UMASIPALA waseMhlathuze, eRichards Bay, usuthathe izinyathelo ezinqala zokubhekana nenkinga yesiminyaminya samaloli echwebeni ledolobha, inkinga ebhebhethekiswe wukugcwala kwamaloli athutha amalahle. Njengenye yezikhungo ezinkulu zokuthumela amalahle e-Afrika, ethwala amathani ayizigidi ezingu-91 ngonyaka, ichweba laseRichards Bay libhekene nenselelo enkulu yomgwaqo njengoba kungena amaloli alinganiselwa ku-33,000 njalo ngenyanga.
Emizameni yokudambisa isiminyaminya nokulwa nobunzima bengqalasizinda edalwa ukuthuthwa kwamalahle ngomgwaqo, umasipala wethule intela engu-R30 ngethani ngalinye lamaloli athutha amalahle echwebeni. Lesi sinqumo siza njengoba amaloli esaqhubeka nokuvala imigwaqo emikhulu kuthelawayeka u-N2 neminye imigwaqo ephuma noma ephuma echwebeni laseRichards Bay.
IMeya uXolani Ngwezi yachaza, “Silumemezele udaba lwemali ekhokhwayo, engu-R30 ithani ukuze sikwazi ukubhekana nezinkinga zengqalasizinda. Imali etholwayo emalini ekhokhwayo kulindeleke ukuthi ibe negalelo ekulondolozeni nasekuthuthukiseni ingqalasizinda kamasipala ethintwa ukuhamba njalo kwamaloli.
Ukuze uqhubekisele phambili nokulawula izinxushunxushu zomgwaqo, umasipala usezinhlelweni zokuqasha abantu abangama-20 abangamasosha omgwaqo. Lawa masosha azonikezwa umsebenzi wokuqapha nokulawula ukuhamba kwezimoto echwebeni nasezindaweni ezizungezile, kugxilwe kakhulu ekudambiseni isiminyaminya esidalwa ukugcwala kwamaloli.
IMeya uNgwezi ithe, “Mhlawumbe ekupheleni kwale nyanga, sizobe sesiqedile ukuqasha amaphoyisa azogcina egxile ekuphathweni kwamaloli nokuhamba kwezimoto aqaphe nezinye izindawo.”
Phambilini uMasipala waseMhlathuze uke wazwakalisa ukukhathazeka ngokudonsa kanzima kwezinsiza zawo, umemezele ngoNovemba wonyaka odlule ukuthi ucubungula ukuthathela uTransnet izinyathelo zomthetho. Isabelomali sikamasipala sokusebenza isikhathi esengeziwe samaphoyisa omgwaqo sicishe saphela ezinyangeni ezine ngenxa yemizamo yokulawula inkinga yesiminyaminya.
Lezi zinyathelo ezisanda kuqaliswa azihlosile nje kuphela ukulungisa umthelela wezomnotho wokuminyana kwamaloli kodwa futhi nokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kanye nokuphila kahle kwezakhamuzi zedolobha. Njengoba ichweba lase-Richards Bay lidlala indima ebalulekile embonini yokuthekelisa amalahle, lezi zinyathelo zibonwa njengezibalulekile ekugcineni ukulingana phakathi kwemisebenzi yezomnotho kanye nezinga lempilo yabantu basekhaya.
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