By Nyameka Lamani
Ugqirha Sisa Ngebulana waseMpuma Koloni ongusomashishini omkhulu, uqhubela phambili nezicwangciso zokwakha udederhu lweevenkile ezixabisa amakhulu amabini ezigidi zerandi-(R200million) eNgcobo, idolophu azalelwa kuyo unina, emva kweminyaka elishumi(10) ebhengeze lo msebenzi. Ukwaceba ukuphuhlisa ezinye izindlu kweli phondo eziquka izindlu eMthatha,eMonti nase eGqeberha.
NgoLwesihlanu, uNgebulana ebekunye nabaphathi bakamasipala iDr AB Xuma ekhokelwe ngusodolophu uSiyabulela Zangqa, uLusanda Sizani ozalelwa eNgcobo kwisithili saseChris Hani noluntu lwale ndawo, kumsitho wokuphethula isoyi ngelibhengeza ulwakhiwo lwe-Engcobo Mall.
“Isisa siqala ekhaya,” utshilo uNgebulana
Ulwakhiwo lucwangciselwe ukuqalisa ngomsebenzi womhlaba kule yeDwarha ka-2025, kulandelwe ngumsebenzi wokwakha ngeyoMdumba ka-2026, ze ke oludederhu lweVenkile(mall) kulindeleke ukuba luvulwe ngoTshazimpuzi ka 2027. Le mall izakudala imisebenzi engaphezu kwewaka(1,000) ngexesha lokwakha kunye nemisebenzi emalunga namakhulu amathandathu (600) xa sele iqalile ukusebenza.
UNgebulana uye walibaziseka ngenxa ye-COVID-19, kodwa sele efumene abaqeshi abangamashumi amane ananye(41) kolu dederhu lweevenkile.Ivenkile ezinkulu zokutya okukhawulezayo,ezithengisa ukutya, kunye nezempahla ziya kuba phakathi kwamashishini okuqala ukusekwa, kunye nesithuba esongezelelweyo samashishini asekhaya.
Iinkokeli zasekhaya zikholelwa ukuba le mall iza kulunyusa kakhulu uqoqosho lwale ndawo ngokubonelela ngemisebenzi.Iza kunceda ukunciphisa iindleko zothutho kubahlali ababefudula besiya kwezinye iidolophu ukuya kuthenga, kwaye iza kwenza ingeniso kamasipala ngeentlawulo zenkonzo.