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ATHOLE isigwebo esinzima amadoda amathathu abulala umlisa wase-Estcourt owagwazwa amanxeba angu20 ehlaselwa nentombi yakhe.
Abalisa, uHendy Couch (37), Velaphi Ernest Sikhakhane (32) noThembinkosi Thubelakhe Ngubane (25) bagwetshwe yinkantolo enkulu yaseMgungundlovu.
UCouch obengumsolwa wokuqala ugwetshwe udilikajele ngecala lokubulala neminyaka engu-15 ngelokuphanga. USikhakhane noNgubane bagwetshwe iminyaka engu-20 umuntu ngamunye ngecala lokubulala nengu-15 ngokuphanga.
Kuthiwa bahlasela uMnuz Leonara Walugembe bamgwaza amanxeba angu-20 emzini wakhe eDrakensview, e-Estcourt ebusuku ngoFebhuwari nyakenye.
Intombi kaWalugembe yalimala ngenxa yokugwazwa emuva kokuthi izame ukuvikela isoka layo.
Abahlaseli kuthiwa babaleka namaselula nemali isamba sayo esingaziwa. Amaphoyisa aqala ngokubopha ababili owesithathu waziletha yena kubaphenyi.
Beqala ukuvela enkantolo yemantshi e-Estcourt bawaphika wonke amacala abo. Bacela ibheyili kodwa bayinqatshelwa icala ladluliselwa enkantolo eNkulu eMgungundlovu nokuyilapho begwetshwe khona.
Obambe kwesokuba ngukhomishana wamaphoyisa KwaZuluNatal, uMajor General Bheki Langa, usamukele isigwebo esinikwe abasolwa wancoma umsebenzi wabaphenyi. Uthe banethemba lokuthi isigwebo sizothumela umyalezo ocacile nakwabanye abacabanga ukuzibandakanya nobugebengu.
Khonamanjalo kuboshwe abalisa abathathu abasolwa ngokuphanga isitolo sezingubo u-Exact eShowe. Abalisa kuthiwa baboshwe ngoLwesibili eNanda naKwaMashu.
Kuthiwa bavimbele umsebenzi wakulesi sitolo ngesikhathi ephuma eyohlaba ikhefu. Bamvalele ngaphakathi esitolo baphoqa yena, umphathi wesitolo nabanye abasebenzi ababili besilisa ukuthi babanike imali, amaselula nezinye izimpahla zasesitolo. Abasolwa kuthiwa babaleka bavalela abasebenzi ngaphakathi esitolo. Omunye wabasolwa kuthiwa waboshelwa khona lapho ngoba esale ngephutha wavaleleka ngesikhathi kuvalelwa abasebenzi basesitolo. Kulesi sehlakalo kukholakala ukuthi kuthathwe impahla elinganiselwa ku-R182 000. Kulindeleke ukuthi abasolwa bavele eNkantolo yeMantshi eShowe maduzane.