IGQUGQUZELE ukubuyela emasisweni kwezolimo esizweni sayo inkosi ku- vulwa ngokusemthethweni isakhiwo samanzi, oku- khuthazwe ukuba kuvu- lwe namadamu okuzo- phuza kuwo imfuyo, ku- tshalwe.
INkosi uVukani Ntombela yaseBabanango iveze lokhu ngempelasonto eNhlengile, eBabanango ngesikhathi iSekela likaMengameli wezwe uMnu Paul Mashatile, neSekela likaNgqo- ngqoshe we- zaManzi ne- zokuKhucu- lulwa kwe- ndle uMnu David Mahlo- bo, beyovula le ngqalasizi- nda, edle u-R190 mi- llion.
Lokhu ba- kwenze begubha usuku lu- kaMandela, okuwusuku oluthathwa ngokuthi ku- sizwa abantu ngalo.
Inkosi ithe esizweni sayo alukho ugwadule, yindawo enenhlabathi enothile, kodwa bekunzima ukuba abantu bayo batshale, bafuye.
“Lolu hlelo luzosiza kakhulu abantu ngoba kule ndawo sisa- kholelwa ekulimeni. Bekunzima-ke ukuthi kwenzeke ngendlela esifisayo ngayo, ngoba ibinkulu inki- nga yamanzi endaweni. Nginethe- mba lokuthi konke kuzokwenzeka kahle, ngoba asisekho isililo,” kusho iNkosi uNtombela.
UMashatile uthe amanzi azosiza imizi engaphezulu kuka-2000. Uthe amapayipi afakiwe ahamba iba- nga elingaphezulu kuka-46km.
“Asisabi lutho ngomsebenzi omuhle owenziwe wuhulumeni, uyagculisa. Nginxusa umphakathi ukuba uvikele lesi sakhiwo ngoba baningi abantu abafuna amanzi kodwa abawatholi. Uma seniwa- tholile, waphatheni kahle, niwasebenzise ngendlela efanele ezoni- lekelela,” esho.
Uthe kuzophuma amalitha awu-5000 amanzi ahlanzekile nsuku zonke, ezindaweni okubalwa kuzona iNgwebeni, iNkanini, iNkonja- ne naseNkangala.
Ilungu lomphakathi uNkz Li- ndiwe Zulu lithe, namanje kuse- nzima ukukholwa ukuthi sebephumile enkingeni yesomiso.
“Siyabonga kakhulu belingase- kho ithemba,” esho. Le ngqalasizinda yamanzi ifakelwe nama-solar, ukuze kungaphazamiseki isiphehli-manzi ngenxa yokuhamba kukagesi
