AMID fanfare as the new eThekwini mayor, councillor James Nxumalo, delivered his acceptance speech in front of thousands of Durban resisents on Monday (06 June 2011) , he vowed to uproot and eradicate fraud, corruption and maladministration that was alleged to characterise the City Hall chambers.
"I am not a person who belives in making promises for promises' sake. I want to declare war against fraud, corruption and maladministration in all its manifestations.
Strict measures will be taken against councillors and officials who were found to be doing business with the municipality they serve.
We will ensure that departments adhere to the supply chain management processes and officials will not be allowed to flout tender procedures" warned Nxumalo.
His Worship, Clr Nxumalo outlined approximately ten major priorities that, he conceded, would drive forward the numerous unmatched achievements that were scored over the past 17-years of democracy under the stewardship of the outgoing mayor Obed Mlaba.
He noted the great strides made to create an integrated city in line with the municipaslity's 20/20 vision, andemphasised that together with his 10-man executive committe they aim to enhance service delivery backlogs with the huge budget of R 68 million they inherit from the previous council.
The new exco saw councillor Nomvuzo Shabalala becoming the Deputy Mayor, councillor Logie Naidoo becoming the Speaker, and councillor Stanley Xulu assuming the vital role of being the Chief Whip.
As councillors of this municipality, we have to ensure that we show leadership and each councillor must make themselves available for public scrutiny. All councillors must declare all the business interests they have with our municipality programmes, cautioned Nxumalo.
"Collegues, in everything we do we must strive to find the right balance between economic, social and environmental responsibilities.
Our major and critical priority is to eliminated the backlogs in basic service delivery. We must recognise the great strides made by the previous council, we must ensure that we maintain our existing assets and ensure that we continue to provide our residents with the highest services possible" he said.
The incumbent eThekwini mayor stressed an emphasis that the new executive committe will have to improve their oversight to ensure that all the resources of the city (be the human resource, technical or financial resources) were utilized economically, effectivelly and efficiently.
Nxumalo also announced that working in partnership with organised business and the trade union leadership, they will as the new exco hold an Indaba to deliberate and brainstorm on strategic plans that aim to increase employment opportunities of the city residents and how they the put in place mechanisms to grow the municipality's economy.
"Fellow colleagues, we are servants of our residents and visitors. Councillors must be seen to be working together with all our people and we must ensure that our communities are always part of development as we create better lives for all" concluded Nxumalo.
Even the opposition partyleadership sang praises of the Mayor's maiden speech, with Minority Front leader Amichand Rajbansi and the National Freedom Party's Wiseman Mcoyi both saying the mayor promise is good for the eThekwini Municipality's future goals.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
NEW MARKETS & NEW FLIGHTS FOR SA's TOURISM INDUSTRY
THE Indaba Tourism 2011 Global Media Face-Off tackled pertinent issues that will translate the South African tourism industry into a powerful emerging market that rightfully conforms to the critical objectives as outlined in the global trends and the country's National Tourism Sector Strategy frameworks.
These exciting news were deliberated upon at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre during the Indaba Tourism 2011 Global Media Face-Off that was moderated by the internationally-renowned CNN's Richard Quest, and was attended by approximately 500 domestic and foreign journalists.
South African Tourism CEO Thandiwe January-McClean emphasised the importance of the Soth African people, their culture, heritage and their lifestyle offerings and dubbed it as a critical key towards enhancing athe country's vibrant tourism industry and how they aimed to maximise the international visitor gains.
She noted that South Africa's further success in the tourism industry lies in the diversification of the country's target market base, coupled with the offerings it presented to the wider international tourist.
" The objectives of the National Tourism Sector Strategy is a new focus supported by South African Tourism's marketing strategies and campaigns for the subsequent years, and of particular importance to us are the new markets that showed exponential growth last year" said January-McClean.
Despite reservations from the panellists over the critical challenges encountered through the swift air travel inside and outside the country, Allan Moore from the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa, re-assurred 2011 Indaba Tourism delegates that 'if there were air routes that were proving to be competitive and cost effective,' they will not hesitate in adding more flights.
"The projected growth in air travel to the Republic would create further motivation for additional flights. We shall address the call to reign in costs as this reduce attractiveness for airlines usage. This was a concerning challenge that needs to be addressed to reach out to our arrival targets from identified tourism markets" explained Moore.
Speaker after speaker noted that they needed to collaborate holisticly and it agreed that the key to success lies in communication between various tourism sector bodies.
The past immediate Head of the Durban's ICC, who is now the International Marketing Council CEO, Miller Matola said the emerging market threshold could not have come at a better time as it presented huge opportunities for the country's local leisure and business tourism bodies.
Accordingly, Matola paraphrased the discussion into four words; "New markets, same challenges", and he cajoled the tourism industry stakeholders to maximise new opportunities now that they were members of the rapidly-trade developing 'Brazil, Russia,India, China, South Africa' axis.
"Given South Africa's prominence in the emerging global economy, following our recent intergation into BRICS, the rise of the developing world's share of global economic power is particularly relevant to future growth of the tourism industry" emphasized Matola.
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Moore's re-assurance concided with the weekend announcement that KwaZulu-Nata's King Shaka International Airport is to get direct flights to London and air route across Africa, to Kenya.
The announcement was signed off, among others by KZN Economic Development and Tourism MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu, Dube TradePort CEO Rohan Persad and the CEO of country's largest privatelyy owned Comair Airlines, Gidon Novick.
These exciting news were deliberated upon at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre during the Indaba Tourism 2011 Global Media Face-Off that was moderated by the internationally-renowned CNN's Richard Quest, and was attended by approximately 500 domestic and foreign journalists.
South African Tourism CEO Thandiwe January-McClean emphasised the importance of the Soth African people, their culture, heritage and their lifestyle offerings and dubbed it as a critical key towards enhancing athe country's vibrant tourism industry and how they aimed to maximise the international visitor gains.
She noted that South Africa's further success in the tourism industry lies in the diversification of the country's target market base, coupled with the offerings it presented to the wider international tourist.
" The objectives of the National Tourism Sector Strategy is a new focus supported by South African Tourism's marketing strategies and campaigns for the subsequent years, and of particular importance to us are the new markets that showed exponential growth last year" said January-McClean.
Despite reservations from the panellists over the critical challenges encountered through the swift air travel inside and outside the country, Allan Moore from the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa, re-assurred 2011 Indaba Tourism delegates that 'if there were air routes that were proving to be competitive and cost effective,' they will not hesitate in adding more flights.
"The projected growth in air travel to the Republic would create further motivation for additional flights. We shall address the call to reign in costs as this reduce attractiveness for airlines usage. This was a concerning challenge that needs to be addressed to reach out to our arrival targets from identified tourism markets" explained Moore.
Speaker after speaker noted that they needed to collaborate holisticly and it agreed that the key to success lies in communication between various tourism sector bodies.
The past immediate Head of the Durban's ICC, who is now the International Marketing Council CEO, Miller Matola said the emerging market threshold could not have come at a better time as it presented huge opportunities for the country's local leisure and business tourism bodies.
Accordingly, Matola paraphrased the discussion into four words; "New markets, same challenges", and he cajoled the tourism industry stakeholders to maximise new opportunities now that they were members of the rapidly-trade developing 'Brazil, Russia,India, China, South Africa' axis.
"Given South Africa's prominence in the emerging global economy, following our recent intergation into BRICS, the rise of the developing world's share of global economic power is particularly relevant to future growth of the tourism industry" emphasized Matola.
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Moore's re-assurance concided with the weekend announcement that KwaZulu-Nata's King Shaka International Airport is to get direct flights to London and air route across Africa, to Kenya.
The announcement was signed off, among others by KZN Economic Development and Tourism MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu, Dube TradePort CEO Rohan Persad and the CEO of country's largest privatelyy owned Comair Airlines, Gidon Novick.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
DURBAN HOSTS THE HICA SYMPOSIUM
LEADING KwaZulu-Natal trade and hospitality industry stakeholders have hailed the hosting of the sub-Saharan Hotel Investment Conference Africa (HICA) symposium in Durban's North Coast Fairmont Zimbali Resort on May 5-6, 2011 as the country's biggest hospitality investment Indaba to date.
According to the stakeholders, HICA is the 'Think Tank' that aims to provide insight into global best practise in the hotel sector and promote actual investment projects, and has evolved over the years to have a more specific focus on hotel investment opportunities.
KZN MEC for Economic Development and Tourism spokesperson Bheko Madlala has described HICA 2011 as 'the most influential hotel investment conference'.
"As the provincial government arm tasked to regulate the trade and economic development, we are excited with the hosting of HICA in our province.
This will translate into numerous business opportunities to our citizens, be the well-established hospitality industry operators, emerging hotel industry entrepreneurs, investors and developers in the wider South African hospitality industry sector" said Madlala.
Madlala added, the HICA symposium was organized by the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) and both the Tourism KZN and Trade and Investment KZN were named as the official partners of the HICA 2011 two-day symposium.
And Tourism KZN Chief Executive Officer Ndabo Khoza could not contain himself and said 'it makes good business sense to host HICA because this conglomerate of hospitality industry stakeholders has proved itself as a viable economic platform for both investors and developers to maximise their business opportunities.'
"HICA brings together many trade and tourism stakeholders from all over the world. We are humbled to host and support this event as important business suppliers and vital service providers will converge in Durban to explore new and sustain existing business opportunities." noted Khoza.
According to TBCSA CEO Mmatsatsi Marobe, they were very proud to be hosting HICA in KwaZulu-Natal for the first time.
"We have been pushing for quite a number of years now to bring HICA to the East Coast region.
The HICA 2011 programme will brainstorm and discuss in details the hospitality investment climate post the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup finals, how the world moves out of the recent economic meltdown.
Invited experts will give practical advise on intended ventures related to financing, navigating the hotel industry potential as we aim to present Southern Africa as a viable, solid and long-term investment option for the hospitality industry sector." explained Marobe
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According to the stakeholders, HICA is the 'Think Tank' that aims to provide insight into global best practise in the hotel sector and promote actual investment projects, and has evolved over the years to have a more specific focus on hotel investment opportunities.
KZN MEC for Economic Development and Tourism spokesperson Bheko Madlala has described HICA 2011 as 'the most influential hotel investment conference'.
