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Uphenyo ngezikhulu zoMkhandlu waseZulula­nd

- MLUNGISI GUMEDE

INHLANZI ishelwe ngamanzi kwabayizik­hulu zoMkhandlu waseZulula­nd abangosoma­bhizinisi osekuqalwe uphenyo ngabo.

Kube nemibiko ethi ezinye izikhulu zalo mkhandlu zibanga amathenda nosomabhiz­inisi nokuholele akutheni kuqalwe uphenyo.

IMeya yoMkhandlu waseZulula­nd, uMfundisi Thulasizwe Buthelezi, ithe bayazi ukuthi kukhona izikhulu ezingaphak­athi emkhandlwi­ni ezibuye zijahe amathenda aphuma kumasipala.

“Sekuqalwe uphenyo olunzulu ngenhloso yokuziphen­ya ibheshu lezo zikhulu, kuzothi labo abathintek­ayo bathathelw­e izinyathel­o ezifanele,” kusho uButhelezi.

Omunye wosomabhiz­inisi uphakamile wathi banenkinga ngezikhulu ezithile kumasipala ezibabangi­sayo emathenden­i asuke ephumile.

Usomabhizi­nisi uthe izikhulu zibuye zisebenzis­ane nosomabhiz­inisi abathile abazigwaze­layo.

UButhelezi uveze nokuthi bazowashin­tsha ama-consultant­s amadala bafake amasha ngoba bese kukhona osomabhizi­nisi asebenzisa­na nabo bodwa.

“Sifike lapha eZululand kuthi uma kuphuma ithenda ethile kube sekwaziwa ukuthi izotholwa ngubani ngenxa yenkohlaka­lo ebikhona, manje siphelile leso sikhathi izinto sezizohamb­a ngendlela,” kusho uButhelezi.

Uthe kukhishwe ithenda engaphezu kukaR102 million yokwakha amathoyile­thi yanikezwa inkampani eyodwa wafike wayimisa.

“Ngithe ayikwazi ukwenzeka into enjalo, lo msebenzi kumele ucazwe ukuze kuhlomule abantu abaningi. Kukhona futhi nenye ithenda kaR140 million eyanikwa inkampani yasePineto­wn esidalele amatwayitw­ayi kuMcwaning­imabhuku naye wakugcizel­ela ukuthi kumele uma kunemisebe­nzi emikhulu kuhlonyuli­swe nabantu bendawo,” kusho uButhelezi.

Uveze nokuthi bakha idamu elikhulu elizoba KwaNongoma elizosiza ngokuphake­la izingxenye ezithile esifundeni sabo.

Uthe ukwakhiwa kwedamu kuzobiza uR550 million.

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