BULAWAYO —
Ikhansili yakoBulawayo ithi izaphatha umbuthano womthandazo wokukhumbula impilo kamuyi owaba ngumongameli onsundu wakuqala wele South Africa ekhululekileyo, uMnumzana Nelson Mandela ngoMgqibelo kulandela ukukhalaza kwezakhamizi.
Ikhansili yakoBulawayo ithi izakhamizi ezinengi sezikhalaze ukuthi kwenziwe umbuthano womthandazo wokuthakazelela impilo kamuyi owayengumongameli eZansi yeAfrica umnumzana Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ngoba imbali yelizwe lakhe ibambene kakhulu leyenengi labantu basemhlubulweni wemaNdebeleni.
UMandela wanikwa isicoco seFreedom of the City yedolobho lakoBulawayo ngomnyaka ka 1999 kukhangelwa umsebenzi wakhe kwezenkululeko.
Phezu kwalokho, idolobho lakoBulawayo lilobudlelwano lamadolobho eZansi Africa, i-Polokwane eLimpopo kanye le Thekwini KwaZulu-Natal.
Ekhuluma lentathelizindaba lamhla, uMeya wedolobho lakoBulawayo uMnumzana Martin Moyo, uthi bakubone kufanele njengekhansili ukuthi baqakathekise umuyi ngenxa yemisebenzi yakhe njalo ngoba kulobudlelwano obukhulu phakathi kwezizalwane zakuleli kanye le Zansi Africa, hatshi kwezenotho kuphela kodwa lalapho kulandwa imbali yamazwe la womabili.
Uthi kunengi uzulu angakufunda okuhle kumpilo kamuyi okwenza kuqakatheke ukuthi kubelethuba lokuthi abantu bakhumbule imisebenzi yakhe.
Umsebenzi wokuqoqa umkhosi lo ikhansili iwenza iphathisana labamabandla ezokholo lwesiKristu, i-Churches in Matabeleland.
Okhuluma emele lelibandla uMfundisi Useni Sibanda, uthi kumqoka ukuthi uzulu wakoBulawayo athole ithuba lokuzakhumbula umuyi ngoba eyingxenye yempilo kazulu.
Uthi bayajabula ukuthi ikhansili ikubone kufanele ukuthi iphathisane labo ekwenzeni lumkhosi ngoba kwenza isikhumbuzo lesi sibelesisindo.
Ibandla likamuyi, obhubhe ngoLwesine kusihlwa ngeviki ephelileyo ngoLwesine, ele African National Congress lasebenzelana kabanzi lelakuleli ele PF Zapu ivuyo lebutho lalo leZipra elaliphathisana lohlangothi lwevuyo le-uMkhonto weSizwe.
Umuyi ukhangelewe ukubekwa emzini wakhe eQunu, e-Eastern Cape khonale kwele South Africa ngeSonto.
Umkhosi wokukhumbula imisebenzi lempilo yakhe uzaphathwa ngoMgqibelo e Bulawayo Amphitheatre kusukela ngehola lesitshiyagalolunye ekuseni. Uzulu uzakuba lethuba lokuloba amazwi kugwalo lwesikhumbuzo oluzathunyelwa eSouth Africa ngemva kwalumkhosi.
Ikhansili yakoBulawayo ithi izakhamizi ezinengi sezikhalaze ukuthi kwenziwe umbuthano womthandazo wokuthakazelela impilo kamuyi owayengumongameli eZansi yeAfrica umnumzana Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ngoba imbali yelizwe lakhe ibambene kakhulu leyenengi labantu basemhlubulweni wemaNdebeleni.
UMandela wanikwa isicoco seFreedom of the City yedolobho lakoBulawayo ngomnyaka ka 1999 kukhangelwa umsebenzi wakhe kwezenkululeko.
Phezu kwalokho, idolobho lakoBulawayo lilobudlelwano lamadolobho eZansi Africa, i-Polokwane eLimpopo kanye le Thekwini KwaZulu-Natal.
Ekhuluma lentathelizindaba lamhla, uMeya wedolobho lakoBulawayo uMnumzana Martin Moyo, uthi bakubone kufanele njengekhansili ukuthi baqakathekise umuyi ngenxa yemisebenzi yakhe njalo ngoba kulobudlelwano obukhulu phakathi kwezizalwane zakuleli kanye le Zansi Africa, hatshi kwezenotho kuphela kodwa lalapho kulandwa imbali yamazwe la womabili.
Uthi kunengi uzulu angakufunda okuhle kumpilo kamuyi okwenza kuqakatheke ukuthi kubelethuba lokuthi abantu bakhumbule imisebenzi yakhe.
Umsebenzi wokuqoqa umkhosi lo ikhansili iwenza iphathisana labamabandla ezokholo lwesiKristu, i-Churches in Matabeleland.
Okhuluma emele lelibandla uMfundisi Useni Sibanda, uthi kumqoka ukuthi uzulu wakoBulawayo athole ithuba lokuzakhumbula umuyi ngoba eyingxenye yempilo kazulu.
Uthi bayajabula ukuthi ikhansili ikubone kufanele ukuthi iphathisane labo ekwenzeni lumkhosi ngoba kwenza isikhumbuzo lesi sibelesisindo.
Ibandla likamuyi, obhubhe ngoLwesine kusihlwa ngeviki ephelileyo ngoLwesine, ele African National Congress lasebenzelana kabanzi lelakuleli ele PF Zapu ivuyo lebutho lalo leZipra elaliphathisana lohlangothi lwevuyo le-uMkhonto weSizwe.
Umuyi ukhangelewe ukubekwa emzini wakhe eQunu, e-Eastern Cape khonale kwele South Africa ngeSonto.
Umkhosi wokukhumbula imisebenzi lempilo yakhe uzaphathwa ngoMgqibelo e Bulawayo Amphitheatre kusukela ngehola lesitshiyagalolunye ekuseni. Uzulu uzakuba lethuba lokuloba amazwi kugwalo lwesikhumbuzo oluzathunyelwa eSouth Africa ngemva kwalumkhosi.