IZIPHATHIMANDLA zesifundazwe zithi kudaleke amathuba emisebenzi angaphezu kuka-700 njengoba kubuywa iHollywoodbets Durban July ebingempelanto. Bangaphezu kuka-35 000 abantu abebehambele lo mcimbi womjaho wamahhashi.
Kungokokuqala ngqa eminyakeni emibili ukuthi umjaho ohlonishwayo wamukele abadlisi bengqephu nabathandi bemfashini ukuthi bahambele umcimbi mathupha, belandela imithetho yokuvalwa kwe-COVID-19.
Izinkulungwane zabantu zitheleke eThekwini ukuzothamela umjaho wamahhashi iHollywoodbets Durban July. Abasiki bengqephu baseNingizimu Afrika bakhombise imiklamo yabo ewubukhazikhazi ezinkulungwaneni zababukeli. Bekuwulwandle olunemibala ehlukahlukene nemibala ephuzi ehambisana nendikimba ethi “Show Me The Honey”.
Abanye bangene kahle ngezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezizimele. Umsiki wengqephu osafufusa we-Hollywoodbets Durban July, uMartin Steenkamp, uthi kuyamjabulisa ukuthi umsebenzi wakhe uyahlonishwa futhi uyahlonishwa.
Ngomklamo wakhe, lo mklami osemusha ukwazile ukuthwebula ingqikithi yetimu ngemodeli yakhe egqoke ingubo eqoshwe njengesidleke sezinyosi. USteenkamp uthi njengoba umcimbi ububanjwe cishe iminyaka emibili ngenxa ye-COVID-19, uphuthelwe indlela abantu abasabela ngayo emsebenzini wakhe.
“Umuzwa ubuhlukene emhlabeni ngoba bekungekho ukuxoxisana okuningi njengathi manje. Kunomphakathi kakhulu. Kukhona ukuhlanganyela okuningi. Uyaye ubone isasasa futhi ubone nesasasa labantu abebehambele umcimbi weDurban Durban July kodwa ubuye ubone ukuthi abantu basabela kanjani emsebenzini wakho,” usho kanje.
Uyanezela: “Okubaluleke kakhulu, kufanele ngemibukiso ebonakalayo, asikwazanga ukubona ukuthi abantu sebewuphendule kanjani umsebenzi wakho. Ngakho-ke kuyajabulisa kakhulu ukuthi lesi sigcawu sibuye futhi,”
Izihambeli zigqokele ukuhlaba umxhwele ngezimpahla zazo ezidizayini. Lezi zihambeli uMamantsoe Mokoatle waseMatatiela noNhlanhla Mbana wase-Eastern Cape zithi ziphuthelwe ukuvunula kulo mcimbi.
“Isikhathi esiningi, ngithanda imibala egqamile ngenxa yesikhumba sami, kuyangijabulisa ukuthi sesibuyele emphakathini ngoba cishe eminyakeni emibili manje, besingavunyelwe ukuba phakathi njengathi, wazi abantu abaningi.”
UNdunankulu wesifundazwe, uMnuz Sihle Zikalala, uthe ukusingatha iHollywoodbets Durban July kusize ekudaleni amathuba emisebenzi amaningi.
“Bangaphezu kuka-750 abantu abaqashiwe kulo msebenzi olethwe yilo. Manje kusho ukuthi sizoba naleyo vibe nayo edlala bukhoma kubantu. Kodwa futhi kusho ukuthi umnotho usuzokhula ngaphezu kwalokho esike sakubona eminyakeni emibili edlule,” kusho uZikalala.
Khonamanjalo isikhulu esiphezulu seTrade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal, uNeville Matjie, uthi unethemba lokuthi uma isifundazwe singaphatha imicimbi efana nalena, umnotho waso uzosimama ngokugcwele.
“Izinombolo ngokwazo kufanele zikwazi ukukunikeza inkomba yokuthi amahhotela ethu agcwele ngasohlangothini lwezokuvakasha. Kuyithuba elihle. Sibonile, vele, imikhiqizo yakamuva efana neRadisson Blue eshayelwa nguVivian Reedy, nayo ewukudla komthamo wezinhlelo ezenzekayo, ”kusho yena.
Uyanezela: “Ngiphinde ngabona abanye osomaqhinga behlangana ngaphambi kwesikhathi esingcono kakhulu se-UAE nabo abakhona ukuze bakhombise ukuthi wonke umuntu ufuna ukuba seThekwini. Nomnotho uvulekile, iTheku livuliwe.”
Kulo mjaho kuqhudelane amahhashi angu-18 ehlomula u-R5million ogcine unqotshwe yiSparkling Water egitshelwe nguSmanga Khumalo kwathi iJet Dark yaphuma isibili.
