Kunzima Ongoye, ungekho umkhandlu wabafundi

Phumlani Nkwanyana

Esithombeni amahhovisi omkhandlu waba fundi wase nyuvesi uNgoye evalwe ngengidi

Isikhungo semfundo ephakeme inyuvesi yakwa-Zulu eyaziwa ngo Ngoye,ibhekene nesambane ngenxa yokungabi nomkhandlu omele abafundi. Ungoyelubhekene nalengwadla, esishiye abaningi bebambe ongezansi okubalwanabafundi abafikayo abenza unyaka wabo wokuqala kulesiya sikhungosemfundo yamazinga aphakeme.

Ungoye okwiyisona sodwa isikhungo semfundo ephakeme esikhuluenyakatho nesifundazwe sa-KwaZulu-Natali, isibhekene nalengwadlayokungabi nabaholi ababhekelele izimfuno zabafundi izinyanga ezintathuzilandelana kulonyaka.

Umkhandlu wabafundi ubhekelela inhlalakahleyabafundi, abaqhuba izifundo zabo uphinde ubhekelele ukufeza nezimfunozabo ngokudlulisela izinqinamba ababhekana naza kwizinhla ezifanelezenyuvesi. Ukungabikho komkhandlu wabafundi kuleyisa sikhungokuhlaluke nyakenye, emva kokuba elinya lamaqembu elingaphakathi,lehluleke ukuhambisa ubuholi balo emigudwini efanele, obekubhekekeukuba bungenele ukhetho lobuholi bomkhandlu omele abafundi.

Lengwadla isishiye abanye babafundi bedinda esika Nandi, Ngobabengcine bengakwazanga ukuba babhalise kulonyaka, okuze kwaholelaekutheni babhekise ababombo emakhayo. Ukungabikho kwalomkhandlusekwenze ukuthi abafundi bengcine bengakwazi ukudluliselanokuzwakalisa imfuno zaba, kwikomoti elibhekelele ukusebenzakwenyuvesi,Ngoba ungekho umkhandlu osebenza njengomlomo wabafundi. “Sikhuluma njeasikaze simbone nangephutha umphathi wenyuvesi omusha (Rector), ukubai-SRC ikhona ngabe sesaba nawo umcimbi wokukwazi ukuthi singcinesimbonile”, kusho omunye wabafundi obeveva ngenxa yalesi simoesingagingisi mathe.

Lomfundi owenza unyaka wakhe wesithathu ezifundweni zobudokotelawenqondo (Psychology) u-lindelani Nkomo, uqhube wathi “Ukungabikhokomkhandlu wabafundi kwenze ukuthi izimali zezifundo zikhuphukengokungangculisi, Ngoba buka njengamaje isifundo ngasinye sikhuphukesaya ku R1581 okuyi mali enkulu umakuqhathaniswa neyanyakenye”.Ukudla okuthengiswa ngaphakathi enyuvesi nakho kunyuke ngelinya izingaumakuqhathaniswa neminyaka eyadlulile. Abafundi sebekhombise okukhuluukungasithakaseli lesi simo sokungabikho komkhandlu obamele.

Ophethe abafundi u-dean of students, u-dokotela M.M Hlongwane, uvezeukuthi “ngeke iphele inyanga le ezoqala okungu Ephreli umkhandluwabafundi ungakhethwanga”. Lokhu ukuveze kweminya yemihlanganoebeyibambe namakomiti angaphansana komkhandlu wabafundi khona enyuvesiyaso Ngoye.