Umlilo otshiye umdeni wakoNdlovu udangele ngeSonto eledluleyo kusolwa ukuthi udalwe likhandlela ebekade litshiywe livutha ngabantwana njengoba bekungela magetsi.
“Silahlekelwe yiyo yonke into okubalwa izingubo, impahla yendlini kanye lomfaniswano wesikolo,” kutsho uLondiwe Ndlovu (31) weSweetwaters.
UNdlovu ubesemsebenzini ngesikhathi kuqala umlilo lo.
Njengoba lindawo ikhangelane lenkinga yamagetsi, abantwana basebenzise ikhandlela ngaphambi kokuba bayedlala.
Bakhohlwa ukulicitsha, okukholelwa ukuthi yilo elidale umlilo okuthiwa uqale kwenye yamakamelo okulala.
Ngithole ucingo oluvela komunye umakhelwane lungazisa ngalumlilo. Ngesikhathi ngifika, umlilo ubusucitshiwe.
Omakhelwane bazamile ukucitsha umlilo ngamabhakede amanzi. Ngesikhathi kufika abezicitshamlilo indlu ibisitshile yonke.
Wengeze ngokuthi abantwana bamtshele ukuthi bakhanyise ikhandlela ngesikhathi betshintsha impahla zesikolo bakhohlwa ukulicitsha.
“Ngibonga ukuthi abantwana kade bengekho endlini kanti futhi akekho olimeleyo. Angazi lokuthi kumele ngiqale kuphi ngokulungisa lomonakalo. Silahlekelwe izincwadi ezibalulekile, kanti kuzokuba nzima ukulungisa yonke lento,” kusho uNdlovu.
Ikhansela lakulendawo uMbongeni “Ndu” Zuma uthe uwuvakatshele umdeni wawunika ukudla kanye lengubo.
“Sithumele ithimba lezenhlekelele kanye losonhlalakahle ukuze bazosiza lumdeni ukuthi uthole izincwadi ezibalulekileyo ezitshe emlilweni. Sizoqinisekisa ukuthi umdeni ulakho konke okudingayo ukuze isimo sibuyele esimweni,” kutsho uZuma.
Wengeze ngokuthi lumlilo wenzeke ngesikhathi amagetsi engekho.
“Amagetsi abecitshile (load shedding).”




