Abantu abahlala endaweni eyingozi eKapa bathi basengcupheni ngoba isiteshi samaphoyisa sendawo seneveni eyodwa kuphela esebenzayo yokulwa nobugebengu.

Izakhamuzi zasePhilippi East zithi izimoto eziningi zamaphoyisa ziphukile futhi zithi amaphoyisa athatha amahora amaningi ukufika ezindaweni lapho kwenzeke khona ubugebengu obubikiwe.

Amaphoyisa ayakuphika ukuthi anemoto eyodwa kuphela futhi athi anezimoto ezanele ukusebenzela umphakathi yize kukhona ezinye izimoto ezinenkinga.

Abantu abahlala eLower Crossroads eKapa bathukuthele ngenxa yokushoda kwamaveni amaphoyisa esiteshini sasePhilippi East. Bathi kukhona iveni elilodwa kuphela elisebenzayo njengamanje.

USiyolise Qhwalase uhlala kule ndawo. UQhwalase uthe iLower Crossroads inezinga eliphezulu lobugebengu futhi ukushoda kwezimoto kubeka izimpilo engcupheni.

UQhwalase uthe kuthatha amahora amaningi ukuthi amaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika (SAPS) aphendule ucingo olubika ubugebengu. Lo oneminyaka engu-45 ubudala uthe uma umuntu ekuhlasela ekuseni, ungabulawa ngaphambi kokuba amaphoyisa afike ngemuva kwamahora amaningi.

UQhwalase uthe kuyamangaza ukuthi amaveni amaningi amaphoyisa aphukile. Lesi sakhamuzi sifuna le nkinga ixazululwe ngaphambi kukaZibandlela.

Esinye isakhamuzi sendawo, u-Azola Mokweni, sithe amaphoyisa kwesinye isikhathi athola usizo lokugibela ezimotweni zezikhulu zendawo eziqinisekisa ukuthotshelwa komthetho ukuze afike ezindaweni zobugebengu.

UMokweni uzwe ngesigameko lapho izikhulu eziqinisekisa ukuthotshelwa komthetho zafika kuqala endaweni yesigameko. Zakhathala ukulinda zase zishayela ziya esiteshini ukuyolanda amaphoyisa.

UMokweni uthe abanye abantu baboleka imali ukuze baye esiteshini samaphoyisa. Lo oneminyaka engu-34 ubudala uthe ngisho noma abantu befika, bavame ukutshelwa ukuthi iveni elilodwa elisebenzayo liphumile.

UZolani Lumkwana ungusihlalo wekomiti yendawo yokubambisana kwamaphoyisa nomphakathi. ULumkwana uthe amaveni amaningi amaphoyisa aphukile futhi apakiwe egalaji. ULumkwana ucele okungenani amaveni amasha amathathu ukusiza ekulweni nobugebengu.

Okhulumela amaphoyisa aseWestern Cape, u-Andre Traut, ukuphikile ukuthi isiteshi sinemoto eyodwa kuphela esebenzayo.

UTraut uthe amaphoyisa anezimoto ezanele ukusebenzela umphakathi. Wenqabile ukunikeza imininingwane eqondile yokuthi mangaki amaveni asebenzayo. Uthe ukufa kwezimoto kwenzeka yonke indawo, futhi amaphoyisa alungisa amaveni angasebenzi ngokushesha okukhulu.