Elmon Tshikhudo
Ngaphambi kokuba umama wakhe aye emsebenzini, uKhumbelo Mabala wamtshela ukuthi ngeke aphume ekhaya ngalolo suku, kodwa lokho kwakungoNhlaba futhi lokhu alahleka kusukela lapho.
Sekuphele izinyanga ezingaphezu kwezine umndeni wakhe usesha indawo yase-Hatshikhudo ngaphandle kwase-Nzhelele, e-Limpopo.
Ngokubambisana namaphoyisa endawo ase-Siloam, lo mndeni usukhuphuke izintaba nemifula umfuna – kodwa kuze kube manje kube yize.
Amathemba omndeni wokuthi bazomthola esaphila ayancipha, kodwa noma kunjalo basenethemba lokuthi bangathola izinsalela zalo mlisa oneminyaka engama-27 ukuze umnikeze umngcwabo ohloniphekile.
Umama kaMabala, uCatherine Tshikumbana, uthe ngemuva kokuthola izingubo zakhe nobekubukeka njengethuna ezintabeni, mancane amathuba okuthi amthole esaphila.
Umndeni uthole inqwaba yamatshe ebekwe njengengcwaba elingashoni phansi, kodwa asikho isidumbu esitholakele.
“Amathuba okuthi simthole esaphila cishe awekho. Okwenza izinto zibe nzima kakhulu ukuthi asikawatholi amathambo akhe,” kusho uTshikumbana.
“Siyazibuza ukuthi ugqokeni, udlani nokuthi ulalaphi. Sifuna izimpendulo ngalolu daba”.
Amaphoyisa endawo yase-Siloam akuqinisekisile ukuthi kuvulwe idokodo lomuntu olahlekile. Bacele noma ngubani onemininingwane ukuthi athinte umphenyi wecala uDetective Sergeant Sydney Mukhadi ku-071 446 3347 noma ku-015 973 5200.