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Ngemuva kokuthi uLesego Phela eshaywe ngumshayeli wetekisi ngeSonto ebusuku, yena nesoka lakhe u-Innocent Mokubedi baye esiteshini samaphoyisa e-Tembisa South beyobika ngobugebengu.
Kodwa ngenkathi befika esiteshini samaphoyisa, esikhundleni sokuthola usizo lomthetho, izithandani zithi zashaywa, zafuthwa nge-pepper spray, zakhahlelwa futhi zanyathelwa ngezinyawo!
ULesego utshele i-Scrollla.Africa ukuthi ngemuva kokuchitha ubusuku ephathini kaKhisimusi yokuphela konyaka e-Benoni nozakwabo, wabhukha itekisi eyayizomhambisa ekhaya kanye nozakwabo abayisithupha.
Kodwa-ke, izinto zaqala ukungahambi ngendlela etekisini elibahambisa ekhaya.
“Ngesikhathi ngifika e-Tembisa phakathi kwamabili, kwaba nengxabano nomshayeli wetekisi owagcina engishaye ngebhodlela likabhiya.”
Ngemuva kokukhishwa etekisini, uLesego uthe wafonela isoka lakhe elabathatha labe selibayisa esiteshini samaphoyisa ukuze bayovulela umshayeli wetekisi icala lokushaya.
Leli qembu lalingazi ukuthi kwakusazoshuba nakakhulu endaweni okufanele kugcinwe kuyo umthetho nokuhleleka – esiteshini samaphoyisa.
“Ngenkathi sifika sachazela amaphoyisa ayesebenza ngosizi lwethu. Babeka omakhalekhukhwini babo bedlala umculo futhi bengasinaki.”
Uthe wawatshela amaphoyisa ngezinto abebhekane nazo, kodwa amaphoyisa avele abahleka aphindela komakhalekhukhwini babo.
Ngemuva kwamahora amathathu silindile, leli qembu laphelelwa isineke. ULesego nabangani bakhe bagasela kwiphoyisa eliphethe befuna ukulalelwa.
Kodwa lokho akwehlanga kahle, futhi izikhulu eziningi zaba nolaka. Isimo sakhula ngokushesha, amaphoyisa kusolakala ukuthi azama ukuphusha leli qembu ukuba liphume esiteshini.
Kodwa ngesikhathi amalungu eqembu ekhipha izingcingo zawo eqala ukuthwebula umsindo, amaphoyisa avele abhoka ngolaka.
“Babamba u-Innocent bamphushela phansi,” kubalisa uLesego.
Uthe esadidekile, wabe esefuthwa nge-pepper spray esiteshini, ngokusho kuka-Innocent, “ wahudulwa njengenja efile.” U-Innocent uthe iphoyisa lesifazane endaweni yesigameko labe “seliphusha uLesego njengesaka lombila.”
Ekugcineni bavunyelwa ukuthi bahambe, kusho u-Innocent, kodwa izinto zabheda kakhulu ngenkathi bebuyela ngoMsombuluko bezovulela amaphoyisa icala baboshwa ngoba amaphoyisa ayesebavulele icala!