Abahlali baseZolani kuMasipala weNgingqi waseNyandeni kwiMpuma Koloni bathi balinde amanzi iminyaka eli-15.
Abahlali, abangxane kuhola wendlela u-R61 luqhankqalazo kunyaka ophelileyo, bathi abaphathi abazalisekisi izithembiso ezenziwayo ngelo xesha.
Bazimisele iitanki zabo zamanzi, kodwa xa ephela ematankini amanzi, babhenela kwimithombo yamanzi engacocekanga.
Bakwafuna nezibonelelo zendlela ezisemgangathweni, besithi izithuthi ezingxamisekileyo azikwazi ukufikelela kule ndawo.
Umhlali uBongiwe Mnyaka kunye neNokhulu Mbatha bathi : “Sisela la manzi asemilanjeni kuba asinazo iimpompo. Sisela amanzi anonojubalala kwaye la manzi amdaka, ngakumbi emva kwemvula. Kuya kufuneka silinde umntu ukuba azalise ibhakethi yakhe kwaye omnye alinde ukuba acoceke kwakhona. Sicela ukuba sincedwe ngamanzi. ” Batsho
“Imizabalazo esijongene nayo apha iyinyani. Ukuba ubani ufike kukho iihagu, kwafuneka silinde ukuba acoceke kuqala. Indawo engaphezulu kwalomlambo, abantu bayisebenzisa ukuze bakhulule ilindle kuyo. Asinayo enye indlela ngaphandle kokusela lamanzi, sigule. ”
Omnye umhlali, u-Ayanda Dlani, uthi ukusilela kwendlela enesidima kuungumngeni omkhulu eluntwini.
“Kunyaka ophelileyo ngoJanuwari senze isenzo kuba akukho manzi, akukho ndlela zifikelela kwii-ambulensi. Nto leyo ekhokhelele ekuswelekeni kwabantu. UMasipala waseNyandeni wasitsalela indlela ye-3KM, kodwa wenza kuphela indlela eyi-1.5km. ” utshilo
Nangona kunjalo, ilungu lekomiti yewadi kwilali, iMongezi Cobo, ithi kukho izizathu ezivakalayo zokulibaziseka.
“Ukulibaziseka kwesibonelelo samanzi ngumbhobho ongakhange aqhagamshelwe kwiRosedale ahambisa amanzi kwiilali. Umcimbi wendlela, uceba uthetha nosodolophu malunga nayo. Usodolophu wafika wathembisa ukuba wenza inani leekhilomitha ezishiyekileyo. ”
U Combo uthi uceba wewadi uya kundwendwela ilali kwiveki ezayo ukunika ingxelo yenkqubela phambili kwiinkonzo eziceliweyo.
UMasipala akazange aphendule kwisicelo sokuba aphawule
Kunyaka ophelileyo, abahlali abachaphazelekayo kumasipala wase-Nyandeni babenethemba lokufumana uncedo kurhulumente.
Inani lezindlu liwile kwaye iibhulorho zatshatyalaliswa zizandyondyo zeemvula