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YIZE izinto zitotoba kodwa isiqala ukubonakala inqubekelaphambili ngokuthi abantu baphendule ngezinto abazenzile eNingizimu Afrika. Ukugwetshwa kowayeyilungu lePhalamende le-ANC uVincent Smith iminyaka eyisikhombisa kusho ukuboshwa komuntu wokuqala ngecala lokugwamanda amandla ombuso ngemva kweminyaka kulindwe ubulungisa.

UCWANINGO lwezakhamuzi zamazwe awu-25, okubalwa kuwona amathathu ase-Afrika, luveza imininingwane emqoka ngokuthi izakhamuzi zala mazwe zisibona kanjani isimo sawo. Elinye lamazwe amathathu yiNingizimu Afrika. Lolu cwaningo luveza isimo sakuleli zwe, esingamangazi nokho uma kubhekwa okwenzeka ezweni.

ISABELOMALI sangesonto elidlule size nezinkomba eziletha ithemba kumabhizinisi nasekutshaleni imali kwingqalasizinda.

ISABELOMALI esithulwe wungqongqoshe womNyango weziMali uMnu u-Enoch Godongwana izolo sicacisa inhlupheko eNingizimu Afrika, ikakhulu isibalo sabantu abathembele osizweni lukahulumeni.

I-INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (i-IMF) isigcizelele umyalezo okade amabhizinisi ewudlulisa wokuthi izinguquko ezinqala eNingizimu Afrika zingawukhulisa umnotho ngendlela ebonakalayo, inqobo nje uma izwe lizoqhubeka ngomgqigqo eliqale ngawo.  

IZINGUQUKO endleleni umnotho wamazwe osebenza ngayo zihambisana nenselelo eminyangweni yohulumeni eqoqa imali yentela.

NJENGOBA isidlulile iNkulumo eBhekiswe esiZweni ethulwe ngoLwesine oludlule, osekufuneka manje wukuphuthumisa ukwenza izinto umengameli uCyril Ramaphosa azimemezelile nokubhekana nangazishongo.

ISIMO samathuba omsebenzi eNingizimu Afrika asisihle neze. Noma sekuyindabizekwa kakhulu lena kodwa ukujula kwayo kuqhakanjiswa kabusha yimininingwane ngesimo semisebenzi eNingizimu Afrika ekhishwe yiStatistics South Africa (iStats SA).

UMBIKO weBusiness Leadership South Africa (iBLSA) obuyekeza ukuthi ziqhubeka kanjani izinguquko ezinqala oshicilelwe ngesonto elidlule utshengise ukuthi ikhona inqubekelaphambili yonke indawo ngaphandle kwasembonini kagesi. 

ININGIZIMU Afrika izobhekana nenkinga yokwanda kwabantu ababhemayo, ikakhulu abesilisa, okuzolandelwa wukunyuka kwezinga lomdlavuza njengoba ukubhema kungenye yezinto ezidala lesi sifo.

KUNEZINQUMO ezimqoka kakhulu okufanele uhulumeni uzenze ngemboni yezimoto, okungenye yezinto eziyisisekelo sezimboni zethu. Ikusasa layo liyacikizela ngenxa yezimoto ezishibhile eziqhamuka kwamanye amazwe.

AYANDA amazwe afuna ukuvala ukusebenzisa amaselula nezinye izinhlobo zobuchwepheshe (njengama-tablet) ngesikhathi sesikole, ngaphandle uma abafundi bewasebenzisela okubhekene nezifundo. 

I-WORLD Economic Forum (iWEF) ebingesonto elidlule inike iNingizimu Afrika isigcawu esikhulu sokutshengisa ukuthi izinguquko ezenzayo zithela izithelo ezibonakalayo.

IQUKETHE isifundo esikhulu kwiNingizimu Afrika inkulumo kandunankulu waseCanada uMnu uMark Carney, ayithule ngoLwesithathu kwiWorld Economic Forum, umhlangano waminyaka wonke obaseDavos, eSwitzerland. 

