By Ayabonga Ntengu.
U-Iminathi Slatsha, oneminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu (16) owazalelwa wakhulela eDimbaza, eQonce uphumelele ukhuphiswano olubizwa njengoMiss King Williams Town.
Uslatsha uthe xa ebuzwa ngemvelaphi nendlela akhuliswe ngayo: “Ndikhulele kusapho olunothando nembeko. Ndingumfundi webanga leshumi elinanye (Grade 11) eRichard Varha Technical High School. Ndimele ukukhuthazwa kobulungisa ngokwesini kunye nenkululeko yabasetyhini.”
USlatsha uthi isiqubulo sakhe kukuba ubuhle abukho malunga nenkangeleko yomzimba kodwa nangamandla angaphakathi, ukuzithemba kunye nokukwazi ukwenza impembelelo entle kwihlabathi. Wonwabe kakhulu kwaye uzele ngumbulelo.
“Ndichulumancile ukuba nguNkosazana King William’s Town 2024. Ndinebhongo ngokuba ndikhulile, ndafunda kwaye ndanxulumana nabantu abamangalisayo.”- utshilo uSilatsha
Ukulungiselela ukhuphiswano ibe luhambo olumangalisayo lokukhula kunye nokuzifuna nokuzifumana ukuba umntu ngubani. Uqhube wathi ekukhuleni kwakhe wafunda ukwamkela amandla akhe nokuwaqonda, ubuthathaka bakhe nokuqaqamba ngaphakathi.
“Umsebenzi wam kukukhuthaza nokuxhobisa abasetyhini abasebatsha ukuba babe ngabo ngokwenene kwaye bafezekise amaphupha abo. Ndiza kusebenza nemibutho yasekuhlaleni kunye neenkokheli ukudala iinkqubo ezakha ukuzithemba kunye nokuzithanda, ukuphuhlisa izakhono kunye nolwazi nokukhulisa amazwe angamelwanga.”- uthembise watsho u-Iminathi.
La mava aya kuba liphupha elizalisekileyo,ndichulumancile ukuthwala izifundo kunye nomoya wokhuphiswano kwikamva lam, ndikhuthaza abanye kwaye ndikhanyisele ukukhanya kwam kwiminyaka ezayo.
Ukhuphiswano lwasekwa ngo-2019 kuDisemba nguMelissa Ndzube nomama wakhe, uNksk Unathi Ndzube. Yinkqubo yokuxhobisa kunye nesigunyaziso sokuphakamisa nokuxhobisa amantombazana amancinci aphakathi kweminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu (16) kunye namashumi amabini anesihlanu (25) esuka eQonce nakwiindawo ezingqongileyo.
Uthe uMelissa ongumseki kudliwano- ndlebe ebesilibambe naye, olu khuphiswano lohluke kwamanye ngoku aba luhambo lweenyanga ezintandathu zokuxhotyiswa ngobom kunye nokukhulisa ubukhulu obugcinwe kwintombazana nganye.
Ibenza bazifumane kwaye batyalwe kwizazisi zabo, uphawu kunye nombono wabo.
Uqhube wathi “Amangenelo ahlala evulwa ukusuka ngomhla wokuqala kweyoMdumba (February) ukuya kumhla we-30 Matshi. Emva koko sikhetha abaphumeleleyo kwaye sivule inkqubo yokuvota kwi-Intanethi. Le nkqubo ityhila indlela umntu azinikela ngayo ekuqaliseni ukukhangela uMisss King William’s Town olandelayo. Emva koko sikhetha i-12 ephezulu kwaye siqhube umsitho apho sidibana nabo kunye nabazali / abagcini babo. Le nkqubo ihamba kunye nabo baphumeleleyo kunye nomzali kuba siyaqonda ukuba kukho amandla kumanyano olunjalo.”
Ubale ezi ziganeko zilandelayo uNdzube ezenziwa njenge ngxenye yokhuphiswano. Amalinge esisa, imisitho yokuvula kunye neBuffalo Toyota KWT, iinkampu zokuqalisa kunye neendibano zocweyo.
“Isicwangciso sokugqibela siqale kunyaka ophelileyo kaDisemba. Ngenyanga yoMdumba besisele sithetha neejaji zethu, uNande Mabala, Ayanda G Thabethe noZukiswa Omoloye. Sikholelwa kucwangciso lwakwangoko ukuqinisekisa impumelelo eqinisekisiweyo kunye neziphumo ezilungileyo.
“Ngokwenene kwandivuyisa kakhulu ukubukela inguqu yentombazana ukususela xa babeqala uhambo ukuya kumzuzu wokugqubela. Ukhuphiswano lujolise ekuncedeni ukunciphisa ukukhulelwa kolutsha kunye nokusetyenziswa gwenxa kweziyobisi ngokugcina la mantombazana egxile kubuntu bawo, iimpawu namaphupha awo. Italente ngokuqinisekileyo iya kukuvulela iingcango kodwa uMlinganiswa uya kukunceda ugcine isikhundla sakho. Yakha umlingiswa wakho kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo uya kuba ulwakha ikamva lakho.” utshilo uNdzube Osandul’ ukuthweswa isithsaba sikaNkosazana King William’s Town 2024 ngu-Iminathi Slatsha.