LUYINDABA egudwini kumalunga omphakathi eSakabuthu, eBulwer udaba lomfundi oyintombazana weNdabakazibuzwa High School okuthiwa ulwe lomunye kwagcina kuphuma isidumbu.
Ngokuthola kweSolezwe, umufi uSnqobile Ngubane (16) obefunda uGrade 10 kulesi sikolo uhilizisane lomunye umfundi afunda laye ekilasini bagcina sebebambana ngesidlozana.
Isigameko kuthiwa senzeke ngoLwesihlanu phambi kwabanye abafundi lotitsha.
Kuthiwa ngesikhathi besilwa umufi bamngqubuze kanengi kabuhlungu etsheni ngekhanda wopha kakhulu, waphuthunyiswa esibhedlela kwafike kwamkhulela.
Usihlalo wesigungu esilawula isikolo, uMnu Ngubane (ongathandanga legama lakhe) usiqinisekisile lesi sigameko.
Uthe bayakwetshwama okwenzekile kulesi sikolo. “Kuyaqala nje ngqa ukuthi kube lesigameko esifuze lesi emlandweni walesi sikolo. Lamanje sisathukile siyazibuza ukuthi ngempela kwenzakaleni,’’ utsho kanje.
Ugcizelele ukuthi abatholanga ukuthi ubuyini umnyombo wempi yabafundi ababili. Uthe bakhathazekile kakhulu ngokuthi kugcine kuphuma isidumbu egameni lokuthi kube lempi emagcekeni esikolo.
Omunye umzali ocele ukuba kugodlwe igama lakhe, uthe okubakhathaza kakhulu yikuthi uma bebabuza abanye abafundi ukuthi bekubangwani bathi kabakwazi.
“Sifuna ukuthola ukuthi abafundi bebebangani kodwa sihlulekile,’’ utsho kanje.
Isolezwe lithole ukuthi abomdeni kamsolwa bahambile bayocela uxolo emdenini kamufi.
Umthombo uveza ukuthi kube khona ukuxoxisana phakathi kwezinhlangothi zombili kwavunyelwana ngokuthi le bekuyimpi yezingane, akumele igcine seyidala udungunyane phakathi kwale mideni.
“Imideni yomibili igcine ivumelana ngokuthi asikho isidingo sengxabano ngenxa yalesi simo,’’ utsho kanje.
Isolezwe lithole lokuthi lesi sigameko simhlukumezile kakhulu unina kamufi, kangangoba kuvela ukuthi akekho esimeni esikahle ngokwengqondo.
Isolezwe lizamile ukuxhumana laye kodwa belungangeni ucingo lwakhe. Umfundi osolwa ngokulimaza kabi omunye kuthiwa ukubo akazange alubhade esikolo izolo.
Okhulumela uMnyango wezeMfundo KwaZulu Natal, uMnu Muzi Mahlambi, uthe siyabethusa lesi sehlakalo.
Ukhale kakhulu ngesihluku esesikhonjiswa ngabafundi kwabanye muva nje.
Uthe sekuqala ukuba yinsakavukela manje ukuthi abafundi babulalane emagcekeni esikolo.
Uveze ukuthi ngalo isonto eledlule kube khona umfundi wasesikolo saKwaNongoma ogwaze wabulala omunye emagcekeni esikolo.
“UMnyango wezeMfundo KwaZulu-Natal uyazwelana kakhulu lamalunga omdeni kamufi. Kuyacaca ukuthi inkulu inkinga ekhona ezikolo zethu,” utsho kanje.
Umufi kuthiwa uzongcwatshwa kule mpelasonto.
Okhulumela amapholisa KwaZulu Natal, uColonel Robert Netshiunda usiqinisekisile isigameko.
Uthe amapholisa aseBulwer aphenya icala lokufa komfundi wentombazane oleminyaka engu-16.
“Umfundi kuvela ukuthi utshone ngemva kokuba elimale kabi ekhanda kade exabane lozakwabo esikolo. Isidumbu sizohlolwa ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi yini ngempela imbangela yokufa,’’ utsho kanje. — Isolezwe