UMary Allen
Umqhaphu ukhula kwisityalo somqhaphu. Oku kuhambelana nomthi wekoko. Isityalo sidinga ubushushu obuninzi kunye namanzi kwaye ngoko sikhula kwiindawo ezishushu kunye ne-subtropics. Zikhula kakhulu eTshayina, eIndiya, eMelika, nasePakistan, kodwa naseAfrika.
Ifayibha yomqhaphu ifumaneka kwiinwele zembewu. Usinga lunokuthi lujikwe lube ngumsonto womqhaphu. Isetyenziswa ikakhulu ukuluka amalaphu empahla, iitawuli zokuhlambela, iingubo, kunye nezinye izinto. Ikwasetyenziselwa ukuqinisa iiplastiki.
Ekubeni abantu befuna imiqhaphu emininzi, idla ngokukhuliswa kumasimi amakhulu, abizwa ngokuba ngamasimi. Makhulu njengamabala ebhola ekhatywayo. Kuthatha abasebenzi abaninzi ukukha umqhaphu. E-USA, amakhoboka avela eAfrika ayedla ngokunyanzelwa ukuba enze oku. Akuvumelekanga namhlanje. Noko ke, kumazwe amaninzi abantwana kufuneka bancedise ukuze iintsapho zibe nezinto ezaneleyo zokuphila. Ngenxa yoku kuqeshwa kwabantwana, kaninzi abakwazi ukuya esikolweni. Kumazwe ahambele phambili ngoku kukho oomatshini bokuvuna umqhaphu.
Oomatshini abanjalo bacinezela umqhaphu kwiibhali ezinkulu. Omnye wabo uzalisa ilori yedwa. Omnye umsebenzi wenziwa ngoomatshini: bayakama, basonta, baze baluke imisonto ibe ngamalaphu. Oku kudla ngokubizwa ngokuba “yinto”.