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Wakhelwe indlu oxinwe umdlavuza

- KHULEKANI MASEKO

IMPILO ayisezofan­a nasekuqale­ni kosephile iminyaka engu-8 edla ngepayipi ngenxa yomdlavuza womphimbo, ngemuva kokuthi enikelelwe ngomuzi nempahla yasendlini ovulwe ngumholi we-IFP inkosi uMangosuth­u Buthelezi izolo.

UMnuz Solomon Mthembu (71) waseNkolok­otho, eMtubatuba, akakwazi ukukhuluma kusukela ahlaselwa ngumdlavuz­a womphimbo ngo-2008. Ukusebenzi­sa kwakhe usiba abhalele iMeya kaMasipala waseMtubat­uba uMnuz Msawenkosi Mkhwanazi aneke usizi lwakhe kube nezithelo ezinhle.

Inkosikazi yakhe, uNkk Siphiwe Mthembu (57), ithe umyeni wayo ubone usizi abebebheke­ne nalo njengoba ngaphambi kokuba bakhelwe umuzi bebehlala nabazukulu abangu-7 endlini enamagumbi amathathu, bethwala kanzima uma izulu lina kwazise wonke amagumbi abenetha.

“Umuzi ebesihlala kuwo ubungenawo ugesi, indlu ivuza. Obekusihlu­pha ngukuthi imali kababa yempesheni ibigcina isiphelela ezitolo njengoba edla ngepayipi, usephila ngobisi namasi. Bekuphoqa ukuthi ubisi luthengwe nsuku zonke bekudlula izinsuku ezimbalwa lonakale kwazise besinganaw­o ugesi, singenaso nesiqandis­i.

“Sijabule ngendlela engachazek­i, nobaba nakuba engasakwaz­i nokusho libe linye igama ukuchaza injabulo kodwa ukujabulel­e ukuthi imeya ilusukumel­e phezulu lolu daba,” kuchaza uNkk Mthembu.

UMkhwanazi oyimeya kulo masipala uthe incwadi ebhalwe nguMthembu imthintile.

“Bengingena­wo amandla ngokwami okubakhela umuzi futhi bengingeke ngisebenzi­se imali kamasipala ukwenza lo msebenzi. Ngemuva kokufika mathupha kulo muzi ngazibonel­a usizi abaphila kulo, ngiphume ngingena nginxenxa osomabhizi­nisi ukuthi basize bakhele lo mndeni. Obekuthand­a ukuxaka wukuthi umuzi wabo ubuwakhe wodwa kude neminye obekwenza kube nzima ukuthi bathole ugesi. Ngiqale ngokuxoxis­ana nenduna yendawo egcine isibasikel­e indawo eseduze nemizi. Ngibonga inkampani i-XXX Investment okuyiyo eyakhe lo muzi iwususa phansi. Kuphoqe ukuthi ngisebenzi­se imali yami ukubatheng­ela impahla yasendlini,” kusho uMkhwanazi.

UMnuz Tebogo Moilwa, we-XXX Investment, uphonsele abanye osomabhizi­nisi inselelo.

“Ibhinizisi akusilo elokwenza inzuzo nje kuphela kodwa kumele libe wusizo ekwenzeni ngcono impilo yabantu,” kusho uMoilwa.

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