Imeya iphawule ngolwamanzi eWillowfontein | News24Imeya iphawule ngolwamanzi eWillowfonteinAmalunga omphakathi aseWillowfontein ekha amanzi kwiloli elithwala amanzi.ISITHOMBE: sigciniweIMEYA yomasipala uMsunduzi uMnu Themba Njilo iphawule okokuqala ngodaba lwenkinga yamanzi endaweni yaseWillowfontein okubalwa kuyona indawo yase-Bulwer kanye nakaPhupha.UMnu Njilo ubephendula umbuzo welunga lomphakathi ngale nkinga ngesikhathi kunembizo yoMnyango wezokuThutha kuzwelonke nebeyibizwe ungqongqosho walo mnyango uMnu Blade Nzimande ngoMgqibelo mhla zingama-23 kuNhlangulana (June) enkundleni yezemidlalo kaCaluza.Uthe into eyenza ukuba kube khona inkinga yamanzi kulezi zindawo ingoba ithangi elibaphakela amanzi balisebenzisa nabantu abaningi okubalwa kubona nabantu base­Thekwini.“Inkinga yodaba lwamanzi endaweni yaseWillowfontein siyalwazi inkinga ekhona ukuthi ithangi elibaphakela amanzi alisakwazi ukubaphakela ngoba amanzi awasanele ukuthi angasatshalaliswa kuzona zonke izindawo ezidonsa kulona.Athi efika amanzi ethangini babe bewathatha laba abanye bese abahlali baseWillowfontein basale bengatholi lutho.Sizama ukululungisa lolu daba ngokuthi sizame ukubatholela ithangi labo bodwa elizophakela bona kuphela amanzi kodwa loko kuyinto ezosithatha isikhathi,” kubeka iMeya.Umphakathi wale ndawo usuqede isikhathi esiyiminyaka emine ungenawo amanzi.Umphakathi wakule ndawo uphila ngamaloli athwala amanzi nawo abakhala ngokuthi abuye angafiki kuze kuphele isonto.Baphinde bakhale ngokuthi seloku kwaqala le nkinga yamanzi akekho owake wabachazela ukuthi kungani bengenawo amanzi.Amalunga omphakathi akhulume ne-Echo ngemuva kwenkula yeMeya athe kuyabathusa loku okushiwo iMeya ngoba kungokokuqala bekuzwa.Elinye ilunga elingathanda ukudalula igama lalo lithe: “ Lokhu kuchaza ukuthi kade bazi ikuthi kunenkinga kule ndawo kanti futhi bebazi nanokuthi idalwa yini.Sekuphele iminyaka engekho amanzi kule ndawo kodwa bona imanxa bethi basazoyisukumela manje le nkinga. Bebehleli benzani sonke lesi sikhathi? Yazi lo masipala awunandaba nje nomphakathi. Bayakhohlwa ukuthi yithina esibafaka emandleni bese bayasikhohlwa.”UMnu Mandla Majola uthe: “Sikhathele ilo masipala odlala ngathi kusho ukuthi kade bayazi lenkinga kodwa akekho noyedwa owake wazixaka ngokuthi azosichazela ukuthi kwenzakalani kungani singenawo amanzi. Noma sebeyitholile inkinga abazange bayisukumele phezulu ukuthi bayilungise bafuna ukuthi thina siqhubeke sihlale sihlupheka singenawo amanzi. Sekukaningi sizama ukuthi le nkinga ilungiswe kodwa akwenzeki lutho. Sazama ngisho ukubamba iziteleka ngethemba lokuthi kuzolunga kodwa umasipala awuzange usishaye ndiva ngisho sekunjalo,” kubeka yena.
