Lubhalwe nguDoreen Mokgolo
Ngesikhathi umnikazi wendawo oneminyaka engu-63 ubudala wase-Daveyton, eKurhuleni, enikeza umndeni ongenakhaya indawo yokuhlala, kwabonakala njengesenzo somusa esivela kwelinye ilungu lomphakathi elihlonishwayo.
Kodwa namuhla, umnikazi wendawo ubhekene necala lokudlwengula nelokuzama ukudlwengula ngemuva kwezinsolo zokuthi ubefuna ucansi kodade ababili ukuze bathole indawo yokuhlala.
Umnikazi wendawo, oqashisa ngomuzi wakhe wesibili, wayenikeze lo mndeni ongenakhaya igumbi lokuhlala kuze kube yilapho isimo sabo sesibuyele esimweni.
Nokho, ngoLwesibili olwedlule, ubefuna indodakazi eneminyaka engu-23 ubudala ukuthi ilale naye ukuze bakhokhele “umusa” wakhe.
Engxoxweni abe nayo ne-Scrolla.Africa, umgilwa uthe ubehlala ebheka umsolwa njengendoda yomndeni nohlonishwayo emphakathini.
“Ngesikhathi umama exoshwa ekhaya likagogo, wasinika igumbi esasizohlala kulo,” esho. “Ubevame ukusihlola emini, esilethela ukudla okunjengamagwinya noma isinkwa ekuseni. Ubebonakala enobungani futhi angizange ngisole lutho.”
Ngelanga lesigameko umnikazi wendawo kuthiwa wamemela umgilwa emzini wakhe, la amdlwengula khona.
“Ngazama ukunqaba kodwa wasabisa ngokuthi uzosixosha asenze singabi nakhaya. Wangitshela ukuthi kufanele ngikhokhele umusa wakhe ngokumjabulisa,” usho kanje.
Umama womgilwa uphatheke kabhlungu.
“Ngiphatheke kabi ngokuthi ubumpofu bethu busetshenziswe ukuhlukumeza izingane zami. Bengingeke ngisamukele isicelo sakhe ukube ngangazi ukuthi unezinhloso ezingezinhle.
“Ngesikhathi ngitshela indodakazi yami eneminyaka engu-16 ngokwenzekile, yaveza ukuthi nayo wake wazama ukuyidlwengula. Wayithatha wayisa endaweni esithekile, kodwa wamethusa ngokuthi ngimhambisa zinyanga zonke ukuba ayohlolwa ubuntombi bakhe, ngakho ngizokwazi ukuthi akaselona itshitshi.
Umsolwa uvele eNkantolo yeMantshi yase-Daveyton ngoLwesihlanu, icala lahlehliselwa umhlaka-10 kuMandulo ukuze kulalelwe isicelo sebheyili.
Abahlali abangaphezu kuka-500 bahlangane enkantolo ukuzokwethula isicelo sokuthi umsolwa anqatshelwe ibheyili.
Esithombeni ngenhla: Umgilwa nonina.
Umthombo: Doreen Mokgolo