Isolezwe: Abadilizelwe imijondolo bathi bazophinde bakhe ngenkani

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July 05, 2007 Edition 1

IZAKHAMUZI zasemijondolo yaseKupholeni, eChatsworth, ezibe ngezokuqala ukuba yisisulu somthetho wokuvimbela ukwakhiwa kwemijondolo KwaZulu-Natal zithi zizoqhubeka nokwakha kuyo le ndawo ezihlala kuyo.

Izolo lezi zakhamizi zizithole zingasenamizi njengoba zithe zingazelele kwafika abasebenzi bakwaMasipala weTheku bathela phansi imijondolo engaphezu kuka-50 ebikule ndawo.

Kwenzeka lokhu nje kusanda kuphasiswa umthetho i-Elimination and Prevention of Re-emergence Slums Act oqale ukusebenza ngeledlule. Lo mthetho ugunyaza oMasipala ukuthi badilize yonke imijondolo ayakhiwe ngemuva kokuphasiswa kwawo.

UMnuz Falakhe Mhlongo, okhulumela lo mphakathi, uthe basazoqhubeka nokuyakha imijondolo ngoba benza isivumelwano noMkhandlu sokuthi bazokwakha imijondolo engu-25 eyadilizwa ngePhasika.

UMkhandlu uthi ngamampunge lawo nawo uzoqhubeka nokudiliza imijondolo eyakhiwe ngokungemthetho njengoba kusho umthetho.

IKhansela lakule ndawo, uMnuz Jayraj Singh, uthe uMkhandlu ngeke ubabekezelele abantu abazingenela emhlabeni ongakhe muntu ngenkani wathi futhi abanasivumelwano nalezi zakhamuzi.

Lezi zakhamuzi zithi zaziyiziqashi esezihlale kule ndawo izinyanga eziyisithupha ngemuva kokuthi zatshelwa ukuthi azizibonele ngesikhathi kwakhelwa omasitende bazo izindlu zemixhaso nyakenye. UNksz Matswayibana Mzindi nosana lwakhe olunenyanga, uLukhona, bazolala komakhelwane babo baze bathole ezinye izimpahla zokwakha.

“Ngiphume ngesamagundane ngibalekela ukuthi ingane yami ingalimali, zonke izimpahla zethu zicekelwe phansi ngesikhathi kudilizwa umjondolo,” kusho uNksz Mzondi.

Uthi ngeke aphele amandla uzoqhubeka akhe enye indlu uma esethole amandla ngoba akasebenzi.

Omakhelwane balezi zakhamizi nabo abasalanga ngaphandle njengoba onogada ebebephelezelwa amaphoyisa behlele kubo.

“Thina sisalinde amanzi anamathoyilethi esiwathenjiswe uMkhandlu emasontweni amabili edlule kodwa sekuthunyelwa ‘ombazo’. Ngeke silale esigangeni sizoqhubeka sakhe eminye imijondolo esizolala kuyo,” kusho uMhlongo.