Ukhathazekile umndeni webhungu laseMnambithi elifunda e-University of the Free State okusolakala ukuthi lithunjiwe.
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UKHATHAZEKILE umndeni webhungu (22) laseMnambithi elifunda esikhungweni semfundo ephakeme i-University of the Free State (UFS) okusolakala ukuthi lithunjiwe.
Sekuphele izinsuku ezine uSinethemba Shezi (osesithombeni) owenza unyaka wesithathu ezifundweni zobuthishela engaziwa.
Kuthiwa ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule yena nomunye umfundi bebeya esikoleni beyofunda ngesikhathi bevinjezelwe amadoda abalelwa kwayisishiyagalombili ephethe izagila nezinye izikhali. Umfundi obehamba naye uphunyukile wayobika lolu daba emaphoyiseni kodwa uShezi yena akwaziwa ukuthi ukuphi. Unina uNkk Minozi Shezi (55), uthe abazi ukuthi sebengambheka kuphi njengoba sebebheke yonke indawo.
Uthe yena nodadewabo banikele eFree State ngoMgqibelo besuka eMnambithi ngenhloso yokusiza ekuthungathweni kwakhe.
“Silokhu simbheke kusukela sifikile ngoMgqibelo. Ngike ngabuya ngeza ekhaya ngabuyela khona eFree State ngoLwesibili. Okubuhlungu ukuthi kuze kube manje asimtholi,” kusho uNkk Shezi.
Unina omncane kaShezi uNkk Ncamisile Mthethwa, uthe okubaphatha kabi ukuthi namaphoyisa awabasizi ngendlela abebefisa engathi angabasiza ngayo.
Uthe amaphoyisa abatshele ukuthi adedele owesilisa okuthiwa abafundi abebefunda noShezi bamuzwa ethi ubulawe wafakwa emfuleni.
Izolo abafundi base-UFS bamashele esiteshini samaphoyisa ePhuthaditjaba behambise izikhalo zabo ngophenyo mayelana nokuduka kukaShezi.
Usihlalo we-SRC uMnuz Thulasizwe Sithole, uthe bakhathazekile ngendlela amaphoyisa alusingethe ngayo uphenyo.
“Sikhathazekile ngoba amaphoyisa awakhombisi ukuthi aluthathela phezulu udaba lokunyamalala kuka zakwethu. Udaba lokuduka kwakhe lubikwe ngoLwesihlanu kodwa amaphoyisa awazange aqale ngalo uLwesihlanu ukuphenya ngokuduka kwakhe,” kusho uSithole.
Uthe abafundi baze bakhetha ukumisa ukufunda ngoMsombuluko ngoba bebona amaphoyisa ehudula izinyawo.
Abanye basola ukungabekezelelani ngokobuhlanga ngokuduka kukaShezi.
UMnuz Sizwe Simelane onguNobhala-Jikelele weSadesmo kuzwelonke, uthe abafundi abavela kwezinye izifundazwe njengaKwaZulu-Natal bathwala kanzima eFree State njengoba amalungu omphakathi engabamukeli.
“Abantu bathi kungani abafundi abavela eKZN bengafundi ezikhungweni zangakubo,” kusho uSimelane.
Lokhu kuholele ekuboshweni kwabafundi abalinganiselwa kwabangu-13.
Okhulumela amaphoyisa aseFree State uSergeant Mmako Mophiring, uthe akusilo iqiniso okushiwo abafundi ngamaphoyisa.
“Amaphoyisa awahuduli izinyawo kodwa abelokhu ephenya ngokuduka kukaShezi kusukela isigameko senzekile ngoLwesihlanu. Namanje uphenyo lusaqhubeka yikho nje ukuthi asikatholi lutho okwamanje. Kuboshwe abalisa abathathu ngokubanjwa inkunzi kukaShezi nomfundi ayehamba naye, labo balisa abakadedelwa,” kusho uMophiring.
I-UFS ikhiphe isitatimende inxusa ukuthi beze ngaphambili abanolwazi ngokuduka kukaShezi.