Umfana oneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili waseMapetla, eSoweto, ogule ngemuva kokudla ukudla amachips esitolo sespaza sendawo. Ngemva kokuwadla waqala waphalaza, wakhihliza amagwebu emlonyeni, waquleka ngenxa yezinhlungu. Umndeni wakhe umphuthumise emtholampilo oseduze, lapho onesi asola ukuthi udliswe ushevu. Wabe eseyiswa esibhedlela esikhulu wafakwa egumbini labagula kakhulu. Odokotela bakwazile ukumkhipha ushevu emzimbeni, banethemba lokuthi uzolulama, yize esaphatheekile.
Umnikazi wespaza ulivumile iphutha ngokwenzekile wabe esenika umndeni walo mfana u-R500. Umama womfana, ongasebenzi, uthe uzosebenzisa lemali ukugibela uma eya esibhedlela. Ngemuva kwesigameko isitolo sivaliwe.
Leli cala seliphakamise kakhulu ukukhathazeka ngokuphepha kokudla ezitolo zespaza ikakhulukazi emuva kwezigameko zaphambilini lapho izingane zigula noma zashona ngenxa yokudla ukudla okungaphephile. Ezinye izitolo zigcina ukudla eduze kwamakhemikhali ayingozi, angaba yingozi kakhulu. Uhulumeni manje usebenzisana namaqembu ahlukene ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi izitolo zilandela imithetho yezempilo futhi zigcina ukudla kuphephile.
Umndeni walo mfana uthi ungumntwana ojabulayo othanda opopayi, futhi ukungabi khona kwakhe kushiye ikhaya lithule.