IZIMPAHLA eziwumbombayi ziqeda imisebenzi. Isimemezelo esenziwe yiBritish American Tobacco (iBAT) sokuthi izovala ifemu yayo okuwukuphela kwayo eNingizimu Afrika kulo nyaka kutshengisa ukuthi uma imigomo ixega nokugcina imithetho, ezokukhiqiza ezisemthethweni zicekeleka phansi.

NGEMVA kweminyaka ewu-30 iNingizimu Afrika yangena ngaphansi kombuso lapho nabantu bomdabu benamalungelo agcwele izwe alikenzi mehluko otheni ukuguqula indlela uhulumeni wobandlululo ahlela ngayo inhlalo nemisebenzi yabantu abamnyama.

ININGIZIMU Afrika iqala u-2026 ngamanani ezimpahla zomkhiqizo aphezulu, ugesi ongacimi, isimo sezimali esizinzile nemalimboleko ephansi, okudala isisekelo esiqinile somnotho kule minyakeni eyishumi edlule.

NJENGOBA kuqala u-2026, amabhizinisi aseNingizimu Afrika, ikakhulu amancane, ahlela izinto zawo esimweni somnotho okhula kancane, izinguquko ezinqala eziqhubekayo nezinselelo zezindleko ezingapheli.

NGATHI ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, lona kuzobawunyaka wokuhlanganisa izinguquko – izinguquko zikagesi ezisiza ukuqeda ukucishwa kwawo nezinguquko zezokuthutha ezilekelela ukuthi ezokuthutha zingawi. Kubenjalo ngempela.

KULELI sonto sibheka izihloko ezimbili ezibeyingqophamlando esigabeni sokugcina salo nyaka embonini yamandla kagesi.

IZIBALO zomnotho eziphume ngesonto elidlule ziqinisekise ukuthi kukhona okuhle okwenzekayo emnothweni waseNingizimu Afrika.

INKAMPANI kahlumeni i-Eskom yenze kahle ngonyaka wezimali u-2024/25. Loku kuvele ngesonto elidlule ngesikhathi imemezela ukuthi yenze inzuzo ewuR15 billion.

KUNESINQUMO esibalulekile esizothinta imboni yamabhizinisi eminyakeni eyishumi ezayo. Umengameli uqoke ikomiti okufanele likhethe umqondisi woPhiko lokuShushisa umPhakathi omusha. 

UMNYANGO weziMali uhlongoza intela ewu-20% yokugembula okwenziwa wumuntu ezihlalele ekhaya kwiselula noma kwikhompyutha, phecelezi i-online gambling.

ININGIZIMU Afrika kufanele iziqhenye ngendlela eyenze ngayo imihlangano yeG20. Imicimbi yangesonto elidlule efaka nengqungquthela yeB20 kwase kulandela iG20 Leaders Forum ikhombise umhlaba ukuthi yini esikwazi ukuyenza uma ezokuthutha zisebenza kahle, ingqalasizinda esezingeni nokubaluleke kakhulu – indlela esengamela ngayo ezepolitiki nayo yonke imicikilisho ehambisana nokusebenzisana namanye amazwe. 

YISONTO elikhulu leli eNingizimu Afrika, njengoba kubuthene abaholi abahlukene bakwamanye amazwe amakhulu emhlabeni emihlanganweni yeG20 futhi osomabhizinisi bazohlangana engqungqutheleni iB20. 

UKUVUSELELA isimo sezimali zikahulumeni kuwumthwalo osemahlombe abantu abahluphekayo abangenamandla okuzimela ngaphandle kwezinhlelo zikahulumeni.

AMAGUZU abalulekile entuthukweni yezwe futhi aneqhaza elikhulu emizamweni yokwehlisa isivuvujikelele esidalwa wukwanda kokungcola emkhathini. 

UKUTHULWA kombiko wekota yesibili nge-Operation Vulindlela ngesonto elidlule kuyisikhumbuzo somsebenzi obalulekile ewenzayo kodwa futhi nokuthi usengakanani umsebenzi okufanele wenziwe.

I-AFRIKA isazothwala kanzima njengoba amazwe asethuthukile kulindeleke ukuthi anciphise usizo abelunika leli zwekazi.

