INingizimu Afrika ikhalela umthwebuli wezithombe u-Peter Magubane: Iqhawe elilwa nobandlululo

INingizimu Afrika isesimweni sokulila kulandela ukudlula emhlabeni kuka-Peter Magubane, umthwebuli wezithombe ohlonishwayo omoya wakhe wokungayeki nokuzinikela eqinisweni kushiye kugxilile esizweni. Umndeni kaMagubane uqinisekise ukushona kwakhe ngoMsombuluko ntambama, waveza izinkinga zezempilo njengembangela. Umthwebuli wezithombe odumile, oneminyaka engama-91, waphakama wavelela ngokusakaza kwakhe ngesibindi izehlakalo zezepolitiki ezibalulekile, ikakhulukazi umlando wokuvukela umbuso wango-1976 Juni 16.

Izithombe ezinamandla zikaMagubane zathatha ingqikithi yokumelana ngezikhathi ezinzima, zamenza wahlonishwa umhlaba wonke, imiklomelo eminingi, kanye nokuhlonishwa ngokuxoxa kwakhe izindaba ngesibindi. Ukuzinikela kwakhe eqinisweni kanye nobulungiswa kwambeka njengeqhawe elimelene nombuso wengcindezelo wobandlululo, ebekezelela ukuhlukunyezwa, ukushaywa, ukudubuleka, kanye nezikhathi ezinde zokuphenywa nokuboshwa.

UZizi Kodwa, uNgqongqoshe wezeMidlalo, ezobuCiko namaSiko, uzwakalise ukudabuka okukhulu ngokudlula emhlabeni kukaMagubane, eqaphela umthelela wakhe omkhulu ebuntathelini baseNingizimu Afrika kanye nokuma kwakhe okungaguquki ngokumelene nobandlululo. UMagubane wasebenzisa ikhamera yakhe njengendlela yokubhikisha, ephikisana nombuso wengcindezelo ngokuchofoza ngakunye kwesivalo.

I-South African National Editors’ Forum (i-SANEF) ihlanganyele ekudluliseleni amazwi enduduzo emndenini kaMagubane, abangani, kanye nayo yonke inhlangano yabezindaba. Iqaphela ifa lakhe, okuhlanganisa ne-Nat Nakasa Award for Courageous Journalism, i-SANEF yagcizelela izindlela zokudala zikaMagubane zokuthatha iqiniso. Kusukela ekufihleni ikhamera yakhe eBhayibhelini elingenalutho kuya ekudubuleni ngentambo ephuma ephaketheni lakhe, amaqhinga kaMagubane akhombisa ukuzibophezela kwakhe ekubhaleni izikhathi ezibalulekile ngokucashile.

Njengoba iNingizimu Afrika ikhumbula u-Peter Magubane, umsebenzi wempilo yakhe usebenza njengobufakazi bamandla okuxoxa izindaba ezibukwayo lapho ebhekene nobunzima, ekhuthaza izizukulwane ezizayo ukuthi zimelane nokungabi nabulungisa futhi zilwele ukuphishekela iqiniso.