Uloliwe wezempilo wakwaTransnet, uPhelophepa, uzakuchitha iiveki ezimbini ezizayo kwidolophu yaseQonce njengoko ephuma kwisikhululo iMount Ruth eMonti eMdantsane.
Obambeleyo njengomanejala kaloliwe, uGqirha Thabiso Manamela uthi lo loliwe unike izigulane ezingaphaya kwama-2000 kwiveki ebemiswe kuyo.
Bekulindeleke ukuba babeseMonti iiveki ezimbini, nangona kunjalo, uManamela uthi ukubiwa kweekheyibhile kwenye yeendawo abebemisa kuzo ngaphambili ngunobangela wokulibaziseka.
“Ukubiwa kweekhebula yingxaki eqhelekileyo esijongene nayo kulo lonke eli, kungoko sifikile apha ngoLwesine, siye sasebenza impelaveki ngeeyure ezandisiweyo ukuze sivale ixesha elisilahlekileyo.”
UManamela uthi bawugqithile ubuncinci bebejolise kubo kwizigulana ezikwikhulu elinamakhulu amahlanu kwaye ubulele umasipala waseBuffalo City ngokubamkela kunye nesebe lezempilo ngoncedo lwabo.
Isithethi sesebe lezempilo, uSizwe Kupelo, uthe bayixabisile intsebenziswano yabo noPhelophepa kwaye bazamkele iinkonzo zabo zempilo, uninzi lwabo olusimahla okanye ngexabiso eliqhelekileyo.
Kusenjalo, umphathi wekliniki yezempilo, uPhiwokuhle Mhlongo, oneminyaka esibhozo esebenza kulo loliwe, uthe inkqubo yezempilo eMpuma Koloni iyaxhalabisa.
“Sifike apha izihlandlo ezimbalwa kwaye uluntu luthatha uloliwe njengololiwe omangalisayo, ezinye izigulana zishiya izindlu zazo ziyolala esitishini.”
Uthe ukunyuka kwezigulana kukhokelela ekubeni bakholelwe ekubeni abantu abafumani “zinkonzo zempilo ezifanelekileyo okanye ezaneleyo” eMpuma Koloni. Uye wabuza ukuba kutheni abantu belala iintsuku ngaphandle kukaloliwe belindele ukunyangwa iimpawu oogqirha abanokuthi bazithathe njengezigulo ezincinci.
Ephakamisa inkxalabo yekomishoni yamaLungelo oLuntu yoMzantsi Afrika, uMhlongo uthe bakwaqaphele ukungondleki okumandla njengenye inkxalabo kweli phondo.
“Sinceda abantu abakwiinkampu zoogobityholo, njengaseSwartkops naseMonti, sibathumele kumaziko asekuhlaleni.
“Nangona kunjalo, sihlala sihamba sinexhala lokuba inkqubo ibonakala ngathi sele ibasilele”. Utshilo
Uthe isikhalo esihlala sivela kwizigulana kukukhutshwa kwamayeza okuthomalalisa iintlungu, afana nePanado, ngoogqirha phantse kuzo zonke izigulo abathe bazinikezela kumaziko ezempilo asekuhlaleni. “Ngoko ke sikwakrokrela ukuba kukho ukunqongophala kwamayeza kweli phondo.”
Ngeli xesha, uKupelo uwakhabile la mabango.
“Asikwazi ukunqongophala kwamayeza, kwaye apho siwazi khona, loo miceli mngeni kujongwana nayo.”
Uthi isebe lenze utshintsho ekuqinisekiseni ukuba izigulana zifumana iinkonzo ezisemgangathweni, “siphucule iikliniki kunye nokufumaneka kwamachiza, sitshintshe nenkqubo yoku-odola ukuqinisekisa ukuba akukho ndawo ihamba ngaphandle kwamayeza.”
“Silindele ukuba amahlakani ethu angenise imigqaliselo abayenzileyo kwisebe ukuze sikwazi ukunxibelelana sibone apho singayiphucula khona inkonzo yethu.”
Uqhube wathi abanakukhanyela ukuba kukho izikhewu ekufuneka ziphuculwe, kodwa wathi “iingxoxo eziphangaleleyo” azinakwamkelwa ngaxeshanye.
Nanjengoko iPhelophepa ikhumbula iminyaka engama-30 isebenza, uluntu lwaseQonce lucetyiswa ukuba lusebenzise eli thuba, nanjengoko amagcisa alindele ukuqala ukusebenza nge-19 kaFebruwari ukuya kumhla woku-1 kuMatshi, isikhululo esilandelayo emva koko siyokuba seBloemfontein.