Abashayeli bamaloli bakhala ngokubanjwa inkunzi

Nothando Makhubela

Njengoba i-Transnet Freight Rail ingasebenzi abashayeli bamaloli abamiswe emingceleni sebephenduke izisulu zezigebengu.

Abashayeli bamaloli babhajwa esangweni lasemngceleni wase-Komatipoort Lebombo izinsuku futhi ngezinye izikhathi amasonto ngesikhathi behambisa amalahle, insimbi kanye ne-manganese beya e-Mozambique besuka ezweni lonke.

Abashayeli batshele i-Scrolla.Africa ukuthi baphinde baphoqeleke ukuthi bazikhulule eceleni komgwaqo futhi bazwela ukushisa ngaphakathi.

Bathe amaqembu ezigebengu iningi lawo elivela edolobheni elincane lase-Ressano Garcia elingaphesheya komngcele wase-Mozambique ababamba emgwaqeni omkhulu nyakenye.

“Sicele amathimba aqaphayo ukuthi asebenze amahora angu-24 ngosuku,” kusho umshayeli wamaloli uBongani Nyundu.

“Asidingi ukuvikelwa emngceleni wase-Lebombo kuphela, kodwa naku-N4 lapho abashayeli bamaloli beshaye khona ulayini.”

Uthe kulo nyaka uwodwa bangaphezu kweshumi abashayeli bamaloli athwala impahla asebebanjwe inkunzi futhi bayahlukunyezwa abanye babulawe.

Umshayeli uVusi Nyathikazi othutha amalahle kuleli ewayisa e-Mozambique uthe bazihambela bodwa kusukela ngehora lesikhombisa ebusuku kuya ehoreni lesithupha ekuseni.

“Sima ulayini osuka egaraji likaphethiloli futhi kumnyama. Asikwazi ukungena ezindlini zangasese ngakho kumele sizikhulule emahlathini aseduze nomgwaqo.”

“Manje maningi kakhulu amaloli aletha impahla e-Mozambique okwenza silinde izinsuku eziningi kanti futhi asiphephile. Selokhu kwaqala ngoMasingana, kuqale ukuba kubi kakhulu kusukela ngenyanga edlule.”

Ulayini obheke emngceleni wase-Lebombo ungamakhilomitha angu-16 ubude wenza imigqa emibili esuka e-Malelane ukuya emngceleni.

Abanye abashayeli bamaloli abathwala impahla basebenzisa umgwaqo wase-Tenbosch ukuze bathole indawo engcono kulayini.

Ukuntuleka kokusebenza kwamahora angu-24 isithiyo esibaluleke kakhulu ekuweleni umngcele. Izikhathi zokuwela zinyukile kusukela ngo-2019 ukusuka cishe kwihora kuya emahoreni angaphezu kuka-20.

Izakhamuzi zase-Komatipoort, e-Malelane, kanye nase-KamaQhekeza zithe ukuhamba kancane kwamaloli athwala impahla kubangela ubuhlungu bekhanda kanye nesiminyaminya esingenasidingo kubashayeli.

Isakhamuzi uGugu Ngwenya uthe imigwaqo yabo isivele yonakele ngenxa yokushayela budedengu kwamaloli athutha amathani amalahle nempahla.

“Ukuya e-Komatipoort kunzima kuthina njengoba sekusondele uZibandlela kuzobe kubheda kakhulu,” kusho uNgwenya.

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