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MAPONYA MALL (Soweto)– Ubundlobongela obunamandla ngenjikalanga yangoLwesithathu, umhla weshumi elinesithathu (13) kweyeThupha 2025, ngelixa izithuthi ezimbini zenkonzo yabakhweli nge-app (e-hailing) zixhatshazwe ngabantu abangaziwayo. Esi siganeko sishiye indoda enye ibhubhile, zaze izithuthi zombini zantunyekwa ngomlilo.
Ngokwengxelo esiyifumeneyo, imoto ye-e-hailing ibonwe imisa emnyango ophambi kweMaponya Mall. Malunga nentsimbi yesithandathu ngokuhlwa, amadoda amane aqikelelwa ukuba afike ngeenyawo, aphuma ngequbuliso, aza athulula iimbumbuli kumqhubi. Emva kokudubula, isithuthi eso siye satshiswa sangqongqa.
Kwakhona, enye imoto ebikufutshane apho nayo iye yadutyulwa. Umqhubi wale moto ukwazile ukubaleka, kodwa ngethuba elinye, yona le moto nayo iye yatshiswa. Emva kophando olukhawulezileyo, kuqinisekisiwe ukuba umqhubi wale moto yesibini kunye nomhambi obedlula ngelo xesha bafumene amanxeba okuchanwa ziimbumbulu, baza babalekiselwa esibhedlele.
Amapolisa aseMzantsi Afrika (SAPS) avule ityala lokubulala (murder), ukuzama ukubulala kabini (two counts of attempted murder) kunye nokutshisa izinto (arson). Amapolisa kaMasipala waseRhawutini (JMPD) kunye namapolisa aseburhulumenteni abekhona kwindawo yesiganeko, ejonga imeko.
Kukho amatyala angapheliyo okuxabana phakathi kwabaqhubi be-e-hailing kunye nabasebenza kumashishini oothutho lwabantu (taxi industry), nto leyo ekhokelele ekubeni amapolisa aqwalasele ukuba esi siganeko asihlangane na kusini nodushe looNotekisi. Uphando luyaqhuba.