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KULESOTSHA eligwetshwe ukuyapika iminyaka engu-84 ejele ngumantshi womthethwandaba weChiredzi ngeviki ephelileyo kulandela ukutholakala lilecala lokukhuthuza abantu ababesebhasini eya eSouth Africa lihlome ngombhobho.
Isotsha leli, uPhineas Shumba oleminyaka engu-25 yokuzalwa njalo ebelisebenzela e-Inkomo Barracks, eBeitbridge ligwetshwe labanye ababili iminyaka efanayo kuviki ephelileyo.
Kubikwa isotsha leli belimiswe labanye abathathu, uAshton Siziba loSaul Dadirayi labo abagwetshwe iminyaka engu-84 kukanti uTalent Mlauzi utholakale engelacala.
Imali eyatshontshwayo ebhasini le, eyayisiya eSouth Africa yi-US$5 932 leR66 170.
Umtshutshisi kulelicala uTanyaradzwa Tinago uveze ukuthi uShumba wadala icala leli elabanye abane.
Kubikwa mhlaka 17 Ntulikazi uShumba labanye abasolwa bagada ibhasi baya eHarare bafika bagada ibhasi eya eSouth Africa. Babetshiye omunye wabo eduzane leRutenga uElphas Magugudze esilindweni.
Omunye wabo owayesebhasini befika eduze lalapho ababetshiye omunye wamisa ibhasi ethi usefikile lapho ayakhona, kwasekugada omunye wezigebengu lezi uAshton Siziba owayephethe umbhobho afika wawuqhubela uShumba.
Inkundla izwe ukuthi uShumba esephethe umbhobho wakhombela umtshayeli wathi kacitshe izibane zebhasi. Uthe esecitshile baqala ukukhuthuza abantu ababephakathi bethwele umbhobo bathatha iUS$5 932 le R66 170. Beqeda lapho behla ebhasini badubula emoyeni badliwa ngumswenya.
Kubikwa abathathu abathi uShumba, uSiziba loSaul Dadirayi babanjwa eNeshuro Business Centre ngosuku olufanayo sebenatha utshwala ngemva kokuba omunye othengisa ebhawa encwebe amapholisa indlebe.
“Laba abathathu bathi sebebotshiwe batholakala belombhobho olenhlamvu kanye lesikhwama esasilemali. Kwatholakala iR7 000 le $550 ababelayo.
Esezwile icala leli, umantshi uNkosazana Judith Zungu ugwebe uShumba ukuthi ayepika iminyaka engu-84 loDadirayi kanye loSiziba. UTalent Mlaudzi waphuma engelacala.