ISishayamthetho Kuzwelonke asimethembi uMfundisi

Imizamo yalowo owayenguMqondisi Jikelele onguMengameli kanye nomakadebona we-African National Congress (ANC) uFrank Chikane ibhuntshile. UChikane wehlulekile ukuthola iningi lezingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu emalungwini ePhalamende Likazwelonke elalidingeka ukuze aqokwe. Amaqembu amabili amakhulu aphikisayo, iDemocratic Alliance (DA) ne-Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) awazange ameseke uChikane. Baphakamise ukuxhumana kwakhe ne-ANC ngezingxabano zabo. ISishayamthetho Sikazwelonke manje sekufanele siqale kabusha sibheka umuntu ofanelekayo.

Umsebenzi ka-Inspector General of Intelligence wukugcina izinhloli zezwe zibambe ongezansi. Lokhu kwenziwa ngokuqapha kanye nokubuyekeza ukusebenza kwezinhlaka ezehlukene zezobunhloli kanye nokuphenya izikhalo zomphakathi mayelana nokuphulwa komthetho okungase kube khona kanye nokusebenzisa kabi umthetho.

Uphiko lwezobunhloli kuleli lizwe lugxekwe kakhulu muva nje njengoba uphenyo oluningi luthola ukuthi izigebengu bezizibandakanya ezimpini zezepolitiki, ikakhulukazi ze-ANC. Kuphinde kwaphakanyiswa imibuzo mayelana nokusebenza kahle kwazo kulandela izibhelu ezadala umonakalo KwaZulu-Natal naseGauteng ngonyaka odlule.

IPhini likaSotswebhu we-ANC, uDoris Dlakude, unxuse i-ANC wathi uChikane ukhombisile ukuthi uthembekile ezweni. “UMfundisi uChikane, uma ngingakutshela, uphumelele ngamalengiso ezingxoxweni. Wonke umuntu owayebukele uyakwazi lokho. Asingabazi ukuthi unesipiliyoni, unokwethembeka ezweni. Ukwethembeka kwakhe kusezweni, hhayi ku-ANC,” kusho uDlakude.

Iqembu leNkatha Freedom Party (IFP) uRussel Cebekhulu kanye noNqabayomzi Kwankwa nabo baphakamise uChikane njengomuntu oqotho nozokwenza umsebenzi omuhle. “Abezobunhloli basebenza ngenani eliphansi kakhulu. Kusobala ukuthi ubuholi bushoda futhi lokhu kuzodinga ukugadwa komuntu onolwazi lwangaphambili ngophiko lwezobunhloli futhi yilokhu kanye uMfundisi uChikane akulethayo etafuleni,” kusho uCebekhulu.

“Yebo siyakungabaza futhi sikhathazekile ngokuthi mhlawumbe bekungakhethwa umuntu osemncane onomfutho kodwa sinombono wokuthi uMfu uChikane uyindoda eqotho futhi uzokwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wakhe ngokugcwele kulesi sabelo esisha,” kusho uKwankwa.

Umlando kaChikane we-ANC wawuyifulegi elibomvu likaDianne Kohler Barnard weDA. Uthi njengomdala, uChikane akumele abekwe kulesi sikhundla. Uthe kuzoba nzima ukuthi izinhloko zophiko lwezobunhloli zikholwe ukuthi uChikane uzothatha uhlangothi lwayo njengoba kuqhathaniswa nolwezakwabo e-ANC esigungwini esiphezulu. Phezu kwakho konke, uthi uChikane wenze kabi kwinhlolokhono.

“Engxoxweni yakhe uthe ukholwa wukuthi izikhala zomthetho zizovalwa ngesikhundla se-IGI kodwa imithetho isingathwe yiPhalamende. Ubheke ukuhlela kabusha ezobunhloli nokubuza zonke izikhundla zokubamba…ubeneminyaka eyishumi ekhona ezinhlakeni eziphezulu ze-ANC ebukele kwenzeka,” kusho uKohler Barnard.

UMnu uMbuyiseni Ndlozi we-EFF uphikise ubuqotho bukaChikane njengoba kuqhutshekwe ne-ANC. Uthi uMfundisi akazange asho lutho ngesikhathi owayenguMengameli uThabo Mbeki ephenya ngomakadebona be-ANC ayebasola ngokuzama ukumlimaza. Uthi uChikane unokuziphatha okungahambisani.

“UChikane ungowesibili ogunyazwe yi-ANC ongaphumelelanga. Ngowezi-2016 iqembu kwadingeka liyiyeke imizamo yalo yokuthi uCecil Burges aqokwe njengamaqembu aphikisayo aveza ukuthi ngeke ameseke,” kusho uNdlozi.