Indayela not toxic nor poisonous – Zionist

Collecting water from unprotected streams for consumption will be a thing of the past for some communities.

of rural water schemes.

“The solar powered systems will minimise the running costs of the water schemes and that will enhance sustainability of the schemes. At the moment, the Department of Water Affairs, with the assistance of SCORE, is in the process of converting electricity powered schemes to a solar powered system in the country,” he said.

The communications said the process would officer begin with four water schemes in each of the four regions of the country.

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“SCORE is a committee of seven members chaired by the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy Dorcas Dlamini, and is responsible for the selection of schemes that can be electrified in the country and select schemes which can be solar powered.”

He said the criteria of selecting

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M– The Zionist, Jericho Red Gown Sect and the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) members decried the narrative that suggests their tea concoction known as was a poisonous substance.

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The Christian faith denominations all said indayela was a clean, healthy and holy tea. Richard Gamedze from the Jericho church said as much as the holy tea was associated with the ZCC sect, milk, tea and water combined and boiled cannot kill people.

Gamedze said in his limited knowledge of the holy tea, those who use it do so solely to cleanse the body. He said with the churches where it was used, he knows that was only meant to enhance their health and well-being. “The tea is good to cleanse the kidneys as well as the well-being of the body,” said Gamedze.

He said he strongly believed the tea was not meant to kill anyone.

Meanwhile, the Eswatini News had followed the story after indayela hogged the headlines where people died after ingesting it. However, it was not ascertained if that was from a specific church service or individuals associated with the churches that use the indayela.

Gamedze also said he was aware of some of the deadly concoctions that were now being added with a mixture of methylated spirit, tea and milk. He said while that was a deadly combination, it was unlikely that it would kill someone instantly.

He said the methylated spirit was wrong as that substance was not meant for consumption. “I’m a Zionist who was not introduced to the tea when I started my faith, so I would not be able to say much about it, but I have all the knowledge on it and that methylated spirit was never part of the ingredients,” said Gamedze. He said any sane person must be careful of these concoctions said to be indayela and proper investigations should be done and autopsys on the deceased.

Gamedze further disclosed that the

a water scheme that would benefit in the solar powered system includes that the rural water scheme should be functional through electricity powered systems as well as that groundwater borehole should have adequate water supplying the scheme with members struggling to procure electricity units for their scheme.

He said upon completing the solar powered system on the four schemes, the ministry would assess the viability of the solar system and rollout the programme.

The ministry said it was currently completing the construction of Luhlangotsini Water Project under Pigg’s Peak Inkhundla in the Hhohho Region that will benefit over 300 homesteads.

Other schemes are:

KaPhunga Water Scheme under Kubuta Inkhundla which will benefit over 200 homesteads.

Magubheleni Water Scheme under Gege Inkhundla will benefit over 600 homesteads.

St Peters Water Scheme under Matsanjeni North that will benefit about 300 homesteads and one school.

These water schemes will be operational before the end of this year.

Construction is also ongoing on other water schemes such as Mpofu Water Scheme under Mhlangatane Inkhundla and KaKhuphuka Water Scheme under Mkhiweni Inkhundla.

The ministry also has future water schemes that will commence in the near future. These schemes include:

Mdzimba Water Project under Hhukwini Inkhundla which will benefit over 600 homesteads upon

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Jericho church is against the practice but he doesn’t know why some are opting for it as a means to assist people. He said originally, the Jericho church in practice does not drink tindayela. He said in Jerico they use siwasho a mixture of soil and water. The soil can be umqakazo (white soil) or libovu (red soil) which is given to those who are prophetised to use when bathing.

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Meanwhile, a ZCC member who preferred to remain anonymous, citing the church’s stringiest protocol, said it was wrong to insinuate that indayela was a deadly concoction. He said while they respect other churches as indayela was their holy tea which should not be associated with poisonous substances people drink.

It must be noted that the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) is known for making and drinking the holy tea (indayela). The ZCC member said there was nothing sinister on the tea as it was just plain the combination of different teas with no sugar and consumed after it had been prayed for.

He further warned against the use of methylated spirits because that was not for human consumption. He further urged people to go to authentic churches to avoid drinking under trees, people’s houses where there were no senior leaders to monitor and ensure the tea was prepared well. “As a ZCC church faithful I condemn in the strongest term the practice of swindling people’s monies with the so-called teas they drink saying it’s indayela, we don’t sell indayela,” said the member.

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Sindzandlala Water Scheme under Sandleni Inkhundla which will benefit about 200 homesteads, and

Moti Water Project under Khubutha Inkhundla which will benefit about 300 homesteads upon completion. The engineering designs of these schemes are complete and funds are available for commencing construction.

The ministry also has a number of large ongoing potable water projects in the country that aims to alleviate poverty. They are part of the Potable Water, Supply Sanitation and Hygiene Masterplan.

Some of the projects iunder the master plan include the Eswatini Water Supply and Sanitation Access Project which aims to provide potable in the Nhlangano–Hluthi corridor.

It is being implemented through technical and financial support from the World Bank.

Khoza said part of the fund is used for the development of the master plan. “The master plan will help to generate Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects which can be showcased to attract funding from government, donor partners and other international partners.

“A consultant to undertake the master plan has been identified. We are still making the necessary logistics to engage this consultant to undertake the assignment,” he said.

This project is expected to take about two years.

According to the Eswatini Household Income and Expenditure Survey (EHIES) report of 2017, the national potable water

access was at 75.2 per cent, rural potable water access was at 67.4 per cent and urban potable water access was at 92.5 per cent.

Government is also going ahead with the construction of the Nondvo Dam Project, which is a planned multipurpose dam to be located at the Mantabeni area at Siphocosini. This dam once completed will provide potable water to service the demand areas in the Mbabane–Manzini corridor and Malkerns areas.

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“The technical feasibility study of the dam is complete and awaiting the completion of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the propose dam. The proposed dam has a carrying capacity of 22 million cubic meters,” the ministry said.

Meanwhile, the LomahashaNamaacha Cross Border Water Supply Project is also on course.

In this project, the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Republic of Mozambique received grant funding to the value of 8 million Euros (about E146 million) from the German Government through the Southern African Development Committee (SADC).

The project aims to supply water to communities residing along the MR3 road from Simunye to Lomahasha, Lomahasha areas in Eswatini and Namaacha Town in Mozambique. The project will benefit 33 618 people (7 243 from the Eswatini side and 16 375 from the Republic of Mozambique) upon completion.

The project implementation period will be 18 months. Currently, the project is at finalisation of the tender documents.