KUFANELE sijatshulelwe isimemezelo sangesonto elidlule sokuthi iNingizimu Afrika isiphumile ohlwini okufakwa kulona amazwe athathwa ngokuthi awanayo imithetho eqinile yokulwa nokushushumbisa imali i-grey list yeFinancial Action Task Force (iFATF). 

UCWANINGO ngezingane ezineminyaka emine eNingizimu Afrika ezisezingeni lesiqalo semfundo luveza ukuthi ziwu-42% kuphela ezisesimweni esifanele senqubekelaphambili yezinga labo.

ENYE yezinselelo ngezinguquko ezinqala ebesizisebenza nohulumeni yisineke esidingekalayo ukuze izinto zithele izithelo.

LIKHULU igebe ngamakhono amabhizinisi phakathi kosomabhizinisi baseNingizimu Afrika nabadabuka kwamanye amazwe abahwebela emalokishini.

I-ESKOM isiyenza inzuzo emva kweminyaka eyisishiyagalombili, okuyizindaba ezimnandi kule nkampani ephehla ugesi nasemnothweni.

AKUKHO mehluko otheni ozokwenziwa wuhlelo olusha lomNyango weziMali lokuzama ukufukula ukusebenza komasipala emadolobheni amakhulu ayisishiyagalombili aseNingizimu Afrika. 

UKUPHELA kwesivumelwano sokuhwebelana ebesivuna amazwe athile e-Afrika uma ehweba neMelika i-African Growth and Opportunity Act (i-Agoa) ekupheleni kwenyanga edlule kuyizinkomba zokushintsha kwezinto phakathi kobudlelwano beNingizimu Afrika neMelika.

UMNOTHO womhlaba uyasimama uma izinto zicace kahle. Uma kungasenzeki amabhizinisi kufanele ashintshe indlela enza ngayo noma kuphele ngawo. 

ENYE yezinguquko ezinkulu emnothweni weNingizimu Afrika kule minyaka nje wukuvalwa kwezikhungo ezimbili zokuhluza uwoyela ezehlise amandla okuhluza uwoyela ezweni ngohhafu wonke. 

ZIBALULEKILE izikali zamazinga enhlupheko ezweni. Zibayizikali zenqubekelaphambili yezwe; ukuthi liyasimama noma cha. Futhi ziwusizo olukhulu kuhulumeni ekusunguleni izinhlelo zokuxhasa abantu abahluphekayo.

IMIZAMO yokulungisa ubudlelwano bethu bokuhwebelana neMelika iqinile njengoba ungqongqoshe womNyango wezoHwebo, iziMboni nokuNcintisana uMnu uParks Tau evakashele khona ngesonto elidlule futhi kunamalungiselelo okuthi umengameli uMnu uCyril Ramaphosa aye khona kuleli sonto. 

UKUKHULA kwemboni yokugembula kukhomba ukwanda kobunzima obuthwelwe ngabantu baseNingizimu Afrika njengoba sekuphele iminyaka engaphezu kwewu-15 umnotho wezwe ukhula ngezinga eliphansi elingakwazi ukumelana nezidingo zezwe. 

ISONTO elidlule liqale lithembisa kosomabhizinisi abancane kodwa liphele sekunesiphithiphithi ngomgomo.

UKUDLULISELA iziphakamiso ezenziwe yiB20 okwenzeke ngesonto elidlule yithuba elibalulekile lokubuyekeza esikulethelwa yiG20.

AYIKHO into etshengisa ukuthi kuphuthuma kangakanani ukuthula izinguquko embonini kagesi ukudlula indlela amanani e-Eskom anqunywa ngayo.

IMINININGWANE ekhishwe yiStatistics South Africa (iStats SA) kuleli sonto ngesimo sezokuphepha ezweni ikhomba ukuthi siyanda isibalo sabantu abazizwa bengaphephile ezindaweni abahlala kuzo, ikakhulu uma sekuhlwile.

KUNESINQUMO esibalulekile esithathwe ngesonto elidlule esizobanesandla ekukhuliseni nasekuqiniseni ezokuncintisana embonini yokuthutha izimpahla eNingizimu Afrika.

