Lubhalwe nguCelani Sikhakhane
Sekuphele iminyaka eyishumi uhulumeni wesifundazwe athembisa ukwakha izigcinamagugu, ama-B&B nezinye izinsiza ezizoheha izivakashi eSandlwana eNquthu, kodwa namanje i-KZN “Disneyland” ayibonwa.
Isandlwana yindawo eyingqophamlando lapho isizwe samaZulu sashaya saphinde sanqoba amabutho amaNgisi esizwe sikaNdlunkulu uVictoria wase-Britain ngo-1879.
Kodwa uma ithimba likaZulu eliholwa iSilo Samabandla uMisuzulu kaZwelithini libuthana eSandlwana ekupheleni kwale nyanga ukuzokhumbula impi ka-1879, ngeke kube nezinsiza ezintsha abazozijabulela.
Eminyakeni engaphezu kweyishumi edlule uhulumeni waKwaZulu-Natal wathembisa ukuyithuthukisa le ntaba ifane ne-“Disneyland”.
Leso sifungo senziwe ngo-2009 saphinda futhi senziwa ngo-2014 emuva kokuba iSilo Samabandla esesakhothama uZwelithini kaBhekuzulu simemezele le ntaba njengendawo engcwele yesizwe samaZulu.
Kodwa le ndawo isalokhu ingenayo intuthuko eyayithenjiswe yona futhi ayinayo imisebenzi yabantu bendawo obekulindeleke ukuthi ibe khona ngenxa yezithembiso.
Phambilini iJaji uSimphiwe Xaba utshele izindaba ze-SABC ukuthi u-R10 million owawubekwe eceleni kwi-Lottery Commission wasetshenziselwa ukwenza ucwaningo.
Okhulumela uhulumeni eKZN, uLennox Mabaso utshele i-Scrolla.Africa ukuthi zisekhona izinhlelo zokuthuthukisa iSandlwana nezinye izindawo zamagugu kuso sonke isifundazwe ukuze zihehe izivakashi.
“Kodwa ungaphinde uthintane noMnyango wezobuCiko namaSiko esifundazweni ukuze ukwazi ukukunikeza eminye imininingwane mayelana nokuthuthukiswa kwezintaba zaseSandlwana.”
UNathi Oliphant woMnyango Wezobuciko Namasiko akazange ayiphendule imibuzo ebithunyelwe i-Scrolla.Africa.
Intaba yaseSandlwana yahlaselwa amabutho amaNgisi ayehlome ngezibhamu ehlasela amabutho akwaZulu ayehlome ngemikhonto kuphela ngomhlaka-22 kuMasingana ngo-1879. Lesi sikhumbuzo sesisetshenziswa ukushumayela ubumbano phakathi kwezizwe zama-Afrika namaNgisi.
Isithombe esingenhla: Intaba yaseSandlwana
Umthombo wesithombe: The Past