Izakhamizi zemaphandleni eMatabeleland South zithi bezithwele nzima ngendlala eyesabekayo nyakenye njalo zikhulekela ukuthi kubengcono lonyaka. Kulabantu abedlula izigidi eziyisikhombisa - 7,7 million abalambayo ngenxa yesomiso esibangelwe yisikhudumezi somkhathi ese-El Nino. Loba kunjalo, abantu abanengi bafisa ukuthi izulu line benelise ukulima.
UNkosikazi Sikhangezile Moyo oyisakhamuzi seMasholomoshe eGwanda North uthi umnyaka ka2024 ubunzima kakhulu ngenxa yendlala ebihlasele abantu kanye lezifuyo zabo.
"Indlala ibenkulu kakhulu safelwa zinkomo safelwa ngamadonki kathesi izulu selinile sesilima lobanje silima ngezandla ngoba singelamali yokuqhatsha amathalakitha, kune izulu lami engingaze ngilibone selokhu ngendela lapha, siyalima lobanje sesitshiywa yisikhathi."
UMnu. Gabriel Moyo oyisakhamuzi seMawane eGwanda South uthi umnyaka odlulileyo utshiye inengi lingabayanga ngemva kokulahlekelwa yizifuyo.
“U2024 usiphazamise kakhulu ngoba izifuyo zisuke zafa, singazi ukuthi U2025 usiphatheleni kodwa sibona sengani uzakubangcono ngoba evule ngezulu, sesikhulekela ukuthi inhlanyelo yezifuyo eziseleyo sibe layo."
Amazwi la agcizelelwe nguMnu. Khumbulani Moyo oyisakhamuzi seNsindi othi inengi lizaqala phansi ukufuya inkomo, imbuzi lokunye.
“Izifuyo ziphelile sibili sesikhangelele ukuqala katsha, lonyaka ngikhangelele ukuthi lami ngithole umsebenzi oqotho hatshi ukuba ngisebenza lapha lalapha."
Ukhansila kaWard 13, eGwanda South, uMnu. Miclas Ndlovu, uthi umnyaka ka2024 ubemubi kakhulu ngenxa yendlala ebikhona.
“Umnyaka ka2024 ubengumnyaka onzima kakhulu ikakhulu endlaleni yabantu, yiyo umnyaka lapha ewadini yethu ongazange kutholakale ihlobo lona ijodo, ubengumnyaka omubi okumangalisayo, amanzi ebeluhlupho kodwa izulu linile amanzi angena emadamu sikhangelele ukuthi kuzaba ngcono."
UNkosikazi Saziso Khumalo oyisakhamuzi seVokola eInsiza uthi bafisa izulu liqhube lisina ukuze benqabele indlala.
“U2025 sibona umlimu ngoba lakithi izulu selisina, siyalima, lokhu liqhubeka nje lisina, lakhonokhu esikulimayo siyakubona uyaphuma.Kungakho sikhangelele ukuthi umnyaka uqhubeka izulu lisina kubenganeno kulomnyaka ka2024."
USobhuku weMasholomoshe, uMnu. Lovemore Ndlovu, uthi lanxa izulu selisina, inkomo lokhu zisifa.
“Umnyaka ka2024 ubungamanga kahle, inkomo zifile kunje mina sengifelwe ngeziyisikhombisa okokuthi bengikhangelele ukuthi isibaya ngizasivala, lonyaka kuzakubalobubelo kwezinye indawo ngoba izulu leli alini ngokufanayo."
Iphephandaba leHerald libike ekuqaleni kukaMpalakazi nyakenye ukuthi besekufe inkomo ezedlula inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu 50,000 elizweni lonke jikelele ngenxa yokuncipha kwamadlelo lokuswelakala kwamanzi.
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