Isikhumbuzo Seminyaka Nentsha saseBoipatong, esakhiwe ngemali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-R35 futhi sabekwa njengendawo yokukhumbula ukubulawa kwabantu ngo-1992, sisalokhu sinakekelwa kabi futhi singasebenzi ngo-2024, naphezu kokuthi kwasetshenziswa imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-R12 ezindleleni zokusebenza phakathi kuka-2017 no-2022, ngokusho kwezibalo ezishicilelwe yi- Isakhamuzi futhi kuqinisekiswe nguMnyango Wezemidlalo, Ubuciko, Amasiko, Nokuzilibazisa waseGauteng. Abasindile kanye nemindeni yalabo ababulewe bathi bazizwa benganakwa, kuyilapho impikiswano entsha izungeze ukukhokha komnyango kwakamuva okungu-R94,300 ukuze kuqashwe lesi sikhumbuzo ngokwaso somcimbi wokukhumbula uJuni 2024.

Imininingwane Yezimali Nemibuzo Ngokusebenzisa Imali

Isikhungo Sesikhumbuzo Nentsha saseBoipatong saqedwa ngo-2015 ngezindleko zika-R35,199,212, ngemuva kokuba isabelomali sokuqala sika-R32,572,833 senyusiwe, ngenhloso yokusebenza njengesikhumbuzo kanye nomthombo womphakathi. Kodwa-ke, izinselelo zokusebenza zalandela ngokushesha. Phakathi kuka-2017 no-2022, kubikwa ukuthi uMnyango Wezemidlalo, Ubuciko, Amasiko, kanye Nokuzilibazisa waseGauteng uchithe imali engaphezu kuka-R12 million ezindlekweni zokusebenza, kodwa lesi sikhungo sisalokhu singafinyeleleki futhi singasebenzi, kubika i-The Citizen.

NgoJuni 2024, umnyango wakhokha u-R449,618 kuMahloko Makhetha Trading and Projects ngesikhumbuzo saminyaka yonke sokubulawa kwabantu, okuhlanganisa no-R94,300 obhalwe njengemali yokuqasha indawo yeSikhumbuzo saseBoipatong. Umphathi kamasipala weSifunda saseSedibeng, uMotsumi Mathe, utshele Inkanyezi Lesi sakhiwo asizange siqashiswe kunoma yiliphi iqembu langaphandle ngosuku okukhulunywa ngalo, futhi akukho mali yokuqasha okwakufanele ikhokhwe ngoba umasipala wawusingathe umcimbi. UKingsol Chabalala, uNgqongqoshe Wezemidlalo, Ubuciko, Amasiko Nokuzilibazisa we-DA eGauteng, uchaze inkokhelo yokuqasha yomnyango “njengengamukeleki futhi esolisayo.”

Ubufakazi Babasindile Nokukhungatheka Okuqhubekayo

Abasindile nemindeni yabo bathi ukunganakwa kwesikhumbuzo kudlulela ngale kokuphathwa kabi kwezezimali. NgoSepthemba 2023, izihlobo zezisulu zatshela Izindaba ze-SABC ukuthi indawo, eyasungulwa ngo-2014, ayizange igcinwe kahle futhi izikhulu zazivame ukunganaki imibono yazo. UZamile Latha, osindile kulesi sibhicongo, uthe, “Lesi sikhumbuzo asisebenzi ngokugcwele. Asisebenzi. Bayafika basithembise imali yokusiza. Ngakho-ke, akekho onesibopho saso noma ngalokho okwenzekayo lapho. Yithina esizinikela ngokuzithandela.”

UMasipala Wesifunda saseSedibeng uqinisekise ukuthi uthole uxhaso lwesikhumbuzo sika-2023, kodwa uthe ulinde usuku olusha oluvela emphakathini kanye nomnyango wesifundazwe. Okhulumela uSaviour Kgaswane uthe umasipala usalokhu uzibophezele uma usuku olusha selubekiwe. Naphezu kokutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu, abasindile bathi lesi sikhumbuzo asiphumeleli ukufeza isithembiso saso njengendawo yesithunzi, ukwesekwa, kanye nenkumbulo ehlangene yomphakathi waseBoipatong.

Kulindeleke ukuthi kube nokucaca okwengeziwe mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwemali kwakamuva njengoba abaholi bomphakathi beqhubeka nezingxoxo noMasipala Wesifunda saseSedibeng kanye nomnyango waseGauteng ngekusasa lesikhumbuzo kanye nemicimbi yesikhumbuzo ezayo.