IPhulo langoLwesibini, eliqhutywe phakathi kwentsimbi yesibhozo kusasa ukuya kweyeshumi elinanye kuhola wendlela uR617 kummandla kaMasipala waseMpendle, libonelele ngokulungiswa kwezithuthi ezingaphaya kwamakhulu amabini ananye, nalapho kufumaniseke ukuba ezimbini kuzo zithutha ezi mpahla zingekho mthethweni.
Eminye yemidiza yathintelwa ngexesha lokuvalwa kwendlela. Iphulo langoLwesibini, eliqhutywe phakathi kwentsimbi yesibhozo kusasa ukuya kweyeshumi elinanye kuhola wendlela uR617 kummandla kamasipala waseMpendle, libonelele ngokulungiswa kwezithuthi ezingaphaya kwamakhulu amabini ananye, nalapho kufumaniseke ukuba ezimbini kuzo zithutha ezi mpahla zingekho mthethweni.
Umphathiswa weSebe lezoThutho nokuHlaliswa koLuntu KwaZulu-Natal uSiboniso Duma uvakalise inkxalabo yakhe ngempahla engekho mthethweni ehanjiswa kweli phondo.
“Namhlanje sibonise ngokudibeneyo ukuzimisela kwethu ukukhusela abantu baKwaZulu-Natal kumaqela olwaphulo-mthetho kumazwe ngamazwe asebenzisa iindlela zethu ukuthutha iimpahla zomgunyathi njengenxalenye yolwaphulo-mthetho olunqumla imida,” uthethe watsho uDuma.
UDuma wagxininisa imiphumo eyingozi yemisebenzi engekho mthethweni, “Ezinye zezinto ezingekho mthethweni, ezomgunyathi nezingachazwanga zikhokelele ekuphulukaneni nengeniso kwanokubhubha kwamalungu oluntu,” utshilo.
Eli phulo likhokelele ekuvaleleni ummi wangaphandle osuka eLesotho kwisikhululo samapolisa e-Boston eMpendle nanjengoko amagosa omthetho ethe gqolo ukulwa nokurhweba ngokungekho mthethweni.
“Iqela elibandakanyekayo kukuvalwa kwendlela liquka igqiza lethu elisebenza ngempumelelo eliphuma kumhloli wendlela, amapolisa, iSANDF, umasipala waseMpendle, kunye ne-Ezemvelo Wildlife,” utshilo uDuma.
UDuma ukwajongene nomcelimngeni oqhubekayo wokubiwa kwemfuyo, ingakumbi kwiindawo zasemaphandleni.
“Ubusela bemfuyo buxhaphakile kule ndawo, eyona nto sigxile kuyo kukuqinisekisa ukuba uluntu oluphila phantsi kwedyokhwe yentlupheko luyakhuselwa,” utshilo.
“Umyalezo wethu ngowokuba asizukuba nanceba kwabo baphanga imfuyo behambisa inyama kooshisanyama nakwiibhula ezidolophini.”