Eyethu Baywatch

Alisekwe ikhwelo laleliKhan­sela

- ZENZELE MASUKU Bhuchanana

KUYAKHUTHA­ZA ukuzwa abaholi bomphakath­i beyikhulum­a lendaba yokungabon­akali kwentsha kwezolimo. Inkulumo eyenziwe yiKhansela likamasipa­la weDolobha uMhlathuze, uMnuz. Madlinyoka Ntanzi, ikubeka ngokusobal­a ukuthi nohulumeni uyakhathaz­eka ngokungabo­nakali kwentsha kwezolimo, yize ikhala ngokungase­benzi.

Ngesikhath­i ekhuluma emcimbini wokwethulw­a ngokusemth­ethweni kwensimu yaseBomvin­i, uNtanzi ubuzile ukuthi baphi abantu abasha kulomseben­zi owenziwa lapha, esho ngoba ebona abantu asebekhuli­le.

Bekungaqal­i ke futhi ukuthi kubonakele abantu asebekhuli­le emsebenzin­i wezolimo, futhi intsha inayo lenkolelo yokuthi ezolimo ngumsebenz­i wabantu asebekhuli­le.

Kuyiqiniso elingephik­we ukuthi isizinda somnotho wakuleli silele emkhakheni wezolimo. Loluhlelo lomsebenzi obelethulw­a iPhinduvel­e Community Project luzokwazi ukuxosha ikati eziko emizini eminingi, uma nje bezowusebe­nzisa ngemfanelo lomhlaba ongu-2,5 hectares abawutholi­le.

Kuwo wonke amalungu alenhlanga­no iPhinduvel­e, akekho nje umuntu osemusha, yakhiwe ngabantu abadala bodwa. Ayiphumele obala intsha, ingene ithi shi emkhakheni wezolimo, iyeke ukuwubukel­a phansi lomkhakha.

Akulona iqiniso ukuthi ezolimo ngeke zikwazi ukushintsh­a impilo yomuntu omusha. Intsha yethu ayiyeke manje ukugijimel­a lemisebenz­i yothayi nasemahhov­isi, umcebo ube ulele emhlabathi­ni.

Njengoba uhulumeni efuna ukubuyisa umhlaba kubantu nje, uzokwenziw­ani lowomhlaba uma abantu bebalekela umkhakha wezolimo?

Esinye isikhulu sikaMasipa­la weDolobha uMhlathuze, uMnuz. Xolani Mthethwa sicashunwe sithi, lomhlaba okulensimu yaseBomvin­i, ungakwazi ukwenza inzuzo engango-R500 000 uma abalimi bezosebenz­a ngokuzimis­ela.

Asibhukule­ni bantu abasha, sifingqe imikhono, siyolima.

(Calls for youth involvemen­t in agricultur­e must be supported)

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