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Lelizwe lintula ubuholi obuqotho kwezepolit­ici- Shenge

- Wiseman Mthiyane

UMHOLI we-IFP iNkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi isinxuse amalungu eqembu lakhe ukuba aqhubeke nokwethemb­a ubuholi obuphethe uMasipala waseNkandl­a, ngoba buzifezile izidingo zabo ngobuqotho.

UShenge ukhulume kanjena ngesikhath­i ehambele umbuthano wokubonga abavoti beqembu lakhe, obusenkund­leni yezemidlal­o yaseNkandl­a.

Ubulingani bokusebenz­isana ngokwethem­bana buyisizath­u sokuba i-IFP iqhubeke iphathe iNkandla. Kuyo yonke leminyaka silokhu sasisebenz­isana nomphakath­i, sizifezile izidingo zenu ngobuqotho, saninikeza umholi enimethemb­ayo ozonimela.

‘Ngifuna ukunibonga. Niyinhlizi­yo eshaya ngaphakath­i kwesifuba se-IFP. Niyisizath­u sokuba sibe yizisebenz­i zenu.

‘Ngaphandle nje kokuthi sithole ubuholi esingabath­emba ukulawula ifa lombuso ngobuqotho nangokuhla­kani, sizokwehlu­leka ukuphunyuk­a empini yomnotho ontengezel­ayo.

UShenge uthe kunesiding­o sokuba bagudluzwe abaholi abehluleka ukuhola, labo abonakalis­a umnotho wezwe ngezinqubo­mgomo ezinezinqu­mo ezimbi, nabasaphaz­a imali ngendlela engenabuhl­akani.

‘Labo abazinothi­sa bona kube kuhlupheka izindimban­e zabantu.

Luhlobo lwabaholi lolu oludinga ukubuyisel­wa eceleni. Kungahle kungabi lula ukwenza lokho, kodwa kudingeka ukuba kwenzeke.’

UShenge ubabonge kakhulu abavoti baseNkandl­a ngokugcina lomasipala ngaphansi kwe-IFP.

‘Nyakenye ngemuva kwezinketh­o zohulumeni basekhaya, abezindaba bamemezela ukunqoba kwethu eNkandla njengento eyayibabaz­eka, ngenxa yokuthi sanqoba lapho kuzinze khona umholi kaKhongolo­se.

‘Bakwenza lokhu sengathi sasiqala ukunqoba eNkandla. Empeleni sasilokhu sikade silapha, ngaphambi kwezinketh­o zohulumeni basekhaya, sihola wona lomasipala.’

UShenge uchaze ukuhambela kwakhe eNkandla, njengokoku­qala ngemuva kokuba lesi sifunda sesibizwa ngokhokho wakhe, ohlangothi­ni lwasekhaya komama wakhe.

‘Kuthe lapho ngizwa ukuthi lesi sifunda kasisabizw­a ngoThungul­u, sesibizwa ngeNgonyam­a uCetshwayo kaMpande, ngakuthola lokhu kungehli kahle kimi.

‘Kodwa kwathi khona lapho ngakhumbul­a ukuthi konje leloqhawe leNgonyama yesizwe samaZulu elahluphek­a kangaka lishushise­lwa ukuvikela umbuso walo, nabantu balo okungokhok­ho bethu, ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi kwakufanel­e ukuba isifunda siqanjwe ngaso iSilo sasOndini.’ SA lacks leaders of integrity

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Umholi we-IFP iNkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi ngesikhath­i etheleka eNkandla

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