BABHEKE ukuthi uMkhosi woMhlanga wakulo nyaka uhanjelwe isibalo sabantu esiphezulu kwesake sabonwa kulo mkhosi waminyaka yonke.
UMnyango wezoBuciko namaSiko KwaZulu-Natal, uthe ulindele amatshitshi angaphezu kuka-40 000 ukuba abe ingxenye yomkhosi wakulo nyaka.
Ngokwezibalo zomnyango, isibalo sijwayele ukuba u-35 000.
Umkhosi wakulo nyaka uyingqophamlando njengoba kuzobungazwa iminyaka engu-40 kwavuselelwa lolu siko.
UMkhosi woMhlanga wavuselelwa iNdlovukazi uShiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu ngo-1984.
Umlando uveza ukuthi umkhosi wangalowo nyaka wawuhanjelwe amatshitshi angu-500.
UMkhosi woMhlanga wakulo nyaka uzoqala esigodlweni eMachobeni, eNgwavuma.
Lo mkhosi uzokuba izinsuku ezimbili, uLwesihlanu noMgqibelo, kulindeleke ukuthi uhanjelwe amatshitshi angu-5 000.
Ngesonto elizayo kuzoba nomkhosi omkhulu esigodlweni eNyokeni, kwaNongoma.
Umkhosi uzothatha izinsuku ezintathu, uzoqala ngoLwesihlanu, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi uhanjelwe amatshitshi angu-40 000.
Okhulumela umnyango, uMnuz Ntando Mnyandu, uthe konke sekumi ngomumo.
“Indlunkulu kaZulu ngokubambisana nohulumeni wesifundazwe, omasipala kanye nezinye izinhlaka sebekulungele ukwamukela amatshitshi aqhamuka kuzo zonke izifunda ezingu-11 zaKwaZulu-Natal, aqhamuka ezifundazweni ezingomakhelwane iMpumalanga neGauteng, kanye naqhamuka eSwatini.”
UMnyandu uthe balindele ubukhazikhazi emkhosini wakulo nyaka.
“Kukhulu ukuzigqaja eMkhosini woMhlanga. Izintombi zizikhethela zona ukuzigcina nokuzithiba ocansini. Kulo mkhosi, izintombi ezisuke zihlobe ngemibala ehlukene ekhombisa ukuba msulwa kwazo, ziyaye zihambe ngamaqoqo. Zisuke zicula amahubo ngesikhathi zihambisa umhlanga eSilweni uMisuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini.
“Lo mzuzu ukhombisa ukunqoba kwazo zonke izintombi ezilingweni ezibhekana nazo. ISilo uGoodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu sasisebenzisa uMkhosi woMhlanga ukugqugquzela amatshitshi ukuba aziphathe kahle. Ngokubambisana neNdlovukazi uMantfombi kaSobhuza, basungula inkundla yokukhuthaza izintombi ukuba ziziphathe kahle.”
UMnyandu uthe ngenxa yokubaluleka komkhosi wakulo nyaka babe nemicimbi yokulungiselela izintombi eziya emhlangeni ebikuzo zonke izifunda.
“Kube injabulo yodwa ngesikhathi kunemicimbi ebinesiqubulo esithi #SiyayaEmhlangeni.”
UMnyandu uthe emkhosini wakulo nyaka bazophinde bahlomise amatshitshi ngamakhono, baphinde bawaluleke ngemikhakha angayifundela.
“Inhloso yalokhu ukuba izintombi zikwazi ukubhekana nezimo zempilo.”