headline: Baphelelwa lithemba ekudala belinde ukufakelwa kwamanzi
text: “Bendiba ndiyakuthi ndiguga ndibe sendixhamle kwiinkonzo zikarhulumente, kodwa didinga nkqu amanzi la kudala sathenjiswa ngawo.” Lawo ngamazwi kaMamtolo Siyothula, ixhegokazi elina 78 yeminyaka ubudala. Lo makhulu ungumhlali kwilali iNgxabarha kwaBhaca.  
  Uthi amanzi acocekileyo uwazi kuphela xa elaliswe esibhedlele. Ukwathe amanzi abawakha emithonjeni kule lali akacocekanga, kwaye basela nemfuyo, xa umntu engenalo itanki lamanzi. 
  Ubongoze umasipala ukuba ayithathele ingqalelo imeko yonqongophalo lweenkonzi kwilali yakhe ingakumbi amanzi. “Ndiyacela ngokuzithoba umasipala wethu asizamele icebo lokuba sifumane amanzi acocekileyo, siyasokola thina sigugileyo ukuya emthonjeni,” itshilo le nkondekazi. 
  UMamtolo uqhube wathi, ukususela kugayo le nkxaso yonyulo lokuqala ledemokrasi kweli iANC yathembisa ukufakela abantu iitephu zamanzi. Ukwathe lo mbutho wazifaka iitephu kodwa amanzi aphuma ixeshana aphinda aphela. 
  Lo makhulu ukwathi, akasenawo amandla okuyokha amanzi emlanjeni, kwaye akanamntu umncedisayo oko kwathi kwasweleka unyana wakhe. 
  UMamtolo uthi maxa wambi uqesha abafana nge-R12 ukuba bamkhelele ipheyile la manzi kwimali yakhe yenkamnkam. 
  UNosisa Makha omelene noMamtolo uthi ukungabikho kwamanzi acocekileyo kubakhathaza bonke bengabahlali, ngakumbi kumaxhegwazana afana noMamtolo. 
  Ubongoze umasipala iAlfred Nzo ukuba ubafake kuluhlu lweelali ezidinga isibonelelo samanzi esikhawulezileyo. 
  USodolophu weAlfred Nzo uSixolile Mehlomakhulu uthi le ngingqi isathwaxwe yimbalela kodwa umasipala uyaqhuba nezicwangciso zokufakela amanzi acocekileyo kwiilali, nangona lo nto izakuthatha ixesha.