Lubhalwe nguDoreen Mokgolo
Cishe ngemuva kweminyaka emibili lacekeleka phansi ukuqhuma kwegesi okwabulala abantu abangu-41, imoto eyasha kanye nebhuloho labahamba ngezinyawo ku-Hospital Road e-Plantation, e-Boksburg – kusagcwele imfucumfucu yethangi legesi elacekeleka phansi – futhi akukathintwa.
Sekuzophothulwa ukwakhiwa kabusha kwebhuloho likaloliwe elacekeleka phansi elibiza u-R80 million nalo elacekeleka phansi ngenxa yokuqhuma kwegesi – kodwa umasipala wase-Ekurhuleni uzichithile izindleko ezilinganiselwa ku-R500 000 zokubhidliza ibhuloho lomgwaqo esibhedlela we-Passenger Rail Authority of South Africa (Prasa).
Uma umsebenzi webhuloho likaloliwe usuqediwe, mhlawumbe ekupheleni kukaLwezi noma maphakathi noZibandlela, ngokuya ngesimo sezulu, liyobe selivuliwe ukuze lisetshenziswe, kanti ibhuloho likamasipala elixhumanisa iHospital Road lizohlala livaliwe.
Womabili amabhuloho acekeleka phansi ngomhlaka-24 kuZibandlela ngo-2022 ngesikhathi kuqhuma iloli legesi elalithwele ujantshi wesitimela ngenxa yokubhajwa ngaphansi kwebhuloho, kwashona abantu abangu-41, okuhlanganisa nabasebenzi bezempilo abangu-14, kwacekeleka phansi kanzima isibhedlela iTambo Memorial nezitolo kanye nezindlu endaweni.
Ilungu lekomiti lemeya elibhekelela ezokuThutha Ekurhuleni u-Andile Mngwevu uvakashele le ndawo ngoLwesine ukuyohlola inqubekelaphambili. Uthe bathole ikhotheshini kwa-Prasa ka-R500 000 yokudiliza ibhuloho lomgwaqo kodwa banquma ukusebenzisa uhlelo lwamathenda oluvulekile.
“Umsebenzi wokwakha kabusha leli bhuloho kulindeleke ukuthi uqale ngonyaka wezimali ozayo,” kusho uMngwevu.
“Kumele siqale ukusebenzisana kodwa hhayi nohlaka lukahulumeni olulodwa olwenza izinto zalo ekubeni izingxenye zohlelo olufanayo zingathintwa ngoba zingena ngaphansi kwezinhlaka ezahlukene zikahulumeni.
“Abantu abajwayelekile abazi ukuthi ubani ophethe lapha, kodwa uma seliqediwe ibhuloho le-Prasa, bazobe bethi uhulumeni wakhe kabusha kuphela ibhuloho likaloliwe washiya elinye,” usho kanje.
Isakhamuzi sakule ndawo uThelma Schoeman uthe bafuna uhulumeni abasize kuphela ngokuthi bakhe kabusha izimpilo zabo.
“Siyabona bayalakha ibhuloho futhi siyakwazisa lokho, kodwa kuthiwani ngezindlu zethu?
“Akekho ongasitshela okuthile – ngisho nenkampani ephethe ithangi elaqhuma. Njengamanje kubonakala sengathi sisele sodwa,” kusho yena.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Ilungu lekomiti lemeya elibhekelela ezokuThutha Ekurhuleni u-Andile Mngwevu.
Umthombo wesithombe: Doreen Mokgolo