SIYEHLA isibalo samakhaya aseNingizimu Afrika angabalimi, ngokwemininingwane ye-Statistics South Africa (iStats SA). Kubalimi kubalwa nabantu abanezingadi emakhaya.

NGESONTO elidlule sizwe ukuthi isibalo sabantu abangasebenzi eNingizimu Afrika sinyukele ku-32,9%, okusho ukuthi umuntu oyedwa kubantu abadala abathathu akasebenzi. 

BASATHWELE kanzima abantu besifazane kwezomnotho. Umbiko omusha okhishwe yiStatistics South Africa (iStats SA) ukhombisa ukuthi bayaqhubeka nokuthwala ijoka elisindayo kunabesilisa ngokwamathuba omsebenzi.

IMPUMELELO yethu emabhizinisini incike kuhulumeni. Uma uhulumeni uhluleka, izwe liyahluleka. Uma izwe lihluleka, amabhizinisi ayahluleka.

UMNYANGO weziMali uhlongoza izinguquko ezinhlelweni zikahulumeni zokubhekana nomonakalo odalwa yizinhlekelele zemvelo okubalwa kuzona izikhukhula, isomiso, imililo yequbula nezidalwa ngabantu njengezibhelu. 

UMPHUMELA wentela ethulwe yiMelika yinkinga ezokhinyabeza izingxenye ezithile zomnotho wethu kanti kufanele sibhekane nayo.

Ngokombiko okhishwe yiStatistics South Africa (iStats SA) kuleli sonto isibalo sabantu besifazane abakwazi ukuthola izingane sesiwu-2.21 manje, sisuka ku-2.78 esasikuwona ngo-2008. 

UKUSEBENZA komasipala, ikakhulu laba abakhulu ababizwa ngama-metro, yinto ewakhathazayo amabhizinisi.

KUSAQHUBEKA ukuphula umthetho izikhulu zikahulumeni ezingeni lezwe nelezifundazwe. Loku zikwenza ngokungakhokhi ngesikhathi imali eziyikweletayo, okuyisenzo esishaya kakhulu osomabhizinisi abancane nabasafufusa, ikakhulu abamnyama okuyibona abavamise ukuhwebelana nohulumeni.

ISINQUMO seS&P Global sokwehlisa indlela iTransnet ekleliswe ngayo uma iboleka imali yizindaba ezidumazayo kuthina abasemabhizinisini futhi esimagange ukubona indlela le nkampani esebenza ngayo.

UMBIKO ofingqiwe ngokwabikezelwa ngabezobunhloli eNingizimu Afrika ngesimo sokuphepha eminyakeni emihlanu (ngo-2019 kuya ngo-2024) ulahlisa ithemba. 

ENYE yezinto ezinhle ngohulumeni wobumbano wukuthi ongqongqoshe abakunqeni ukuxoxisana nosomabhizinisi.

OHULUMENI abavamile ukucubungula ngezindleko ezithwalwa yizakhamuzi uma zifuna ukuthola izinsiza zikahulumeni. 

NGONYAKA odlule, bambalwa abantu ababengacabanga ukuthi uhulumeni wobumbano uzobe usekhona kuze kube manje, ingasaphathwa eyokuthi uzoza nezingququko eziphathekayo.

KULEZI zinsuku akekho ongakhulumi nge-trust, kwazise abantu bahlale befuna izindlela zokuvikela izimpahla zabo.

UKUPHOTHULA kweNingizimu Afrika zonke izinto ebezidingwa yiFinancial Action Task Force (iFATF) yinto enkulu emnothweni wethu.

UKUXAZULULA izinkinga ezikhungethe iNingizimu Afrika kudinga izisebenzi zikahulumeni ezinamakhono nolwazi olunzulu, hhayi kuphela nje ngomsebenzi okumele wenziwe kodwa nangesimo sempilo yezakhamuzi zezwe ngokuhluka kwendlela eziphila ngayo.

NGISHAQEKILE ngesonto elidlule ukubona iTransnet igoba uphondo ngenxa yokuthi izinyunyana zisabise ngokuteleka, yavuma ukuzinyusela imiholo ngo-6% eminyakeni emithathu ezayo.

