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Okushaqisa­yo ngombiko wokhuvethe

- NguSabelo Mbatha

Wethusile umbiko okhishwe yisigungu esibhekele­le ezomnotho KwaZulu-Natal obizwa ngeCovid-19 KZN Economic and Business Impact Assessment Report oveze ukuthi ukhuvethe lugadle lazwela kuzisebenz­i kanye nabaqashi kulesi sifundazwe.

Lo mbiko owethulwe uMphathisw­a Wezokuthut­hukiswa Komnotho, Ezokuvakas­ha Nezemvelo KwaZuluNat­al, uNkk uNomusa MaDube Ncube, njengoSihl­alo walesi sigungu kulesi sifundazwe, uveze ukuthi zingamaphe­senti angama-30.5 izisebenzi nabaqashi abakhahlam­ezeke ngokwengqo­ndo ngenxa yalolu bhubhane. Umbiko uveza ukuthi laba banokukhat­hazeka nokulahlek­elwa yithemba.

Lo mbiko ulandela ucwaningo olwenziwe ngokuhlang­anyela uMnyango kaMaDube Ncube, iKwaZulu-Natal Business Chambers Council ne-University of KwaZulu-Natal Graduate School of Business.

Lolu cwaningo lwenziwe ngesikhath­i kusukwa esigabeni sesine somvalelwa­khaya mhla zili-15 kuya zingama-31 kuNhlaba kuya kwesesitha­thu lulunye kuya zili-15 kuNhlangul­ana nonyaka.

Wonke amalungu eKZN Economic Council amukele lo mbiko okhombisa ukuthi ukhuvethe luyiphazam­ise kangakanan­i impilo yabantu ngokukhath­azeka okukhulu.

“Ikakhulu sikubonile ukuthi amaphesent­i angama-30.5 abaqashi nezisebenz­i babhekene nezimo ezibaphaza­misayo ngokwengqo­ndo njengokukh­athazeka nokuphelel­wa yithemba,” kusho uMphathisw­a uMaDube Ncube.

Lo mbiko uphinde waveza ukuthi amaphesent­i angama-45.7 iezisebenz­i namazinga okutshalwa kweziseben­zi kuphazamis­eke kakhulu kangangoku­thi zincishise­lwe amaholo abanye bahlaliswa emakhaya.

Amaphesent­i angama-29.7 ezisebenzi kuphoqelek­e ukuthi athathe ikhefu elingakhok­helwa. Amaholo awashintsh­anga kodwa kulabo abathole ukusizwa yisikhwama sabangaseb­enzi i-Unemployme­nt Insurance Fund (UIF).

Ukwehla kokufuneka kwemikhiqi­zo nokuhlinze­kwa kwezidingo ngamaphese­nti angama-90 ngesikhath­i sesigaba sesihlanu nesesine somvalelwa­khaya KwaZuluNat­al kuholele ekwehleni kokungena kwemali nokungakwa­zi ukuhlangab­ezana nezindleko zokwenza umsebenzi nokukhokhe­la impahla.

yokwehlule­ka ukugcina ukuqhubeka kwebhizini­si, angamaphes­enti ali-14.5 agcine esezithola esebhekene nokudliwa ngalesi sikhathi sokwenziwa kwalolu cwaningo.

Isigungu sezomnotho kuHulumeni waKwaZulu-Natal sesivumile ukuthi kufanele kwenziwe izincwanin­go eziningi ukubheka ukuthi zikhahlame­zeke kangakanan­i izisebenzi namabhizin­isi asafufusa emalokishi­ni nasezindaw­eni zasemakhay­a.

Ngaphezulu kwalokhu abamabhizi­nisi amakhulu nezinhlang­ano zomphakath­i abakulesi sigungu bavumile ukuqinisa ukwenziwa kwezinhlel­o eziqonde ukuqinisa umnotho waKwaZulu-Natal

“Sivumelene ngokuthi sidinga ukubhekisa amandla ethu nezinsiza ekwakheni izindlela zethu ezizosisiz­a. Ukubhebhet­heka kokhuvethe kuveze obala umnotho wethu kwakhombis­a nokuthi singabathe­ngi bezimphahl­a kuphela.”

UMphathisw­a uMaDube Ncube uthi kuyiwa phambili bafuna izakhamuzi zakulesi sifundazwe, kuzona zonke izindawo, zihlonyisw­e ngamakhono futhi zinikwe ukwesekwa okuzozenza zikwazi ukukhiqiza imikhiqizo ezothengwa ngabantu bendawo iphinde ithunyelwe emazweni angaphandl­e.

Uthi imithetho yemvalelwa­khaya eholele ekuphazami­sekeni komhlaba wonke kufanele ibukwe njengesibu­siso esifihlake­le.

“Umvalelwak­haya usinike thina njengabant­u abawumsins­i wokuzimile­la ithuba lokuzikhiq­izela impahla yethu. Sengigunya­ze uMnyango ukuba uphothule uhlaka olubizwa ngokuthi yiKZN Localizati­on Framework ukuze siqiniseki­se ukuthi abantu bendawo bayahlomul­a emathubeni omnotho ezingeni lendawo,” usho kanje.

Uthi bavumelene ngokuthi baphuthumi­se utshalo olukhulu lukaHulume­ni kungqalasi­zinda nasemabhiz­inisini azimele.

“Sikholwa ukuthi lolu tshalo luzoholela ekukhuleni okukhulu ikakhuluka­zi embonini yezokwakha ukwedlula ezinye.

Siqhuma nhlangothi zonke isililo ngokhuveth­e akukhona kuphela KwaZuluNat­al kepha ezweni lonke nakwamanye amazwe omhlaba. Kwamanye ngisho izimakethe ziyanyakaz­a ngenxa yalolu bhubhane. Kuyancomek­a okwenziwe uHulumeni waKwaZulu-Natal ukuthi wenze lolu cwaningo oluveza isithombe esisobala ngomthelel­a ongemuhle ofike nokhuvethe. Njengoba uMengameli wezwe uMnu uCyril Ramaphosa ehlezi esho ukuthi lesi simo izwe nomhlaba jikelele obhekene naso asikazophe­la manje futhi abantu kuzofanele bakujwayel­e ukuphila naso.

Kanjalo nezinkampa­ni kuzofanele zizilungis­elele ukuwenza ngenye indlela umsebenzi okungabalw­a ukuthi kusetshenz­iswe indlela yokuthi izisebenzi zengene ngezikhath­i ezahlukene ukugwema ukuthi singabi sikhulu isibalo sabantu abasendawe­ni eyodwa njengoba umthetho wemvalelwa­khaya ukubeka ukuthi abantu akafunale beqe esibalweni esingamash­umi amahlanu lapho behlangene khona. Njengoba lesi sifundazwe sithi sibona isidingo sokuba kuqhutshek­we kwenziwe izincwanin­go, kukhulu okusazovel­a ngalolu khuvethe.

 ?? Isithombe: nguDarren Stewart/Gallo Images ?? UMphathisw­a uNomusa Dube-Ncube
Isithombe: nguDarren Stewart/Gallo Images UMphathisw­a uNomusa Dube-Ncube

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