Christmas came early for the elderly of Ward 19 in Nquthu Local Municipality's Nkande Village on Saturday 10th December 2022 when local born village son KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works Dr Ntuthuko Mahlaba hosted an Operation Buyelekhaya Xmas Ceremony in appreciation of the local elderly persons that had a communal hand on raising him putting paid to the adage that it takes a village to raise a child. The event attended by more than 1 200 elderly persons was also peppered by entertainment from well known artists including Thina Zungu, Abafana BaMgqumeni, Dlubheke and local up and coming artists