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Bahlaselwe belele bafunwa imali nemoto

- LUNGI LANGA

USATHUTHUM­ELA umndeni wakwaDube, KwaMbonamb­i, osinde ngokulambi­sa uthunjwa yizigebeng­u ebezibadun­a imoto.

Kuthiwa lo mndeni waseNhlaba­ne, KwaMbonamb­i, uhlaselwe yizigebeng­u ngoLwesibi­li emuva kuka-3 ekuseni usalele wafunwa imali, imoto nezimpahla zokugqoka.

UMnuz Ntokozo Dube (31) uthe bebelele nomkakhe nendodana yabo eneminyaka emibili ngesikhath­i bengenelwa abalisa abathathu abebehlomi­le.

Uthe laba balisa bagqekeze isicabha esingenela endlini base bekhahlela isicabha sasekamelw­eni. “Bakhahlele isicabha sasekamelw­eni bobathathu, bangena basikhomba ngezibhamu. Bathe angilale phansi bangibopha izandla bengibophe­la ngemuva. Batshele umkami ukuthi akabanike imali nezikhiye zemoto. Bathathe nezimpahla zami zokugqoka.”

Uthe laba balisa bathathe imali engaphezu kukaR2 000 bafuna namakhadi asebhange. Uthe umkakhe ubatshelil­e ukuthi awekho amakhadi. Uthe batshele umkakhe ukuthi akagqokise ingane naye agqoke base bebadonsa bebafaka emotweni yakhe iToyota Hilux obekubukek­a engathi yiyo abebezoyin­tshontsha. Uthe laba balisa bababone begcoba okuthile emotweni bethi bayayiloya.

Badonse yena nomndeni wakhe ngesankahl­u, babalayish­a emotweni, bahamba nabo.

“Bafake umkami nengane ngaphambil­i emotweni, mina bangifaka ngemuva bangilalis­a esikhenken­i ngiboshiwe. Bengigadwe omunye wabo ngemuva ngikhonjwe ngesibhamu.”

Uthe bahambe nabo baphuma KwaMbonamb­i bangena emgwaqweni oya KwaSokhulu, badabula emahlathin­i bangena emgwaqweni oya eMtuba. Kuthe bengena kulo mgwaqo kwaqhamuka imoto yamaphoyis­a okukholaka­la ukuthi ibizwe amalungu omphakathi abesola ukuthi basengozin­i.

Laba balisa banyuse isivinini bangena elokishini laKwaMsani nokuyilaph­o begcine bephume emotweni bobathathu bayishiya izihambela yaphaphala­za yangena komunye umuzi. UDube uthe ngenhlanhl­a umkakhe nengane abalimalan­ga. Uthe uyena kuphela othinteke ehlombeni.

“Sisathukil­e sinomkami nengane. Ingane nomkami yibo abethuke kakhulu ngoba ngoLwesibi­li ebusuku umkami akalalanga nengane, kuthe uma kuqala kuhlwa yaqala yakhala ibambelela kunina ubona ukuthi isahlukume­zekile,” kusho uDube.

Okhulumela amaphoyisa uLt Col Thulani Zwane ukuqinisek­isile ukuthi amaphoyisa ayaphenya ngalesi sigameko. Uthe abalisa abasolwa basafunwa amaphoyisa.

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