Surviving members of the Ndebele monarch, Prince Peter Zwide Khumalo has donated blankets to Ekusileni Medical centre which is being used as one of Bulawayo’s COVID-19 isolation centres, Newsday reports.
Speaking while handing over the blankets, Prince Khumalo said:
This initial donation of blankets to Ekusileni Hospital by me, the King Lobengula family unveiled, King Nyamanda Lobengula lI, is a humble gesture to ensure that the first few of us that will be treated at this hospital find warmth in these blankets.
We draw lessons from our ancestors on how they responded to emergencies and disasters. Ubuntu value system through leadership had an inspiring influence that gave hope and success. Isibindi (courage) in leadership and among followers created ukuzithoba (discipline) and focus on the targets to be achieved. Ubungcitshi bengqondo (wisdom) in leadership built trust and faith that things would be fine at the end of the day. The third element in building inspiration was the collective ethic. We are in it together … our common vision is to save lives.
Meanwhile, Bulawayo has thus far recorded 10 cases since 5 people tested positive for the virus yesterday.
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