Mbombela

IMbombela, edolobheni elikhulu laseMpumalanga, kade laziwa ngokuthi iNelspruit, futhi liyisikhungo esiphithizelayo lezohwebo nabantu abavela ezindaweni ezahlukene abaza kulo zonke izinsuku befuna amathuba nemisebenzi. Impilo lapha ihamba ngesivinini emini, kodwa ebusuku amagceke asemuva namapaki asendaweni yedolobha aba yindawo yokulala kwabaningi abangenamakhaya. Ngokwemininingwane yakamuva, umndeni ojwayelekile eMpumalanga uhola cishe u-R95,000 ngonyaka, imali engagculisi uma kuqhathaniswa nezindleko zokuphila edolobheni. Ucwaningo olwenziwa ngo-2015 embonini yedolobha (i-CBD) yaseMbombela lwathola ukuthi bekukhona cishe abantu abangama-250 abahlala emgwaqweni ngaleso sikhathi, inombolo engeke iqinisekiswe ukuthi isasebenza namuhla ngokugcwele, kodwa ebonisa ubungako benkinga endaweni. I-Salvation Army eMbombela, i-Mpumalanga Council of Churches, kanye ne-St John Ambulance yilezi ezinye zezinhlangano ezisebenza endaweni, zinikeza ukudla, izingubo nosizo lwezempilo kubantu abaswele. Uma uhlala emgwaqweni noma ungenandawo yokulala namuhla, yazi ukuthi awuwedwa—kukhona abantu abakhathalele ukuthi uphila kanjani, ngakho zama ukufinyelela kulezi zinhlangano uma nje kunokwenzeka.