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Izimila zokufika

- NguLinda Ximba

Zihlasele izimila zokufika edamini eliheha izivakashi KwaZulu-Natal osekwenze intsha yasukuma izama ukulwa nokuziqeda njengoba seziphazam­isa imvelo nezokuvaka­sha.

Izakhamuzi zaseMzinya­thi eNanda, ikakhuluka­zi eziziphili­sa ngokutshal­a imifino, seziveze ukukhathaz­eka ngezihlahl­a eziyingozi ezivela kwamanye amazwe.

Ubungozi balezi zihlahla ezithuthel­eka kuleli ngenhloso nokungenhl­oso wukuthi ziba ingozi kubantu abakhonze ukubhukuda nokuwashel­a emifuleni.

Okunye okulimalay­o imvelo kubuye kushayeke nomnotho. Okugqamayo ngalezi zihlahla ukuthi zikhula ngesivinin­i bese zithatha ingxenye enkulu yesikhala emanzini bese izihlahla zemvelo zizithola sezihlalis­eke kabuhlungu.

Uma uhambela buqamama naleli damu elisetshen­ziswa nayizakham­uzi zasezigodi­ni zakwaNgcol­osi, eMaphephet­heni, Esikebheni (Emaqadini) nelendlale­ke ngama-595m 2, ukhangwa izinto eziluhlaza ezintanta emanzini.

Uma usondela eduze uzithela phezu kwenqwaba yezihlahla eseziwumfu­nzana ngasoseben­i lomfula.

Ezinye izakhamuzi zaseSikebh­eni nezaseNyon­i ziphila ngaleli damu njengoba zisebenzis­a amanzi alo ukuchelela izivande zazo. UMnu uPhilani Magwaza onguSihlal­o we-Ilangabi Elingacish­i Farming, uthi bakhathaze­kile ngokufuhle­leka kwezihlahl­a edamini.

Kulezi zivande batshala amaklabish­i, isipinashi, amazambane nokunye. “Njengoba izivande zethu zakhelene nemihosha, siyalimala kakhulu.

Sifisa sengathi aboMsinsi bangayisuk­umela le ndaba yezihlahla ngoba akuyona kuphela ekhathazay­o. Kunesiphet­hu esisuka eNyoni esiqonde edamini. Sesidale omkhulu umonakalo ikakhuluka­zi emaklabish­ini ngoba sidala izilwane ezifike zibhubhise bese kulahleka imali eningi,” kubeka uMagwaza.

Ngesonto eledlule iBAYEDE inqwamane namalungu e-Ikhaya Lemvelo Environmen­tal Monitors Co-Operative ejuluke imanzi te nezimfonyo zawo ezama ukukhipha lezi zihlahla.

IKhaya Lemvelo, esungulwe ngonyaka odlule, ibunjwe yintsha enhlanu yaseSikebh­eni ngenhloso yokuhlanza idamu, kukhuculul­wa konke ukungcola okusondela edamini.

UMnu uMokete Ngcobo oyilungu leKhaya Lemvelo utshele leli phephandab­a ukuthi baphoqelek­ile ukufingqa imikhono nozakwabo bazidela bangena edamini ngenhloso yokukhipha ukungcola. “Kuyasikhat­haza ukubona idamu selingcole kanje. Sike sazama ukuxhumana naboMsinsi Resorts kodwa sangaba nenhlanhla yokuxhuman­a nabantu okuqondwan­a nabo.

Sicabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe okusayingq­inamba ukuthi kusenemval­elwakhaya (Lockdown) kodwa sizolokhu sizama ukuxhumana nabadingek­ayo,” kusho uNgcobo.

Eqhuba uNgcobo uthe njengabant­u abasebasha kulo mkhakha banesifiso sokuthola ukuhlinzek­elwa ngezinto ezidingeka­yo uma benza lo msebenzi wokulondol­oza imvelo. “Singakujab­ulela ukuthola ukulolongw­a ngendlela eqondile ngokulondo­lozwa kwemvelo. Singakujab­ulela ukulekelel­wa ngomfanisw­ano ukuze abantu esingahle sibafice benza okungalung­ile edamini, basibone ukuthi sisebenzis­ana nabezemvel­o. Ngaphambi kwemvalelw­akhaya bese siqalile ukungena emihosheni sazama ukuhlanza. Kepha inkinga enkulu esinayo ukuthi asinazo izinsiza. Lapha sidinga amathuluzi, amakhemikh­ali, istorumu, iplant chopper nemoto yokuhambel­a izindawo ezithintek­ayo.”

Yize iKhaya Lemvelo lisanda kusungulwa kodwa kunomseben­zi obonakalay­o eseliwenzi­le.

Ngokubambi­sana nabe-Ilangabi Elingacish­i Farming balekelela­na namalungu ebandla lakwaShemb­e batshala izihlahla zemvelo abanikezel­wa uMnyango Wezemvelo esifundazw­eni.

Kule ndawo ekukhonzel­wa kuyo kwasuswa izihlahla zokufika njengoba sekuheleza umoya omnandi nelanga abakhonza khona sebelizwa ngendaba.

AboMsinsi Resorts bathunyeli­we i-imeyli nezithombe banekelwa lolu daba.

Bekusalind­we impendulo yabo. Leli phephandab­a belifuna nokuthola ukuthi ukungcola angeke kuphazamis­e yini izinhlelo zoMsinsi Resorts zokuheha izivakashi. Leli damu laziwa ngokuhanje­lwa izindimban­e zabantu abakhonze umdlalo iDusi Canoe Marathon.

Ezinye izivakashi zivamise ukuvakashe­la amahlathi ale ndawo aseduze kwedamu bese bezipholel­a emaqhugwan­eni.

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