Ihhovisi Leposi laseNingizimu Afrika lithole uxhaso lwezimali eziyizigidi ezingama-R381 ngesivumelwano neSikhwama Somshwalense Wabangasebenzi, okuhloswe ngaso ukusindisa imisebenzi ecishe ibe yizi-6 000 ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezizayo. Lokhu kusekelwa kuza ngaphansi kohlelo lweTemporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS), oluklanyelwe ukunikeza usizo lwezezimali ngokushesha kubasebenzi ngesikhathi lenkampani izama ezinye izindlela zokungenisa imali.
Isivumelwano sisayinwe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi lezi zimali zikhishwa nyanga zonke ngaphansi kweso elibukhali lomcwaningi mabhuku, kanye nemibandela yokuthotshelwa kwemithetho. Ihhovisi Leposi kufanele linikeze imibiko evamile zinyanga zonke, ligcine amarekhodi ezezimali, futhi lenze isu lokuguqula isimoelibanzi njengengxenye yesivumelwano.
Lesi sinyathelo silandela ukungena kwehhovisi lePosi ekutakuleni amabhizinisi ngo-2023, lapho kwavela khona ukuthi le nhlangano ikweleta abakweletwayo imali engaphezu kuka-R8 billion. Kuphinde kwabikwa ukuthi izindleko zeqe imali engenayo ngo-200%, kanti amaholo ewodwa abalelwa ku-150% wemali engenayo.
Lesi sinyathelo asibonwa nje kuphela njengokuhlenga izimali kodwa njengokungenelela okunesu lokusimamisa imisebenzi, ukusimamisa ukusimama komnotho, kanye nokuphakamisa ukwethenjwa komphakathi ezikhungweni zikahulumeni. Uxhaso lwezimali luhlose ukuvikela abasebenzi, ukuvimbela ukulahleka kwemisebenzi okuqhubekayo, kanye nokubeka isisekelo sokusimama kanye nezinguquko ngaphakathi kwenhlangano edonsa kanzima isikhathi eside.