Ngu: Layla Almasri
Indawo: Al-Madinah, eSaudi Arabia
Enkabeni yezimboni ephithizelayo yase-Al-Madinah, lapho iphunga lezinongo lixubene nephunga elimnandi lekhofi yase-Arabhu esanda kuphekwa, umlindi othule wayeseqalile ukuguqula ukusebenza kwezindawo zokuhlanza uwoyela, izindawo zokwakha, kanye nezindawo zokugcina uphethiloli. Ukuhlanganiswa kokukhula komnotho okusheshayo kanye nokuthembela okukhulu kumafutha angaphansi komhlaba kwakusho ukuthi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imigomo yokuphepha yayibaluleke kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili. Esifundeni lapho isilonda sokuvuza okuyingozi sasivame ukujula khona, izinsimbi zokubona ukuvuza kwegesi kanye nedizili zavela njengamathuluzi abalulekile ekudaleni indawo ephephile.
Imboni Eguqukayo
Njengoba ilanga liphuma emkhathizwe, lipenda isibhakabhaka ngemibala ephuzi negolide, uFatima Al-Nasr walungiselela ukuqala umsebenzi wakhe e-Al-Madinah Oil Refinery. UFatima wayengeyena uchwepheshe ojwayelekile; wayeyingxenye yeqembu eliqavile elaliqalise izinhlelo ezintsha zokuthola ukuvuza kwegesi kanye nedizili kule ndawo yokuhlanza.
“Uke ucabange ukuthi yini engenzeka ukube besingenazo lezi zixhobo zokuthola ulwazi?” wabuza umngane wakhe kanye nozakwabo, u-Omar, njengoba bengena esikhungweni.
U-Omar wanikina amahlombe, ekhumbula izindaba ezidluliselwe ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane zabasebenzi bakawoyela. “Ngizwe izindaba zokuqhuma nemililo, zemindeni yonke ethintwe yizingozi ebesingazivimbela. Kuhle ukuthi sisesikhathini esihlukile manje.”
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Imishini esindayo yakhala futhi yakhala njengoba laba ababili bejikeleza, behlola izinhlelo ezahlukene. UFatima wayelokhu ehlonipha umsebenzi wakhe, ikakhulukazi selokhu kwethulwa imishini yokubona ukuvuza esezingeni eliphezulu eyayikwazi ukubona ukuvuza kwegesi kanye nedizili ngemizuzwana nje, ikhomba izindawo zazo ukuze kugwenywe ukwehluleka okubi kakhulu.
Ngolunye usuku, ngesikhathi ebukeza idatha yesonto eledlule, uFatima waphawula into engavamile. Imibiko yokutholwa kokuvuza ibonise ukwanda okuncane kodwa okuqhubekayo kwamazinga kaphethiloli endaweni yokulungisa.
“Bheka lokhu, Omar,” esho, ibunzi lakhe liphenduka ngenxa yokukhathazeka. “Kudingeka sihlole ama-valve kuleyo ngxenye ngokushesha.”
Ochwepheshe ababili bagqoka ngokushesha izinto zabo zokuphepha baqonda endaweni. Lapho befika, bavula umshini wokubona ukuvuza ophathwayo. Njengoba besondela eduze kwesethi yamavalvu amadala, kwazwakala i-alamu ehlabayo endaweni yonke—okubonisa ukuvuza kwegesi okungenakuphikwa.
“Siyabonga Nkulunkulu ukuthi sikubambe kusenesikhathi,” kusho uFatima, izwi lakhe liqinile yize inhliziyo yakhe yayishaya ngamandla. Babika ukuvuza ngokushesha, futhi kwaqaliswa izinqubo eziphuthumayo. Ukulungiswa kwaqala ngaphandle kwesikhashana, kwavimbela ukulimala okungenzeka kubasebenzi kanye nomphakathi ozungezile.
Ukuvikelwa Komphakathi
Izindaba zokucishe kwaphahlazeka zasakazeka ngokushesha kulo lonke isikhungo. Ithimba labaphathi lincome uFatima no-Omar ngokukhuthala kwabo, bathi kungenzeka ukuthi kugwenywe inhlekelele ngenxa yemishini yokubona entsha. Izisebenzi zaqala ukuqonda ukuthi la madivayisi ayengewona nje amathuluzi kodwa ayengabalingani ababalulekile emisebenzini yabo yokuphepha yansuku zonke.
