IMthatha idolobha elisenkabeni yeMpumalanga Kapa, elake laba yinhloko-dolobha yeTranskei, manje eliphila ngomlando walo omkhulu nangomoya womphakathi osekelanayo phakathi kwezinselelo eziningi zomnotho. Izikhungo ezifana ne-Sabata Dalindyebo Hospital nezimakethe ezimatasa ziyingxenye yempilo yansuku zonke lapha, kodwa ukuphila akulula ngoba imali engenayo yekhaya elivamile kulesi sifundazwe seMpumalanga Kapa ilinganiselwa cishe ku-R90,000 ngonyaka nje kuphela, ngokwezibalo zakamuva zika-Stats SA. Izibalo eziqondene neMthatha ngabantu abahlala emgwaqweni azitholakali ngokusobala, kodwa ucwaningo lwango-2013 olwenziwa yi-Housing Development Agency lwathola ukuthi cishe izinkulungwane eziyisithupha zabantu babehlala emgwaqweni kulo lonke iphondo laseMpumalanga Kapa, inani okucatshangwa ukuthi selikhulile kakhulu kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Uma udinga ukudla, izingubo, noma indawo yokulala okwesikhashana, izinhlangano ezifana ne-St Vincent de Paul Society, i-Salvation Army, kanye ne-Ubunye Foundation ziyasebenza kule ndawo futhi zisiza abantu abaswele ngezikhathi eziphuthumayo. Bheka nasemakerikeni aseduze, ngoba amaningi awo avame ukuvula iminyango kubantu abadinga isondlo noma indawo yokuphumula ngenkathi kunzima. Awuwedwa kulolu hambo — uma usuku lube nzima, khumbula ukuthi ukuphila kwakho kubalulekile, futhi kusekhona abantu kule ndawo abazimisele ngenhliziyo yonke ukukusiza ukuthi uthole indlela yokuqhubeka.