"As the provincial government arm tasked to regulate the trade and economic development, we are excited with the hosting of HICA in our province.
This will translate into numerous business opportunities to our citizens, be the well-established hospitality industry operators, emerging hotel industry entrepreneurs, investors and developers in the wider South African hospitality industry sector" said Madlala.
Madlala added, the HICA symposium was organized by the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) and both the Tourism KZN and Trade and Investment KZN were named as the official partners of the HICA 2011 two-day symposium.
And Tourism KZN Chief Executive Officer Ndabo Khoza could not contain himself and said 'it makes good business sense to host HICA because this conglomerate of hospitality industry stakeholders has proved itself as a viable economic platform for both investors and developers to maximise their business opportunities.'
"HICA brings together many trade and tourism stakeholders from all over the world. We are humbled to host and support this event as important business suppliers and vital service providers will converge in Durban to explore new and sustain existing business opportunities." noted Khoza.
According to TBCSA CEO Mmatsatsi Marobe, they were very proud to be hosting HICA in KwaZulu-Natal for the first time.
"We have been pushing for quite a number of years now to bring HICA to the East Coast region.
The HICA 2011 programme will brainstorm and discuss in details the hospitality investment climate post the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup finals, how the world moves out of the recent economic meltdown.
Invited experts will give practical advise on intended ventures related to financing, navigating the hotel industry potential as we aim to present Southern Africa as a viable, solid and long-term investment option for the hospitality industry sector." explained Marobe
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
IMPIKISWANO NGOHULUMENI WEZIFUNDAZWE
OSOPOLITIKI bawuhlobo lwabantu olungamagovu, angogimbela kwesabo futhi abangakukhathalele ukwenabisa amandla okubusa kuzozonke izinhlaka zemiphakathi abayiholayo kodwa abalobizela ukuthi wonke amandla okubusa abesezandleni zabo kuphela, phecelezi, 'centralisation of power'.
Lamazwi anohlonze kangaka asanda kuphimiswa ngumbhali ovelele, oyisifundiswa futhi esake saba nguMqondisi-Jikelele wesifundazwe saKwaZulu-Natal, uSolwazi Otty Nxumalo, ngesikhathi sixoxisana ngezinselelo ezizobakhona njengoba sekubhekwe kukhetho lomasipala kulonyaka ka2011.
"Inselelo ebhekene noquqaba olwakhele lelizwe laseNingizimu neAfrika njengabavoti kulohulumeni wentanto yeningi ukuthi mabahlale bezibhekile futh beyilandela imithetho eshaywa noma igqubo-mgomo yokubusa lelizwe.
Mabakuqaphele futhi bakuqhakambise ukuthi imithetho ephasiswayo iqembu elibusayo ngenhlose ukusabalalisa amandla okubusa ngokuthi andlaleleke futhi asabalalele kuzozonke izinhlaka ezisondelene nemiphakathi eyakhele.
Kunokuba kunqindwe noma kubulawe isakhiwo sohulumeni bezifundazwe, bekungakuhle kuthekelwe kuhlobo lokubusa olusetshenziswa eMelika, phecelezi, federalism, kunokuqeda lobohulumeni berzifundazwe." kucacisa okaZwide.`
Phela ngemuva komzukuzuku wezingxoxo zokwakhiwa kabusha kwalelizwe (CODESA) esikhathini esicela emashumini amabili eminyaka eseyadlula, zonke izinhlangano nabaholi bezepolitiki bavumelana ngesakhiwo sezwe elinomholi oyedwa wezwe (State President), bese kuphinde kwakhiwe uhlaka lohulumeni bezifundazwe oluholwa ngoNdunankulu (Premiers).
Nokuthe makhathaleni ngonyaka ka2000 kwaphasiswa uhlaka lohulumeni bomasipala (local government) okuyilo esibuswa ngalo emazingeni esakhamuzi nesakhamuzi.
Masikuqhakambise ukuthi iningi lezakhamuzi kulelizwe zisakubona kuwuhlelo olwakheke futhi olusasebenza nokumelwa ngokuyikho ukuba nalezinhlaka ezintantu zikahulumeni.
Kodwa-ke, njengoba isisho esidala sisho ngosopolitiki,sekuqale imvunge ngokuthi make kuphindwe kubhekisiswe ukuhleleka kanye nokusebenzisana kwalezinhlaka zokubusa.
Ngokwezibalo zezimali ezibekelwa labohulumeni ababalelwa kwisishiyagalolunye ezweni lonke, ohulumeni bezifundazwe babekelwe imali yabakhokhi-ntela (2009/10 Annual Budget) isamba sika R1.650 billion ebesihlinzekelwe ukuletha noma ukusondeza intuthuko kwizakhamuzi nokuholela amalungu asimele kwiShayamthetho.
Phezu kwalezindodla zezizumbulu ezihlinzekelwe ngokuphindiwe ohulumeni bezifundazwe, iningi labaholi seliqala ukushaya amakhala ngalabohulumeni bezifundazwe kanye namaqxathi abawadlalayo ukusiza imiphakathi nezakhamuzi ezibakhele.
OnguMongameli womfelandawonye wezinyunyana zabasebenzi, noyiyo enkulukazi kulelizwe iCOSATU, umnumzane Sidumo Dlamini uwuvezile owakhe umuzwa ngalenxanxhathela yohulumeni abamosa izimali zabakhokhi-ntela futhi ezihlale zihlabe uhide kulandelwana ngezibizayo izimoto kuthiwa "siyohlaba isoyi, siletha intuthuko ebantwini".
"Kuzodingakala sizame ukuqhamuka nesu elisha lokuletha izidingo kanye nentuthuko kwimiphakathi yethu. Lide kakhule lelipayipi lokubusa kusuka ePitoli, kwifundazwe kuyima intuthuko isabalalela kwimiphakathi yethu ngokukahulumeni kaMasipala" ukubeka kanje uSibalikhulu.
Kungekudala neqembu elibusayo kade libambe ingqungquthela yalo yengqubo-mgomo (National General Council) lapho loludaba luke lwahlaziywa, kwase kuphinda iANC National Working Committe yenza isiphakamiso sokusungula ithimba (CVommission to review the three-tier system of government).
Abaholi bamaqembu aphikisayo sebevele bakukhahlela ngazo zombile ukuqedwa noma ukwehlisa isibal sezifundazwe kulelizwe.
Umholi weqembu leInkatha Freedom Party kulesifundazwe (akathandanga igama lakhe lishicilelwe) ukhale ngokuthi lokhu "kulicebo lokukhohlakala elenziwa iqembi likaKhongolose ukuze aqonele amanye amaqembu asenamandla okubusa ezifundazweni azinzile kuzo".
Kanti umnumzane James Lorimer, ongumholi nesikhulumi sakwaLocal Governance kwiqembu leDemocratic Alliance ukubekwe kwasabalala ukungahambisani kwabo naloluhlelo.
"Iqembu likaKhongolose livusa izingxoxo ngohulumeni bezifundazwe ngoba selehlulekile lancama ukuhlwitha uhulumeni kanye nokubusa kwisifundazwe sethe eWestern Cape.
Umhlaba wonke uyazibonela ukuthi isifundazwe saseNtshonalanga neKapa sibuswa kahle futhi izidingo-nqangi ziyafinyelela kwimiphathi esakhele lesifundazwe, ngeke sivume kuncishiswe noma kuqedwe ohulumeni bezifundazwe" kuphetha umnumzane Lorimer.
Kanti onguNdunankulu wasesiFundazwe saseFree State, futhi esiholwa nguye uKhongolose usezwakalise ukungabi nanxa uma izifundazwe ezincane futhi ezingenawo umnotho omuhle ukuthi kungakuhle zihlanganiswe nalezo zifundazwe ezinamandla angconyana kwezomnotho.
Bafundi nami nginiphonsela inselelo yokuthi masiludingide loludaba mhlasimbe siyoqhamuka nesisombululo esikwamukeleka kuzozonke izakhamuzi zaseAfrika eseNingizimu.
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Lamazwi anohlonze kangaka asanda kuphimiswa ngumbhali ovelele, oyisifundiswa futhi esake saba nguMqondisi-Jikelele wesifundazwe saKwaZulu-Natal, uSolwazi Otty Nxumalo, ngesikhathi sixoxisana ngezinselelo ezizobakhona njengoba sekubhekwe kukhetho lomasipala kulonyaka ka2011.
"Inselelo ebhekene noquqaba olwakhele lelizwe laseNingizimu neAfrika njengabavoti kulohulumeni wentanto yeningi ukuthi mabahlale bezibhekile futh beyilandela imithetho eshaywa noma igqubo-mgomo yokubusa lelizwe.
Mabakuqaphele futhi bakuqhakambise ukuthi imithetho ephasiswayo iqembu elibusayo ngenhlose ukusabalalisa amandla okubusa ngokuthi andlaleleke futhi asabalalele kuzozonke izinhlaka ezisondelene nemiphakathi eyakhele.
Kunokuba kunqindwe noma kubulawe isakhiwo sohulumeni bezifundazwe, bekungakuhle kuthekelwe kuhlobo lokubusa olusetshenziswa eMelika, phecelezi, federalism, kunokuqeda lobohulumeni berzifundazwe." kucacisa okaZwide.`
Phela ngemuva komzukuzuku wezingxoxo zokwakhiwa kabusha kwalelizwe (CODESA) esikhathini esicela emashumini amabili eminyaka eseyadlula, zonke izinhlangano nabaholi bezepolitiki bavumelana ngesakhiwo sezwe elinomholi oyedwa wezwe (State President), bese kuphinde kwakhiwe uhlaka lohulumeni bezifundazwe oluholwa ngoNdunankulu (Premiers).
Nokuthe makhathaleni ngonyaka ka2000 kwaphasiswa uhlaka lohulumeni bomasipala (local government) okuyilo esibuswa ngalo emazingeni esakhamuzi nesakhamuzi.
Masikuqhakambise ukuthi iningi lezakhamuzi kulelizwe zisakubona kuwuhlelo olwakheke futhi olusasebenza nokumelwa ngokuyikho ukuba nalezinhlaka ezintantu zikahulumeni.
