Umengameli wezwe uMnimzane Cyril Ramaphosa uthembise ukwelula isibonelelo seSocial Relief Fund ngoba abantu baseningizimu Africa bayasidinga futhi siyabasiza ekulweni nendlala nasekufezeni amanye amaphupho abo. URamaphosa usho lokhu ethula inkulumo yakhe yaminyaka yonke yesimo sezwe izolo ekapa.
Nazi ezinye izinto ezimbalwa ezibalulekile azibalulile uMengameli:
Ubugebengu nenkohlakalo
UMongameli uthe Uphiko Lokudliwa Kwempahla lwe-National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) lusebenza ngokuzikhandla ukubuyisela izimali ezebiwe ngesikhathi sokuThuthukiswa koMbuso.
“Imiyalelo yokumisa ukusebenza kwama account athize ikhishiwe ukuze kubuyiswe isamba sika-R14-billion sinikezwe i-NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit ngamacala ahlobene ne-State Capture, kanti imali elinganiselwa ku-R8.6 billion yenkohlakalo ibuyiselwe kuhulumeni.
“I-South African Revenue Service isiqoqe u-R4.8-billion wentela engakhokhiwe ngenxa yobufakazi obethulwe kwiKhomishana Yokuthunjwa Kombuso, kanti uPhiko Olukhethekile Oluphenyayo lufake amacala ombango ngenani lika-R64-billion. ”
URamaphosa uthe uhulumeni usebenzela ukwethula umthetho ozoqeda ukuxhashazwa kwemali nokukhwabanisa futhi uqinisekise ukuthi izwe likhishwe ohlwini “lukavobe” lweFinancial Action Task Force.
“Ngosizo lwamabhizinisi, sisungule ikhono le-digital forensic ukuze lisekele i-NPA Investigating Directorate, okuzothi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kwandiswe ukuze kusekelwe ukuthotshelwa komthetho kabanzi. “Njengamanje umthetho uphambi kwePhalamende ukuze kusungulwe iPhiko Lokuqondisa Abaphenyi njengophiko olugcwele olunamandla okuphenya,” usho kanje.
Abathuba emsebenzi
Nakuba evuma izinga elimangalisayo labantu abangasebenzi (isibalo esisemthethweni singu-31.9%) uMongameli ukuphawule ngokusobala – ukuthi umnotho waseNingizimu Afrika kumele ukhule ukuze kudaleke amathuba emisebenzi.
Ucwaningo lwakamuva lwe-Quarterly Labour Force Survey luveze ukuthi isibalo sabantu abangasebenzi sehle ngo-72,000 saya ku-7.8 wezigidi ngekota yesithathu ka-2023. Nokho, ukungasebenzi kwentsha bekuku-43.4%, ukwehla kancane kusuka ku-45.3% kwikota yesibili ka-2023.
URamaphosa ukhulume ngokutshalwa kwezimali okungase kudaleke amathuba emisebenzi.
“Izinkampani ziyaqhubeka nokutshala imali, kutshalwa izinkulungwane zamahektha amasimu, kuvulwa amafemu amasha futhi nokukhiqiza kuyandiswa.
“Sisendleleni yokuxazulula izingqinamba ezibalulekile ekukhuleni komnotho ngokusimamisa ukuphakelwa kwethu kwamandla kagesi futhi silungise uhlelo lwethu lokuthutha. Njengoba lezi zithiyo ziphazamisa amandla angempela omnotho wethu,” usho kanje.
Inkinga kagesi
Inkinga kagesi iyaqhubeka nokubeka amabhuleki emnothweni waseNingizimu Afrika futhi icindezela imindeni. IKomidi Likazwelonke Lenkinga Yamandla Amandla, elabunjwa ukubhekana nenkinga kagesi, lalibheke ukuqalisa izindlela ezintsha zokukhiqiza ugesi.
“Ngonyaka odlule, sisebenzise uhlelo olukhulu lokukhulula izikweletu oluzokwenza u-Eskom utshale imali ekunakekeleni nasekuhambiseni ingqalasizinda kanye nokuqinisekisa ukusimama kwayo ukuya phambili,” kusho uRamaphosa.
Selokhu kwavuselelwa uhlelo lwaseNingizimu Afrika lwamandla avuselelekayo eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, ngaphezu kuka-2,500MW wamandla elanga nawomoya ayesengezwe kugridi, nokuningi okusazokwenziwa. Ingaphezu kwe-120 imiklamo yamandla yangasese emisha eyathuthukiswayo ngemva kokuba izinguquko zokulawula zivumele ukutshalwa kwezimali kwangasese.
“Ngazo zonke lezi zenzo, siyaqiniseka ukuthi okubi kungemuva kwethu futhi ukuphela kokucinywa kukagesi sekufinyeleleke,” kusho uRamaphosa.
Ugqugquzele izixazululo zamandla ahlanzekile ezizohlolwa eNyakatho Kapa.
Umthethosivivinywa we-NHI
UMengameli uveze ukuthi usezosayina uMthethosivivinywa Womshuwalense Wezempilo Kazwelonke (NHI) owaphasiswa nguMkhandlu Kazwelonke Wezifundazwe ngoDisemba.
Yize i-EFF iphumele obala yaseseka lesi sinyathelo, i-DA ikholelwa ukuthi lo mthetho udinga umsebenzi owengeziwe futhi uzoba nomthelela omubi ohlelweni lwezempilo.
“Umshuwalense Wezempilo Kazwelonke uzohlinzeka ngosizo lwezempilo lwamahhala lapho kunakekelwa bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika, kungaba ezikhungweni zezempilo zikahulumeni noma ezizimele.
“Sihlela ukusebenzisa i-NHI ngokwandayo, esibhekana nezinkinga ezifana nokuxhaswa ngezimali kohlelo lwezempilo, abasebenzi bezempilo, imikhiqizo yezokwelapha, imigomo nobuchwepheshe, kanye nezinhlelo zolwazi lwezempilo,” kusho uRamaphosa.
Ukwelulwa kwesibonelelo se-SRD
UMengameli uthe uxhaso luka-R350 lweSocial Relief of Distress (SRD) luzokwelulwa.
Lolu xhaso, olwaqala wethulwa ngesikhathi ubhubhane lwe-Covid-19 ludla lubi, seluphenduke indlela encane yokuphila kwezakhamizi ezingasebenzi.
“Siyibonile imihlomulo yalesi sibonelelo futhi sizoyinweba futhi siyithuthukise njengesinyathelo esilandelayo sokuxhasa abantu abangasebenzi.
“Lezi zibonelelo nezibonelelo zenza okukhulu kunokunikeza abantu abakudingayo ukuze baphile. Ziyi-investimenti esikhathini esizayo. Usizo lwezenhlalakahle lukhonjiswe ukuthi lukhuphule izinga lokubhalisa nokuhamba kwesikole, lwehlise izinga lokuyeka kwabafundi futhi lwenyuse izinga lokuphasa,” kusho uRamaphosa.
Nokho unqabile iziphakamiso zokuthi kunyuswe imali yesibonelelo sikahulumeni ukuze ibhekane nomthelela wokwehla kwamandla emali noma inyuke ifinyelele ezingeni lokushoda kokudla, okungu-R760.