Umuntu waseSeychelloise, uCorine, wahlukaniswa nonina, uVeroniqua Esparon, eLibanon lapho ezalwa. Ngemva kwalokho, uVeroniqua waba nezinye izingane ezimbili - uStan Esparon noMichelle Esparon - kodwa abazange bayeke ukucabanga ngoCorine. Ngesonto eledlule bekukhala izinyembezi zenjabulo ngesikhathi umama nendodakazi behlangene eSeychelles ngemuva kweminyaka engu-39 befuna.
UCorine wathola iSeychelles yakhe okokuqala ngemuva kokuhlangana kabusha nomama wakhe. UMnyango Wezokuvakasha Namasiko kanye Nebhodi Lawo Lezokuvakasha lase-Seychelles uhlangane no-Veroniqua Esparon nendodakazi yakhe eyalahleka kudala, u-Corine Guillon, emaHhovisi abo Okwakha E-ESPACE ukuze basize ukusiza umndeni uthole iziqhingi zase-Praslin ne-La Digue njengoba uchitha isikhathi esihle ndawonye. KwakunguMadame Esparon owayebize uNgqongqoshe u-Alain St.Ange, uNgqongqoshe obhekele ezokuvakasha namaSiko, ukuthi acabangele ukusiza yena nendodakazi yakhe eyalahleka kudala ukuze bafike ePraslin naseLa Digue njengomndeni.
UMadame Esparon ubelokhu ethi isifiso sakhe sokubamba indodakazi yakhe elahlekile nokuthi ubelokhu ekhula ngamandla usuku ngalunye oludlulayo. U-Veroniqua Esparon washonelwa yindodakazi yakhe uCorine Guillon e-Liban ngesikhathi ezalwa.
Naphezu kweminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-39 uCorine engasekho, lo mkhaya wawuqhubekile nokuthungatha indodakazi yawo elahlekile.
Njengoba kwabikwa kabanzi kwabezindaba zaseSeychelles ngesonto eledlule umndeni wagcina uhlangene ngesikhathi uCorine efika ngendiza ye-Air Seychelles esuka eParis, nomyeni wakhe namadodana akhe amabili.
Ngemuva kweminyaka kungekho mkhondo futhi kungenalwazi olusha, umfowabo omncane, uStan, kanye nodadewabo, uMichelle, bahamba umkhankaso wokubheka udadewabo olahlekile, futhi ngosizo lwenkampani yezindiza yezwe, i-Air Seychelles, iphupho labo selifezekile. ekugcineni abe ngokoqobo.
E-Seychelles International Airport VIP Lounge izolo, bekugeleza imizwa ngesikhathi umama ebambe indodakazi yakhe eyalahleka ngemuva kweminyaka engu-39 behlukene.
UVeroniqua wehluleka ukuzibamba ezama ukuveza ukuthi kunjani ukuphinde ahlangane nendodakazi yakhe.
“Ngijabule kakhulu; Ngiphila kakhulu kunakuqala. Ngacela uNkulunkulu ukuba anginike amandla ukuze ngikwazi ukuba khona ngalolu suku olukhethekile ukuze ngamukele indodakazi yami. Ngiphinde ngibonge abafowethu nodadewethu bebandla abafike namuhla bephethe izingoma ezimnandi. Ngemva kwayo yonke le minyaka, selokhu azalwa, manje sengingakwazi ukumbamba futhi ezandleni zami. Bekumele ngizilungiselele ngempela lesi sikhathi, bekumele ngiqine,” kusho uVeroniqua odangele.
UCorine naye wathinteka ngokusobala ukubona unina okokuqala.
“Bekuyiphupho kimina ukuphinde ngihlangane nomama. Sengizame izikhathi eziningi ukuqoqa ulwazi ngaye, kodwa isikhathi esiningi bengingaphumeleli. Kodwa ngangihlale nginomqondo omuhle, ngithandaza kaningi. Kuyisimangaliso ukuthi siphinde sihlangane. Ngithanda ukubonga wonke umuntu obambe iqhaza ekuzingeleni kwethu, kanjalo ne-Air Seychelles,” kusho yena.
UJosie Michaud-Payet, umphathi we-Corporate Social Responsibility e-Air Seychelles, uthe i-Air Seychelles yayiyazi ngendaba yendodakazi elahlekile kaVeroniqua ngohlelo olusakazwa ku-SBC muva nje.
“Njengenkampani yezindiza kazwelonke, inhloso yethu emphakathini wukuzama ukwenza amaphupho athile abe yimpumelelo ngokubuyisela emphakathini. Ngakho-ke lona bekuwumcimbi wokuzama ukwenza leli phupho osekukudala lilindelwe lifezeke ngokuhlanganisa umama nendodakazi,” kusho yena.
Kuleli sonto, uMadame Esparon nendodakazi yakhe uCorine bazobe bechitha isikhathi ePraslin naseLa Digue kanye nemindeni yabo. Lokhu kuqinisekiswe kubo ngesikhathi umndeni uhlangana noNgqongqoshe uSt.Ange; Isikhulu Sebhodi Lezokuvakasha u-Sherin Francis; kanye no-Anne Lafortune, oyi-PS for Tourism, emaHhovisi abo e-ESPACE e-Victoria. “Sibone kubalulekile ukuthi siqhubekisele phambili lolu hlelo lukaCorine nomama wakhe uVeronique. Bayoba nethuba lokuba nesikhathi esihle ndawonye, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo u-Corine, umyeni wakhe, kanye nezingane zakhe ezimbili bazothola ithuba lokuthola i-Seychelles,” kusho uNgqongqoshe u-St.Ange.
