Mosima Rafapa
Ingaphezulu kwengama-200 imindeni yabokufika ehlala emijondolo e-Heatherdale e-Akasia, ePitoli, engase ibhekane nenkinga yokuswela amakhaya.
Idolobha lase-Tshwane lihlela ukususa imindeni emphakathini owaziwa ngokuthi yi-Akasia endaweni enemijondolo ngemuva kokukhishwa kwencwadi ngumnikazi womhlaba, ikhishwa i-Housing Hub, ngonyaka wezi-2014.
Emhlanganweni wakamuva wokudingida udaba lokususwa, izikhulu zikahulumeni zazise izakhamuzi zase-Akasia ukuthi izakhamuzi zaseNingizimu Afrika kuphela ezizobuyiselwa endaweni kamasipala wase-Orchards, entshonalanga nePitoli. Abahlali banxuse izikhulu ukuthi zibanikeze isikhathi esengeziwe ukuze balungiselele ukuthutha.
Leli qembu kulindeleke ukuthi lithuthe ngoLwesihlanu.
Ephendula umbuzo oyedwa wabokufika wase-Lesotho ohlala e-Akasia, uSello Chipu, ibamba lomphathi wezokuhlaliswa kwabantu e-Tshwane, uthe abokufika ngeke bafakwe. “Sizosebenzisana nomnyango wezasekhaya futhi yibo abazokusingatha lokhu,” kusho uChipu.
Isakhamuzi u-Eva Manda oneminyaka engama-32, oqhamuka e-Malawi, ongenele umhlangano, uthe uhlala nesinqandamathe sakhe nezingane ezimbili ezincane.
Usebenza njengompheki endaweni yokudlela eseduze e-Ninapark futhi ukhathazekile ngokuthi umndeni ungase ungayitholi enye indawo yokuhlala eduze nomsebenzi wakhe.
UShepherd Chauke wase-Beitbridge, e-Zimbabwe, uthe wathuthela emijondolo ngonyaka wezi-2014. Uhlala nezingane zakhe ezimbili nomlingani wakhe.
“Ngisebenza egalaji likaphethiloli e-Ga-Rankuwa, okuyibanga elingamakhilomitha ayishumi ukusuka lapho kuhlala khona abantu. Ngiya emsebenzini ngebhayisikili futhi kungithatha cishe ihora elilodwa imizuzu engama-30 noma engama-40 ukufika, kodwa sengijwayele. Angazi ukuthi mina nomndeni wami sizoyaphi.” “
Imijondolo yase-Akasia itholakala eduze komgwaqo i-Mabopane Highway, maqondana nezindlu eziqashisayo ezibizwa nge-Akasia Place. Lawa mafulethi nawo angaphansi kwe-Housing Hub.
Lesi sivumelwano saqalwa eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule ngabantu baseNingizimu Afrika kanye nabokufika abavela e-Lesotho, e-Zimbabwe, e-Malawi kanye nase-Somalia, abathuthela kulo mhlaba ongenalutho ngoba bengenayo imali yokukhokha irenti.
Iningi labantu abahlala emijondolo elinganiselwa kwengama-450 bathembele emisebenzini ngezikhathi ezithile ezindaweni ezakhele i-Chantelle, i-Orchards, i-Nina Park, i-Amandasig, i-Clarina kanye ne-Theresa Park.
Umholi womphakathi uJacob Ngwakomonye uthe i-Housing Hub ibifaka izikhalo kubaqashi nabanikazi bamafulethi mayelana nemijondolo enciphisa inani lamafulethi kanye ne-Wonderpark Mall eseduze.