Celani Sikhakhane
Abaholi be-NFP basakholelwa ekutheni “ukudunwa” komcimbi wokuqala kahulumeni kaZanele KaMagwaza Msibi wubuholi be-ANC ngowezi-2014 kwaholela ekutheni aphathwe isifo sohlangothi.
NgoLwezi ngowezi-2014, uMsibi owayeyiPhini lezeSayensi neThekhinoloji wayezoba yisikhulumi sosuku emcimbini owawusoLundi, kodwa uhulumeni wamtshela ukuba ahoxe wathumela owayenguNgqongqoshe ngaleso sikhathi uNaledi Pandor ngomzuzu wokugcina.
Lo mcimbi wawuhanjelwe abaholi abaningi be-NFP, amakhansela namalungu ePhalamende kodwa abe-NFP ababemele umphakathi basuswa kulolu hlelo.
“Ngosuku olulandelayo waphathwa isifo sohlangothi esekhaya lakhe e-Newcastle,” kusho omunye wabangani abasondelene kakhulu noMsibi, iMeya ye-NFP kwaNongoma, uJeremiah Mavundla, ekhuluma emngcwabeni kaMsibi obubanjelwe eSishayamthetho esidala saseKZN oLundi ngoMgqibelo.
UMavundla uthe uMsibi wahlukunyezwa ngabesilisa kwi-IFP, kodwa ngemuva kokuthi asungule iqembu lakhe wakhashelwa yi-ANC.
Ngaleso sikhathi i-ANC yaba nomuzwa wokuthi uMsibi wayesebenzisa uMnyango wakhe ukuthola ukwesekwa okwengeziwe e-Zululand, okuyindawo ehamba phambili kwezombusazwe emaqenjini amaningi ezepolitiki kwaZulu-Natali.
Ilungu leKomidi eliPhethe le-ANC esifundazweni, uNdunankulu uBongi Sithole Moloi uthe amandla ezombusazwe kaMsibi ebeyingozi enkulu kubantu besifazane be-ANC.
“Abesifazane be-ANC babone inselelo enkulu kuMsibi. Kwakunzima ukuthola amavoti kunoma yiziphi izindawo ze-IFP ngenxa yakhe,” kusho uMoloi.
UNkk Nhlanhla Msimang we-IFP uthe ngaphandle kokungezwani kwabo kwezepolitiki, uMsibi wenze igalelo kuyo yonke imisebenzi ake anikezwa yona.
Umyeni kaMsibi uMandla Msibi nendodakazi yakhe uGugu Gumede bamchaze njengomuntu owayelwa, owanqoba ukufa ngesikhathi etshelwa ngodokotela ukuthi impilo yakhe isiphelile eminyakeni edlule.
Ubekwe emathuneni omndeni wakhe oLundi. Ushiye emhlabeni umyeni wakhe, izingane ezimbili uGugu noMelusi kanye nomzukulu oyedwa.