They started the initiative in April after realising that the site was bushy and had become a hiding place for criminals and drug users.
“Our aim is to keep the graveside clean and free from criminals.
“We are here Mondays to Fridays from 07:30 to 16:00.
“We have knocked on different doors and have engaged the ward councillors in wards 17, 18 and 19 and even the Greater Tzaneen Municipality’s (GTM) office in Tzaneen to no avail.

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“We need assistance with uniform, working tools, a stipend to compensate us for our hardwork and also to be officially introduced as the caretakers,” Bright Mthembi, one of the volunteers.
GTM’s media liaison officer, Vutivi Makhuvele, told the Herald that they obviously appreciate their voluntarily work.

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However the municipality has 125 villages where volunteers render services and it will be a challenge to compensate everyone.
“They must write a formal request to the municipality with all their requests and we will respond accordingly, “ Makhuvela told the Herald.