Lwamukele izicelo ezingama 46000 uNgoye.

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Inyuvesi yakwaZulu eyaziwa ngongoye yamukele izicelo zezikhala kubafubdi ezilinganiselwa kwengama- 46000 yankenye. Iningi lezicelo ezabafundi ebekade benza ibanga leshumi ngowedlule, kanye nalabo ebebehlezi emakhaya ngenxo kokungabikho kwemisebenzi kanye nezikhala zokufunda. Lesisikhungo besinezikhala zabafundi abasha, ezilinganiselwa kwziyi-500 kuphela Lokhu kwenze abebe fake izicele zabo kamumva kanye nalabo ebebengazifakanga bengcine bengazitholanga izikhala zokufunda kulonyaka. Abafundi bebelokhu betheleke njalo kulesiya sikhungo bezozama inhlahla kodwa isandla besiqinilekulabo abangazifakanga izicelo zabo. Okhulumele leyanyuvesi u Clare Tylor uthe, ‘Abafundi bazifakile izicelo nakwezinye izikhungo zemfundo ephakeme, nokungakhulisa amathuba okuthi bathathwe khona, ngoba ngapha sekungcwele. Kulonyaka sisebenzisane ne CAO (Central Application Office) nokuyinhlangana esekabeni yedolobha laseThekwini, ebhekelela ukufaka izicelo zabafundi ezikhungweni zemfundo ephakeme kulesi sifundazwe. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi kube lula kumfundi ngoba uyakuleso sikhungo amukelwe kuso, futhi esazi ukuthi uyokwenzani. Lokho kusiza ukuthi ukubhalisa kube lula, kanti futhi kuyabasiza abafundi ekutheni bengangcini sebenza izinqu ebebengazimiselanga ukuzenza ngenxa kokungabikho kwezikhala”.
Selokhu kuqalile ukubhalisa azikho izigameko zobugebengu ezisabikiwe, njengoba kuyaye kwenzeke eminyakeni eyadlule. Kanti ukubhalisa kube ngenkulu impumelelo kuzo zombili izikhungo. Abafundi abafake izicelo zabo besenga kwazi ukuyozama inhlahla kuso lesiya sikhungo kusukela zingu 14-18 February.

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Iningi labantu abasha base Ngwelezane bathi abalubhadi okhethweni lwezindawo kulonyaka. Ukhetho kulindeleke ukuba libe sezinyangeni ezingengaki ezizayo. Nakuba iningizimu Africa ithokozela iminyaka eyi-16 yenkululeko, itsha yase Ngwelezane ithi ushitsho yinto engabonwa, abayizwa ngendaba. Iningi letsha ethi ayilubhadi ekuvoteni, yileyo eduve emakhaya ngenxa kokungabikho kwamathuba emsebenzi. Ukungabikho kwemisebenzi kanye nentuthuko abathi ishaya ngonyawo lownabu, yiyona ndaba abathi ibathena amandla okuvota. Letsha ikhala nanokuthi ayisiboni isidingo sokuyovota, ngoba umehluko awubonakali emva kokhetho.
“Angisiboni isidingo sokuvota , futhi ngeke ngilubeke ezikhungweni zokuvota ngoba kufana nokuchitha isikhathi. Izikole zethu aziyitholi intuthuko sezaba neminyaka zaba kulesi simo”, kuchaza uFikile Khoza ongomunye wabashaya phansi ngonyawo othingeke alibhade ekuvoteni kulonyaka.
Inhlangano ebhekelela ukhetho eningizimu Africa i IEC (Independent electoral commission), iveze ukuthi abantu abasha bahudula izinyawo okhethweni lwezindawo. Lenhlangano isebenza kanzima ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu abasha bayafundiswa ukubaluleka nokuba semqoka kwevoti labo. Lenhlangano ithembise ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe besimanje abantu abasha abachitha khona isikhathi sabo esiningi. Iningi labantu abasha bachitha isikhathi sabo kuma “social sites” afana no Facebook, Twitter kanye no Mxit. Yilona thuluzi lenhlangano ezogadla ngalo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi itsha iyafundiseka ngokubaluleka kwevoti.