JOHANNESBURG— USkhumbuzo Shongwe oleminyaka engu-32 ubudala waseLawley, eningizimu leGoli uyazifela ngomculo kodwa otikolotshe abangu-8 abaculayo emzini wakhe abamniki ukuthula.
Labotikoloshe bacula umculo kamaskandi, badanse bashaye nezandla bajabule kubemnandi.
Kodwa uma sebeqedile bayaqala bamthuke baphinde bamtshaye.
UShongwe, uthe usehlale iminyaka emihlanu ephila kanzima, ebukela labotikoloshe benandisa emzini wakhe.
“Bacula amaculo afana lo-Uyinyamazane, Izembe Lbekiwe loNgafam” utsho njalo.
Kodwa ngemuva kwesikhashana bayaqala mamthuke, bambize ngenja baphinde bamgcone ngesitho sikamama wakhe sangasese.
UShongwe uthe wake wababuza ukuthi bafunani kodwa bamziba, kubika iDaily Sun.
“Akekho umuntu wesifazane ofuna ukujola naye ngenxa yalabo tikoloshe.
“Uma ngibingelela abantu besifazane bavele bangizibe sengathi ngiyanuka,” usho kanje.
“Ngiyisangoma kodwa anginawo amakhasimende ngenxa yotikoloshe, emgwaqeni abantu sebake bangishaya ngempama ngaphandle kwesizathu kanti manje sengiphatha ummese ngenhloso yokuzivikela.”
UShongwe uthi useke waya ngisho nasezangomeni efuna usizo kodwa labo tikoloshe banamandla kakhulu.
Isangoma uJabulani Mthimkhulu saseSoweto sithe otikoloshe bengayimosha impilo yomuntu.
“Kufanele athole isangoma esazi kabanzi ngotikolotshe.
“Kunzima ukulwisana lotikolotshe kodwa uShongwe engalapheka.” — Ubulembu




