Bamalunga nama-50 abantu abashiye bengenamakhaya
INTATHELI YETHU
UNolwandile Yolwa oxhomekeke kwisitulo esinamavili, usinde kancinane ngobomi bakhe kumlilo otshise amatyotyombe iSiyahlala eDunoon eKapa ngoLwesihlanu.
Lo mlilo, owavulwa ngentsasa, ushiye abantu abangamashumi amahlanu bengenamakhaya.
Unyana kaYolwa, uHlanathi, oneminyaka engama-23 ubudala, wavuka ekhala. Waleqa ukuya kuhlangula umama wakhe, wamthwala wamsa kwimizuzu yokhuseleko phambi kokuba amadangatye aligqumelele ityotyombe lakhe.
Emva koko wabuyela kwityotyombe elivutha umlilo, enesibindi sobushushu kunye nomsi, ezimisele ukusindisa oko kuncinane anako. Wakwazi ukufumana amayeza kanina kunye nempahla embalwa. Kodwa akazange akwazi ukugcina izazisi zabo.
Isitulo esinamavili satshatyalaliswa. Yena nonina basala nempahla emqolo.
“Andazi ukuba ndiza kulakha njani ityotyombe lam, utshilo uYolwa, oxhomekeke kwisibonelelo sokukhubazeka. Umlilo uqale kwityotyombe elingummelwane elahlulwe kuphela yipaseji emxinwa. Amadangatye anwenwela ngokukhawuleza kumatyotyombe apakishwe ngokuqinileyo kwindawo yokuhlala.”
Isithethi soLawulo loMngcipheko weeNtlekele kwisiXeko saseKapa uCharlotte Powell uthe amatyotyombe angama-25 kunye nendlu enye ephuculweyo ye-RDP yatshatyalaliswa ngokupheleleyo.
Uthe abantu bayakha kwakhona kwaye bahlala nabahlobo kunye nosapho okwethutyana. ISixeko siye sacela uncedo loluntu.
Ilungu leMayco lokuhlaliswa koluntu uCarl Pophaim uthe uluhlu oluqinisekisiweyo lweentsapho ezichaphazelekayo luza kufakwa kurhulumente kazwelonke ukuze afumane uncedo olungaphezulu.
Isithethi senkonzo yohlangulo kwisiXeko uQuinton Leon uthi umnxeba onxungupheleyo ungene ngo-2:11am kwaye umlilo uye wacinywa nge-5:18am. “Unobangela womlilo usaphandwa, utshilo uLeon.