Kodwa-ke, njengoba isisho esidala sisho ngosopolitiki,sekuqale imvunge ngokuthi make kuphindwe kubhekisiswe ukuhleleka kanye nokusebenzisana kwalezinhlaka zokubusa.
Ngokwezibalo zezimali ezibekelwa labohulumeni ababalelwa kwisishiyagalolunye ezweni lonke, ohulumeni bezifundazwe babekelwe imali yabakhokhi-ntela (2009/10 Annual Budget) isamba sika R1.650 billion ebesihlinzekelwe ukuletha noma ukusondeza intuthuko kwizakhamuzi nokuholela amalungu asimele kwiShayamthetho.
Phezu kwalezindodla zezizumbulu ezihlinzekelwe ngokuphindiwe ohulumeni bezifundazwe, iningi labaholi seliqala ukushaya amakhala ngalabohulumeni bezifundazwe kanye namaqxathi abawadlalayo ukusiza imiphakathi nezakhamuzi ezibakhele.
OnguMongameli womfelandawonye wezinyunyana zabasebenzi, noyiyo enkulukazi kulelizwe iCOSATU, umnumzane Sidumo Dlamini uwuvezile owakhe umuzwa ngalenxanxhathela yohulumeni abamosa izimali zabakhokhi-ntela futhi ezihlale zihlabe uhide kulandelwana ngezibizayo izimoto kuthiwa "siyohlaba isoyi, siletha intuthuko ebantwini".
"Kuzodingakala sizame ukuqhamuka nesu elisha lokuletha izidingo kanye nentuthuko kwimiphakathi yethu. Lide kakhule lelipayipi lokubusa kusuka ePitoli, kwifundazwe kuyima intuthuko isabalalela kwimiphakathi yethu ngokukahulumeni kaMasipala" ukubeka kanje uSibalikhulu.
Kungekudala neqembu elibusayo kade libambe ingqungquthela yalo yengqubo-mgomo (National General Council) lapho loludaba luke lwahlaziywa, kwase kuphinda iANC National Working Committe yenza isiphakamiso sokusungula ithimba (CVommission to review the three-tier system of government).
Abaholi bamaqembu aphikisayo sebevele bakukhahlela ngazo zombile ukuqedwa noma ukwehlisa isibal sezifundazwe kulelizwe.
Umholi weqembu leInkatha Freedom Party kulesifundazwe (akathandanga igama lakhe lishicilelwe) ukhale ngokuthi lokhu "kulicebo lokukhohlakala elenziwa iqembi likaKhongolose ukuze aqonele amanye amaqembu asenamandla okubusa ezifundazweni azinzile kuzo".
Kanti umnumzane James Lorimer, ongumholi nesikhulumi sakwaLocal Governance kwiqembu leDemocratic Alliance ukubekwe kwasabalala ukungahambisani kwabo naloluhlelo.
"Iqembu likaKhongolose livusa izingxoxo ngohulumeni bezifundazwe ngoba selehlulekile lancama ukuhlwitha uhulumeni kanye nokubusa kwisifundazwe sethe eWestern Cape.
Umhlaba wonke uyazibonela ukuthi isifundazwe saseNtshonalanga neKapa sibuswa kahle futhi izidingo-nqangi ziyafinyelela kwimiphathi esakhele lesifundazwe, ngeke sivume kuncishiswe noma kuqedwe ohulumeni bezifundazwe" kuphetha umnumzane Lorimer.
Kanti onguNdunankulu wasesiFundazwe saseFree State, futhi esiholwa nguye uKhongolose usezwakalise ukungabi nanxa uma izifundazwe ezincane futhi ezingenawo umnotho omuhle ukuthi kungakuhle zihlanganiswe nalezo zifundazwe ezinamandla angconyana kwezomnotho.
Bafundi nami nginiphonsela inselelo yokuthi masiludingide loludaba mhlasimbe siyoqhamuka nesisombululo esikwamukeleka kuzozonke izakhamuzi zaseAfrika eseNingizimu.
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
UNISA GRADUATES CALLED TO ASSIST UNDERGRADUATES
The KwaZulu-Natal Alumni Chapter has called upon all the UNISA graduates to play an active and meaningful role towards enhancing their alma mater's social and educational responsibilities.
This clarion call was pronounced by Unisa officials during the KZN Alumni Chapter Breakfast that was attended by approximately 500 graduates and was held at the Durban's beachfront hotel on the first weekend of June 2010.
From Unisa's Registrar Academic Prof Louis Molamu, Unisa Foundation Director Pat Lawrence, Unisa's Durban Campus Director GM Ntombela to the KZN Alumni Chapter convenor Steve Mkasi, they all spoke highly of the achievements, sacrifices and tribulations that the Unisa graduates had to endure in meeting and conquering the distance learning environment challenges.
Speaker after speaker implored that all Unisa graduates carry a responsibility as the custodians of the Unisa heritage to give back selflessly to their alma mater by empowering their fellow undergraduate brothers and sisters.
"On behalf of the university I want to express my gratitude at the multitude of Unisa graduates that were attending the KZN Chapter Alumni Breakfast.
As our graduates you remain central to all that we, as Unisa, strive and aim to achieve in line with our transformation agenda 2015.
Let all our alumni contribute to the development of our learning programmes by giving his or her time in assisting our undergraduates in their academic-related difficulties" said the Durban regional Director Ntombela.
The Unisa graduates can play an active and meaningful role towards the sustainance and co-ordination of the Unisa's empowerment and social investment enrichment programmes 'by becoming lifelong learners', alluded Unisa Foundation Director.
Let all Unisa graduates, she added, play a meaningful role and assist their alma mater to continue to provide human investment opportunies to the multiple sectors of the South African communities.
"The Unisa Alumni Association was established in order to mobilise alumni in the service of the university and to improve the level of engagement between South Africa's oldest institution of higher learning and its former students.
The Alumni Chapters were spread all over the nine provinces and abroad to act as a vehicle to advance the vision and mission of Unisa, as we strive to become the African University in the service of humanity" observed Lawrence.
Registrar Prof Molamu also called upon all the Unisa qualified professionals as the broader community of Alumni ( he cited people who obtained degrees, diplomas and certificates) to register on the Alumni database found on Unisa website in norder to actively participate in the 'academic-social-economic activities' of the varsity and contribute to Unisa's long-term success and sustainability.
"As Unisa graduates you will always have a pivotal role to play. We want to ensure that the quality of your qualifications meets and conforms to the international standards.
We would like to utilise your academic proficiencies to the development of a new crop of Unisa graduates.
As the academic staff we're disheartened by the high number of university drop-outs in the country.
Hence, we're calling upon our Alumni to assist Unisa by contributing to our tutorial programmes as they 'already posses first-hand experience of what it takes to study through distance learning'
The KZN Alumni Chapter convenor related an anectdote about his distance learning challenges as a Unisa Durban campus student.
Mkasi emphasised that his knowhow of difficulties associated with distance learning challenges compelled him to be the first graduate to register as a tutor in the School of Law as an LLB graduate.
"Speaking from my personal experience as an undergraduate in the Durban campus, it took nine out of ten teleconferences to get help from the professors based in Pretoria as they were normally out of office.
It is precisely for this prime reason that I am calling upon you , fellow graduates, that we selflessly contribute to the attainment of proper education and qualifications by our fellow undergraduate brothers and sisters.
{Author is a Schoolteacher, Political-Social Commentator and a Writer. He graduated with Public Relations Certificate with Unisa's Centre for Business Management in 2003}
Cell: 0762557826 / 0825816323
This clarion call was pronounced by Unisa officials during the KZN Alumni Chapter Breakfast that was attended by approximately 500 graduates and was held at the Durban's beachfront hotel on the first weekend of June 2010.
From Unisa's Registrar Academic Prof Louis Molamu, Unisa Foundation Director Pat Lawrence, Unisa's Durban Campus Director GM Ntombela to the KZN Alumni Chapter convenor Steve Mkasi, they all spoke highly of the achievements, sacrifices and tribulations that the Unisa graduates had to endure in meeting and conquering the distance learning environment challenges.
Speaker after speaker implored that all Unisa graduates carry a responsibility as the custodians of the Unisa heritage to give back selflessly to their alma mater by empowering their fellow undergraduate brothers and sisters.
"On behalf of the university I want to express my gratitude at the multitude of Unisa graduates that were attending the KZN Chapter Alumni Breakfast.
As our graduates you remain central to all that we, as Unisa, strive and aim to achieve in line with our transformation agenda 2015.
Let all our alumni contribute to the development of our learning programmes by giving his or her time in assisting our undergraduates in their academic-related difficulties" said the Durban regional Director Ntombela.
The Unisa graduates can play an active and meaningful role towards the sustainance and co-ordination of the Unisa's empowerment and social investment enrichment programmes 'by becoming lifelong learners', alluded Unisa Foundation Director.
Let all Unisa graduates, she added, play a meaningful role and assist their alma mater to continue to provide human investment opportunies to the multiple sectors of the South African communities.
"The Unisa Alumni Association was established in order to mobilise alumni in the service of the university and to improve the level of engagement between South Africa's oldest institution of higher learning and its former students.
The Alumni Chapters were spread all over the nine provinces and abroad to act as a vehicle to advance the vision and mission of Unisa, as we strive to become the African University in the service of humanity" observed Lawrence.
Registrar Prof Molamu also called upon all the Unisa qualified professionals as the broader community of Alumni ( he cited people who obtained degrees, diplomas and certificates) to register on the Alumni database found on Unisa website in norder to actively participate in the 'academic-social-economic activities' of the varsity and contribute to Unisa's long-term success and sustainability.
"As Unisa graduates you will always have a pivotal role to play. We want to ensure that the quality of your qualifications meets and conforms to the international standards.
We would like to utilise your academic proficiencies to the development of a new crop of Unisa graduates.
As the academic staff we're disheartened by the high number of university drop-outs in the country.
Hence, we're calling upon our Alumni to assist Unisa by contributing to our tutorial programmes as they 'already posses first-hand experience of what it takes to study through distance learning'
The KZN Alumni Chapter convenor related an anectdote about his distance learning challenges as a Unisa Durban campus student.
Mkasi emphasised that his knowhow of difficulties associated with distance learning challenges compelled him to be the first graduate to register as a tutor in the School of Law as an LLB graduate.
