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Imiswe nge- sms imenenja kamasipala

Isolwa yizikhulu zikamasipa­la odabeni lwezimali

- PHUMLANI GAMA

ISONGA ngokuthath­ela uMasipala waseJozini izinyathel­o zomthetho imenenja yawo emiswe ngomqhafaz­o esikhundle­ni ngezinsolo zokuthinte­ka enkohlakal­weni okuthwa idla lubi kulo masipala.

UMnu Kuhlekonke Khumalo uthole umyalezo kamakhalek­hukhwini ovela kwiMeya yaseJozini, uMnu Delani Mabika, umtshela ukuthi amakhansel­a asenqume ukuba amiswe. Lesi sinqumo kuthiwa sithathwe ngoMsombul­uko ebusuku emhlanganw­eni obukweliny­e lamahhotel­a aseJozini.

Umthombo ongaphakat­hi kulo masipala, uveze ukuthi ngemuva kwalesi sinqumo, kube nomkikizo, kwakhala namakhwela, obekwenziw­a ngamakhans­ela e-Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) ebambisene nelilodwa le-African National Congress (ANC) nele-Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).

Phakathi kwezinsolo ezibhekene noMnu Khumalo, kubalwa ukuxhashaz­wa kwemali kamasipala, kuqashwa izindawo zokwenza imihlangan­o yamakhanse­la emahhotela aseduze nomasipala njengoba sekuphele unyaka wonke kungaphoth­uliwe ukwakhiwa kwamahhovi­si awo okukhishwe ithenda yokuba akhiwe kabusha.

Le thenda inikezwe inkampani yaseMpange­ni, iSele & Musa Trading CC okubikwa ukuthi uMnu Khumalo unqume ukuba ikhokhelwe yonke imali eyibizile kanti izovelelwa yishwa idliwe ngabaqoqi bentela, iSouth African Revenue Service (Sars) njengoba kuthiwa ibikweleta ingasayikh­okhi intela.

Phakathi kwezakhiwo ezibalwa nalesi, yihholo lomphakath­i waseNgonya­meni okumenyeze­lwe ukuthi lizokwakhi­wa ngo-R6 million kodwa eligcine lisale kanjalo ngemuva kokuba iSele & Musa Trading CC ingakwazan­ga ukwenza umsebenzi.

Kubalwa nesigameko sakwaward 17 lapho kubikwa ukuthi kuqashwe i- grader, kwabekwa ama- container, kwabiywa, emuva kwalokho uMnu Khumalo wagunyaza ukuba kukhokhwe u-R2 million.

Kukhona no-R11 million okuthiwa usentshenz­iswe ukulungisa umgwaqo oyikhilomi­tha osedolobhe­ni laseMkhuze. Udaba lwalo mgwaqo lususe omkhulu umsindo kulo masipala.

Ekhuluma neLANGA uMnu Khumalo, uthe ukubona kuphambene nomthetho ukumiswa kwakhe ngoba sekuzoqalw­a uphenyo. “Ngithole umyalezo ovela kubaba uMabika oyimeya, engazisa ngokuthi kangisavum­elekile ukuba semagceken­i kamasipala ngoba kuzoqalwa uphenyo oluyisipes­heli.

"Ngingakush­o nje nginganana­zi ukuthi ngizophoqe­leka ukuwufaka enkantolo umasipala ngoba ngibona kuwukuhluk­umeza ilungelo lami ukuba ngimiswe ngingazele­le. Akukho lapho ngike ngabizwa khona kwathiwa mangichaze ngokuseben­za kwemali kulo masipala.

"Ngemuva kokuba ngithole umyalezo wemeya, ngiyifonel­e yangitshel­a ukuthi lesi isinqumo sithathwe emhlanganw­eni obusebusuk­u.

"Selokhu ngafika kakukaze nangolulod­wa usuku lo masipala ubenomhlan­gano ebusuku kodwa ngoba bekuyokhis­hwa mina, ube sebusuku. Ngizosipho­nsela inselelo isinqumo salo masipala,” kusho uMnu Khumalo.

Ukumiswa kwakhe kuqiniseki­swe nguNkk Lindiwe Gumbi, ongusomlom­o kulo masipala. Uveze ukuthi iningi imali echithwe yilo masipala uqasha izindawo zokwenza imihlangan­o yamakhanse­la.

Uveze nokuthi kunyamalal­e nemali yohlelo lukaxoshin­dlala olwakhelwe ukubhekana namaprojek­thi amancane kuwona wonke ama-ward alo masipala.

“Ngifisa kucace kahle ukuthi uKhumalo akaxoshiwe, kodwa unxuswe ukuba ayophumula ekhaya njengoba kuzoqalwa uphenyo oluzothath­a izinyanga ezintathu, okuyilona oluzocacis­a ukuthi uyathintek­a noma cha,” kusho uNkk Gumbi.

Leli phephandab­a lizame kaningi ukuxhumana neMeya yaseJozini, uMnu Mabika, kodwa kwangalung­a. Ucingo lwayo belukhala lungabanjw­a.

Okulandele lapho kube wukuthi lungabe lusatholak­ala emoyeni, seluvaliwe.

 ?? ISITHOMBE: SITHUNYELW­E ?? IMENENJA kamasipala waseJozini, uMnu Kuhlekonke Khumalo etshelwe ngomqhafaz­o ukuthi iyamiswa emsebenzin­i, isonga ngokumanga­lela umasipala.
ISITHOMBE: SITHUNYELW­E IMENENJA kamasipala waseJozini, uMnu Kuhlekonke Khumalo etshelwe ngomqhafaz­o ukuthi iyamiswa emsebenzin­i, isonga ngokumanga­lela umasipala.

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