ASIKHO isidingo sezingxoxo ezithulwe wumengameli wezwe uMnu uCyril Ramaphosa kuleli sonto, athi kumele zenziwe ukuthola izisombululo zezinkinga zezwe. 

KUNGIJABULISILE ngesonto elidlule ukubona kushaywa imithetho echaza ukuthi iminyango kahulumeni isivumelekile ukuziqokela abantu ezobasebenzisa uma idinga abantu abazoyihlinzeka ngobuchwepheshe.

IBHANGE lomBuso liphezu komkhankaso wokwehlisa izinga lokwehla kwamandla emali eliqondwe yileli bhange, phecelezi i-inflation target. 

SIYASHAQISA isimo sezimali somasipala futhi siyinselelo ekukhuleni komnotho.

LIKHULU igebe kwezemfundo ephakeme phakathi kwabantu abamnyama nezinye izinhlanga, ikakhuluka amaNdiya nabeLungu.

ISABELOMALI esisanda kubakhona siyimbibizane kubantu abahluphekayo, abasebenzayo nabangasebenzi.

KUNINGI okwenzekile ngesonto elidlule, kusukela ekuthuleni iSabelomali okwesithathu kuya emihlanganweni umengameli wethu abenayo nomlingani wakhe waseMelika. 

BUSAZOQHUBEKA ubunzima obubhekene nabantu baseNingizimu Afrika izimpilo zabo ezincike ekusebenzeni kwamazinga kahulumeni yemithathu, okungomasipala, izifundazwe nowezwe.

ISINQUMO senye yezinhlangano ezibuyekeza indlela amazwe aphatha ngayo umnotho nokuthi akwazi kangakanani ukukhokha izikweletu zawo iS&P Global sokuphinde iklelise kahle iNingizimu Afrika uma ibheka okulindeleke kuyona siwubufakazi bokuthi yini eyingozi. 

ININGIZIMU Afrika namanye amazwe asathuthuka azobhekana nokushoda kwamanesi, ikakhulu anamakhono namava. Loku kungenxa kokungabibikho kwamanesi anele izidingo zezempilo emhlabeni jikelele.

I-OPERATION Vulindlela ingazishaya isifuba ngendima esikhathuliwe ukuxazulula inkinga kagesi, ukuphucula ezokuthutha izimpahla, ukuhlinzeka izisebenzi zakwamanye amazwe ezinamakhono izimvume zokusebenza eNingizimu Afrika nokunye okuningi.

MUDE umlando wamabele nabantu bomdabu eNingizimu Afrika.

EMASONTWENI amabili ezayo sizothola iSabelomali sethu sesithathu kulo nyaka.

SIBI isimo emfundweni ephakeme ezweni njengoba kuvela ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yabafundi abangena enyuvesi abakulungele ukubhekana nezidingo zaleli zinga lemfundo.

UMBIKO we-International Monetary Fund (i-IMF) obuyekeza isimo sezimali samazwe i-Fiscal Monitor uveze isithombe esingesihle ngokukhula komnotho emhlabeni nasezweni.

SESINYUKE kakhulu isibalo sabafundi baseNingizimu Afrika abaphothula uMatikuletsheni kodwa iningi labo elingondingasithebeni ngoba alisebenzi futhi alidluleli ezikhungweni zemfundo ephakeme nezokuqeqeshela amakhono.

IMBONI yezimoto yaseNingizimu Afrika iwumgogodla womkhiqizo wezimboni zomnotho wethu. Yiyona ekhiqiza u-60% wezimpahla esizidayisela amanye amazwe futhi yiyona mboni enkulu kunazo zonke kwezikhiqiza izimpahla ezweni.

ZISABALULEKILE ezolimo emnothweni weNingizimu Afrika noma ingxenye yazo emthameni womnotho i-gross domestic product (i-GDP) isiyehlile. Loku kuvezwa yimibiko emibili, okhishwe iBhange loMbuso kuleli sonto nobuyekeza ezolimo kusukela ngo-1994.