"Speaking from my personal experience as an undergraduate in the Durban campus, it took nine out of ten teleconferences to get help from the professors based in Pretoria as they were normally out of office.
It is precisely for this prime reason that I am calling upon you , fellow graduates, that we selflessly contribute to the attainment of proper education and qualifications by our fellow undergraduate brothers and sisters.
{Author is a Schoolteacher, Political-Social Commentator and a Writer. He graduated with Public Relations Certificate with Unisa's Centre for Business Management in 2003}
Cell: 0762557826 / 0825816323
Friday, June 4, 2010
eTHEKWINI RESIDENTS & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
WITHOUT attempting to apportion blame to any contending party during the recent weeklong municipal employees wages strike, one pertinent question that was brought to the fore was more about the personal responsibility taken by each individual towards the city's habitat degration.
Before delving deeper into this article, permit me to hasten to highlight that my take/angle shall solelely be focussed on environmental education, in particular, the much-vaunted "Recycling Programme".
Researchers, commentators and Green activists the world over, state categorically that every human being should endeavour to enhance the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals, the Resolutions adopted at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the United Nations's Declaration on Sustainable Development.
And who dares for amoment, forget our very own ruling party's 2007 Polokwane Declaration fellow South Africans?
It is precisely these powerful instruments that delighted and made me rejoice when the Durban Solid Waste cluster endorsed programmes to support and strenghtened the resolutions that were crafted to create a healthy and sustainable environmental legacy for future Durban generations.
Personally, I do not harbour any grmblings whenmever workers down tools in protest of a decent living wage.
As a worker myself and a hardcore Socialist, I 'in principle' feel the municipal employees wages strike was justified.
However, does it construe that every time there's an 'employer-employee confrontation' in the 'Banana City' it shall translate into our beatiful central business district (CBD) being littered with so much esxtensive waste as was witnessed on prime news channels globvally?
We're told through the City Fathers' engagement foras that in two year's time after the Africa's historic hosting of FIFA Soccer World Cup finals (by 2012) at least 50% less waste must be generated in the city and its surrounding areas.
An emphasis isstressed that thiswill translate in some 25% less waste going or taken to our 'already hardpressed' landfills.
It was precisely incumbent that SALGA, SAMWU, IMATU and the so-called "Free Riders" took cognisant of the inconvenience and cost of manpower that were required to clean tons of litter that were spread all over our internationally-renowned city every time there was a labour dispute.
The large budgets allocated by the Exco Committee every year to clear littering could be better spent if less litter was thrown about indiscriminately.
It suffices to note that His Worship Mayor Obed Mlaba is on record urging Durban residents to take up the cxhallenge of reducing, re-using and re-cycling waste, and he has also implored individuals, families and everyone else to become a responsible, caring person through his daily mantra which resonate like this; "Together We Can Keep EThekwini Beautiful".
Let me conclude one eminent Durban environmental activists who once intimated this to me;
"Taking care of our environment has huge spin offs as reducing waste per capita within eThekwini Municipality generate roughly 1,5 million tons of waste each year.
This remainsa cause for concern to thedwindling landfill spacve in our urban areas".
{Author is a School Teacher, a Political-Social Commentator, Writer and a Green Activist with SADC Regional Environmental Education Programme -REEP
Email: qadimaqadini@gmail.com
Cell: 0825816323 / 0762557826}
Before delving deeper into this article, permit me to hasten to highlight that my take/angle shall solelely be focussed on environmental education, in particular, the much-vaunted "Recycling Programme".
Researchers, commentators and Green activists the world over, state categorically that every human being should endeavour to enhance the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals, the Resolutions adopted at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the United Nations's Declaration on Sustainable Development.
And who dares for amoment, forget our very own ruling party's 2007 Polokwane Declaration fellow South Africans?
It is precisely these powerful instruments that delighted and made me rejoice when the Durban Solid Waste cluster endorsed programmes to support and strenghtened the resolutions that were crafted to create a healthy and sustainable environmental legacy for future Durban generations.
Personally, I do not harbour any grmblings whenmever workers down tools in protest of a decent living wage.
As a worker myself and a hardcore Socialist, I 'in principle' feel the municipal employees wages strike was justified.
However, does it construe that every time there's an 'employer-employee confrontation' in the 'Banana City' it shall translate into our beatiful central business district (CBD) being littered with so much esxtensive waste as was witnessed on prime news channels globvally?
We're told through the City Fathers' engagement foras that in two year's time after the Africa's historic hosting of FIFA Soccer World Cup finals (by 2012) at least 50% less waste must be generated in the city and its surrounding areas.
An emphasis isstressed that thiswill translate in some 25% less waste going or taken to our 'already hardpressed' landfills.
It was precisely incumbent that SALGA, SAMWU, IMATU and the so-called "Free Riders" took cognisant of the inconvenience and cost of manpower that were required to clean tons of litter that were spread all over our internationally-renowned city every time there was a labour dispute.
The large budgets allocated by the Exco Committee every year to clear littering could be better spent if less litter was thrown about indiscriminately.
It suffices to note that His Worship Mayor Obed Mlaba is on record urging Durban residents to take up the cxhallenge of reducing, re-using and re-cycling waste, and he has also implored individuals, families and everyone else to become a responsible, caring person through his daily mantra which resonate like this; "Together We Can Keep EThekwini Beautiful".
Let me conclude one eminent Durban environmental activists who once intimated this to me;
"Taking care of our environment has huge spin offs as reducing waste per capita within eThekwini Municipality generate roughly 1,5 million tons of waste each year.
This remainsa cause for concern to thedwindling landfill spacve in our urban areas".
{Author is a School Teacher, a Political-Social Commentator, Writer and a Green Activist with SADC Regional Environmental Education Programme -REEP
Email: qadimaqadini@gmail.com
Cell: 0825816323 / 0762557826}
Saturday, September 19, 2009
THABO MBEKI'S POLITICAL DEMISE: SACP's 2006 DISCUSSION DOCUMENT & JUDGE CHRIS NICHOLSON'S RULING ON JACOB ZUMA'S "FICTITIOUS" TRIAL
A Human Rights Activist, a learned, experienced and most erudite judge strucked off the roll before the Pietermaritzburg High Court Jacob Zuma's corruption case by drawing strong political interference by the South Africa's Highest Office, then.
Thabo Mbeki's political astuteness, or must we call it, political arrogance saw him having the temerity to dismiss { writing on ANC Today} the 'Working Class Vanguard' seminal paper crafted in preparation for the SACP Special Congress held in Port Elizabeth that it was the work of the 'Prophets of Doom'.
MKHUZENI LOMONGAMELI KAKHONGOLOSE-NGENQUBOMGOBO YEZOMNOTHO
{Ilanga; October 26-26, 2006}
Izivunguvungu zokuqophisana ngamazwi ashubile phakathi kwabaholi, okungoweqembu elibusayo lika-Khongolose kanye neqembu elingama-dlela-ndawonye nalo okungelamaKho-manisi, kuhle, kuyancomeka futhi kuya-likhulisa nesiko lenkambiso yentando yeningi kuleli zwe.
Nokho-ke kodwa labo dalimede baka-muva-nje phakathi kukamfo ka"Siphambano", onguNobhala-jikelele wamaBomvu. kanye nomfo kaMzizi, uMengameli wezwe, baphonsa inselelo kubalobi ukuba bake bahlaziye bese becacisela uquqaba olusemazingeni aphansi ngenkambiso okuphokophelelwe ukuba mayisetshenziswe kuleli zwe ukuze uwonkewonke ahlomule kwizithukuthuku nezithelo zikaHulumeni obusa ngenqubomgomo yezomnotho eyosula izinyembezi kanye nayo yonke imiphefumulo eyaswelakala kulwela lo hulumeni obusa ngenta-ndo yeningi eNingizimu neAfrika.
Cishe bonke abangabasebenzi kulelizwe kanye nama"Bomvana" kuhlanganisa lonke uquqaba olumpofu olwakhele lelizwe, bayawuqhakambisa umbhalo ngumhlahlandlela, obizwa phecelezi
'SACP Disrursjon Document', ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi "Khuluma",phecelezi, "Bua; Khomanisi' owabe ushicilelwe ngenyanga kaNhlaba (May) 2006 ngoba uyihlaba esikhonkosini ngobubha izakhamuzi zakuleli zwe ezibhekene nabo nokuswela imisebenzi mihla yonke yempilo yazo kuwowonke amazinga abaphila behlala ngaphansi kwawo.
Ingqikithi yokubhala kwamaKhomanisi kwakungukuvukuza nokuhabulisa uquqaba njengoba sebezilungiselela ingqungquthela ezoba maphakathi noyaka osazokwethwasa. Lo mbhalo we-SACP uphonsa imibuzo eyinselelo kwizakhamizi kanye nabahlali kuleli zwe, njengokuthi ngemuva kweminyaka eyishumi nambili, kukhona yini ngempela umsebenzi nomsebenzi kuleli zwe angakuqhakambisa njengezithelo asebezivunile ngemuva kweminyakanyaka lapno isithunzi namalungelo abasebenzi kade ehudulelwa phansi khona na.
Kungezikhathi ezilukhuni njengalezi lapho uquqaba olwakhele leli zwe kungafanele nangengozi lumatanise ukuqophisana kwabaholi ngokweziqu zabo uqobo, hleze baphunduleke baze balu-theke ukuthi umholi nomholi usuke eqhakambisa lokho okuyisisekelo nenqubo-mgomo yeqembu aliholayo.
Inselelo enkulu ngethi kungabe sesifikile yini isikhathi lapho abampofu, okungabasebenzi - kwelongxiwankulu sekufanele bagweve uthi baqhakambise amandla omnotho alele ezandleni zabo na?
NjengoNobhala-jikelele weqembu leSonth African Communist Party, uMnu Blade Nzimande nomthwalo osemahlombe akhe wokuphonsa imibuzo engenakuzwakala kahle kwabanye, njengo-mbuzo-ngqangi wephepha abasanda kulishicilela.
