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INTSHA yaseNingizimu Afrika ithwele kanzima. Iningi layo alikho emsebenzini noma ezikhungweni zokuqeqeshelwa amakhono nezemfundo ephakeme.

IZINGUQUKO embonini yokuthutha izimpahla zimqoka empumelelweni yomnotho wethu. Asikwazi ukuncintisana ekudayiseni izimpahla kwamanye amazwe ngaphandle kwamachweba asebenzayo futhi okufinyeleleka kahle kuwona.

UBUKHULU bukamasipala bubalulekile kodwa ngezizathu ezihlukene. Omasipala abakhulu, ngokwendawo abanayo noma abantu abangaphansi kwabo, basesimweni esifanele ukuzakhela nokuziphathela izinhlelo ezidinga imali eningi okungaba ngeyamanzi nengqalasizinda yokuhambisa indle. Nokho uma bebakhulu babakude nezakhamuzi bese bengazihambisi kahle izidingo kubantu.

NGABE imigomo yethu iyakweseka ukukhulisa umnotho? Ungazitshela ukuthi kunjalo. Ukukhulisa umnotho yiyona kuphela indlela yokubhekana nezinselelo zethu – ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi, ububha nokungalingani.

USIZO uhulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika olunika abathengi bakaphethroli nodizili luyisibonelo sobunzima obuthwelwe abantu abahluphekayo. Obunye balobu bunzima budalwa yindlela uhulumeni owenza izinto ngayo.

NOMA yiziphi izifiso iNingizimu Afrika enazo zokuvuselela izimboni zishabalala sibhekile. UmNyango wezoHwebo, iziMboni nokuNcintisana kufanele usihole ukushintsha izinto uma uthatha izimboni njengezibalulekile ekukhuleni komnotho weNingizimu Afrika. Uma uhluleka, kunesizukulwane saseNingizimu Afrika esizothwala kanzima.

UCWANINGO loqweqwe lukasomnotho waseNyuvesi yase-Stellenbosch ngekusasa lezomnotho nentuthuko yeNingizimu Afrika lukhomba ukuthi abaholi bezwe kufanele bacabangisise ukuthi yiziphi izinkinga abangakwazi ukwenza umehluko kuzona ngokushesha, yiziphi ezingathatha isikhathi.

NGESONTO elidlule kusijabulisile ukubanongqongqoshe womNyango wokuBambisana, ukuBusa nobuHoli beNdabuko uMnu uVelenkosini Hlabisa, obekhuluma noMkhandlu wethu ngenqubekelaphambili esibekhona ekushintsheni izinto komasipala.

ISINQUMO sikahulumeni sokwakha isikhumulo samabhanoyi esisha iKing Shaka International Airport eLa Mercy, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natali, sesibeneqhaza elikhulu kwintuthuko yasenyakatho yaseThekwini kule minyaka engaphezu kweyishumi edlule.

IMBONI yezokuvakasha ingenye yezinto okucacile ukuthi singakhulisa umnotho ngazo futhi sakhe imisebenzi. Ngo-2025, kufike izivakashi ezingaphezulu ngo-10.5 million kunesibalo sezazifika ngaphambi kokubheduka kwe-Covid-19.

LONKE ushintsho olugcina luphumelele lutholakala kanzima. Kuqale kubewumzukuzuku luhlanganiswa, okufaka izinhlaka ezihlukene ngaphambi kokubawumthetho umphakathi obeka uvo ngawo, ngaphambi kokuphasiswa ePhalamende. Emva kwaloko, kuqala inselelo yokuthi usetshenziswe. 

SEKUPHELE iminyaka ucwaningo lukhombisa ukuthi abantu baseNingizimu Afrika bacwile ezikweletini, abongi ngendlela efanele futhi bayakhithiza.

UCWANINGO ngokuhleleka komnotho ngaphansi kukamasipala waseThekwini luveza imininingwane ebalulekile ngentuthuko yaleli dolobha nokubaluleka kwalo emnothweni wesifundazwe iKwaZulu-Natali.

KUYANGIJABULISA ukuthi uhulumeni usilalelile isicelo sokuthi uphungule umthwalo wokunyuka kakhulu kwamanani kawoyela ngokwehlisa okwesikhashana intela ebanjwa kuphethroli. 

IMIPHUMELA yempi ese-Iran isiveze igebe elikhulu eNingizimu Afrika ngesimo sikaphethroli nodizili. Zimbili izizathu zaleli gebe.

UKUBOSHWA kwezikhulu zamaphoyisa eziwu-11 ngesonto elidlule mayelana nethenda kaR360 million kuyinkomba yokuthi siphelile isikhathi sokuzicanasela. 

ISINQUMO seSABC sokuvala uhlelo lwethelevishini i-Face the Nation siyisikhumbuzo sodaba lweminyaka lokuthi le nkampani kahulumeni esakazela umphakathi kufanele ixhaswe kanjani.

IMPI eseMiddle East kungenzeka ilimaze umnotho emhlabeni kakhulu kuye nokuthi izoqhubeka isikhathi esingakanani. Amabhizinisi aseNingizimu Afrika asevele asebenzela ukunqanda umonakalo futhi sidinga osopolitiki ukuthi babambisane nathi.

SEKUKANINGI ukhomishana wamaphoyisa KwaZulu-Natali uNhlanhla Mkhwanazi ebeka izizathu athi ziwumsuka wokwanda kobugebengu obenziwa ikakhulu yintsha. Izizathu zakhe zihambisana neminye imininingwane ngesimo sempilo eNingizimu Afrika.

NGIMANGELE ngesonto elidlule ngesikhathi umqondisi-jikelele emNyangweni wamaNzi nokuThutha iNdle uMnu uSean Phillips ekhuluma “ngendlela izinto eziqhubeka nokubheda ngakhona” mayelana nokuhlinzeka amanzi komasipala abaningi.  

ININGIZIMU Afrika isebenze kahle kwezolimo, yaqhubeka nokwandisa umkhiqizo wayo ewudayisela amanye amazwe. Uhwebo namanye amazwe ngomkhiqizo wezolimo lunyuke ngo-10% ngo-2025 lwafinyelela ku$15.1 billion (R245bn).

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. 

AMAZWE ase-Afrika abhekene nenkinga enkulu yokuthi wubani ozokhokhela izindleko zokulungiselela ukubhekana noshintsho kwisimo sezulu. Lolu shintsho luhambisana nokwanda kwezikhukhula kwezinye izindawo, kuthi kwezinye isomiso.

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.

ISABELOMALI esithulwa phakathi nonyaka wezimali i-Medium-term Budget Policy Statement (i-MTBPS), esizothulwa namhlanje, ingelinye ithuba lokuthi uhulumeni utshengise ukuthi ungakanani umsebenzi osuwenziwe ukuphucula indlela okuphathwa ngayo imali ezweni.