Kugiya Ongoti

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.

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.

UKUGUQUGUQUKA kwesimo sezulu okuhambisana nokwanda kwezikhukhula noma isomiso kuzokwenza amabhange aseNingizimu Afrika angabimagange ukubolekela izinkampani ezithathwa ngokuthi ukusebenza kwazo kusengcupheni ngenxa yalezi zinguquko.

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.