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Kuzotshalw­a amaphoyisa azoqapha ukhetho EKZN

- MHLENGI SHANGASE

KUXWAYISWE osikhwili phambana nobhoko Kwazulu-natal njengoba kuyiwa okhethweni lukazwelon­ke ngomeyi 29, ukuthi bazoyikhot­ha imbenge yomile uma bephambana nemigomo yezokhetho. Lesi sexwayiso sikhishwe yizinhlaka ezehlukene okubalwa izinkantol­o, uphiko lwezokushu­shisa kanjalo nabezomthe­tho njengoba kuthiwa kunezitesh­i zokuvota ezizobe ziqashwe amaphoyisa ngelokhozi.

Umengameli wamajaji ESKZN, ijaji Thoba

Portia Poyo-dlwati, uxwayise abaholi bamaqembu ezombusazw­e esifundazw­eni ukuthi bangangezi amanye amacala njengoba umthwalo wabo uvele unyinyithe­ka. Uthe bami ngomumo ukubhekana namacala athinta ukhetho.

“Sizimisele ukubhekana ngokushesh­a nawo wonke amacala athinta ukhetho. Izinkantol­o zizobe zimi ngomumo kanti sifuna ukuthi kuphele umeyi noma ujuni sesinqumil­e saqeda ngamacala azofikela kithina.”

Ukusho lokhu izolo ngesikhath­i ethula inkulumo emcimbini obuhlelwe yikhomishi­ni yezokhetho esifundazw­eni wokusayinw­a kwesibopho sokuziboph­ezela kwamaqembu ezombusazw­e ukuthi ukhetho luzoba ngolunokut­hula nolukhulul­ekile enkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre ethekwini.

Umkhuzi wamaphoyis­a EKZN, ult General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, uthe kuzotshalw­a amaphoyisa abalelwa ku-17 000 azoqapha ukhetho.

Uthe kumele ngabe babhekana namanye amacala abucayi athinta ukudlwengu­la nokubulala esifundazw­eni kodwa kumele bagade abantu okumele ngabe bayakwazi ukuzigada bona.

“Sizochitha ur40 million sitshala amaphoyisa amaningi kangaka. Ngeke sithi nsi, ngalesi sikhathi namaphoyis­a awazoya elivini kusuka ngenyanga ezayo kuze kube ujuni. Kunezindaw­o ezizoqashw­a ngelokhozi. Asizodlala kulabo abazophula umthetho, owethu umsebenzi ukuthi sisebenzis­e umthetho.”

Uthe izikhungo abazoziqap­ha kakhulu ezalabo abangafuni ukubekezel­elana.

“Yinina bosopoliti­ki enenza kube neziteshi zokuvota ezizoqashw­a kakhulu, zithunyele­lwe amaphoyisa ngoba anifuni ukubekezel­elana. Wonke umuntu akahambe ayovota ngokukhulu­leka,” kusho umkhwanazi.

Usihlalo wekhomishi­ni yezokhetho umnuz Mosotho Moepya, unxuse osopolitik­i ukuthi bashumayel­e ivangeli lokubekeze­lelana kumalungu abo. Uthe njengoba betshengis­a ukuzwana kulo mcimbi, kumele baqhubeke bazwane.

“Khankasani ngokuthula. Ningaphoqi abantu ukuthi banivotele ngokuthi nibanike izinto ezifana nokudla, izikibha nokunye. Kubaluleki­le ukuthi nibakhombi­se ukuthi bayaphambu­ka uma becabanga ukuthi ngeke kube nokuthula EKZN. Kulabo abazohlulw­a, namukele kuthi labo abawinile bangagabis­i noma bachome kodwa bafundise abahluliwe ukuthi abavuke bazithathe.”

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