"Kungabe ngempela inqumo-mgomo yezomnotho (Gear) yakuleli zwe ibhekephi futhi ihlose ukusiza bani uma ngemuva kweshumi nambili leminyaka leli zwe lathola inkululeko kepha umnotho wakuleli zwe uyaqhubeka nokuqhoqhobalwa yingcosana yabomdabu kanye neningi labongxiwankulu abaMhlophe abangabakhathalele abampofu kuleli zwe na?" okungumbuzo oqavile obhalwe ngamaKhomanisi.
Ngumbuzo onjengalona ophonsa izinselelo kuzo zonke izakhamizi zaseNingizimu ne-Afrika lapho kusuke kulethe ungabazane ngokufezekisa iphupho lesigaba sesibili futhi ekungesokugcina ngemuva kosuku lwenkululeko kwabaningi, esaziwa phecelezi,National Democraric Revolution NDR
Ephendula njengomholi weqembu elibusayo kuleli zwe, uMengameli Mvuyelwa Thabo Mbeki, ube esebhala encwadini yakhe ephuma masonto onke, "ANC TODAY", ngoLwesihlanu lwangomhla zingama-23 kuNhlangulana (June) 2006 lapho ezwakalise ukunengeka, wacela usizo kongaPhezulu ngala magama: "Mdali, Mnini-mandla wonke, sisize usivikele kulaba bapholofethi bamanga" esho eqondise kwi-SACP Discussion Document.
Kuliqiniso elingephikwe izakhamizi zakulelilizwe ukuthi kukhona ukungaboni ngaso linye kuma-qembu angamadlela-ndawonye awumbimbi kulelizwe ngenkambiso yenqubo-mgomo we-zomnotho kusukela kwaphasiswa umthetho weGear ngowe-1996.
Kodwa Izithwalandwe ezalwisana nohulumeni wamaBhunu nobandlululo kwaze kwatholakala umbuso wentando-yeningi, ziyakuncoma lokhu kujikijelana kwabaholi, futhi zikuqhakambisa nje-ngesisekelo esakha sakhulisa le nqola emasondosondo eyisikhondlakhondla seqembu likaKhongolose ngaphandle kokudicilela izithunzi zabaholi phansi.
Phezu kwale nkombankombane ebonakalayo ngomhlahlandlela wenqubo-mgomo wezomnotho okufanele ulandelwe nguHulumeni obusayo eNingizimu ne-Afrika, bonke ababeyibambe ekha-leni kumzabalazo wenkululeko kuleli zwe, babala amadelakufa angamaqabane ayengoNobhala-jikelele bamaKhomanisi njengoMnu Moses Kotane noMnu Moses Mabhida ukuthi uma ngabe basadla anhlavana namuhla kungabe bawa bevuka ngokushiwo nguNobhala jikelele wamaKhomanisi kulesi sikhathi esikuso.
La madoda angasenhla achazwa njengalabo abanikela ngempilo yabo kunokubona iqembu lamaKhomanisi lilahlekelwa ngelalikuphokophelele (focus) okubizwa phecelezi, National Democr atic Revolution, lapho umnotho wakulelizwezwe uyobe sewuhleli ezandleni ezingabanikazi bawo - abasebenzi.
Umbuzo-ke ongaphenduleki ngothi empeleni yikhona lokhu osekubangele umholi weqembu likaKhongolose athi sesidinga usizo (intervention of celestial powers) ngoba leli qeqebana lamakhomanisi eliphila kule nkulungwane yeminyaka - "our own 21st century Marxist" liyedusa, liyanhlanhlatha futhi licaphuna ngokungeyikho lowo othathwa n ngobaba wobukhomanisi emhlabeni jikelele, uKarl Marx, encwadini yakhe ayiloba ebizwa nge "Das Kapital" lapho eqha mbisa khona abangombela kwesabo, phecelezi,"capitalist accumulation".
Nkonzwenhle Mqadi
EMLAZI
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NGOWANI LO MSONDO NGENCWADI EBHEKISWE KUBAMELI BAKAZUMA?
{Ilanga LangeSonto; July 9,2006}
Lo msindo ongaka osuqubukile ngenxa yencwadi eyabhalwa yi-zikhulu ezihola ithimba loFezela kulesifundazwe ibhekiswe kuba-meli beSekela-Mongameli weqe-mbu likaKhongolose uMnuz. Jacob Zuma, nakubameli benka mpani yaseFrance ekhiqiza izi-khali yakwa-Thint, kanye naku-lowo ophethe amajaji kulesi si-fundazwe iJaji Vuka Tshabalala, kufanele ibhekwe ngalokho eyi-' yikho ngempela kanye nazozo-nke izinhloso ezihambisana no-kubhalwa kwayo. Ukubhalelana izincwadi eziqo-ndene nakho konke okuhambi-sana necala elisuke selisezithe-beni zenkantolo phakathi kwa-bameli, ngisho nalabo abasuke bemele umbuso, kuyinto ejwaye-lekile futhi ekungenasidingo so-kubanga umsindo ngayo. Kodwa-ke, ukuvumbuka kwale ncwadi ebhalwe ngorahla ka 23 Juni 2008 iphuma ngasohlango thini loFezela (Scorpions) kuye-thusa. Phela lapha sikhuluma ngenzukazikeyi yecala elingu-ndaba-rnlonyeni kwezepolitiki-futhi ngokuqulwa kwalo sonke sizozibonela ukuthi inkambiso nokukhula kwezomthetho seku-hambe ibanga elingakanani ku-leli zwe laseNingizimu ne-Afri-ka. Le ncwadi ndini okukhulunywa
ngayo ayiqukethe zimanga, nga-phandle nje kwesicelo ngabethi-mba loFezela ukuthi banesicelo sokuba abameli bakaMnuz Zuma, kanye nenkampani yezikhali yakwaThint kebabanike ithu-tshana elingaphezu kwezinyanga eziyisithupha behlanganisa "imbumbulu yecala" elizobhe-kana nalaba mangalelwa aba-ngasenhla.
Tzazi zomthetho nokho aziboni kisyisicelo esiyingqaiiiivele lesi kwezomthetho, nokho baphaka-misa igalelo elinzima lapb.0 be-veza khona ukuthi "Hhiya umfo kaMsholozi unqobe engasapho-nsanga nakanye kuleli thimba loFezela".
Uma ngicaphuna okubhalwe phansi kwi-Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, abameli bakaZu-ma abasenanduku abangayigale-la ngoba ngokomthetho zephuki-
le kwithimba elimshushisayo. Ngixoxe nezingqayingqayi ese-zimnkantshubomvu kwezomthetho zithi uMnuz Zuma kanye ne-thimba Iakhe sekuyofanele ukuthi ngosuku obekufanele kuqa-Iwe ngalo ukuthethwa kwecala lakhe, benze ngaphakathi eNka-ntolo eNkulu yaseMgungundlovu isicelo sokuba aliphele leli cala ngoba sekusobala ukuthi umbuso wabe uvele ungenacala onga-libhekisa kubo kwasekuqaleni. Naye uMnuz Michael Hulley, ongummeli kaMnuz Zuma useku-shilo kwagcwala umlomo ukuthi lowo ammele enkantolo umyale-le ukuba aphikisane ngayoyonke indlela ukuba leli cala lisenga-phinde lihlehliswe futhi. Kodwa okunguye okubeke kwacaca bha njengempuzi igadula ehlungwini kube ngumphathi-jikelele we-nkampani yezikhali, engumma-ngalelwa wesibili kuleli cala, uMnuz Pierre Moynot. "UMbuso r.ezinkantolo zakuleli zwe bazidlalela ngesikhathi nje ngoba kwasekuqaleni babenge-nalo icala abangalibeka kithi kanye noMnuz Zuma. Abanabo ubufakazi bokusishushisa nge-nto engekho ngaphandle-nje ko-kusebenzisa izinkantolo ekufe-zeni izinjongo zabathile zezepo-litiki" kuchaza uMoynot. Njengoba uSomQulu obizwa nge-Criminal Procedure Act kanye neConstitution yakuleli zwe
ikubeka kucace bha ukuthi umu-ntu nomuntu ovele esebekwe amacala kufanele umbuso umni-keze konke okuhambisana nama-cala azobhekana nawo, kungabe ithimba loFezela belethembeni ngokubeka amacala lowo obhe-kwe ukuthatha izintambo zoku-hola leli zwe ngo-2009 ngapha-ndle kobufakazi obubambekayo na? Iningi laziwela ngomhla ka 12 Meyi 2006 eNkantolo eNkulu ya-seThekwini lapho abameli bakaMnuz Zuma babenze isicelo so-kuthola umqulu obizwa phece-lezi nge"complete indictment ukuze bakwazi ukuzilungiselela amacala ababhekene nawo kuse-nesikhathi.
Ngokungathekisa-nje, isinqumo esakhishwa yiJaji uPhillip Levi-nson sokuthi umuntu onamandla okwenze njalo yijaji eliqokelwe ukuthethwa kwecala likaMnuz Zuma, kushiya imibuzo engaphe-nduleki ngokuthi yena qobo lwa-khe lowo ophethe amajaji kulesi sifundazwe ubanjw;e yini ukwe-nekela izwe lowo okubhekeke engamele icala-likaMnuz Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma ngomhlaka 31 Julayi 2006.
Kubhale:
Nkonzwenhle Mqadi (Umbhali, umcwaningi, nomhlaziyi wezinda-ba zepolitiki) ETHEKWINI
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INKIYANKIYA ESIYAKHELWE NGOFEZELA (SCORPIONS) KULELIZWE
{UMAfrika; Sept 1-7, 2006}
ABEZEMIDLALO bakuqhakambi-sa kabi ukuthi akukho muntu ongaba ngumdlali enkundleni aphinde fuihi abe ngunondweba kulowo mdlalo.
Lesi sisho sesivele sahlala obala ngemuva kwezethulo zasenkantolo ezifungelwe - ebezethulwa ithimba labamangalelwa, okungusekela-mongameli weqembu likaKhongoIose, uMnuz Jacob Zuma nenkampani eyisikhondlakhondla ngokudayiswa kwezikhali ebizwa ngeThint.
Ngenxa yokuthi lolu daba sezithebeni zenkantolo, phecelezi (sub judice), asizungena emnqakiswawsni ngokuyiqiniso nokungelona kula macala okuthiwa ngawenkohiakalo nokukhwabanisa ngokugwazelana.
