By Sophumelela Singqota
Uphononongo malunga nentlekele yase-Enyobeni Tavern, apho kwabhubha abantu abatsha abangamashumi amabini ananye (21), lungena kwinqanaba lokugqibela. Kulindeleke iingxoxo zokuvala kungekudala kwinkundla yengingqi yaseMonti eMdantsane.
Isiganeko senyanga yeSilimela ka-2022 sashiya amaxhoba amaninzi angaphantsi kweminyaka eyi-18, ebhubhele ngaphakathi kwithaveni ebixinene. Uphononongo lwezidumbu luveze “i-asphyxia etyumkileyo” njengoyena nobangela wokufa, ukunxila kotywala kunye nokungena komoya kakubi. Amangqina achaza iziganeko eziphazamisayo, kukho ukhohlelo, bewangawangisa izandla, kwaye betsiba kwiibhalkhoni ukuze babaleke.
Uphando lugxile ekuqinisekiseni ubutyala, kubandakanywa ukungakhathali okwenziwe ngabanini bethaveni, abasebenzi bokhuseleko, kunye nabasemagunyeni olawulo. Iintsapho zamaxhoba kunye noluntu ngokubanzi lulindele ukuphendula njengoko ityala lisiya esiphelweni.