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June 21, 2007 Edition 1

INHLANGANO emele abahlali basezindaweni eziyimijondolo eyaziwa ngokuthi Abahlali baseMijondolo, isisabise ngokuthi izothathela uHulumeni waKwaZulu-Natal izinyathelo zomthetho uma kuwukuthi namuhla isiShayamthetho sesifundazwe siyawuphasisa umthetho okuhloswe ngawo ukuthi kuqedwe nya ukwakhiwa kwemijondolo.

Izolo le nhlangano uzwakalise ukuthi izophuma nxa zonke ukulwisana nokuphasiswa komthethosivivinyo, i-Elimination and Prevention of the Re-emergence of Slums Bill.

Lo mthetho kulindeleke ukuthi namuhla udingidwe ngamalungu esiShayamthetho, bese uyavotelwa kanti abukeka emaningi amathuba okuthi uphasiswe.

Ngokusho kukaMengameli wale nhlangano (Abahlali baseMjondolo), uMnuz Sbu Zikode, kabahambisani nalo mthetho wathi uhlose ukuzobahlukumeza njengabahlali.

“Okubuhlungu ngalo mthetho wukuthi ulimaza amalungelo abahlali futhi uyashayisana nomthethosisekelo wezwe. Thina bahlali asizange sithintwe, kunalokho sitshelwe ukuthi sizoya ePhalamende kusasa ukuyobukela. Sizokwenza konke okusemandleni ukuthi lo mthetho ungaqhubeki,” kusho uZikode.

Uqhube wathi kumanje lolu daba sebevele sebeluthathile balubeka ezithebeni zabameli babo, nanti zikhona nezincwadi abathi sebezibhalele uMnyango wezeZindlu oholwa nguNgqongqoshe uMnuz Mike Mabuyakhulu (osesithombeni).

Ngokusho koMnyango kaMabuyakhulu, lo mthetho kuhloswe ngawo ukuthi kushabalaliswe yonke imijondolo futhi kunqandwe nokuvumbuka kwemisha.

Isitatimende esithunyelwe nguMnyango izolo, siveza ukuthi lo mthetho uzobe ungowokuqala kuleli kanti uphokophele ekufezeni iphupho likaHulumeni lokuqeda imijondolo ngonyaka ka-2014.

Uma uphasa lo mthetho uzonikeza omasipala ilungelo lokubheka isibalo semijondolo engaphansi kwayo kanti umnyango usamile ekuqhubekeni nokwakha izindlu ezisezingeni, ukuphucula izimpilo zabantu.