Lubhalwe nguDoreen Mokgolo
Bangaphezu kuka-50 abavukuzi abangekho emthethweni abakhempa epaki ebusuku nama-makeshift kitchens, amajeneretha namathuluzi.
Izakhamuzi nezivakashi zesabela ukuphepha kwazo njengoba umsebenzi wezimayini usongela izilwane zasendle nemizi eseduze.
Abavukuzi abangaphezu kuka-50 bathathe i-Nigel Game Park Ekurhuleni ayisebenzisa njengendawo yokukhempa ngesikhathi emba ngaphansi komhlaba emigodini emidala yezimayini.
Sebegubhe ngisho nemigudu emibili yokungenisa umoya efinyelela phezulu epaki, lapho begaya khona amaminerali abawamba ngokungemthetho.
Ebusuku, leli qembu lihlala obala nama-makeshift, amajeneretha kanye namaphendukas ukuze basekele umsebenzi wabo wokumba.
Lesi siqiwu esake saziwa ngokuthula futhi ikhaya lezilwane ezifana nama-springbok, amadube, amanqe, amadada namahansi, sesiyingozi. Izilwane zasendle manje zisengozini, futhi izakhamuzi azihlali kule ndawo.
Izakhamuzi ezikhathazekile zihlanganyele nekhansela laku-ward 88 uWollaston Labuschagne kanye nabezomthetho emkhankasweni ohlanganyelwe wangomhlaka-28 kuNdasa wokuvala imigudu.
Izikhulu zamaphoyisa, uMnyango wezokuMbiwa Phansi noMnyango wezaseKhaya nazo bezibambe iqhaza.
“Kuthe uma bebona amaphoyisa babaleka bangena emhubheni sakwazi ukuwuvala kodwa baphinde bawuvula ngemuva kwesonto,” kusho uLabuschagne.
Uxwayise ngokuthi uma kungathathwa izinyathelo eziphuthumayo, kuzombiwa eminye imigudu, okubeke amakhaya aseduze engcupheni yokucwila emanzini.
ULabuschagne uphinde waveza ukukhathazeka ngokuthula kweDolobha. Uthe iMMC for Environment and Waste Management, uLeshaka Manamela, utshele umkhandlu ukuthi uvakashele kule paki ngoNhlolanja ka-2024.
“Bobabili i-MMC kanye nabasebenzi bomnyango sebeneminyaka engaphezu konyaka bazi ngalokhu, kodwa abenzanga lutho,” kusho uLabuschagne. “Sengithumele izicelo eziningi ku-MMC zosizo, kodwa akekho noyedwa ovela edolobheni oke wakhuluma nami.”
Isakhamuzi sakule ndawo uCaroline Maseko uthe leli paki bekujwayele ukubalekela kulo izakhamuzi nezivakashi.
“Manje sekuyindawo ethusayo. Abantu abasayi lapho njengoba bebejwayele,” kusho yena.
Esithombeni esingenhla: I-Nigel Game Park.
Umthombo wesithombe: Wollaston Labuschagne