Amaphoyisa athi abambe abantu abangaphezu kuka-300 ngamacala okubulala nokuzama ukubulala, KwaZulu-Natal ngoMashi. “Abasolwa abayikhulu namashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa abasolwa ngokubulala nabasolwa abangu-137 bokuzama ukubulala bangabanye babasolwa abangu-3,156 ababoshelwe amacala abucayi,” kusho okhulumela amaphoyisa e-SAPS esifundazweni uRobert Netshiunda.
“Labo abahlukumeza abesifazane nezingane baphinde nabo baboshiwe kakhulu, kanti abaseshi bophiko olubhekele udlame lwemindeni, ukuvikelwa kwezingane kanye namacala ocansi baqinisekisa ukuthi abasolwa abangu-243 abadlwengulayo bayasuswa emphakathini ngale nyanga. Noma kunjalo, emacaleni abucayi, abasolwa abangu-42 baboshelwe ukuhlukumeza ngokocansi. , kuphinde kwaboshwa abasolwa abangu-1 535 ngezinsolo zokushaya ngenhloso yokulimaza.”
UNetshiunda uthi zingu-9 500 izigebengu kanye nezibhamu ezingu-258 ezithathwe emigwaqeni yaseKZN.
UNetshiunda uthi kuboshwe abantu ophenyweni lokugetshengwa kwemizi namabhizinisi, kanye namacala okwebiwa kwezimoto.
Uthi kusaqhubeka impi yokulwa nobugebengu obuhlobene nezidakamizwa nokusebenzisa kabi utshwala.
“Impi yokulwa nokusabalala kwezidakamizwa nokusetshenziswa budedengu kotshwala iya ngokushuba, kuthe ngesikhathi kuqhubeka lo mkhankaso kwaboshwa abasolwa abangu-1 380 ngamacala ahlobene nezidakamizwa. Abantu abangamakhulu amane namashumi amane nanhlanu ababoshelwe ukudayisa ngokungemthetho, abangu-426 baphinde baboshwa ngokushayela bephuzile, kwathi abanye abantu abangu-73 baboshelwa ukuphuza endaweni yomphakathi.
Amaphoyisa aphinde athola izinhlamvu ezingaba ngu-3 000 zezinhlobo ezahlukene zezibhamu. Imimese engamakhulu amane namashumi ayisithupha nantathu kanye nocelemba abangu-22 kuphinde kwatholwa ngesikhathi kuqhubeka umkhankaso esifundazweni sonke.”
Bangu-265 abasolwa ababanjwe ngamacala okugqekeza izindlu namabhizinisi ngesikhathi kuqhubeka umkhankaso esifundazweni kanti abasolwa abangu-32 bavalelwa emakhoneni baboshwa ngoxhaxha lokweba izimoto kanye nokweba izimoto.