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Kunesikhathi lapho uPhumlani Mkhize ayengomunye wabadlali bebhola baseNingizimu Afrika abahamba phambili – kodwa lokho kwakudala.
Wazakhela igama njengomunye wabathathu abanohlonze kubalwa uSiyabonga Nomvethe noSibusiso Zuma eqenjini laseThekwini i-African Wanderers, ngaphambi kokuthi ashaye igolide ne-Orlando Pirates neKaizer Chiefs maphakathi nowezi-2000.
Kodwa izenzo zakhe engekho enkundleni, zifaka phakathi amaphathi asebusuku futhi ukunganaki ngemali, wabona ukuthi umsebenzi wakhe othembisayo wehlela eweni futhi umndeni wakhe wamyeka.
UMkhize utshele i-Scrolla.Africa ukuthi usebuyele ekhaya e-Stcourt e-KZN Midlands ngemuva kokuthi umsebenzi wakhe webhola uphele ngowezi-2013.
“Cishe njengayo yonke imindeni, siyalwa futhi asivumelani ngezinto ezithile yingakho mhlawumbe bengishiyile. Kodwa ngokuthobeka ngicela intethelelo kulabo engibaphathe kabi. Ngingumuntu futhi ngiyawenza amaphutha kodwa ngidinga ukuthandwa,” kusho lona owake waba ngumdlali edangele.
Manje labo okuthiwa ngabangani sebemjikele. Ngokusho kukamakhelwane okhathazekile, uSizwe Gcwabaza, impilo imthobile uPhumlani.
“Uke waba phezulu kakhulu ngesikhathi esadlalela iChiefs nePirates. Wayengenaso isikhathi sabantu basendaweni, echitha isikhathi sakhe eThekwini nabantu abaphezulu. Ukumbona ekulesi simo esidabukisayo kuyangikhathaza,” kusho uNdosi.
UMkhize uvuma kalula ukuthi akekho ngcwele. Futhi manje unxenxa umuSamariya olungileyo ukuba amnikeze itoho ukuze akwazi ukubheka izingane zakhe eziyisikhombisa.
Kodwa iphupho lakhe ukuqeqesha abafisa ukungenela izihlabani zebhola.
“Ngingumuntu webhola ngokweqile. Ngifuna ukwabelana ngolwazi lwami nentsha. Uma ngithola ithuba, ngithanda ukuqala uhlelo lokufundisa izihlabani ezithuthukayo zemidlalo ngendlela yokuziphatha nokunakekela imali yazo.”