IMeya yeTheku uCyril Xaba isiqinisekise ukuvalwa kwesikhashana kwamabhishi amane kwangu-23 eThekwini ngenxa yokwanda kwe-E.coli emanzini. Uqinisekise umphakathi ukuthi lesi yisinyathelo sokuvikela izivakashi, wathi, “Wonke amabhishi adumile ahlala evulekele ukubhukuda.”
IMeya uXaba izivumile izingqinamba osekunesikhathi eside zikhona, njengokungcoliswa kwendle kanye nokuxhunywa kwendle ngokungemthetho, ezenze izinga lamanzi laba libi kakhulu. Amabhishi amaningi abhekana nokuvalwa okufanayo ngo-2023 ngemuva kwemvula enamandla kanye nokungcola.
Njengoba kusondela isikhathi samaholidi, idolobhakazi lisebenzela ukuthuthukisa izinga lamanzi nokuqinisekisa ukuthi izindawo ezihehayo zilungele izivakashi. Kodwa-ke, abantu bendawo kanye nabavakashi nabo bafuna ukwanda kwezokuphepha nokuhlanzeka endaweni engasebhishi.
Omunye wendawo uzwakalise ukukhathazeka ngabaphuphumi nokuphepha emgwaqweni, wanxusa ukuba kuthathwe izinyathelo zokulwa nokusebenzisa kabi utshwala. Isivakashi sokuqala sanezela, “Sifuna nje ukuzizwa siphephile futhi sibone indawo ehlanzekile.”
IMeya uXaba ihlezi inethemba, ithembisa ukwenza ngcono izinga lamanzi kanye nolwazi lwezivakashi eThekwini.