Gamazine Manufacturing Company Brings Hope To Township Residents Amid Post COVID Unsettled Market

 By Emmanuel Kaitano

In November 2021, Mandla (35) received the sad news that a company he was working for was shutting down because of COVID-19 regulations. Hopelessness overwhelmed him as uncertainty took centre stage.

Having worked for the company for five years, Mandla received a paltry package, which he would rather forget about. The father of three’s troubles mounted as he stared unemployment in the face. In a country where finding a job is like looking for a needle in a haystack, he joined the unemployed. Even his Forklift Operators’ license certificate became a worthless piece of paper. Just like many other certificates or degrees possessed by country folks who are also feeling the full squeeze of the smelting economy.

With his financial situation in shambles, Mandla was left with no option than to move to his Villa Liza township home, in Boksburg.

Luck paid him a visit in 2023, when he was employed and got free training by the Gamazine Excellency factory.

“This factory has changed my life in a big way. I had lost all hope, but now I am happy that I have a job here and l can send my children to school,” said Mandla in an interview.

The factory Director Rudzani Malogwe said,

“As a company, we are happy with this approach, which is certainly bearing fruit. We make sure the community benefit from this initiative.” The director said.

“Economic meltdown is the dominant force behind waves of price hikes that have unsettled consumer markets. Also, the nation is soldiering through one of the toughest phases of a protracted economic crisis, with industries being grounded for hours because of the power crisis.