Iphampu yamanzi ephakamisayo ebiza u-R4.9 million ebambezelekile ethengwe ukuze kuqiniswe ukuphakelwa kwamanzi okunenkinga kaMakhanda ifike edolobheni kule nyanga, kodwa azikho izinyathelo zokuziphendulela ezimenyezelwe naphezu kweminyaka yokuphelelwa yisikhathi kanye nezindleko ezikhulayo, ngokusho kwamarekhodi avela kuMasipala waseMakana kanye neKhomishini Yamalungelo Abantu YaseNingizimu Afrika (SAHRC).

Ukungahambi kahle kwenkontileka kanye nokufakwa okubambezelekile

Umasipala wakhokha u-R2.7 million ku-Manco Business Enterprise ngo-2022, kodwa iphampu ayizange ilethwe ngoba umakhi wehlulekile ukukhokha ibhalansi esele kumkhiqizi i-Donnlee Pump Tech, ngokusho kwemibhalo kamasipala. Ngemuva kokulibaziseka okwengeziwe, uMkhandlu waseMakana wavuma inkokhelo eyengeziwe engu-R2.2 million ngqo ku-Donnlee ngasekupheleni kuka-2025 ukuze kutholakale imishini, kodwa iphampu yahlala eBenoni kusukela ngoFebhuwari 2026 ngenxa yezindleko zokuthutha ezingaxazululwanga. Izikhulu zedolobha azikasho lutho ngokuthi iphampu izosebenza nini. I-Special Investigating Unit (SIU) ikuqinisekisile ukuthi iphothula uphenyo ngamathenda ayisikhombisa eMakana, okuhlanganisa nokuthengwa kwephampu, okuhlobene nokukhwabanisa okusolwayo kanye nokuphathwa kabi.

Ukwehluleka Kwesistimu kanye Nomthelela Womphakathi

NgoJuni 2026, i-SAHRC ibike ukuthi “izakhamuzi zikamasipala waseMakana zehlulekile kuzo zonke izigaba”, yamemezela inkinga yamanzi nokuhlanzeka eqhubekayo njengokwephulwa kwamalungelo omthethosisekelo. Ukuphazamiseka kokunikezwa kwesikhathi eside kuthinte imindeni nezikhungo, kanti iRhodes University yamisa amakilasi ngo-Agasti 2024 ngenxa yompompi owomile. Ukungasebenzi kahle kanye nokwanda kokuthuthukiswa kweJames Kleynhans Water Treatment Works—okubambezelekile kusukela ngo-2015 futhi manje okubiza ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-R700—kubonisa inkinga enkulu yengqalasizinda. Ukuhlolwa kwe-SAHRC kuhlongoze lokhu kwehluleka ngenxa yokwehluleka kokubusa okuqhubekayo, ukuphathwa kabi, kanye nokuntuleka kokuzibophezela ngaphakathi kukamasipala.

Umbiko we-SIU mayelana nokukhishwa kwamanzi okungajwayelekile kulindeleke ngasekupheleni kwalonyaka, lapho ababambiqhaza bendawo befuna izinyathelo eziqinile zokuqinisekisa ukuthi bayaphendula futhi babuyisele izinsizakalo zamanzi ezithembekile kubantu baseMakhanda.