Gogo Selinah Mphedziseni Mulovhedzi has already paid her dues, having raised her four children by herself.
The gogo from Vondwe outside Thohoyandou says she has not done enough in life as she still sees people who are without jobs and have no means of sustaining themselves.
The industrious granny is contributing positively to the local economic development and empowerment of her community.
The 66-year-old gogo is always busy as a bee in her nursery.
She employs nine people from within the community. “I do not derive any pleasure when I see people suffering. Some are well educated, but there are no jobs for them,” she added.
“I did not go to school, but I have done my best in life to try anything that could generate an income for me. Through the money I made, I was able to see all my children through school and I am now doing it for my community,” she said.
Mulovhedzi said the idea for a nursery came in 2007 when she started planting vegetables in her yard and could not easily get seedlings as they were sold very far away in Tzaneen. “Sometimes, one would prepare the field and wait for up to a month without seedlings. I started planting them here and the rest is history,” she added.
She said even though she plan­ted her seedlings per order, she always had some for the locals who came for only a few to plant in their yards.
Even though she employs nine members of the community, she said she would do more for her community if she were given assistance by the government.
“This is my RDP, my humble contribution to my community.  My dream is to see this nursery grow and employ as many people as possible. Even if I pass on, I will be happy knowing that I have done my part,” she said.
Ms Sylvia Tshifhango, a mo­ther of three children and one of those employed at the nursery, has good words about the gogo.
“She is like a mother to us. We are very grateful that she started a project that is now a source of our income,” she said.