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Umbutho weMarch and March ulethe abantu abangu-1,500 enkabeni yedolobha laseMalahleni ngoLwesine, ufuna bonke abokufika ngokungemthetho badingiswe ngokushesha.
AboMnyango wezaseKhaya baqhube umkhankaso wokuhlola bukhoma eceleni kwemashi bathola abantu abangu-14 bengenawo amaphepha asemthethweni, ababoshwe babekwa amacala.
Inhlangano kazwelonke enxusa ukudingiswa kwabantu abavela kwamanye amazwe ilethe abantu abangu-1,500 emigwaqweni yaseWitbank ngoLwesine.
Ekupheleni kosuku, kwase kuboshwe abantu abangu-14 futhi incwadi efuna kuthathwe izinyathelo ezinqala kubantu bokufika abangenamaphepha ihlezi phezu kwedeski lemeya.
Le mashi ibiyingxenye yenhlangano iMarch and March, ebihlanganisa imiphakathi ezweni lonke ukuphoqa uhulumeni ukuthi athathele izinyathelo maqondana nokufika kwabantu bakwamanye amazwe ngokungemthetho.
Emalahleni imashi isuke eVosman park ngo-09:00 badlulela enkabeni yedolobha ngaphambi kokuba bafike emahhovisi kaMasipala waseMalahleni.
Lapho, bahambise imemorandamu kuMeya uClr Vusi Nhlapho.
“Sicela uhulumeni amise ngokushesha ukwamukela kanye nokucutshungulwa kwazo zonke izicelo zabafuduki,” kusho uSandile Dube, wehhovisi likazwelonke lale nhlangano.
“Siphinde sacela ukuthi kudingiswe ngokushesha bonke abokufika abahlezi kuleli ngokungemthetho.”
Ngesikhathi imashi isaqhubeka, uMnyango Wezasekhaya wenze umsebenzi wokuhlola eceleni. Okhulumela amaphoyisa uBrigadier Donald Mdhluli uthe abantu abangu-14 batholwe bengenazo izincwadi ezisemthethweni base beboshwa.
“Kungalesi sikhathi lapho kutholakale khona ukuthi phakathi kwabo, abangu-14 babengenazo izincwadi ezisemthethweni zokuba seNingizimu Afrika, yingakho baboshwa base bebekwa amacala,” kusho uMdhluli.
Amaphoyisa athi usuku lwadlula ngaphandle kwesigameko esikhulu.
Ibamba likaKhomishana wamaPhoyisa esifundazweni uMajor General uDkt Zeph Mkhwanazi uthe imiphakathi inalo ilungelo lokubhikisha, kodwa wexwayisa ngokuzithathela umthetho.
“Siyakukhuthaza kakhulu ukuqapha abantu,” usho kanje.
“Sikhuthaza abantu ukuthi basebenzisane nezinhlaka zomthetho futhi babike izenzo zobugebengu ngokusebenzisa imigudu efanele yezomthetho.”
UMdhluli ukuqinisekisile ukuthi imashi iphele ngokuthula ngesikhathi sokunikezelwa kohlu lwezikhalazo.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Amalungu omphakathi amasha enkabeni yedolobha lase-Witbank njengengxenye yenhlangano kazwelonke yeMarch and March ngoLwesine.
Umthombo wesithombe: Sithunyelwe