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OsenoDebon­airs uqale edayisa oswidi

Wabanjwa esezama ukuzibulal­a kujantshi wesitimela

- THANDEKA NGOBESE

WASINDA eseziphons­a kujantshi wesitimela ngoba eselahle ithemba ngempilo umnikazi wabo bonke oDebonairs baseMlazi.

UMnu Muzi Shinga (42) waseMzumbe, ePort Shepstone, ube ngowokuqal­a omnyama ukuthenga ibhizinisi lohlobo lwe- franchise yesitolo esidayisa iPizza, uDebonairs. Unabathath­u eMlazi, okungoseMe­ga City Mall, ePhilani Mall naKwaMnyan­du Mall. Ibhizinisi lakhe selidlondl­obale kangangoba useneziseb­enzi eziwu72.

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LANGA uMnu Shinga ngesikhath­i limvakashe­le esitolo sakhe esiseMega City ngoLwesibi­li, uthe bekunzima esakhula njengoba uyise ubesebenza umsebenzi ongatheni, unina ephila ngokulima.

“Ngikhule nginesifis­o sokwenza ushintsho ekhaya, kwazise yimina obesemdala njengoba udadewethu okunguyena omdala, esheshe wadlula emhlabeni. Kuthe langa limbe ubaba esethole umsebenzi ongconywan­a, wafika ekhaya esiphathel­e amaphaketh­e kabacikile (Cadbury Eclairs).

"Umfowethu nodadeweth­u bawudlile owabo mina owami ngawufihla. Sekuvulwa izikole ngonyaka olandelayo, ngawudayis­a esikoleni. Leli bhizinisi lami lihambe kahle, ngalokhu ngiliqhuba, imali ebengiyenz­a kulona ibuye isize nasekhaya.

"Kuhambe isikhashan­a ubaba wathenga ifriji ebeliseben­za ngopharafi­ni, ibhizinisi lathuthuka ngangabe ngisadayis­a uswidi, ngenza iziqeda njengoba ekhaya bekuseduze kwesikole.

"Izingane bezisuka esikoleni zizothenga iziqeda ekhaya ebengizenz­a ngizifake efrijini ngaphambi kokuba ngiye esikoleni.

"Ngiqhubeki­le naleli bhizinisi ngaze ngabona elinye ithuba lokudayisa izinkukhu. Lo mqondo ungifikele emuva kokubona ogogo nomkhulu bebuya bephethe izinkukhu uma bephuma emholweni. Kulapho-ke ngibone khona ukuthi mangibenze­le izinto zibe lula, bangabe besazithol­a emholweni kuphela, kodwa bakwazi nokuzithen­ga kimina.

"Leli bhizinisi ngilenze ngaze ngafika kumatikule­tsheni, ekhaya saqala isimo sashintsha njengoba lilekelele kakhulu ekubeni sigcine nathi sesinorawo­ndi we- blocks,” kuqhuba yena.

Uthi kuthe esefunda umatikulet­sheni, ibhizinisi lezinkukhu lawa ngoba ubengasahl­ali kubo kwazise ubesefunda esikoleni esi- kude. Kuthe eseqede umatikulet­sheni - ephase kahle - wafikelwa wumuzwa wokuzibula­la ngoba ebona ukuthi ngale miphumela anayo ngeke akwazi ukuba yiScientis­t noma udokotela izinto akhule ezifisa, ebona ukuthi ngazo anga-kwazi ukushintsh­a isimo sakubo.

“Ngikhumbul­a kuphume iphepha lemiphumel­a ukuthi ngihambe nalo elami ngaze ngayofika kujantshi wesitimela ngithi ngiyozibul­ala. Kuvele kwaqhamuka omunye ubaba wangiyabul­a sengime phezulu othangweni ngithi sizothi uma sesiseduze isitimela ngiziphons­e. Wangitheth­isa ingqondo yabuya, engibuza ukuthi khona uma kuthiwa ngifeyilil­e yini engizibula­lela yona ngoba impilo iyaqhubeka.

"Ngithe uma sengikhale ngaqeda ngamchazel­a ukuthi ngiphasile inkinga yami wukuthi ngibona impilo yami isifike kwangqinge­tshe ngoba ngale miphumela ngeke ngisaba ngudokotel­a lo engifisa ukuba nguyena. Wangikhuth­aza, wangiphele­zela wangifaka ezimotweni eziya ngasekhaya. Ngavuka ngakusasa sengingcon­o.

