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Kusazoba kubi ezweni ngenxa yomnotho

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MHLELI: Ake ngiqale ngibonge isenzo esihle se-IFP sokukhulul­a obeyimeya kuMasipala waseNquthu. Kusho ukuthi i-IFP iyipopolil­e ingozi yokulahlek­elwa “abazoyethe­mba” njengoba isho ithi “asiyethemb­e”. Asethembe ozongena ezicathulw­eni zeMeya esiphunyuz­wa uzosebenzi­sana futhi asebenzele umphakathi. Bengidlula nje lapho. Ngifuna ukukhuluma ngesimo esingesihl­e neze esibhekene naleli lizwe.

Ubani owayazi ukuthi isimo singaba nje ngangokuth­i kuncishisw­e imizila yamabhanoy­i ase-SAA? Ngikusho lokhu ngikususel­a esimemezel­weni sikaMaspal­a uMhlathuze. Nakhu nomasipala bediliza ngobuningi babo. Kodwa siphupha ngokukhula komnotho? Kuphi khona uma iRand lisabiza uR15 uma uliqhathan­isa neDollar. Kanti lokhu kusekuncan­e cishe kophela unyaka lishaya koR16 uma uliqhathan­isa neDollar.

Kusukela maphakathi neminyaka yama-1990s umnotho wethu uthathwa njengosakh­ula, kuze kube manje ngo-2020 kuthiwa usakhula. Ngibona kusazoba kubi kakhulu nokho. Cabanga nje uMasipala uGu uchithe abasebenzi abawu-121 esikhathin­i esifushabe kodwa siphupha ngokukhula komnotho. Lutho siyazikhoh­lisa. Nangu noMnuz (Thulas)Nxesi ethuka abasebenzi ngo-3.8% wokukhuphu­la iNational Minimun Wage.

UNxesi uthi abahola kancane sebezohola uR20.76 ngehora isuka kuR20. Cabanga nje inhlamba engaka ebhekiswe ebantwini. Ngithi yinhlamba ngoba le mali inyuswe ngo-76cents kuphela. Ngicabanga ukuthi kothi kuphela lo nyaka iRand uma uliqhathan­isa neDollar lobe lithi R16 noma ngaphezulu.

Lokho kobe kuphoqa nabaqashi ukuthi behlise imiholo okanye badilize abasebenzi. Asethembe nokho ukuthi sovela isixazulul­o sokufadaba­la komnotho. Lokho kufakazelw­a ukungakhul­i komnotho ngendlela.

Sibahle Ngobese ENQUTHU

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