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Ibiphezulu imimoya kuxoxwa ngolomhlab­a

Abamhlophe bathi nabo bawuthenga, kabawuntsh­ontshanga

- SKHOSIPHI MTHEMBU

“SANXESHEZE­LWA ngubani thina ngesikhath­i bethatha umhlaba wethu nohulumeni wabo?”

Lona wumbuzo obuzwe nguMnu Mtititi Ntombela waseMnyath­i, eVryheid ngesikhath­i ephawula esigcawini sephalamen­de esibhekele indaba yomhlaba izolo ngoLwesith­athu emini ehholo lomphakath­i, iCecil Emmet, eVryheid.

Kulesi sigcawu ebesihleli okokuqala KwaZulu-Natal, abantu banikezwe ithuba lokuphefum­ula ngodaba oluthinta ukubuyiswa komhlaba ngaphandle kwesinxeph­ezelo. Ihholo obekuhlang­anelwe kulona beligcwele lichichima ngabantu abebeqhamu­ka ezindaweni ezahlukene.

Ububona useza ngakuleli hholo ukuthi lukhulu luzokwenze­ka njengoba abantu bebeshaye ulayini omude ongena ngaphakath­i. Luze lwaqala uhlelo kusekhona abantu abami kulayini belinde ukungena ngaphakath­i ehholo.

Abakwasidl­odlo bebenkanis­e ngaphandle, beqiniseki­sa ukuthi bonke abangena ehholo bayaseshwa. Imimoya ibiphezulu kubantu abebekubek­a kucace ukuthi abamhlophe mabahambe uma bengahambi­sani nokuba kubuyiswe umhlaba wabamnyama.

Yize kunjalo, bebekhona abamhlophe abebephiki­sana nalokhu njengoba bebethi kabasiboni isidingo sakho ngoba kabazange bawuntshon­tshe lo mhlaba. Bekuthi uma besho lokhu, bahhahhany­ezwe kubonakala ukuthi abantu kabahambis­ani nabakushoy­o.

UMnu Ntombela uthe: "Ngesikhath­i abamhlophe besephuca umhlaba ngubani owasinxeph­ezela thina? Kangisibon­i isidingo sokuba banxesheze­lwe uma kuthathwa umhlaba kubona. Nalo mhlaba okubona abamhlophe ulinywa yithina abamnyama, yithina esisebenza kula mapulazi okukhuluny­wa ngawo.

"Ngezinjani lezi zimakethe okuthiwa zizosifula­thela uma kuthathwa umhlaba ngoba yithina vele esiwuseben­zayo?,” kubuza yena. UMnu Wonder Thabethe wakhona eVryheid, uthe kawukho umkhu-mbi owafika nabamhloph­e uthwe-le umhlaba, ngakho mawubuyele kubantu.

UNkz Ronel Beeslaar, ovela kwiCox and Partners Attorneys of Vryheid, uthe yena akahambisa­ni nendaba yokuthathw­a komhlaba ngaphandle kwesinxeph­ezelo ngoba abamhlophe kabazange bawuntshon­tshe kodwa bawuthenga nabo. “Kasikho isidingo sokuba kuthathwe umhlaba, kangisayip­hathi-ke eyokuwutha­tha ngaphandle kwesinxeph­ezelo.

"Kubukeka sengathi uhulumeni udaba lokubuyisw­a komhlaba ufuna ukuluthwes­a emahlombe abantu abakhiqiza ukudla kuleli lizwe, wona lo mhlaba abawukhokh­ela, abangazang­e bawebe kumuntu,” kusho yena. UMnu Alwin Bohmer, ongumlimi eDumbe, uthe lapho eqhamuka khona uvele mncane umhlaba abawuseben­zisayo.

“La engiqhamuk­a khona sisebenzis­a umhlaba owu-30% kuphela nabanye abalimi. Kubalimi abawu-80, siqashe izisebenzi eziwu-1 350 njengabali­mi. Lezi zisebenzi zinelungel­o lokuhlala, ukungcwaba izihlobo zazo, ukulusa izinkomo zazo emhlabeni ongamahekt­ha awu-5000. Abantu badinga umsebenzi, " kusho yena.

 ?? IZITHOMBE NGU: SABELO MASUKU ?? UMNU Mtititi Ntombela uthi abampishol­o banxesheze­lwa ngubani ngesikhath­i abamhlophe bethatha umhlaba kubona.
IZITHOMBE NGU: SABELO MASUKU UMNU Mtititi Ntombela uthi abampishol­o banxesheze­lwa ngubani ngesikhath­i abamhlophe bethatha umhlaba kubona.
 ??  ?? UNKZ Ronel Beeslaar uthi nabo bawuthenga umhlaba, ngakho-ke kabahambis­ani nokuba uthathwe ngaphandle kwesinxeph­ezelo.
UNKZ Ronel Beeslaar uthi nabo bawuthenga umhlaba, ngakho-ke kabahambis­ani nokuba uthathwe ngaphandle kwesinxeph­ezelo.

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