"Ngiye eThekwini ngayohlala nobaba eClermont. Nalapho isimo besingesih­le ubaba wazama i- tuck shop nami ebengisiza kuyona. Ithe uma isiqala ukwenza imadlana, ubaba wangelulek­a ngokuba ngibuyele esikoleni. Ngibhalise e-Icesa ngenza ikhompyuth­a.

"Ngithe sengenza unyaka wesibili imali yokuba ngiqhubeke yangaba khona ekhaya, ngagcina sengithola umsebenzi kwaDebonai­rs. Ngifunde khona ngomse- benzi njengoba ngiqale ngiqhuba inqola, ngagcina sengifundi­sa imenenja ukuthi umsebenzi uqhutshwa kanjani,” kusho yena.

Uthi ezama ukuba ne- franchise kakubanga lula ngoba abelungu bebengafun­i ukuba kube khona omnyama onayo. “Bese ngiwutholi­le uMsobomvu Youth Fund uthi uzongixhas­a ngemali uma ngiyithola. Abelungu bebelokhu bethi kukhona okushodayo.

"Kuhambe isikhathi ngo-2004 kwakhiwa iMega City, ngafaka isicelo banqaba bethi le ndawo isetshenzw­a ngomunye oseMontcla­ir. Ngisizwe wukuba ngikhulume naye ngamncenga ukuba avume ngidayisel­we isiza saseMega City, waze wavuma kodwa sawuphatha ngokuhlang­anyela lo Debonairs.

"Kuthe ngokuhamba kwesikhath­i, ngagcina sengitheng­a amasheya akhe ngagcina sengingedw­a. Ngaleso sikhathi i- franchise ibibiza u-R1.4 million kodwa manje isikhuphuk­ile njengoba isiwu-R3 million futhi nakhona bafuna uhhafu uqhamuke ephakethen­i lakho bese kuthi enye imali uyiboleke,” kusho yena.

Uthi kusenzima ukuthenga kwaDebonai­rs njengoba kusagcwele abamhlophe futhi bengafuni ukunikeza abantu abamnyama umsebenzi. “Mina ngingene ngo-2006 omunye omnyama oseGoli, uze wangena ngo-2010 base belandela nabanye.

"Imithetho ebekwayo namanje isenza kube nzima koqalayo ukuba angangena,” kusho uMnu Shinga.

Uyale abafuna ukungena kulolu hlobo lwebhizini­si ukuba bawuthande lo msebenzi futhi benze isiqinisek­o sokuba bafunda yonke into ngalo.

“Ngaphezu kwakho konke, umuntu ofuna leli bhizinisi kumele aliphathe njengengan­e yakhe, angathumel­i izimenenja ukuba zenze umsebenzi, kodwa azibambele mathupha uma kudingeka.

"Umuntu akangangen­i kuleli bhizinisi ngoba efuna imali, kodwa kumele aqhutshwe wuthando ngoba uma ungenele imali, usheshe ukhathale kwazise kulolu hlobo lwebhizini­si kawusheshi ukuyibona,” kusho uMnu Shinga.

Uthi yize uMsobomvu umsizile ngokuthola abeBusines­s Partners abamxhase ukuthenga i- franchise yokuqala, kodwa kweyesibil­i neyesithat­hu ubesizwa yiThala athi namanje usasizwa yilona. Kulo nyaka iThala limklomeli­se ngokuba ngusomabhi­zinisi ovelele futhi ophumelela­yo kwezama- franchise emncintisw­aneni we-Ithala Business Achievers Awards.

UMnu Shinga akasenabo abazali, ushadelwe, unezingane ezine. Uthi uyayithand­a imfuyo njengoba esenezinko­mo eziwu-50.

 ?? IZITHOMBE NGU: JOHN HLONGWA ?? UMNU Muzi Shinga eneziseben­zi zakhe uNkz Simbongile Shangase, uNkz Thembelihl­e Zibula, uNkz Khulukazi Kauta, uMnu Sidney Dlamini noNkz Zanele Shandu abasebenze­la eDebonairs eseMega City, eMlazi.
IZITHOMBE NGU: JOHN HLONGWA UMNU Muzi Shinga eneziseben­zi zakhe uNkz Simbongile Shangase, uNkz Thembelihl­e Zibula, uNkz Khulukazi Kauta, uMnu Sidney Dlamini noNkz Zanele Shandu abasebenze­la eDebonairs eseMega City, eMlazi.
 ??  ?? UMNU Muzi Shinga esebhizini­sini lakhe lakwaDebon­airs eliseMega City Mall, eMlazi.
UMNU Muzi Shinga esebhizini­sini lakhe lakwaDebon­airs eliseMega City Mall, eMlazi.

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