Isithunzi Esinikelwa Abongazimbi Abaphuluke Ekusahlelweni Ngokomseme 

UmKhulumeli womNyango wezamaphilo we-Gauteng, u-Lesemang Matuka uthe abongazimbi esikhathini esi dlulileko begade bakhamba amabanga amade bona ba finyelele isizweli. Ukuhlo nywa ngobutjha kwezikweli kuzokusiza abantu be-Ka-tlehong, Thokoza, Vosloorus nebeendawo eziseduze.
“Simnyango, sisebenza ngamandla bona senze amaphilo wabantu boke abengcono ngokuthi sibandule besithuthukise ilwazi labasebenzi bomkhakha wezamaphilo ngokubanikela amakghono akhethekileko ukwenzela bona bakwazi uku sebenzisana nabongazimbi bobulelesi.
Eminyakeni emithathu edluleko, abasebenzi beza maphilo abali-106 baqede isi Fundo se-Sexual Assault Care Practitioners.” Uthe umnya ngwakhe uzoragela phambili usebenzisane neeNhlangano eziNgasizo zoMbuso (ama-NGO) nezinye iinhlangano ezisizako ukunikela ngesekelo lomkhumbulo ngoko mbono wokhandela izehlakalo ezinjalo kunokutjheja esele batlhorisiwe. Ama-Thuthuzela Care Centres asungulwa ngomnqopho wokobana enze ngcono ikambiso yokubika amacala wokugagadlhela na-manye amacala wezomseme.
Njenganje, abongazimbi sebathola isizo ngendlela ehloniphekileko nesebujameni obunetjhejo elihle. Amaziko la asetjenziswa bekalawulwa liBandla lezokuTjhutjhisa leliZweloke (i-NPA), ngoku sebenzisana nomnyango wezamaPhilo, wokuThuthu kiswa komPhakathi newezo buLungiswa nokuThuthuki swa komThethosisekelo, kunye nemiSebenzi yeButho lamaPho lisa weSewula Afrika (i-SAPS). IZiko lokuthoma lavulwa esi Bhedlela i-Chris Hani Barag wanath ngomnyaka wee-2000.
UDorh Efadzwa Tipoy, ompha thi omkhulu kezokwelapha nomdosiphambili weSinakekelwe Thuthuzela Care Centre, uyelelise amalunga womphakathi bona nakwenze kako bona babe bongazimbi bokutlhoriswa ngokomseme, kuqakathekile bona babike izehlakalo emazikweni msinyana ngendlela ekungakghonakala ngayo.
Amaziko la anikela ngesizo lokwelapha ngomnqo pho wokuvikela amagulo athathelana ngokomseme afaka phakathi i-Hepatitis B  neNgogwana yeNtumbanto nga (i-HIV).
Amapilisi aziinkhandeli zokuba sebantwini aphiwa abongazimbi  bokutlhoriswa ngokomseme namkha aba katiweko. Ungahlambi; iza nezembatho obegade uze-mbethe nawuzokubika ezi kweni,uziphuthele ngephe pha elinzotho; ungaziphutheli ngetjhegasi” kutjho uDorh Tipoy. Ungezelele ngokuthi solo kwavulwa izikweli, sekunomehluko omkhulu esizweni ebanikelana ngalo begodu nesithunzi sabantu sesibuyisiwe begodu njenga nje sebangahlamba khona na baqeda ukuhlolwa. Omunye umraro umtholapilo ohlanga bezana nawo ngewokobana abantu kanengi beza ngemva kwesikhathi – kuqakathekile bona ubufakazi bubuthele lwe, nemitjhoga bayinikelwe kungakadluli ama-iri ama-72 ngemva kokusahlelwa.
