Ummangaliso weKrisimesi e-Aberdeen, eMpuma Koloni.
Umxhasi Ongaziwayo Uhlawule ii-Lay-by eziyi-R132,500 kwiVenkile ye-PEP e-Aberdeen.
Kwisenzo sobulali nokupha okuchukumise intliziyo zabaninzi kwilizwe liphela, umntu ongaziwayo onentliziyo entle ungene kwivenkile ye-PEP e-Aberdeen, eMpuma Koloni, ngoMvulo umhla we-15 kweyoMnga 2025, waza wawahlawula onke amatyala ee-lay-by ebesele—izonke zi-akhawunti eziyi-260 ezixabisa i-R132,500.
Lo mxhasi uvele wasondela kubasebenzi bevenkile, wabuza ngenani lee-lay-by ezingekahlawulwa, waza wayibhatala yonke loo mali kwangoko, engalufuni noluphi na udumo. Uninzi lwezi lay-by ibizezinto ezibalulekileyo ezifana neeyunifomu zesikolo, iimpahla zeentsana, nezinye iimfuno zasekhaya—ixesha elifanelekileyo kwiintsapho ezilungiselela unyaka omtsha wesikolo nexesha leholide.
“Sothuswe kakhulu koku,” utshilo uBeyers van der Merwe, uMlawuli wezeNtengiso e-PEP. “Esi senzo sobubele sinike iintsapho eziyi-260 isiqabu nesidima sokugoduka nezinto ezibalulekileyo ezifana nezinto zesikolo neempahla zeentsana—ezininzi kuzo zifike ngexesha leholide.”
Esi senzo sibonakalisa isithethe sobubele esaqala kwakudala eMzantsi Afrika. Oku kubuyela emva ku-2019, apho kwenzeka into efanayo kwi-PEP eMossel Bay. Esi siganeko saphembelela ukuvulwa kwe-PEP Lay-by Buddy Initiative ngo-2020.
Ukususela ngoko, eli phulo selinyuse imali engaphezulu kwezigidi eziyi-R3.6, lincedisa iintsapho ezingaphezulu kwe-150,000 kwilizwe jikelele. Kulo nyaka, inkampani engumzali i-Pepkor ifake isandla ngezigidi eziyi-R1 eyongezelelweyo, ivumela abemi boMzantsi Afrika ukuba nabo bahlawulele abantu abangabaziyo, nokuba yimali encinci okanye enkulu.
Ibali lase-Aberdeen linwenwe ngokukhawuleza kumajelo onxibelelwano, apho abaninzi bancomba lo mxhasi njenge-“Mystery Santa” okanye “Ingelosi ekhuselayo.”Abantu boMzantsi Afrika babelane ngemiyalezo yombulelo, abanye bebalisa amava abo okufumana uncedo lwe-lay-by lungalindelekanga.
Ngala maxesha anzima kwezoqoqosho, izenzo ezinje zisikhumbuza amandla oxolo novelwano. Njengoko uVan der Merwe ephawule, “Olu hlobo lobubele lusikhumbuza ukuba isipho sokunika siba namandla xa sidibana neemfuno zokwenene zabantu.”
Nokuba kungenxa yezenzo ezinkulu okanye iminikelo emincinci, umoya we-Lay-by Buddy usaqhubeka nokuzisa ithemba nokuphucula ubomi beentsapho kwilizwe liphela. Ukuba ukhuthazekile, naye nabani na angathatha inxaxheba—engqina ukuba isenzo esinye sobubele singaphembelela ezinye ezininzi.
