Thembisa

ITembisa, esifundazweni saseGauteng, iyidolobha elikhulu elinomlando ojulile futhi eliphilayo, ligcwele ukuphithizela kwemakethe, izitolo zasekhaya, kanye nomphakathi oyaziwa ngokusekelana ngisho nasezikhathini ezinzima. Ngokwemibiko yakamuva, umholo wesilinganiso womndeni lapha usalele phansi kakhulu, ucishe ube ngu-R40,000 ngonyaka kwamanye amakhaya, okuvame ukwenza kube nzima ukuthenga ukudla nendawo yokuhlala. Akukho ukubalwa okuqondile kwabantu abahlala emgwaqweni eThembisa ngokwalo, kodwa iJohannesburg eseduze yathola ukuthi cishe abantu abangu-15,000 babehlala emgwaqweni ngo-2015, futhi lolu daba lusalokhu luthinta nezindawo ezingaphandle kwedolobha njengeThembisa. Uma udinga usizo, i-Home from Home, ehlala futhi isebenza khona lapha eThembisa, isiza izingane nemindeni entulayo ngokudla nangempahla; iSalvation Army inikeza ukudla nendawo yesikhashana kwabahlukumezekile; kanti iGift of the Givers ivame ukufika lapho kunesidingo esiphuthumayo sokudla noma impahla ngesikhathi sezinkinga. Ungayesabi ukucela usizo emphakathini wakini — abantu abaningi baseThembisa bayaqonda ubunzima futhi banomoya wokusekelana. Noma ubuphi ubunzima obhekene nabo namuhla, awuwedwa, futhi ukhona indlela yokuqhubekela phambili, kancane kancane.