"UNGEiPHIKWE umsebenzi omuhle wethimba loFezela ekulweni nokudlanga kuzo zonke izinhlaka kobugebengu... "
Kodwa-ke okufanele kubhekisiswe ngumuntu nomuntu oyisakhamuzi kuleli lizwe yile nkiyankiya esibonokala ikhungethe ithimba laboFezela ekushushiseni ngempumeleio abamangalelwa esi-thathe cishe iminyaka engaphczu kwemihlanu ibaphenyisisa.
Nokho ungephikwe umsebenzi omuhle wethimba loFezela ekulweni nokudlanga kuzo zonke izinhlaka kobugebengu eNingizimu Afrika.
Kepha-ke la maqiniso ngokwezincwadi ezifungelwe ezethulwe phambi kweJaji leNkantolo eNkulu ya-seMgungundlovu ashiya inqwaba yemibuzo engaphenduleki ngokusebenza "kwamasosha aphinde azikhuze", njengalowo owabe engumQondisi wezokuShushiswa koMphakathi nowayenguNgqongqoshe we-zoBulungiswa kuqala uphenyo ngala macala.
Isithombe esakhekayo emiqondweni yezakhamuzi zakuleli lizwe sijikijela imibuzo ngokuthi kanti uSomQulu, phecelezi, iCriminal Procedure Act noMthethosisekelo yakuleli lizwe iqhakanjiswa futhi ilandelwe nini uma kuvela izitatimende zabamangalelwa zikhalaza ngokudii lezi
zikhulu engizibale ngasenhla zavele zanhlanhlatha nje zalandela izinhloso-ngqangi ezazifeza izinjongo zazo, ngaphandle kokuhlonipha nokuqhakambisa amalungelo esakhamuzi nesakhamuzi esakhele leli lizwe?
Isibonakaliso-nje, iqabane elinguMnuzTony Yengeni liphakathi KwaMjibha ngakho njalo belu ukuluthwa nokukhohliswa wase elivuma icala lomgunyathi kweminye yemizi yala bafokazi ababaliwe ngasenhla.
Lokhu kugamanxa kwalezi zikhulu ezimbili kulolu daba olusezithebeni zenkantolo kuphonsa inselelo kuzo zonke izakhamizi zaseNingizimu ne-Afrika ukufundisisa nokuhlaziya izincomo zeKhomishini kaJaji Sisi Khampepe eseyethulwa eHhovisi li-kaMengameli Thabo Mbeki ngoku-phinde benze iziphakamiso ngokwe-migomo kaHulumeni wentando yeningi ngokusebenza kwethimba loFezela ekuhlumeleliseni ukuzethemba izinhlaka ezakhelwe ukulwa nobugebengu kuleli lizwe.
Masibhekisisa ngamehlo ezingqapheli lolu daba lokushushiswa kukaMnuz Zuma nenkampani eyadayisela leli lizwe ngezikhali, kubonakala imifantu yesekisi.
Ngokomthetho waleli lizwe, ngokwezikhundla zawo la madoda angasenhla kuyasikhungatha ukuqondisisa ubuhlakani obabungenza kube yiwo kanye ayeyibambe ekhaleni nsu-ku zonke kuphenywa uMsholozi.
Ngisho yena qobo lwakhe uThabizolo, uJaji Qedusizi Msimang obhekene nokuqulwa kwaleli cala uyongena emlandweni wezazi kwezomthetho ngokuhlaziya aqule icala eliyobizwa ngelobugebengu, kodwa kucace njengongcede efusini futhi umphakathi wakuleli lizwe ube wazi kahle ukuthi akukho bugebengu obake baqulwa ngokwepolitiki emhlabeni jikelele. \
"MASIBHEKISISA... lolu daba lokushushiswa kukaMnuz Zuma nenkampani yezikhali, kubonakala imifantu yesekisi".
Kubhale: NKONZWENHLE MQADI
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MAKUBHEKWE IZINHLA EZIHLUKUMEZAYO NGOKUPHASISWA KWEMITHETO ETHIZE
{Ilanga ; February 5-7, 2007}
Sekuvulubuke izibalo ezethu-sayo ngokuphela kweisebenzi kuleli zwe ngenxa yezincomo zikaHulumeni ezintsha zokuphasiswa kweminye imithetho ngoku-bhema ugwayi, phecelezi, New Tobacco Products Control Bill. Kungekudala iningi lizizwele amaxhwele ezikhalela kwinkulu-mo-mpikiswano ebeyenziwa ngesinye sezi-teshi zomsakazo esizimele esizinze enka-beni yeTheku ngemithetho ehlongozwa nguHulumeni.
Kodwa-ke ngemuva kokwethamela ingu-yazana lapho kade kuqhakisana labo aba-simele ePhalamende elikhulu laseKapa ngalo mthethp-sichibiyelo, njengombhali ongasiyena umbhemi wanoma yikuphi oku-fuquza intuthu, ngiphakamisa ukuthi ayi-phindwe inekwe ezithebeni le mithetho enqanda noma ekhalima ukubhenywa ku-kagwayi kuleli zwe. Nakube seyicela eshu-mini iminyaka kwaphasiswa imithetho yo-kungafuquzi ugwayi esidlangalaleni kuleli lizwe ngoba kwesatshelwa ububi kanye ne-zifo ugwayi onomthelela kuzo ezimpilweni zomphakathi, sekuvele isithombe esingena-kubalekelwa futhi esesibe nomkhulu um-thelela lapho leli lizwe likhungatheke kho-na ngoMiphela kweimsebenzi kwizakhami-zi.
Nakube ngokomgotoo (in principle) si-ngeke saphikisana nezincomo zikaNgqong-qoshe wezeMpilo ekushayeni imithetho ephokophele ukuphephisa imDilo valaho
ndaphindiwe. Iningi lezakhamizi ezakhele elaseNingizimu neAfrika liyavumelana ukuthi ngemuva kokuphasiswa kwemithe-tho elwisana nokubhema ezindaweni ezi-gcwele imiphakathi, nalabo abangezwani nephunga lokuhogela ugwayi bese bezizwa bevikelekile futhi nempilo yabo seziphe-phile kulemfucuza kagwayi. Ngisho lona iningi losoPhalamende bayavumelana no-bungozi obubhebhezelwa intuthu kanye nephunga elihambisana nemindweza, ikakhu-lukazi njengoba sekuthe chithi saka nezi-inbombayi zemindweza ekhiqizwa ngama-zwe aziwayo ngokukhiqiza "oshibhulayini".
Kodwa-ke izibalo zokulahleka kwemise-benzi ezethulwe ngoyisikhulu esiphezulu kwisikhondlakhondla senkampani ekhiqi-za inqwaba yogwayi ababhenywa kakhulu kuleli lizwe ePhalamende, uMnumzane David Crow wakwaBritish American Tobacco (BAT), ziyethusa.
UMnunzane Crow useyihlabe wayihlikiza inhloso-mgomo yemithetho enswinya ezo-kubhema kuleli lizwe ngenxa yokuthi uthi inomthethelela ekulambiseni kanye noku-bulala ikusasa le mindeni engahlanganise lutho nokubhema noma ukungabhemi kanye nazo zonke izinkinga ezihambisana nalo mkhuba. "Ekuqaleni kweminyaka ya-wo-1990 izimakethe zethu zikagwayi kuleli lizwe bezikhiqiza okubalelwa enanini lo-kungu-36 billion, kodwa manje sekwehle
ncwsilrhiflii ioiuinitii ciim oo k;ii;«« i----------------
kwinani labasebenzi abayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu (5 000) ebesibaqashili sasala ne-dlanzana lezisebenzi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili (2 000) kuphela. Futhi-ke asimile kulesi sibalo ngoba kungekudala sizodiliza amanye amakhulu amathathu (300) kungekudala bese siyayivala imboni yethu ekhi-qiza ugwayi ese-Paarl" kuchaza uMnu Crow.
Lesi sikhulu senkampani ekhiqiza ugwayi siphinde sengeza ngokuthi kwabona abalimi abasebenzisana ekukhiqizeni ugwayi ababalelwa ku-816 baklinyekile osekubaphoqelele ekubeni badilize izisebenzi ezisuka ngaphezulu kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha (60 000)baze basala nemithonselana ebalelwa kwizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanye (21 000)kuphela. Nakuba kungephikiswane nezinhloso-ngqangi zikaHulumeni ngalo mthetho-sichibiyelo, kepha bekuyoba kuhle ukubhe-kisisa zonke izinhla zomphakathi eziyohlu-kumezeka njengako ukuphasisa imithetho enomthelelo njengokagwayi ekupheleni kwemi-sebenzi ebeyingavimbeleka.
Kubhale: Nkonzwenhle Mqadi
eThekwini
Thabo Mbeki's political astuteness, or must we call it, political arrogance saw him having the temerity to dismiss { writing on ANC Today} the 'Working Class Vanguard' seminal paper crafted in preparation for the SACP Special Congress held in Port Elizabeth that it was the work of the 'Prophets of Doom'.
MKHUZENI LOMONGAMELI KAKHONGOLOSE-NGENQUBOMGOBO YEZOMNOTHO
{Ilanga; October 26-26, 2006}
Izivunguvungu zokuqophisana ngamazwi ashubile phakathi kwabaholi, okungoweqembu elibusayo lika-Khongolose kanye neqembu elingama-dlela-ndawonye nalo okungelamaKho-manisi, kuhle, kuyancomeka futhi kuya-likhulisa nesiko lenkambiso yentando yeningi kuleli zwe.
Nokho-ke kodwa labo dalimede baka-muva-nje phakathi kukamfo ka"Siphambano", onguNobhala-jikelele wamaBomvu. kanye nomfo kaMzizi, uMengameli wezwe, baphonsa inselelo kubalobi ukuba bake bahlaziye bese becacisela uquqaba olusemazingeni aphansi ngenkambiso okuphokophelelwe ukuba mayisetshenziswe kuleli zwe ukuze uwonkewonke ahlomule kwizithukuthuku nezithelo zikaHulumeni obusa ngenqubomgomo yezomnotho eyosula izinyembezi kanye nayo yonke imiphefumulo eyaswelakala kulwela lo hulumeni obusa ngenta-ndo yeningi eNingizimu neAfrika.