LABO bethu abasemabhizinisini bayazi ukuthi ubuchwepheshe bumqoka kanjani ukuze uncintisane kahle nezimbangi zakho. Ngaphandle kwabo ngeke ukwazi ukunika amakhasimende akufunayo.

ZIYANDA izinguquko ngenhlalo nesimo sempilo yezakhamuzi zaseNingizimu Afrika, ikakhulu eyabantu abamnyama. Loku kuvezwa yimininingwane ehlukene eqoqwa yiStatistics South Africa (iStats SA), ekhomba ushintsho olukhulu endleleni abantu abamnyama abaziphethe ngayo nezinkolelo zabo.

KULELI sonto iPhalamende laseNingizimu Afrika liphasise isiphakamiso sokukhuphula intela ebanjwa ezimphaleni i-value-added tax, osekuqubule inkulumompikiswano ngomphumela wakho emnothweni.

KUNINGI kodwa imali incane. Ukhale kanje ungqongqoshe womNyango weziMali uMnu u-Enoch Godongwana ngesikhathi ethula iSabelomali ePhalamende mhlaka-12 ngenyanga edlule. 

ISAMBA semali ekweletwa omasipala eNingizimu Afrika isinyuke ngokuphindwe kathathu eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, okuyinkomba yesimo esibucayo sezimali zomasipala.

ASIKWAZI ukwenza sengathi asiziboni izinto eziyingozi emnothweni wethu. Izibalo ezivele ngesonto elidlule ziveze ukuthi lehlile ithemba labathengi. 

AMAZWE anamandla ngokomnotho nezimali zikahulumeni amatasatasa nemizamo yokuzilungiselela impilo ngaphansi kwesimo lapho uhulumeni kamengameli waseMelika uMnu uDonald Trump usuhoxise khona usizo lweMelika kwamanye amazwe. 

UKUNTULEKA kwemisebenzi yinkinga okufanele siyixazulule ngokushesha kanti indlela yokwenza loko wukukhulisa umnotho. Izinguquko ezinqala zikhulisa umnotho, zinciphisa izindleko zokubanebhizinisi futhi zenza izinkampani zitshale imali ukukhulisa umsebenzi.

IZIBALO ezintsha ezikhishwe yiStatistics South Africa (iStats SA) zikhomba ukuthi siyehla isibalo sabantu bomdabu abanamabhizinisi angabhalisiwe ngokusemthethweni, ikakhulu lawo angakhokhi i-value-added tax (i-VAT).

UMBUZO omkhulu oqhamuke ngesikhathi kunenkulumompikiswano ngeSabelomali ngesonto elidlule othi iyiphi indlela yokuseka ukukhula komnotho, into edingeka ngokushesha.

ABANTU baseNingizimu Afrika bebeyilindele ngabomvu inkulumo kangqongqoshe womNyango weziMali uMnu u-Enoch Godongwana yeSabelomali sango-2025 , benethemba lokuthi kuzothathwa izinyathelo zokunciphisa ukudonsa kanzima ngokwezimali.

UKUSHESHA ukushintsha kwezinto kwezombusazwe emhlabeni kusho ukuthi iSabelomali saleli sonto okwakufanele sithulwe emasontweni amabili edlule sesizothulwa izinto sezihluke kakhulu. Izenzo zeMelika ziphoqa ohulumeni yonke indawo ukuthi bacabange ngezindlela ezintsha.

SEKUBENEZINYE izinguquko kubhasikidi wezimpahla nezinye izidingo zempilo amanani azo enza isikali sezinga lokunyuka kwezindleko zempilo. 

BESIMATASA siyiNingizimu Afrika ngesonto elidlule. Ngapha sishaye into ecokeme kuthulwa iB20 neG20 futhi iCape Town isibusise ngesimo sezulu esihle kodwa futhi nomsindo kwipolitiki kwamanye amazwe ubungazibekile phansi.

NGOMSOMBULUKO iqale ngokusemthethweni iB20 eCape Town, eNtshonalanga Kapa, nokusho ukuqala konyaka lapho osomabhizinisi emhlabeni bebeka khona izinto eziseqhulwini ngokubambisana neG20.