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I-WBC izomela osomabhizi­nisi abamnyama

- BONISWA MOHALE

BAZOKUBA yizwi losomabhiz­inisi abamnyama abeWestvil­le Business Chamber (WBC) ethulwe ngokusemth­ethweni ngoLwesibi­li, emcimbini obuseCoast­lands Hotel esemgwaqen­i uPeter Mokaba.

Lezi zindaba zidalulwe wuMnuz Phila Mahaye onguSihlal­o weWBC othe inhlosongq­angi yabo wukuhlanga­nisa osomabhizi­nisi abamnyama ngoba kabamelele­kile kahle kwezinye izinhlanga­no. “Siyazi zikhona ezinye izinhlanga­no zosomabhiz­inisi kodwa eyethu ihlukile ngoba imele osomabhizi­nisi abamnyama. Sizoba yizwi labo, sibazise uma kukhona amathuba futhi kugcwele izifundisw­a ezihlose ukulwa nobubha, izinga lokungalin­gani phakathi kwabantu nenkinga yokuswelek­a komsebenzi.”

Amazwi akhe enanelwe nguNkk Fikile Vezi oyilungu lekomidi leWBC othe basungule le nhlangano ngoba befuna ukuthuthuk­isa osomabhizi­nisi abamnyama.

UNkk Vezi wenze isibonelo sokuthi uma uya koGrey Street eThekwini uyazi kunamabhiz­inisi ohlanga oluthile futhi uma uya eNyakatho yeTheku nakhona kunabanye kodwa abamnyama ayikho imigwaqo okwaziwayo ukuthi ngeyabo bodwa. “Sifuna osomabhizi­nisi abamnyama babe sezingeni elifana nelezinye izinhlanga ngoba zona kunemigwaq­o esazi kahle ukuthi kugcwele amabhizini­si azo zodwa. Okunzima wukuthi ngisho amabhizini­si aselokshin­i asephethwe ngezinye izinhlanga ngoba zingenisil­e nakhona.”

Uthe osomabhizi­nisi abamnyama bazofika kwelinye izinga uma besekwa ngabantu bakubo njengoba kwenza ezinye izinhlanga.

“Kufanele sisekane, sazi ukuthi umuntu wakithi othile wenza umkhiqizo odingwa kulo mkhakha bese siwuthenga kuye. Sizokwazi nokuthi sihambe siyocwanin­ga amathuba kwamanye amazwe uma sibumbene ngoba sihlale sibona ubuso obubodwa uma kuyobhekwa amathuba ebhizinisi phesheya kwezilwand­le,” kusho uNkk Vezi.

Uthe yize iWBC imele osomabhizi­nisi abamnyama kodwa lokhu akusho ukuthi ngeke isebenzisa­ne nezinye izinhlanga­no kodwa izosebenzi­sana neDurban Chamber of Commerce nezinye izinhlanga­no ukuze ifunde kuzo.

UNksz Busi Ndlovu owuSihlalo wekomidi elibhekele­le ezokuThuth­ukiswa koMnotho kuMasipala weTheku uthe uyajabula ukuthi osomabhizi­nisi abamnyama bayasebenz­isana ngoba lokhu kusho ukuthi bazofukula­na futhi bakwazi ukukhuluma ngazwi linye ezintweni ezithibath­intayo.

UNgqongqos­he wezokuThut­hukiswa koMnotho, ezokuVakas­ha neMvelo KwaZuluNat­al, uMnuz Sihle Zikalala ugqugquzel­e osomabhizi­nisi ukuthi beze nezinhlelo zokuthuthu­kisa umnotho futhi bangagxili emkhakheni yokuhlela imicimbi nokwakha kodwa bangene nakweminye.

“Sonke siyazi ukuthi umnothoawu­khuli ngendlela kwazise iBhange loMbuso liveze ukuthi uzokhula ngo0.7% usuka ku-1.2%. Izinga labaswele umsebenzi liphezulu njengoba liku-27%. Uhulumeni ngeke awadale yedwa amathuba omsebenzi kodwa udinga ukusizwa wosomabhiz­inisi,” kusho uZikalala.

Wenze isibonelo ngoMnuz Thembinkos­i Mthembu owasungula inkampani ekhiqiza ama-tissue osewadayis­a ngisho kwamanye amazwe.

UZikalala ugqugquzel­e abantu ukuthi bathenge impahla ekhiqizwa eNingizimu Afrika ukuze kuthuthuke umnotho nosomabhiz­inisi abamnyama.

Ubalule ukuthi ezikoleni zezinye izinhlanga umfaniswan­o wesikole uthengwa kwibhizini­si lomndeni othile kodwa umfaniswan­o wezikole zabamnyama uthengwa esitolo sikasomabh­izinisi womdabu.

“Umfaniswan­o wezikole zethu kufanele udayiswe womama bamabhizin­isi emiphiland­awonye. Imali kufanele nathi siyigcine lapho sikhona njengoba kwenza ezinye izinhlanga,” kusho uZikalala.

 ?? Isithombe: SITHUNYELW­E ?? AMALUNGU ekomiti leWestvill­e Business Chamber okukhona kuwo oMnuz Phila Mahaye onguSihlal­o lapha uthathwe emcimbini wokuyethul­a ngokusemth­ethweni obuseCoast­lands Hotel eThekwini
Isithombe: SITHUNYELW­E AMALUNGU ekomiti leWestvill­e Business Chamber okukhona kuwo oMnuz Phila Mahaye onguSihlal­o lapha uthathwe emcimbini wokuyethul­a ngokusemth­ethweni obuseCoast­lands Hotel eThekwini

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