{"id":43792,"date":"2025-02-06T19:21:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/hermanus-manzi-tree-af-na-drie-dekades-20250205-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T19:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:21:34","slug":"hermanus-manzi-tree-af-na-drie-dekades-20250205-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/hermanus-manzi-tree-af-na-drie-dekades-20250205-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hermanus Manzi tree af n\u00e1 drie dekades"},"content":{"rendered":"

N\u00e1 30 jaar van ononderbroke diens en \u2019n lewe gewy aan sy werk, het Hermanus Manzi (65), \u2019n vragmotorbestuurder by Kouga Plaaslike Munisipaliteit se Gemeenskaps- en Veiligheidsdienste, op 31 Januarie 2025 sy laaste rit agter die stuur van die munisipaliteit se vullisvragmotor voltooi.<\/p>\n

Vir drie dekades was Manzi nie net \u2019n vragmotorbestuurder nie \u2013 hy was ook \u2019n toegewyde werknemer wat sy werk met trots en toewyding benader het. Sy loopbaan is nie net deur sy daaglikse take gedefinieer nie, maar deur sy opregte liefde vir sy gemeenskap en sy roeping om \u2019n verskil te maak \u2013 ongeag die omstandighede.<\/p>\n

Van beskeie begin tot gerespekteerde leier<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manzi se loopbaan by die munisipaliteit het as \u2019n ablusie-skoonmaker begin. Deur harde werk en deursettingsvermo\u00eb het hy vinnig gevorder \u2013 eers as laaier, toe as trekkerbestuurder, en uiteindelik as vullisvragmotorbestuurder vir byna 20 jaar. <\/p>\n

Gedurende hierdie tyd het hy met toewyding gehelp om vullis in Pellsrus, Ocean View, Da Gamaweg, C-Plek en Wavecrest te verwyder.<\/p>\n

\u201cEk het elke oggend met \u2019n doelgerigte ingesteldheid opgestaan om te werk,\u201d s\u00ea Manzi. \u201cDit het nie saak gemaak of dit koud of warm was nie, of selfs op openbare vakansiedae nie \u2013 ek was daar om my plig na te kom.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy werk was nooit net \u2019n taak nie, dit was \u2019n roeping \u2013 ek het vir die hele gemeenskap gewerk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vir Manzi was sy vragmotor meer as net \u2019n voertuig \u2013 dit was \u2019n getroue metgesel op sy pad van diens. \u201cEk het elke geluid, elke draai, elke klank van die vragmotor geken. Ek kon presies s\u00ea waar die vullis in die bak sou l\u00ea.\u201d<\/p>\n

Geloof as \u2019n bron van krag<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manzi het sy geloof as \u2019n hoeksteen van sy loopbaan beskou. \u201cDaar was moeilike dae, maar ek het altyd gebid en geweet dat die Here my sal lei. Ek het nooit teruggekyk nie, net vorentoe, want ek het geweet Hy sal my die krag gee om aan te gaan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Welverdiende rus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Na drie dekades van toegewyde diens is dit nou tyd vir Manzi om af te tree en \u2018n nuwe hoofstuk in sy lewe te begin. <\/p>\n

\u201cEk sien uit daarna om tyd saam met my familie deur te bring. Ek is \u2019n trotse pa van 12 kinders en oupa van sewe kleinkinders. Nou is dit my beurt om net te rus en die vrugte van die lewe te geniet,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n

Kouga Uitvoerende Burgemeester, Hattingh Bornman, het ges\u00ea, \u201cKouga Plaaslike Munisipaliteit spreek sy opregte dank uit aan Manzi vir sy onwrikbare toewyding, sy passie vir sy werk en sy deernis vir die gemeenskap wat hy met soveel ywer bedien het.<\/p>\n

\u201cSy bydrae tot die munisipaliteit se daaglikse funksionering sal altyd onthou word en sal dien as \u2019n inspirasie vir ander.<\/p>\n

\u201cOns wens hom \u2019n welverdiende aftrede toe, omring deur sy geliefdes, en mag hierdie nuwe hoofstuk gevul wees met vreugde en vrede.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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