By Wendy Tibe
Uphando lwakutshanje lubonise imeko ephazamisayo yenyama ephelelwe lixesha nokungabikho kwezatifiketi zokuhambelana kwiivenkile ezinkulu eziliqela kummandla waseUmzimkulu KwaZulu-Natal. Oku kuye kwabangela ukuba abahlali bakhathazeke ngokhuseleko lokutya okuthengiswa kwezi ndawo.
Kwivenkile ebizwa ngokuba yiBig Joe Spar, abahloli bafumene iibhokisi ezingamashumi alithoba anesithandathu (96) zenyama ephelelwe lixesha kwiishelufa. Oku kukwaphula umthetho wokhuseleko lokutya, njengoko iimveliso eziphelelwe lixesha zinokubeka umngcipheko omkhulu kwimpilo yabathengi.
Kwisiganeko esahlukileyo, iHappy Supermarket iye yafunyaniswa isebenza ngaphandle kwesatifiketi sokuthobela. Esi siqinisekiso yimfuneko enyanzelekileyo kuzo zonke iindawo zokuthengisa ukutya, ukuqinisekisa ukuba ziyahlangabezana nemigangatho eyimfuneko yezempilo nokhuseleko.
Kwangaxeshanye, iShwarma King Spar iye yafunyanwa isebenza ngaphandle kwelayisensi yokurhweba. Oku kukwaphula imithetho yasekuhlaleni yaye kuphakamisa imibuzo ngokuphathelele malunga nokubasemthethweni kwalamashishini.
Ukungathobeli nokungathotyelwa kwemigangatho yokhuseleko lokutya kwezi venkile kuyakhathaza. Abathengi banelungelo lokulindela ukuba ukutya abakuthengayo kukhuselekile yaye amashishini abawaxhasayo asebenza ngokusemthethweni.
Abasemagunyeni basekuhlaleni baye bakhuthazwa ukuba bathabathe amanyathelo akhawulezileyo ukulungisa ezi mpazamo kwaye baqinisekise ukuba zonke iivenkile ezinkulu kuloo mmandla zihambisana nemimiselo eyimfuneko.
Okwangoku, abahlali bacetyiswa ukuba balumke xa bethenga ukutya baze baxele nayiphi na inkxalabo abanayo ngomgangatho okanye ukhuseleko lwezinto ezithengiswayo. Kuphela kungokusebenza ngokudibeneyo apho sinokuqinisekisa khona ukuba ukutya okusingqongileyo kukhuselekile yaye kusempilweni kuluntu lwethu.