Umqhali weteksi: Inkosikazi eyindodakazi yakhe iyaqhubeka nebhizinisi lomndeni Umuntu owenziwe olusizi akazibeki ngemuva. UNomsa Mthethwa, indodakazi yomqhali weteksi, iphakamisile izandla zayo ukuze iqhube ibhizinisi lomndeni. Ngaphambi kokuthi ubawo wakhe ufa, wayengumqhali weteksi onyakeni owedlule. Namuhla, iyena ozinindluza kule ndawo. Kusukela ebangeni lokuthwala abantu, kuya ekusebenzeni nendlubu yomndeni, uNomsa wenze umsebenzi omningi. Isigaba somqhali siyimithwalo enkulu, kodwa wayeqinile. Indawo apho eqhubeka nayo ibhizinisi yompilo omningi. Abantu abadlu kufike ekuseni ngaya nasekudluleni ukuze baume ukuya nawo. "Ngiyazi umningi ongikufundza umqhali," kusho uNomsa. "Kodwa ngubani ongakwazi ukusebenza kulomsebenzi?" Le ndlela imosha umndeni wakhe. Abantwana abekuchela inkosikazi yakhe abasekho abayi-learners abaseFAK naendlunkulu. Umndeni wakhe uthokoza nangomsebenzi akwenza. Kodwa lokho akusenzi umhlaba. Izindleko zenkemisi, izinhlelo zomugqo, nemali eseselani ayithucinelani ngempela. "Ngiyoqhubeka kuze kube nini-nje," kusho uNomsa ngodonsela oluhle. "Abantwana bami bayakukuqesha ukuthi bathakathake."

Kanti abanye abantwana besebebanda ukuya esikoleni, uMihle Buka wayesele ekusebenziseni umthwalo wabafundi.

Lokho kuqala okungalindelekile kwakwenza umuntu oweminyaka engamashumi amabili neyisishiyagalombili o-Khayelitsha ibe isikhali sikamjumela.

Namhanje, uMihle usebenza emkhakheni owawusukelela amadoda futhi ufuna abanye abafazi abancane ukuba azikwazi lokho nokunye.

Isikhali sikamjumela naso singenwe ngesigamu sayo.

UMihle ngunye wabasonwane ababine abakhulelwa yisikhali sikamjumela. Uthe uyise wasetshenzisa imali azitholi kumsebenzini okuze akupe umndeni wakhe okwakufunikele.

"Uyise wayesikhali sikamjumela futhi waqinisekisa ukuthi nenazo okubekufuniswa kusetshenziswa imali ayithola ekhonkweni likamjumela," kusho yena.

Uhambo lwakhe lokukhalela umuntu kanye nokuqala ngo-2016 kanti ayesebisisikoleni.

Umakheli wesakhi somthwalo wabafundi kauyise wayehlala engekho ngo-Mgqibelo. UMihle wazuza indawo yakhe.

"Ngithe ngiqa i-scholar transport kauyise yami ngeviki ngeviki ngo-Mgqibelo," kusho yena.

Lokho kwakusho ukuthi usuku lakhe lesikholi laluqala ngokuthatha abanye abafundi ezikoleni zabo ngaphambi kokuya ezitshalingweni zakhe.

Okwaluqala ngoba umakheli wayekhona kwakuba okwenziwa uMihle okathanda.

Ngesikhathi sokuphumula, wayechitha isikhathi esikhulu ekhonkweni likamjumela futhi waba nomkili omkhulu emshini womndeni.

Ngemuva kokuqedela imatric, wayenesikwele esomile esilungile.

UMihle wayehlala efuna ukwenza ibhizinisi kunokusebenza somuntu omumelekazi. Wanquma ukuthi umkhakhi wesakhi somjumela wayenga kumkela naleso sithupha.

Wajoyina umshini womndeni ngelukuluku lokusebenza okulihlupha alukhule.

UMihle naye yumama onomunye umfana oweminyaka emine futhi uthe umndeni wakhe wamunika esinye isizathu sokusebenza nge-thandi.

"Njengomeneyisikhombelo onomnumzane omncane oweminyaka emine, kuyingcwele kwami ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ngisebenzela nge-thandi ngoba sonke singithembela ebhizinisini," kusho yena.

Umsebenzi wakhe uqala isikhathi eside ngaphambi koluhlaza itholo.

UMihle uphakamisa ngo-4am ukuze agqoke ekhonkweni likamjumela.

Uthe umkhuleko uyingxenye eyambile yensuku yakhe ngaphambi kokuqukela osecaleni omusha.

Umsebenzi akusasimple njalo.

Enye yezinkinga zakhe enkulu yikukubheka abathumbi abafika elingathathu noma aboliwe futhi bathatha izinkathazo zabo emakhelini.

Kunendebe yokusikela, uMihle uthe wafunda ukuhlala nguphansi.

"Abathumbi bazofika nebabalo bezinkinga zabo futhi bathatha ezabo phezu kwethu," kusho yena.

Ubakholomela ukuthi umthumbi oboliwe angathi kalulamiso akabubuyi ngaphambi kokuphendula engalingani encane iphakamiswe ube amakhukhula.

UMihle uthe akaqeqeshwa eminyaka yakhe njengesikhali akakhokhwa udeserve wesondo elingazange livele.

Umthumbi uAzukile Gwili, uneminyaka engamashumi amane neyisihlanu, ubhelieve ukuthi abanye abafazi bamelwe ukulungiswa ukuze babe emsebenzini wesakhi somjumela.

UGwili isikhali sikaМihle izikhathi eziningana futhi washiwo imali emfihlela futhi imnandi isikhubela.

"Uma bekukwazi ukunoba nokukhanda okwengeziwe abafazi emsebenzini wesakhi somjumela, ngubuthakela ukuthi bezoba amakhukhula ambalwa," kusho uGwili.

Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association sikhulu iNceba Enge sathi umkhakhi wayethokoza ukubona abanye abafazi bethola isiqalo.

"Siyasikhuleka ukubona abantu abafazi basiyajoyina umkhakhi. Isikhathi eside lokho kwakubonwe njengomsebenzi wesina, kodwa abafazi abanje uBuka babonisa ababalindele nabesikhali nje ukuthi bangako umsebenzi onalezi zokunye ngaphezulu," kusho yena.

UEnge uthe kunolwazi ekhonkweni likamjumela lokuthi abesikhali besifazane bathanda ukuba nobudlelwano futhi babathule.

Kodwa, ushiyekile ukuthi inhlangano ayinayo amafigure asambulo okukuqhathanisa amazinga esonweni phakathi kwesikhali esisifazane nesesina.

KukaМihle, ukuba owesifazane akukhona isizathu sokugwema umkhakhi.

Ubakholomela ukuthi abafazi abancane abafuna abe isikhali sikamjumela bayazicinga lokuthi bakufuna bese beya sengocwaningweni lomsebenzi.

"Ngakho kuze wazi lockuthi bakufuna, bese bakwazi ukujoyina," kusho yena.

UМihle uthe ubhizinisi lwesakhi somjumela, nanje nobhizinisi olinye nala, lidinga intuthuko.

Kumama omncane owaka-Khayelitsha, imihla yonke ngasikhathakahle esiqaleni yikho ngemva kwemjumela.

Kuyindlela yokukhula ubhizinisi bomndeni owawuvele wabeka ukudla etafuleni lendlu yakhe yesigamu futhi wakho okunye okungakhulisa umusebenzinyama olandelayo.