Cishe bonke abangabasebenzi kulelizwe kanye nama"Bomvana" kuhlanganisa lonke uquqaba olumpofu olwakhele lelizwe, bayawuqhakambisa umbhalo ngumhlahlandlela, obizwa phecelezi
'SACP Disrursjon Document', ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi "Khuluma",phecelezi, "Bua; Khomanisi' owabe ushicilelwe ngenyanga kaNhlaba (May) 2006 ngoba uyihlaba esikhonkosini ngobubha izakhamuzi zakuleli zwe ezibhekene nabo nokuswela imisebenzi mihla yonke yempilo yazo kuwowonke amazinga abaphila behlala ngaphansi kwawo.
Ingqikithi yokubhala kwamaKhomanisi kwakungukuvukuza nokuhabulisa uquqaba njengoba sebezilungiselela ingqungquthela ezoba maphakathi noyaka osazokwethwasa. Lo mbhalo we-SACP uphonsa imibuzo eyinselelo kwizakhamizi kanye nabahlali kuleli zwe, njengokuthi ngemuva kweminyaka eyishumi nambili, kukhona yini ngempela umsebenzi nomsebenzi kuleli zwe angakuqhakambisa njengezithelo asebezivunile ngemuva kweminyakanyaka lapno isithunzi namalungelo abasebenzi kade ehudulelwa phansi khona na.
Kungezikhathi ezilukhuni njengalezi lapho uquqaba olwakhele leli zwe kungafanele nangengozi lumatanise ukuqophisana kwabaholi ngokweziqu zabo uqobo, hleze baphunduleke baze balu-theke ukuthi umholi nomholi usuke eqhakambisa lokho okuyisisekelo nenqubo-mgomo yeqembu aliholayo.
Inselelo enkulu ngethi kungabe sesifikile yini isikhathi lapho abampofu, okungabasebenzi - kwelongxiwankulu sekufanele bagweve uthi baqhakambise amandla omnotho alele ezandleni zabo na?
NjengoNobhala-jikelele weqembu leSonth African Communist Party, uMnu Blade Nzimande nomthwalo osemahlombe akhe wokuphonsa imibuzo engenakuzwakala kahle kwabanye, njengo-mbuzo-ngqangi wephepha abasanda kulishicilela.
"Kungabe ngempela inqumo-mgomo yezomnotho (Gear) yakuleli zwe ibhekephi futhi ihlose ukusiza bani uma ngemuva kweshumi nambili leminyaka leli zwe lathola inkululeko kepha umnotho wakuleli zwe uyaqhubeka nokuqhoqhobalwa yingcosana yabomdabu kanye neningi labongxiwankulu abaMhlophe abangabakhathalele abampofu kuleli zwe na?" okungumbuzo oqavile obhalwe ngamaKhomanisi.
Ngumbuzo onjengalona ophonsa izinselelo kuzo zonke izakhamizi zaseNingizimu ne-Afrika lapho kusuke kulethe ungabazane ngokufezekisa iphupho lesigaba sesibili futhi ekungesokugcina ngemuva kosuku lwenkululeko kwabaningi, esaziwa phecelezi,National Democraric Revolution NDR
Ephendula njengomholi weqembu elibusayo kuleli zwe, uMengameli Mvuyelwa Thabo Mbeki, ube esebhala encwadini yakhe ephuma masonto onke, "ANC TODAY", ngoLwesihlanu lwangomhla zingama-23 kuNhlangulana (June) 2006 lapho ezwakalise ukunengeka, wacela usizo kongaPhezulu ngala magama: "Mdali, Mnini-mandla wonke, sisize usivikele kulaba bapholofethi bamanga" esho eqondise kwi-SACP Discussion Document.
Kuliqiniso elingephikwe izakhamizi zakulelilizwe ukuthi kukhona ukungaboni ngaso linye kuma-qembu angamadlela-ndawonye awumbimbi kulelizwe ngenkambiso yenqubo-mgomo we-zomnotho kusukela kwaphasiswa umthetho weGear ngowe-1996.
Kodwa Izithwalandwe ezalwisana nohulumeni wamaBhunu nobandlululo kwaze kwatholakala umbuso wentando-yeningi, ziyakuncoma lokhu kujikijelana kwabaholi, futhi zikuqhakambisa nje-ngesisekelo esakha sakhulisa le nqola emasondosondo eyisikhondlakhondla seqembu likaKhongolose ngaphandle kokudicilela izithunzi zabaholi phansi.
Phezu kwale nkombankombane ebonakalayo ngomhlahlandlela wenqubo-mgomo wezomnotho okufanele ulandelwe nguHulumeni obusayo eNingizimu ne-Afrika, bonke ababeyibambe ekha-leni kumzabalazo wenkululeko kuleli zwe, babala amadelakufa angamaqabane ayengoNobhala-jikelele bamaKhomanisi njengoMnu Moses Kotane noMnu Moses Mabhida ukuthi uma ngabe basadla anhlavana namuhla kungabe bawa bevuka ngokushiwo nguNobhala jikelele wamaKhomanisi kulesi sikhathi esikuso.
La madoda angasenhla achazwa njengalabo abanikela ngempilo yabo kunokubona iqembu lamaKhomanisi lilahlekelwa ngelalikuphokophelele (focus) okubizwa phecelezi, National Democr atic Revolution, lapho umnotho wakulelizwezwe uyobe sewuhleli ezandleni ezingabanikazi bawo - abasebenzi.
Umbuzo-ke ongaphenduleki ngothi empeleni yikhona lokhu osekubangele umholi weqembu likaKhongolose athi sesidinga usizo (intervention of celestial powers) ngoba leli qeqebana lamakhomanisi eliphila kule nkulungwane yeminyaka - "our own 21st century Marxist" liyedusa, liyanhlanhlatha futhi licaphuna ngokungeyikho lowo othathwa n ngobaba wobukhomanisi emhlabeni jikelele, uKarl Marx, encwadini yakhe ayiloba ebizwa nge "Das Kapital" lapho eqha mbisa khona abangombela kwesabo, phecelezi,"capitalist accumulation".
Nkonzwenhle Mqadi
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NGOWANI LO MSONDO NGENCWADI EBHEKISWE KUBAMELI BAKAZUMA?
{Ilanga LangeSonto; July 9,2006}
Lo msindo ongaka osuqubukile ngenxa yencwadi eyabhalwa yi-zikhulu ezihola ithimba loFezela kulesifundazwe ibhekiswe kuba-meli beSekela-Mongameli weqe-mbu likaKhongolose uMnuz. Jacob Zuma, nakubameli benka mpani yaseFrance ekhiqiza izi-khali yakwa-Thint, kanye naku-lowo ophethe amajaji kulesi si-fundazwe iJaji Vuka Tshabalala, kufanele ibhekwe ngalokho eyi-' yikho ngempela kanye nazozo-nke izinhloso ezihambisana no-kubhalwa kwayo. Ukubhalelana izincwadi eziqo-ndene nakho konke okuhambi-sana necala elisuke selisezithe-beni zenkantolo phakathi kwa-bameli, ngisho nalabo abasuke bemele umbuso, kuyinto ejwaye-lekile futhi ekungenasidingo so-kubanga umsindo ngayo. Kodwa-ke, ukuvumbuka kwale ncwadi ebhalwe ngorahla ka 23 Juni 2008 iphuma ngasohlango thini loFezela (Scorpions) kuye-thusa. Phela lapha sikhuluma ngenzukazikeyi yecala elingu-ndaba-rnlonyeni kwezepolitiki-futhi ngokuqulwa kwalo sonke sizozibonela ukuthi inkambiso nokukhula kwezomthetho seku-hambe ibanga elingakanani ku-leli zwe laseNingizimu ne-Afri-ka. Le ncwadi ndini okukhulunywa
ngayo ayiqukethe zimanga, nga-phandle nje kwesicelo ngabethi-mba loFezela ukuthi banesicelo sokuba abameli bakaMnuz Zuma, kanye nenkampani yezikhali yakwaThint kebabanike ithu-tshana elingaphezu kwezinyanga eziyisithupha behlanganisa "imbumbulu yecala" elizobhe-kana nalaba mangalelwa aba-ngasenhla.
Tzazi zomthetho nokho aziboni kisyisicelo esiyingqaiiiivele lesi kwezomthetho, nokho baphaka-misa igalelo elinzima lapb.0 be-veza khona ukuthi "Hhiya umfo kaMsholozi unqobe engasapho-nsanga nakanye kuleli thimba loFezela".
Uma ngicaphuna okubhalwe phansi kwi-Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, abameli bakaZu-ma abasenanduku abangayigale-la ngoba ngokomthetho zephuki-
le kwithimba elimshushisayo. Ngixoxe nezingqayingqayi ese-zimnkantshubomvu kwezomthetho zithi uMnuz Zuma kanye ne-thimba Iakhe sekuyofanele ukuthi ngosuku obekufanele kuqa-Iwe ngalo ukuthethwa kwecala lakhe, benze ngaphakathi eNka-ntolo eNkulu yaseMgungundlovu isicelo sokuba aliphele leli cala ngoba sekusobala ukuthi umbuso wabe uvele ungenacala onga-libhekisa kubo kwasekuqaleni. Naye uMnuz Michael Hulley, ongummeli kaMnuz Zuma useku-shilo kwagcwala umlomo ukuthi lowo ammele enkantolo umyale-le ukuba aphikisane ngayoyonke indlela ukuba leli cala lisenga-phinde lihlehliswe futhi. Kodwa okunguye okubeke kwacaca bha njengempuzi igadula ehlungwini kube ngumphathi-jikelele we-nkampani yezikhali, engumma-ngalelwa wesibili kuleli cala, uMnuz Pierre Moynot. "UMbuso r.ezinkantolo zakuleli zwe bazidlalela ngesikhathi nje ngoba kwasekuqaleni babenge-nalo icala abangalibeka kithi kanye noMnuz Zuma. Abanabo ubufakazi bokusishushisa nge-nto engekho ngaphandle-nje ko-kusebenzisa izinkantolo ekufe-zeni izinjongo zabathile zezepo-litiki" kuchaza uMoynot. Njengoba uSomQulu obizwa nge-Criminal Procedure Act kanye neConstitution yakuleli zwe
ikubeka kucace bha ukuthi umu-ntu nomuntu ovele esebekwe amacala kufanele umbuso umni-keze konke okuhambisana nama-cala azobhekana nawo, kungabe ithimba loFezela belethembeni ngokubeka amacala lowo obhe-kwe ukuthatha izintambo zoku-hola leli zwe ngo-2009 ngapha-ndle kobufakazi obubambekayo na? Iningi laziwela ngomhla ka 12 Meyi 2006 eNkantolo eNkulu ya-seThekwini lapho abameli bakaMnuz Zuma babenze isicelo so-kuthola umqulu obizwa phece-lezi nge"complete indictment ukuze bakwazi ukuzilungiselela amacala ababhekene nawo kuse-nesikhathi.
