Kube nokungezwani okukhulu eNkantolo Ephakeme yaseMthatha emhlanganweni okhethekile e-Eastern Cape izolo njengoba umqondisi osolwayo uMzukisi Ndamase epheka ngemibuzo ebukhali lowo asolwa naye, uBonga Hintsa, edalula lokho athi kwakuwukuphikisana okusobala ecaleni likahulumeni.

UNdamase, ozimele ngokusemthethweni, ufake uHintsa ngaphansi kwengcindezi enkulu. Uphikise ngokusobala izimangalo zikaHintsa mayelana nokuthi ubani owayala ukuhlaselwa okuhlobene nokubulawa ngesihluku okwashaqisa isizwe.

Ngesikhathi salambango omkhulu, uNdamase wasola uHintsa ngokushintsha indaba yakhe, ekhomba ukuthi uHintsa wayenikeze izitatimende ezingqubuzanayo emaqenjini ahlukene. UNdamase uphikise ngokuthi ubufakazi bukaHintsa—obuthi nguye owahlela ukubulawa kwabantu ejele—abubambeki uma buhlolwa.

“Uthi ngikuthumile ukuthi ubulale abantu,” kusho uNdamase enkantolo ebuza uHintsa, “kodwa futhi utshela abanye abantu ukuthi angikuthumanga, nokuthi ngithume abanye esikhundleni salokho.”

Eqhubeka nokumpheka, uNdamase wabuza ukuthi kungani angake aqashe uHintsa emsebenzini onjalo uma esevele enenethiwekhi ekhona. Uphakamise ukuthi uHintsa nabalingani bakhe babemsebenzisa ukwenza izenzo zabo zobugebengu zokuzithandela.

“Uma senginabo abantu abazobulala, kungani ngingakuthuma?” kubuza uNdamase, ngaphambi kokutshela uHintsa ukuthi athathe ubunikazi bamacala.

“Vuma nje ukuthi ubufuna ukubulala ngokwakho nokuthi awuthunyelwanga yimi.”

Icala elinzima liyaqhubeka njengoba inkantolo iveza ubufakazi obuvela kubasolwa abayisithupha ababhekene namacala amaningi okubulala, ukwakha uzungu, kanye nokuba nezibhamu ezingekho emthethweni.