UMasipala weSithili sase-OR Tambo eMpuma Koloni uthi ukuchithwa kweziseko zophuhliso kuyaqhubeka nokuba ngumqobo omkhulu ekuhlangabezaneni neemfuno zokunikezelwa kweenkonzo kule ndawo.
Oku kuza njengoko umphathi kamasipala, kunye nosodolophu ophetheyo uMesuli Ngqondwana, bevele phambi kweKhomishini yamaLungelo oLuntu yaseMzantsi Afrika (SAHRC) kwiSixeko saseKuGompo.
Umasipala ubizwe yi-SAHRC ukuba ichaze ukusilela kwayo ukubonelela amawaka abemi ngamanzi okusela acocekileyo nakhuselekileyo.
Ikhomishini ithi ifumene izikhalazo ezisusela kunyaka ka-2023.
UNgqondwana uthi ukonakalisa iziseko zophuhliso kuyayicothisa imizamo yokunikezelwa kweenkonzo.
“Kukho inqanaba apho besisoloko sisebenzisa izixhobo zokusika zabucala. Kodwa ngaxa lithile, siye sabona ukuba kuya kubakho isiganeko sokuba iinkqubo zethu zichithwe ukuze abantu bakwazi ukusika amanzi kwiilori zabo. Kwaye kuye kwafuneka sinciphise ukusetyenziswa kwezixhobo zokusika zabucala kwaye sigxile ekwakheni amandla angaphakathi ngokubhekiselele ekuthengeni iilori ukuqinisekisa ukuba sibonelela ngamanzi. Oko kuye kwaza nomngeni waso.”