream to be in the Village during Winter because there are lot of activities happening there. There are lot of cultural events that the village get involved into, there most popular one are Tikhomba and Nghoma, these are the initiation schools for both men and women