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Abantu baseNtuzuma bebuza imibuzo ngesikhathi uMeya weTheku uCyril Xaba, kanye nozakwabo, bephendula futhi benikeza izimpendulo mayelana nezinkinga zamanzi nezinye izinkinga zomphakathi.
IHholo Lomphakathi laseNtuzuma B beligcwele izakhamuzi ebezifisa ukuveza izikhalazo zazo futhi zithole izixazululo mayelana nenkinga yamanzi eqhubekayo. Lomcimbi wembizo yamanzi uhehe abantu abaningi baseNtuzuma abebezimisele ukubamba iqhaza kule ngxoxo ebalulekile. UMeya weTheku, uCyril Xaba, ehamba nozakwabo kanye namakhansela omkhandlu wedolobha bahlanganise imiphakathi yaseNtuzuma, ukuze bazwe kabanzi izikhalazo zabantu futhi baqinisekise ukuthi kuthathwa izinyathelo zokubhekana nezidingo zabo.
Amalungu omphakathi waseNtuzuma bathole ithuba lokukhuluma ngezinkinga ezibathinta kakhulu ngokwama-wards abo, kusukela ku-ward 41, 43, 44 kanye no-45. Bathole ithuba lokukhuluma ngezinkinga eziphathelene namanzi kanye nezinhlelo zokuthuthwa kwendle.
Ukushoda Kwamanzi
Abantu bakhononde ngokushoda kwamanzi okuqhubekayo, okwenza kube nzima ukuqhuba imisebenzi yansuku zonke. Abanye bathi sekuphele iminyaka emibili bengakaze bathole amanzi ahlanzekile.
Izinhlelo Zokuthuthwa Kwendle
Izakhamuzi zikhulume ngezinkinga eziphathelene nezinhlelo zokuthuthwa kwendle ezingasebenzi kahle, okuholela ekutheni kube nezindawo ezinephunga elibi futhi ezingcolile.
Ukungabi Nokuxhumana Okusebenzayo
Bakhononde ngokungabi khona kokuxhumana okusebenzayo phakathi komphakathi kanye nezikhulu zikamasipala, okuholela ekutheni izikhalazo zabo zingalalelwa.
Ukungabi Nokuthuthuka
Abantu bakhulume ngokungabi khona kokuthuthuka kwezinsiza zomphakathi, okuhlanganisa izikole, izibhedlela, kanye nezindawo zokudlala.
Ukungabi Nokuthola Amathuba
Abanye bakhononde ngokungabi khona kwamathuba okuhlangana nezikhulu zikamasipala ukuze bazwakalise izikhalazo zabo, okuholela ekutheni izinkinga zabo zingaxazululwa.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amalungu omphakathi abhekene nenkinga enkulu yamanzi iminyaka emibili edlule. Bavame ukuthembela emanzini avela ezimotweni eziletha amanzi, okungahlali kuthembekile.
Izakhamuzi eziningi zabhekana namapayipi amanzi aphukile, okuholela ezikweletini eziphezulu zamanzi.
Lawa mapayipi aphukile kanye nokuqhuma kwamapayipi amanzi kube nomthelela omkhulu emiphakathini yabo, kwenza impilo yansuku zonke ibe nzima kakhulu. Abanye babika ukuthi ukuqhuma kwamapayipi amanzi kuholele ekugugulekeni kwezindlu nemigwaqo yabo, kudala izimo zokuphila eziyingozi.
Ukungabi khona kokuhlinzekwa kwamanzi okuqhubekayo kanye nomthwalo wezezimali wezikweletu eziphezulu ngenxa yokuvuza kwandisa izinkinga zomphakathi. Lezi zinkinga zibonisa ukuthi kunesidingo esikhulu sokuthi izikhulu zikamasipala zisebenze ngokubambisana nomphakathi ukuze kutholakale izixazululo eziphuthumayo nezisebenzayo.
UMeya uCyril Xaba uchaze kabanzi ngokuhlelwa kwezinhlelo zamanzi ezizobhekelelwa amalungu omphakathi:
“Njalo ngoLwesihlanu kusukela ngo-9 ekuseni kuya ku-12 emini, kunomhlangano obizwa ngokuthi iThangami, lapho kuhlangana khona izikhulu ezivela emahhovisi e-Water, uMngeni, kanye ne-Sanitation ukuze baxoxe ngezinkinga zamanzi eThekwini, ikakhulukazi eNtuzuma. Enye yezinkinga ezinkulu kwaba umlilo ePump Station NR2, ephakela amanzi ama-ward amaningi eNtuzuma. Le pump station iyalungiswa futhi ithuthukiswa, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi umsebenzi uphele ngoNovemba wonyaka ozayo. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kuhloswe ukuthuthukisa ukunikezwa kwamanzi ezindaweni ebezingawatholi ngaphambili eNtuzuma.”
“IThekwini ibhekene nenkinga enkulu yamanzi ngenxa yokuthi uMngeni unciphisele amanzi. Inkampani iqashwe ukuthola nokulungisa ama-leaks, okuzosiza ukubuyisa amanzi alahlekile nokuthuthukisa ukunikezwa kwamanzi ezindaweni ezifana neNtuzuma. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunezinye izinkinga zokulethwa kwezinsiza. Abantu babonga ukuthi uhulumeni ubakhela izindlu, kodwa abanye basakhononda ngokuthi abanakho izindlu. Kukhona futhi izikhalazo ngemigwaqo ebhuqu.”
UMeya Xaba ukhuthaza abantu ukuthi bakhokhele izinsiza ezifana namanzi, ugesi, kanye namarates, ngoba le mali isetshenziswa ngumaspala ukugcina nokulungisa i-infrastructure. Ukuxhumana nomphakathi kubalulekile. Iwadi ngayinye inekhansela kanye nama-ward committees okufanele abize imihlangano njalo ukuze baxoxe ngezinkinga zomphakathi. UMeya uCyril Xaba uthe: “Sizibophezele ekutheni siqinisekise ukuthi izakhamuzi zaseNtuzuma zithola amanzi ahlanzekile futhi izinkinga zamanzi zixazululwa ngokushesha. Ukuthuthukiswa kwePump Station NR2 kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile ekuthuthukiseni ukunikezwa kwamanzi endaweni.”
Le ngxoxo ibonisa isidingo sokubambisana phakathi kwabantu baseNtuzuma nabaphathi bezinsiza zomphakathi ukuze kuzuzwe izixazululo ezisebenzayo zokuthuthukisa ukuphila kwabo.