Njengoba izinsuku ziqhubeka, ifektri yokucwenga yaqhubeka nokusebenza kwayo ngenhlonipho entsha ngezinqubo zokuphepha. Imihlangano yayihlanganisa izingxoxo mayelana namasu nobuchwepheshe obubangela ukutholwa kokuvuza, okunika amandla abasebenzi ukuthi bathathe ubunikazi bokuphepha kwabo. UFatima wayevame ukuhola lezi zingxoxo, efundisa ozakwabo ngokubaluleka kwemishini yokuhlola nokuthi isebenza kanjani.
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ezindaweni zokwakha eziseduze, lapho izisebenzi zaziphatha khona imishini esindayo nezinto ezishintshashintshayo, umthelela wemishini yokuthola ukuvuza kwegesi kanye nedizili wawujulile ngokulinganayo. U-Ibrahim, umphathi wokwakha, walandisa indaba yokuthi umshini wokuthola ugesi wasindisa kanjani ithimba lakhe esimweni esingaba yinhlekelele.
“Ngenyanga edlule, kube nokuvuza eduze kwesiteshi sikaphethiloli,” echazela iqembu labasebenzi abasha ngesikhathi beqondiswa. “Ngenxa yokukhala kwama-alamu, siphume ngesikhathi esifanele. Ngaphandle kwemishini yokuhlola, ubani owaziyo ukuthi ngabe kwenzekeni kithi?”
Ukuqashelwa Nokukhula
Izindaba zempumelelo zaqhubeka nokugeleza e-Al-Madinah nangale kwalokho. Ngesigameko ngasinye esigwenyiwe, icala lokusetshenziswa kabanzi kwemishini yokuthola ukuvuza kwegesi kanye nedizili laqina kakhulu. Amabhizinisi aqaphela ukubaluleka kwawo hhayi nje ekulandeleni imithetho kodwa nasekulondolozeni izimpilo kanye nokukhuthaza isiko lokuphepha. UMnyango Wezamandla waqaphela, ukuxhasa izinhlelo zokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe bokuthola ukuvuza kuzo zonke izimboni ezahlukene esifundeni.
UFatima waya engqungqutheleni eRiyadh, lapho abaholi bemboni babuthana khona ukuze baxoxe ngezinto ezintsha ngokuphepha. Wabelane ngolwazi lwakhe, egcizelela ukuthi izinyathelo zokuqapha zingenza umehluko omkhulu ekuvikeleni izimpilo kanye nempahla.
Lapho ebuzwa ngekusasa, waphawula, “Lezi zixhobo zokuthola ulwazi ziseyisiqalo nje. Siqhubekela phambili ekusaseni eliphephile kakhulu ezimbonini zethu. Sizikweleta thina kanye nezizukulwane ezizayo.”
Isiko Elisha Lokuphepha
Njengoba izinyanga ziphenduka iminyaka, umthelela wezinto zokubona ukuvuza kwegesi kanye nedizili wagcwala kuzo zonke izici zezimboni eMpumalanga Ephakathi. Izibalo zonyaka zibonise ukwehla okukhulu kwezingozi zezimboni ezihlobene nokuvuza kwegesi kanye nedizili. Izisebenzi zazizwa zinamandla, zazi ukuthi zinobuchwepheshe obuthembekile obusekela ukuphepha kwazo.
UFatima no-Omar baqhubeka nomsebenzi wabo endaweni yokucwenga, manje abasunguli besiko lokuphepha eligcizelela ukuqapha nokuhlonipha izindinganiso zokuphepha. Ngaphezu nje kozakwabo, baba abangane, behlanganiswe umsebenzi ofanayo wokuqinisekisa ukuthi indawo yabo yokusebenza iphephile kuwo wonke umuntu.
Isiphetho
Enhliziyweni ye-Al-Madinah, phakathi komsebenzi omatasa wezimboni kanye namasiko acebile esifundeni, izinsimbi zokubona ukuvuza kwegesi kanye nedizili zazisebenza ngokuthula njengabaqaphi abaqaphile. Zashintsha izindawo zokusebenza kusukela ezindaweni ezingaba khona zenhlekelele zaba izindawo eziphephile, zithinta hhayi kuphela izimpilo zabasebenzi kodwa nemindeni yabo kanye nomphakathi kabanzi.
Njengoba ilanga lishona phezu kwefektri, liphonsa izithunzi phansi, uFatima wacabanga ngohambo ababeluthathile. “Akuyona nje ubuchwepheshe,” wacabanga. “Kuyisibophezelo sethu komunye nomunye, ukuzinikela kwethu ekuphepheni. Yile ndlela esakha ngayo ikusasa elingcono.”
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Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Feb-06-2025