Uhulumeni waKwaZulu-Natal uzibophezele ekuvikeleni Ithala SOC Limited njengoba libhekene nezinselelo zomthetho eziqhubekayo. UNdunankulu uThamsanqa Ntuli ugcizelele iqhaza elibalulekile lebhange ekufukuleni osomabhizinisi abasafufusa, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zasemakhaya nasemalokishini. Uphinde wagcizelela ukuthi isifundazwe siyaseseka ngokugcwele lesi sikhungo, ebheka ukusinda kwaso njengento ebalulekile ekuthuthukisweni komnotho okubandakanya bonke abantu.
Lokhu kuzibophezela kulandela isinqumo senkantolo sakamuva esivumela Ithala ukuthi liqhubeke nokusebenza, nakuba iziphathimandla zizama ukungenelela ezindabeni zalo. Icala selidluliselwe phambilini, kwaphinde kwaveza ukukhathazeka ngekusasa lebhange.
UNdunankulu uNtuli uyigxekile imizamo yokuhlakaza Ithala wathi uhulumeni wesifundazwe uzimisele ukuludlulisela eNkantolo yoMthethosisekelo lolu daba. Uphinde wagqugquzela omasipala ukuthi baleseke leli bhange ngokudlulisela izimali zabo ngalo, ngenhloso yokuqinisa isimo salo nokuqinisekisa ukuthi izinsiza zezezimali zihlala zifinyeleleka emiphakathini enganakiwe.
Uhulumeni ukholelwa ukuthi Ithala linesikhundla esiyingqayizivele emkhakheni wezezimali, esiklanyelwe ukusebenzela izidingo zomphakathi kunezinhloso zenzuzo. Izikhulu zithi lesi sikhungo kufanele sigcinwe njengethuluzi elibalulekile lokuguqula umnotho, ikakhulukazi osomabhizinisi abancane kanye namaqembu abencishwe amathuba phambilini esifundazweni sonke.