Lenyuke layakuma kumashumi alithoba inani labantu ababikwe njengababhubhileyo kulandela izikhukhula ezibechaphazele imimandla eyohlukileyo eMpuma Koloni kwiveki ephelileyo. Kusenjalo, kukho izityholo zokukhutshwa kwabo bachaphazeleke kwizikhukhula kummandla waseMthatha eMpuma Koloni kwiindawo ebebefihle kubo iintloko. Kukwakho nezinye izityholo zokugrogriswa kwemibutho yesisa ebonelela ngeenkonzo ezingundoqo kwabo bazidingayo eMthatha. Intatheli yeli jelo uNkululeko Nyembezi usemnxebeni ukusixelela banzi ngoku…

Namhlanje uMzantsi Afrika uqaphela usuku lolutsha lwamashumi amane anethoba kuzwelonke. Olu suku luphawula isikhumbuzo sovukelo lwabafundi base Soweto ngomhla weshumu elinesithandathu kwinyanga yeSilimela ngo 1976, ngethuba abantu abatsha babamba uqhankqalazo oluchasene nomthetho wezemfundo yengcinezelo i-Bantu Education Act, owanyanzelisa ulwimi lwe Afrikaans njengolumalusetyenziswe ukufundisa ezifundweni kwakunye nokucinezela abantu abamnyama jikelele. Usekela mongameli welizwe u Paul Mashatile ulindeleke ukuba kungekudala awise intetho ephambili kulo msitho uqhutyelwa kwibala lezemidlalo i Reg Farm, ePotchefstroom kwiphondo loMntla Ntshona. Intatheli yethu u Sibahle Motha ukweli bala lezemidlalo....

Amapolisa EMpuma Koloni aqhuba nophando ngobuzaza bolwaphulo-mthetho lokushishina ngabantu. Oku ksemva kokubanjwa kwamadoda amabini eMatatiele ngoMgqibelo mayela netyala lokushishina ngabantu. Amapolisa ahletyelwe ngendoda ebihamba nabantwana abalishumi. Emnxebeni sinaye othethela othethela inkonzo yesipolisa ephondweni, uBrigadier Nobuntu Gantana…

Ngomso, ilizwe loMzantsi Afrika lizakube liphawula amashumi amane anethoba eminyaka sukela oko ulutsha lwango-1976 lwathi lwabamba uqhankqalazo olwalunxamnye nokufundiswa ngolwimi isiBhulu kwizikolo zeli. Ukanti ulutsha lwale minyaka lona lujamelene nangxaki zimbi, neziquka intswela-ngqesho nentlupheko, phakathi kwezinye izinto.  Olu suku kulo nyaka luphawulwa phantsi komxholo othi:  Skills for the Changing World – Empowering Youth for Meaningful Economic Participation. Ukuxoxa banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni uAmanda Xhala ubambe ophuma kwiziko iAhmed Kathrada Foundation, uSinenhlanhla Buthelezi, kwakunye nomlawuli kwiziko iWe are the People uLondi Mntambo...

IPalamente ibibambe ipalamente yolutsho izolo, eGood Hope Chamber eKapa.  Le seshoni nebikwinqanaba eliphezulu, ibanjwe kwiintsuku nje ezimbini ngaphambi kosuku lwabantu abatsha, nalapho ibidibanise ulutsha olungamalungu epalamente, abawisi-mthetho bamaphondo nabamele ulutsha, ngelokubumba isicwangciso sokuphuhlisa ulutsha loMzantsi Afrika. Esi sicwangciso sizakuthiwa thaca kwigqungquthela yamazwe e-G20 ezakubanjwa kweli loMzantsi Afrika kulo nyaka. Ezinye zezithethi ebeziphambili kule ndibano, ibilitshantliziyo labantu abatsha abakhubazekileyo, uThembelihle Ngcai...

Ikomishoni yabathengi kazwelonke ichaze ukuba zilikhulu linamashumi mane ananye izithuthi zohlobo lwe VW Polo nezisibhozo eziyi Taigo emazibuyiselwe kubavelisi apha eMzantsi Afrika.  Oku kubangelwa ngumonakalo obonwe kwi airbag yesitulo sangaphambili somkhweli. Lomonakalo unganobungozi kakhulu ukuba isithuthi singagaxeleka engozini, obunokusuba nobomi bomkhweli. Ukuva banzi ngoku, emnxebeni sinaye ongumanejala wezonxibelelwano kulekomishoni u Phetho Ntaba...... 

Umongameli uCyril Ramaphosa utyelele iintsapho ezithwaxwe ziimpuphuma eMthatha eMpuma Koloni, namhlanje. Oku kusemva kokuba abantu abangamashumi asixhenxe anesibhozo bephulukene nobomi babo ngethuba lezizikhukhula, abangamashumi amabini ananye kubo sele ifanisiwe imizimba yabo njengokuba inkqubo yokufanisa isaqhuba. Ukuva ngotyelelo luka mongameli, emnxebeni sinayo intatheli ye SABC uNomzwanele Mngoma...

Bangamashumi amathandathu anesixhenxe abantu abathe baphulukana nobomi babo kwizikhukhula ezintlithe ummandla iOR Tambo, eMthatha eMpuma Koloni. Oku kubhengezwe ngumphathiswa wesebe lentsebenziswano ngolawulo uVelenkosini Hlabisa, notyelele lammandla uyakujonga umonakalo. Zisaqhuba iinzame zokukhangela abanye abantu ekungabe bakhukhulisekile. Ngalenjikalanga, igqiza likarhulumente belibambe indibano noonondaba. Emnxebeni sinayo intatheli yelijelo uAbongile Jantjies. 

Inyanga yeSilimela ibekelwe bucala ukuqwalasela isimo sengqondo samadoda ngokubanzi minyaka le. Namhlanje kwinkqubo yethu sinenjongo yokukhe sishukuxe imiba ejongene nesimo sengqondo samadoda neendlela ezikhoyo ukukhawulelana nalengxaki. Umbuzo ngowokuba ingaba isimo sengqondo sikatata sinegalelo elingakanani ekubumbeni amakhaya? Yilento ke sithe emnxebeni masikrwece ophuma kwiziko elijongene nokubumba amakhaya,i Ndibize Foundation, uPst Thando Ngwekazi.....

Isigaba sokuqala sophando oluvulwe ngokutsha ngokubhubha kwamatshantliziyo amane aziwa njenge Cradock four, siqukunjelwe kwinkundla ephakamileyo yaseGqeberha, eMpuma Koloni. Olu phando luvulwe ngokutsha ukuqwalasela iziganeko zokubulawa kwalamatshantliziyo awayechasene nengcinezelo ngonyaka ka 1985, naquka uMatthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto, kunye noSicelo Mhlauli, nekutyholwa ukuba babulawa ngamapolisa orhulumente wengcinezelo. Olu phando lukwanika ithuba amalungu eentsapho zalamatshantliziyo ukuba zinike ubungqina okokuqala. Uphando lukwabandakanya ukutyelela kwiindawo ezithile eNxuba, eyayisakuba yiCradock, naseGqeberha apho imizimba yesisine yafunyanwa khona. USisipho Ngcumbe usilungiselele le ngxelo...