Celani Sikhakhane
Ochungechungeni lwezigameko ezixakile, kudedelwe amadoda amane asolwa ngokubulala ngemuva kokuthi amaphoyisa ababophile ebaphoqe ukuthi bathathe isidumbu sikamufi.
Kuthiwa amaphoyisa aseThekwini aphoqe abasolwa ngokubulala ukuba bahambe nesidumbu sikamufi evenini yabo yamaphoyisa endleleni eya esiteshini.
Bezimisele ukwephula ngisho nezivumelwano eziningi, amaphoyisa angahloniphi umsebenzi wawo aphoqe abasolwa ukuba bathwale isidumbu sesisulu besisuse evenini besiyise esitokisini, baphinde bahlala naso ngaphambi kokuba siyiswe emakhazeni.
Isisulu, esaziwa ngelikaNgcobo, sihlangabezane nesiphelo kwempilo yaso phakathi kwezinxushunxushu zezidakwa ebeziphuza endaweni yokuphuza emijondolo yase-King Rest phakathi kwamabili ngoLwesihlanu.
Kusolakala ukuthi uzame ukugwaza amalungu eqembu ayenalo, kanti ngaphambi kokwenzeka kwalesi sigameko ubephuza kamnandi nalo.
Iqembu libe selimjikela uNgcobo, bamshaya waze washona.
Ngesikhathi amaphoyisa efika endaweni yesehlakalo e-Brighton Beach, abophe amalungu amane esixukwini abafaka evenini yawo kanye nesidumbu sikaNgcobo, ngokusho kofakazi ebebesendaweni yesigameko.
Ngemuva kokuthwala isidumbu basise esitokisini, abasolwa abane besilisa kuthiwa kudingeke ukuthi bachithe amahora amaningi nesidumbu ngaphambi kokuthi siyiswe emakhazeni ukuze sihlolwe ngodokotela bezifo.
Amaphoyisa abejabula futhi ehleka ngenxa yalokhu abeqeda ukukwenza – kuze kube yilapho ebona ukuthi asenkingeni engakanani.
Iphoyisa ebelingabandakanyeki kulokho kuboshwa, litshele i-Scrolla.Africa ukuthi ngesikhathi ozakwabo bebona ukuthi baphule umthetho, babadedela abasolwa ngaphandle kokubakhokhisa.
Omunye umsolwa, ocele ukungadalulwa igama uthe: “Besopha futhi sibheke umuntu ofile. Lokhu kube buhlungu. Angicabangi ukuthi sizokwazi ukukhohlwa maduze okwenzekile.”
Iphoyisa elingathandanga ukudalulwa, lithe babika lesi sehlakalo ngoLwesihlanu kumphathi siteshi, kodwa akukho okunye asekwenzile.
“Sibuze ozakwethu ukuthi kungani beze esiteshini bephethe isidumbu. Abakwenzile nje ukusihleka ngesikhathi bekhuluma isiBhunu baphuma emsebenzini,” kusho iphoyisa elicele ukungadalulwa.
Okhulumela amaphoyisa esifundazweni saKwaZulu Natali uColonel Thembeka Mbele uthe kuzokwenziwa uphenyo lwangaphakathi ngalezi zinsolo.