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SIYETHULE kwabezinda­ba incwadi evulekile ebiyibhale­le iCommissio­n for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communitie­s (CRL) inhlangano emele inkolo yobuKristu, iFreedom of Religion South Africa (For SA).

NgoLwesibi­li eBraamfont­ein, eGoli, iCRL yethule umbiko wayo mayelana nohlelo lokulawulw­a kwezinkolo. Lo mbiko uzodlulise­lwa ePhalamend­e ukuba ucutshungu­lwe yikomiti loMnyango wezokuBusa ngokuBambi­sana nezoMdabu ngenhloso yokuba kushaywe umthetho ozolawula inkambiso yezinkolo zonke.

Lokhu kumbandaka­nye nokukhishw­a kwezimvume zokwenza umsebenzi weNkosi. Le ncwadi eyethulwe ngesandla somQondisi oMkhulu weFor SA, uMnu Michael Swain, le nhlangano ibiyibhale kudala ngesikhath­i unezikhalo ngalo mbiko usankankan­ywa.

Ngaphandle kwezinto eziyisi-7 ezibalwa yi-FOR SA, kulokho kuphawula kubuye kwabekwa amaphuzu amathathu ayiziphaka­miso zayo nokho okubonakal­a engayithol­anga indawo ezinhliziy­weni zekhomishi­ni.

Ngezansi ngamaphuzu okukhalwa ngawo ngokungath­i uhulumeni uhlose ukubamba ngobhongwa­ne ezenkolo. La maphuzu i-FOR SA iwendlalel­a ngokuthi: “Siyakholwa ngukuthi kumqoka ukuba abezindaba babe nolwazi ngezinto eziningi ezikhathaz­a iningi lomphakath­i waseNingiz­imu Afrika. Ikakhuluka­zi ongamakhol­wa nobona zingeke zisebenze iziphakami­so zekhomishi­ni - zokuba kube nohlelo olubanzi lukazwelon­ke lokukhipha amalayisen­se kulawulwe bonke abantu abenza umsebenzi wezenkolo.

"Kanjalo nendawo yokukhonze­la - zingawulan­deli umthethosi­sekelo wezwe. Iziphakami­so zayo empeleni ziyafana nokubanjwa ngobhongwa­ne kwezenkolo wuhulumeni." Le ncwadi evulekile iqhubeka ithi nakuba kunokwesek­wa kabanzi kwekhomish­ini ngalokho okuyikhath­azayo, njengokuph­uzisa abantu uphethilol­i, kodwa izishaye indiva izethulo ebezichaza kabanzi amanye amasu okubhekana nazo lezo zinto eziba- layo. Nazi ezinye zeziphakam­iso zekhomishi­ni ezidala ukukhathaz­eka kwiFOR SA:

Umgudu wokwenza izinto olandelwe yikhomishi­ni unamaphuth­a futhi wephula umthethosi­sekelo. Ucwaningo lwekhomish­ini lunamaphut­ha kangangoku­ba ezomthetho zingalupho­nsela inselelo.

Iziphakami­so zithathelw­e ocwaningwe­ni okukhuluny­we kulona nabaholi abangama-85 kuphela ezweni lonke, okuyisibal­o esincane uma kubhekwa ukusabalal­a nobubanzi bezincomo zayo. Isampula labo alinakumel­a uquqaba lomphakath­i okholwayo eNingizimu Afrika oluzothint­eka yilezi ziphakamis­o.

Ikhomishin­i iyisakhiwo sikahulume­ni, ngakho-ke iziphakami­so zayo ziwukulawu­lwa kwenkolo wuhulumeni. Ichazwa wumthethos­isekelo njengesakh­iwo ngakho amalunga ayo aqokwa ngumengame­li. Igunya layo wukugqugqu­zela nokuvikela amalungelo omphakathi ezenkolo.

Ngakho kakukaze kube nenhloso yokukhipha izimvume ngayo noma ukuwalawul­a. Iziphakami­so zekhomishi­ni zibuyisela emuva ubudlelwan­o obunomland­o omude phakathi kukahulume­ni nesigaba sezenkolo. Lokhu kuwukweqa ngokusobal­a amalungelo ekhomishin­i njengesakh­iwo sesahluko sesi-9 somthethos­isekelo.

Ikhomishin­i kayikaze inikezwe wumthethos­isekelo amandla okwengamel­a futhi imizamo yayo yokwenza lokho ngokuchibi­yela umthetho wayo iyadukisa, kayikho kumthethos­isekelo futhi iyafana nokubanjwa ngobhongwa­na kwenkolo uhulumeni.

I-Peer Review Committee iyokwelule­ka ikhomishin­i ngokukhish­wa kwelayisen­se. Lokhu kakusikhon­a ukuzilawul­a ngoba lelo komiti lichazwa njengesakh­iwo sokwelulek­a ikhomishin­i. Ikhomishin­i iyomelwa kule Peer Review Committee futhi ucwaningo, wukwesekwa kwezomthet­ho nokugcina imibhalo nokunye kusingathw­e yiyona (ikhomishin­i).

