Zukile Majova
Cishe abukho nobubodwa utshani ezinkundleni zebhola lezinyawo nelezandla esigodini sase-Mbizeni ngaphandle kwase-Matatiele.
Imigqa echaza ukumakwa kwezinkundla zezemidlalo ibhalwe ngomcako omhlophe enhlabathini ebomvu.
Azikho izinsizakusebenza zanoma yiluphi uhlobo – awekho amanzi, ayikho indawo yokuhlala abalandeli futhi akukho mthunzi noma ukuvikelwa ezintweni ezinamandla.
Uma udinga ngempela ukuya endlini yangasese, ukhuphuka intatshana yesigodi ukuze usebenzise indlu yangasese yomgodi kwelinye lamakhaya aseduze.
Kodwa kulokhu kushisa okungaka, amakhulu abantu abasha bahlanganyele esigodini sase-Mbizeni bazogubha uSuku Lwamagugu ngomdlalo.
Kule mpelasonto amaqembu ebhola lezinyawo ayishumi nesishiyagalolunye namaqembu ebhola lezandla ayi-10 ajabulise izixuku yize bekunamazinga okushisa angama-35°C .
Bakwenze konke lokhu ngaphandle kosizo noma uxhaso lukahulumeni.
Abagqugquzeli bathi okuwukuphela kwento abayifunayo kuhulumeni wumgwaqo owubhuqu ohloniphekile wokuthi izivakashi zingene kahle kulesi sigodi.
Umsunguli walo mqhudelwano uMzo Mbulawa uthe wasungula i-Mbizeni Sports Festival ukusindisa abantu abasha ekuphelelweni yithemba nasekuphuzeni ngokweqile.
“Ngangikhathele ukubona intsha yakule ndawo idela impilo futhi iphuza kakhulu.
“Ngisho nabafana abanethalente kulezi zigodi bayazi ukuthi ithalente labo likanobhutshuzwayo alisoze laya ngaphesheya kwalesi sigodi.
“Kube nokukhulelwa okuningi kakhulu kwentsha nabafana bebengena ebugebengwini e-Matatiele,” kusho uMbulawa.
Ngaphambi kokhetho lohulumeni basekhaya, amaqembu amaningi ezepolitiki alahlekelwe yithuba lokuqasha laba bantu abasha.
Kodwa-ke iningi labantu abasha abakhulume nathi bathi bebengeke baye kulo mkhosi uma kuwukuthi amaqembu ezepolitiki nomasipala bebemenyiwe.
Banomuzwa wokuthi osopolitiki bajwayele ukuphendula imicimbi – kubalwa nemingcwabo – izindawo zokukhankasa, bephuca imicimbi isithunzi sawo.
IMatatiele Netball Club iwine umncintiswano webhola lomnqakiswano, yazitholela indebe, imali eyizi-R2 000, ikhithi yebhola lomnqakiswano kanye nezindondo zegolide eziyi-18 nebhola.
IMatatiele City iwine umqhudelwano webhola lezinyawo yahamba nendebe, imali eyizi-R5,000, ikhithi yebhola likanobhutshuzwayo nebhola likanobhutshuzwayo.
UMbulawa uthi ngaphandle koxhaso olukhulu, lo mqhudelwano awuyiniki okuningi intsha, kodwa “esibanikeza khona yithemba”.
Futhi kulezi zingxenye, ukugcina amaphupho amancane ephila kungumnikelo omkhulu emphakathini.