By Correspondent
UMinister of State for provincial affairs and devolution esabelweni seMatabeleland South uDr Evelyn Ndlovu unxuse abantwana besikolo ukuthi bancedise ukulwisa izidakamizwa ngokuxwayisa abazali ngobubi bokunatha izidakamizwa ezifana lenjengu.
Lokhu ukuphawule ngoLwesihlanu lwakuqala enyangeni kaMbimbitho lapho ahlanganyele labavela kungatsha zikahulumende ezehlukeneyo, lalabo abasebenzela ngaphandle kukahulumnende (NGOs, CBOs) labanye abavela kumabhizimusi atshiyeneyo eMatobo District ukuze badobhe amaphepha khona kuyindlela yokuhlanza indawo.
Lapho ekhuluma labantu abekade bebuthanele lumsebenzi uveze ukuthi unanzelele ukugcwala kwezivalo zesidakamizwa esesihluphile elizweni laseZimbabwe.
“Ngibone lapha kugcwele izivalo zenjengu, lamambodlela enjengu. Injengu iyabulala! Ungabona umzali wakho ethwele injengu umtshele ukuthi Daddy injengu iyabulala, uzangitshiya ngibhadalelwe ngubani imali yesikolo?” kutsho uMinister.
Ugcizelele njalo ukuthi idrug abuse ayifuneki ezikolo, ezindlini, eMatabeleland South Province njalo laselizweni lonke.
UDr Ndlovu ugcizelele wathi, “sifuna abantu abaphilayo, asifuni izibotho, ngoba umuntu onatha injengu ucina eyisibotho.”
Uxwayise abazali ukuthi bangathathi loba ukutholakala bedakiwe phambili kwabantwana ngoba kuyi “nhlamba” ebantwaneni. Uqhubeke wathi lesisenzo senza abantwana bangalaleli loba ukuhlonipha abazali.
Ubuye njalo uminister wanxusa ikhansili yaseMatobo ukuthi ifake ucingo eTerminus eseMaphisa.
“Ngithe ikhansili ithenge ucingo, ibiye lindawo, ibelepholisa elilinda egedini (guard), wonke opaka imota yakhe lapha kumele abhadale imali ekhitshwa nyangazonke, yona ezasetsenziswa ukuhlanza lindawo. Wonke olemota engena lapha kungakhethelekile ukuthi yibhasi loba yiyiphi imota, nxa ezethwala abantu kumele ibhadale lemali,” kuphawule umhlonitshwa.