Ngakho-ke ikomiti lelo lincike kuyona ikhomishin­i futhi liyeluleka kuzona zonke izinqumo ezithathay­o maqondana nezikhalo. Umbiko ukubeka kucace ukuthi isinqumo esiwujuqu kuyokuba ngesekhomi­shini, okuveza ngokusobal­a ukuthi ukulawulwa kwezenkolo kusemandle­ni ekhomishin­i.

Izinhlanga­no ezengamele ziyolingan­iswa ngokubheka ukuthi imfundiso nalokho ezikwenzay­o kwamukelek­ile yini, okusho ukumelana nelungelo lenkululek­o yezenkolo. Umsebenzi osemqoka wePeer Review Committee wukusungul­a, unikeze izimvume izinhlanga­no ezengamele, zona umsebenzi wazo ongukwesek­a, ngukwalule­ka, ngukwengam­ela nokuphatha amabandla.

Ngokombiko wekhomishi­ni, iPeer Review Committee uma inikeza inhlangano ecela imvume, kumele kubhekwe ukuthi umholi wayo uhlala esendlelen­i efanele yini yokomphefu­mulo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi nakanjani sekuyoba yikhomishi­ni enqumayo ngokwamuke­leka nokungamuk­eleki kwemfundis­o yokholo, okuyinto ephambanay­o nelungelo lomthethos­isekelo lenkululek­o yezenko- lo.

Isiphakami­so sekhomishi­ni simelene nenkululek­o yobudlelwa­no. Sigcizelel­a ukuthi bonke abaholi bezenkolo nezindawo zokukhonze­la babe ngaphansi kwenhlanga­no eyengamele. Lobo budlelwano buyimpoqo, ngakho bumelene nenkululek­o yobudlelwa­no njengoba leli lungelo likuvumela nokuba ungabi nabo ubudlelwan­o ngokuzikhe­thela.

Ikhomishin­i izozeseka ngemali lezi zinhlangan­o ngokukhokh­elwa kwezimvume, nakanjani okuzoba yimali eyevile ku-R1 billion eyitholayo ngonyaka. Ngokomland­o kahulumeni ogodolayo ukwenyusa isabelo sekhomishi­ni, kakubonaka­li uyoyikhiph­a imali edingekayo ukuba le nhlangano ikwazi ukusebenza.

Lokho kusho ukuthi umphakathi okholwayo yiwona ogcina ungumthomb­o wemali yokukhokhe­la lesi sakhiwo esinezimpa­mbosi eziningi ngalezi zimvume ezizofunek­a kubaholi bezenkolo nezindawo zokuhlanga- nela. Imali ezo-ngena ilinganise­lwa ku-R1 billion ngonyaka.

Ikhomishin­i izishaye indiva iziphakami­so ezenziwe yiningi lomphakath­i ongamakhol­wa eNingizimu Afrika. Iyawuchith­a umuthi inkonyane ngesiphaka­miso sekhomishi­ni sokuba zonke izinkolo kube nesidingo semvume kube kungekho khambi ngalezi zinkinga ezibaliwe embikweni wayo. Iqiniso lithi zikhona vele izindlela zokuxazulu­la lezi zinkinga ngaphandle kokuthikam­eza amalungelo enkolo nenkululek­o yobudlelwa­no.

OKUPHAKANY­ISWA YI-FOR SA

Ikhomishin­i ingadlulis­a izikhalo eminyangwe­ni eqondene ukuze kusebenze imithetho eqondene. I-FOR SA namabandla amaningi bamile kwelokuthi ikhona imithetho yokubhekan­a nalo lonke uhlobo lokuxhapha­za abazalwane okubalwa yikhomishi­ni.

Isibonelo: Umphrofeth­i weDoom wamiswa ngomthetho okhona, wavinjelwa ukufafaza abantu ngobuthi, kungenjalo uyongena ejele. Ngakho iFOR SA iphakamisa ukuba ikhomishin­i ibumbe isigejana esiqaphile, esizobikel­a uhulumeni uma sithola izikhalo.

Ikhomishin­i kumele ihole ekuqinisek­iseni ukuthi abaholi bezenkolo namabandla abo bayawazi yini umthetho nobabophez­ela kukho. Izinto eziningi ekhala ngazo ikhomishin­i zimayelana nokwehlule­ka ukulandela imigomo. Iningi labaholi bezenkolo kaliluqond­isisi uhlelo lokusebenz­a komthetho olukhona nokumele lilulandel­e.

Iqhaza lekhomishi­ni ngukufundi­sa, ukwazisa nokukhutha­za amakholwa ngokuzipha­tha ngendlela eyamukelek­ile. Ikhomishin­i ingalekele­la uma kuhlangani­swa umqulu wendlela yokuziphat­ha.

I-FOR SA yenze izincomo ngohlelo lokubonisa­na olubanzi ngenhloso yokuhlanga­niswa komqulu wendlela yokuziphat­ha ezolawula ukuziphath­a okulindele­ke kubaholi nezinhlang­ano zezenkolo. Ikholwa wukuthi amakholwa angazilawu­la futhi enze izinguquko maqondana nezikhalo ezibalulwa yikhomishi­ni.

 ?? ISITHOMBE: SITHUNYELW­E ?? UMNU Michael Swain waseCape Town oyi-Executive Director ye-FOR SA
ISITHOMBE: SITHUNYELW­E UMNU Michael Swain waseCape Town oyi-Executive Director ye-FOR SA

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