Domestic workers, househelps or house managers play a key role in our houses. This is appreciated most by working couples who rarely have time to do chores at home.
They are often tasked with preparing children for school, doing chores around the house and preparing meals.
Cases of mistreatment by their employers are a common occurrence but this was not the case in South Africa where Jonathan and Pamela Niemand bought their househelp a three-bedroom house.
Violet Mkhwanazi diligently served the Gauteng couple for sixteen years but she never saw this coming.
Many employers give their househelps bonuses ahead of festivities but the Niemands decided to do things differently.
In a video seen by Ureport, Mkhwanazi was pleasantly surprised to learn that she was the new owner of a three bedroom house.
The couple had invited her over to her new neighbourhood but she had no idea that her life was about to change.
Mkhwanazi could not hold back tears as she walked around her new house with her two children.
Acknowledging the struggles of buying property in South Africa, Pamela thought the Riverside View home would enable Mkhwanazi to improve her and her family’s standard of living.
The couple thanked her for her commitment and hoped that this deed would inspire others to do the same and help make South Africa a better place. Here is the video: