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ULolo Ndlovu (23) usenonyaka nesigamu efuna umsebenzi eKliptown, ethumela izicelo ezibalelwa kwishumi ngesonto kodwa akaphendulwa.
ESlovoville eduzane, umama uthi izindlu zangasese eziphathwayo zihlala amasonto amathathu zingahlanzwa futhi izingane zakhe zisazisebenzisa yize kunezimpethu.
ULolo Ndlovu uthumela izicelo zomsebenzi ezingaba yishumi ngesonto eKliptown. Sekuphele unyaka nesigamu ekwenza lokhu. Kuze kube manje akakaze awuthole umsebenzi.
NgoLwesithathu, imeya yaseGoli uDada Morero ume esontweni elisenkabeni yedolobha futhi wabiza iKliptown njengenye yezindawo lapho iDolobha lenza khona amaphrojekthi amakhulu. UNdlovu ubengakwazi lokho. Akekho owayemtshelile.
“Sekuphele unyaka nesigamu ngizingela umsebenzi,” kusho yena.
“Awekho amathuba amaningi, ikakhulukazi ngaphandle kwesipiliyoni, kodwa ngisazama ukuhlala ngikhuthazekile.”
Uneminyaka engu-23. Uphelelwe umsebenzi kusukela ngo-2025. Ukuze aqhubeke ephila, uthembele kumndeni wakhe futhi unciphisa noma yini angayidingi.
Inkulumo Echaza Isimo SeDolobha kaMoro, eyethulwa ngomhlaka-20 kuNhlaba, ibekele umgomo intsha yaseGoli wemisebenzi engu-50,000 kule minyaka emihlanu ezayo. Inkulumo yakhe iphinde yathi u-96% wezakhamuzi zasedolobheni uthola izinsiza zokuthuthwa kwendle. Inkulumo efanayo ibeke izinga lokuhluleka kwamanzi edolobha ku-1,552 ku-100km, okuyizinga eliphezulu kunawo wonke amadolobha amakhulu eNingizimu Afrika, futhi iphinde yavuma ukusilela emuva kwengqalasizinda engaphezu kuka-R220 billion.
ESlovoville, cishe amakhilomitha amahlanu ukusuka eKliptown, uMaletlotlo Mekgwe oneminyaka engu-41 ubudala uthi izindlu zangasese eziphathwayo ezisemijondolo yakhe kufanele zihlanzwe kabili ngesonto. Bavame ukuhamba amasonto amabili kuya kwamathathu.
Kwesinye isikhathi kuthatha amasonto amabili kuya kwamathathu ngaphambi kokuthi zihlanzwe,” kusho yena.
“Ngemuva kwesonto, izimpethu ziqala ukubonakala.”
Lapho izindlu zangasese zingasasebenzi, izakhamuzi zibuyela emabhakedeni ezindlini zazo.
UMekgwe uthi abantwana abaqondi ukuthi kungani izindlu zangasese zivaliwe futhi bayazisebenzisa noma kunjalo.
“Basaqhubeka nokuzisebenzisa bese bayalunywa ngemuva kwalokho,” kusho yena.
Usihlalo weqembu iGood party, uMatthew Cook, ekhuluma engqungqutheleni yeSOCA ngoLwesithathu, uthe iqiniso ngaphandle kwenkundla lihlukile kunesithombe esipendwe ngaphakathi. Uveze ukubhidlika kwemigwaqo, ukuqhuma kweziteshi ezincane kanye nokuntuleka kwemisebenzi akuchaze njengokubi kakhulu.
Uthe abaphathi sekusele izinyanga ezinhlanu ngaphambi kokuthi abahlali babuyele ebhokisini lokuvota.
“Isilinganiso sempumelelo akukona ukuthi zingaki izimemezelo ezenziwayo,” kusho uCook.
“Kuwukuthi izimpilo zabantu zingcono yini ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo.”
IDolobha laseGoli lithe ukwenza ngcono ukuhlinzekwa kwezidingongqangi kuseseqhulwini nokuthi izikhathi zokusabela kanye nokungenelela kwengqalasizinda kusatshalaliswa kuzo zonke izifunda.
UNdlovu usafaka isicelo. Kathathu ngosuku, izinsuku eziningi.
I-Kliptown isasohlwini lwemeya.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Izakhamizi zaseKliptown naseSlovoville zithi zisalinde ukubona izethembiso zeDolobha empilweni yazo yansuku zonke.
Umthombo wesithombe: Sithunyelwe