I-Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) ivuselele ukuzibophezela kwayo ekuthuthukisweni kwezindawo zasemakhaya ngokusebenzisa ubudlelwano obusha obunamandla ne-KwaZulu-Natal Educational Development Trust (KZNEDT), obuhloselwe ukunika amandla othisha, abafundi, kanye nemiphakathi ezindaweni ezibuswa ngamasiko kulesi sifundazwe.

Lokhu kubambisana kuqinisekiswe emcimbini wokusayina owawusePietermaritzburg, lapho izinhlangano zombili zasayina khona iSivumelwano Sokuqondana (MoU) sokubhekana nezinye zezinkinga ezinkulu ezithinta ezemfundo ezindaweni zasemakhaya KwaZulu-Natal.

I-KZN Education Development Trust izodlala indima enkulu ekuhlanganiseni izinsiza zokuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda yezikole, ukweseka ukuthuthukiswa kothisha, kanye nokuthuthukisa imiphumela yokufunda kwabafundi basemakhaya.

“Kithi, lokhu kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu emlandweni,” kusho u-Advocate Linda Zama, iPhini likaSihlalo we-Ingonyama Trust Board. “Lokhu akukaze kwenzeke ngaphambilini kungaba yi-Ingonyama Trust noma i-KZN Education Development Trust. Sibambisene ukuze sisekele uMnyango Wezemfundo waKwaZulu-Natal futhi senze impilo ibe ngcono kubafundi nakothisha ezindaweni zasemakhaya ngokuthuthukisa izindlu zangasese, izinga lokufundisa, kanye nokuxhumana, ukuze izingane zijabulele imfundo yesimanje. Sibheke phambili ekutholeni imiphumela ebonakalayo eminyakeni emithathu ezayo.”

Lobu budlelwano buhambisana ngqo nomsebenzi we-Ingonyama Trust wokulawula umhlaba ngenhloso yokuthuthukisa izimo zokuphila kanye nenhlalakahle yemiphakathi yendabuko. Ngokutshala imali kwezemfundo, i-ITB ihlose ukwakha imiphakathi ezimele futhi ephumelelayo ekwazi ukusebenzisa ngokugcwele amandla omhlaba wayo kanye nezinsiza zendawo.

UMnu. Siyamdumisa Vilakazi, iSikhulu Esiphezulu Esibambe iSikhundla (Acting CEO) se-Ingonyama Trust Board, ukuqinisekisile lokhu kubona okuhle kwesikhathi esizayo.

“Ukuze umhlaba we-Ingonyama Trust unike abantu bethu amandla ngempela, kumele sitshale imali olwazini nakumakhono abo,” kusho uMnu. Vilakazi. “Lobu budlelwano buqinisekisa ukuthi sidlule ekulawulweni komhlaba nje kuphela, siye ekwakheni imiphakathi enamandla ekwazi ukuziqhubela phambili ekuthuthukisweni kwayo.”

I-CEO ye-KZN Educational Development Trust, uMnu. Nhlanhla Ngubane, wabelane ngemininingwane egcizelela ukuphuthuma kokungenelela.

“Ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-Trust luveze ukuthi ezikoleni ezingaba ngu-6 000 esifundazweni, ezingaba ngu-4 800 azinawo uxhumano — iningi lazo lisezindaweni zasemakhaya,” kusho uMnu. Ngubane. “Ezinye izinselelo ezibhekene nabafundi basezindaweni zasemakhaya zifaka phakathi izindawo zangasese ezinganele kanye nokufinyelela okulinganiselwe emitatsheni yezincwadi nasema-laboratory.”

Wanezela:

“Njenge-KZN Education Development Trust, asikwazi ukulinda ngenkathi abafundi bephoqeleka ukuyeka isikole ngenxa yezinkinga ezingaxazululwa. Sisebenzisana ne-Ingonyama Trust, sizoqoqa izinsiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abafundi basezindaweni zasemakhaya bathola ikhwalithi efanayo yemfundo njengontanga yabo basemadolobheni.”

Ubambiswano luphinde luphendule esibizweni esikhulu seziphathimandla zemfundo sokuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda yezikole, ukwesekwa kothisha, kanye nokufinyelela ekufundeni kwedijithali, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezikude.

Ngokuhlanganisa amandla, iBhodi ye-Ingonyama Trust kanye ne-KZNEDT babeka isisekelo soshintsho olushintshayo emfundweni yasemakhaya — bevala igebe phakathi kwenqubomgomo kanye neqiniso, futhi beqinisekisa ukuthi ukuchuma kwemiphakathi yasemakhaya yaKwaZulu-Natal kuqala ekilasini.