Ngokungathekisa-nje, isinqumo esakhishwa yiJaji uPhillip Levi-nson sokuthi umuntu onamandla okwenze njalo yijaji eliqokelwe ukuthethwa kwecala likaMnuz Zuma, kushiya imibuzo engaphe-nduleki ngokuthi yena qobo lwa-khe lowo ophethe amajaji kulesi sifundazwe ubanjw;e yini ukwe-nekela izwe lowo okubhekeke engamele icala-likaMnuz Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma ngomhlaka 31 Julayi 2006.
Kubhale:
Nkonzwenhle Mqadi (Umbhali, umcwaningi, nomhlaziyi wezinda-ba zepolitiki) ETHEKWINI
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INKIYANKIYA ESIYAKHELWE NGOFEZELA (SCORPIONS) KULELIZWE
{UMAfrika; Sept 1-7, 2006}
ABEZEMIDLALO bakuqhakambi-sa kabi ukuthi akukho muntu ongaba ngumdlali enkundleni aphinde fuihi abe ngunondweba kulowo mdlalo.
Lesi sisho sesivele sahlala obala ngemuva kwezethulo zasenkantolo ezifungelwe - ebezethulwa ithimba labamangalelwa, okungusekela-mongameli weqembu likaKhongoIose, uMnuz Jacob Zuma nenkampani eyisikhondlakhondla ngokudayiswa kwezikhali ebizwa ngeThint.
Ngenxa yokuthi lolu daba sezithebeni zenkantolo, phecelezi (sub judice), asizungena emnqakiswawsni ngokuyiqiniso nokungelona kula macala okuthiwa ngawenkohiakalo nokukhwabanisa ngokugwazelana.
"UNGEiPHIKWE umsebenzi omuhle wethimba loFezela ekulweni nokudlanga kuzo zonke izinhlaka kobugebengu... "
Kodwa-ke okufanele kubhekisiswe ngumuntu nomuntu oyisakhamuzi kuleli lizwe yile nkiyankiya esibonokala ikhungethe ithimba laboFezela ekushushiseni ngempumeleio abamangalelwa esi-thathe cishe iminyaka engaphczu kwemihlanu ibaphenyisisa.
Nokho ungephikwe umsebenzi omuhle wethimba loFezela ekulweni nokudlanga kuzo zonke izinhlaka kobugebengu eNingizimu Afrika.
Kepha-ke la maqiniso ngokwezincwadi ezifungelwe ezethulwe phambi kweJaji leNkantolo eNkulu ya-seMgungundlovu ashiya inqwaba yemibuzo engaphenduleki ngokusebenza "kwamasosha aphinde azikhuze", njengalowo owabe engumQondisi wezokuShushiswa koMphakathi nowayenguNgqongqoshe we-zoBulungiswa kuqala uphenyo ngala macala.
Isithombe esakhekayo emiqondweni yezakhamuzi zakuleli lizwe sijikijela imibuzo ngokuthi kanti uSomQulu, phecelezi, iCriminal Procedure Act noMthethosisekelo yakuleli lizwe iqhakanjiswa futhi ilandelwe nini uma kuvela izitatimende zabamangalelwa zikhalaza ngokudii lezi
zikhulu engizibale ngasenhla zavele zanhlanhlatha nje zalandela izinhloso-ngqangi ezazifeza izinjongo zazo, ngaphandle kokuhlonipha nokuqhakambisa amalungelo esakhamuzi nesakhamuzi esakhele leli lizwe?
Isibonakaliso-nje, iqabane elinguMnuzTony Yengeni liphakathi KwaMjibha ngakho njalo belu ukuluthwa nokukhohliswa wase elivuma icala lomgunyathi kweminye yemizi yala bafokazi ababaliwe ngasenhla.
Lokhu kugamanxa kwalezi zikhulu ezimbili kulolu daba olusezithebeni zenkantolo kuphonsa inselelo kuzo zonke izakhamizi zaseNingizimu ne-Afrika ukufundisisa nokuhlaziya izincomo zeKhomishini kaJaji Sisi Khampepe eseyethulwa eHhovisi li-kaMengameli Thabo Mbeki ngoku-phinde benze iziphakamiso ngokwe-migomo kaHulumeni wentando yeningi ngokusebenza kwethimba loFezela ekuhlumeleliseni ukuzethemba izinhlaka ezakhelwe ukulwa nobugebengu kuleli lizwe.
Masibhekisisa ngamehlo ezingqapheli lolu daba lokushushiswa kukaMnuz Zuma nenkampani eyadayisela leli lizwe ngezikhali, kubonakala imifantu yesekisi.
Ngokomthetho waleli lizwe, ngokwezikhundla zawo la madoda angasenhla kuyasikhungatha ukuqondisisa ubuhlakani obabungenza kube yiwo kanye ayeyibambe ekhaleni nsu-ku zonke kuphenywa uMsholozi.
Ngisho yena qobo lwakhe uThabizolo, uJaji Qedusizi Msimang obhekene nokuqulwa kwaleli cala uyongena emlandweni wezazi kwezomthetho ngokuhlaziya aqule icala eliyobizwa ngelobugebengu, kodwa kucace njengongcede efusini futhi umphakathi wakuleli lizwe ube wazi kahle ukuthi akukho bugebengu obake baqulwa ngokwepolitiki emhlabeni jikelele. \
"MASIBHEKISISA... lolu daba lokushushiswa kukaMnuz Zuma nenkampani yezikhali, kubonakala imifantu yesekisi".
Kubhale: NKONZWENHLE MQADI
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MAKUBHEKWE IZINHLA EZIHLUKUMEZAYO NGOKUPHASISWA KWEMITHETO ETHIZE
{Ilanga ; February 5-7, 2007}
Sekuvulubuke izibalo ezethu-sayo ngokuphela kweisebenzi kuleli zwe ngenxa yezincomo zikaHulumeni ezintsha zokuphasiswa kweminye imithetho ngoku-bhema ugwayi, phecelezi, New Tobacco Products Control Bill. Kungekudala iningi lizizwele amaxhwele ezikhalela kwinkulu-mo-mpikiswano ebeyenziwa ngesinye sezi-teshi zomsakazo esizimele esizinze enka-beni yeTheku ngemithetho ehlongozwa nguHulumeni.
Kodwa-ke ngemuva kokwethamela ingu-yazana lapho kade kuqhakisana labo aba-simele ePhalamende elikhulu laseKapa ngalo mthethp-sichibiyelo, njengombhali ongasiyena umbhemi wanoma yikuphi oku-fuquza intuthu, ngiphakamisa ukuthi ayi-phindwe inekwe ezithebeni le mithetho enqanda noma ekhalima ukubhenywa ku-kagwayi kuleli zwe. Nakube seyicela eshu-mini iminyaka kwaphasiswa imithetho yo-kungafuquzi ugwayi esidlangalaleni kuleli lizwe ngoba kwesatshelwa ububi kanye ne-zifo ugwayi onomthelela kuzo ezimpilweni zomphakathi, sekuvele isithombe esingena-kubalekelwa futhi esesibe nomkhulu um-thelela lapho leli lizwe likhungatheke kho-na ngoMiphela kweimsebenzi kwizakhami-zi.
Nakube ngokomgotoo (in principle) si-ngeke saphikisana nezincomo zikaNgqong-qoshe wezeMpilo ekushayeni imithetho ephokophele ukuphephisa imDilo valaho
ndaphindiwe. Iningi lezakhamizi ezakhele elaseNingizimu neAfrika liyavumelana ukuthi ngemuva kokuphasiswa kwemithe-tho elwisana nokubhema ezindaweni ezi-gcwele imiphakathi, nalabo abangezwani nephunga lokuhogela ugwayi bese bezizwa bevikelekile futhi nempilo yabo seziphe-phile kulemfucuza kagwayi. Ngisho lona iningi losoPhalamende bayavumelana no-bungozi obubhebhezelwa intuthu kanye nephunga elihambisana nemindweza, ikakhu-lukazi njengoba sekuthe chithi saka nezi-inbombayi zemindweza ekhiqizwa ngama-zwe aziwayo ngokukhiqiza "oshibhulayini".
Kodwa-ke izibalo zokulahleka kwemise-benzi ezethulwe ngoyisikhulu esiphezulu kwisikhondlakhondla senkampani ekhiqi-za inqwaba yogwayi ababhenywa kakhulu kuleli lizwe ePhalamende, uMnumzane David Crow wakwaBritish American Tobacco (BAT), ziyethusa.
UMnunzane Crow useyihlabe wayihlikiza inhloso-mgomo yemithetho enswinya ezo-kubhema kuleli lizwe ngenxa yokuthi uthi inomthethelela ekulambiseni kanye noku-bulala ikusasa le mindeni engahlanganise lutho nokubhema noma ukungabhemi kanye nazo zonke izinkinga ezihambisana nalo mkhuba. "Ekuqaleni kweminyaka ya-wo-1990 izimakethe zethu zikagwayi kuleli lizwe bezikhiqiza okubalelwa enanini lo-kungu-36 billion, kodwa manje sekwehle
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kwinani labasebenzi abayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu (5 000) ebesibaqashili sasala ne-dlanzana lezisebenzi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili (2 000) kuphela. Futhi-ke asimile kulesi sibalo ngoba kungekudala sizodiliza amanye amakhulu amathathu (300) kungekudala bese siyayivala imboni yethu ekhi-qiza ugwayi ese-Paarl" kuchaza uMnu Crow.
Lesi sikhulu senkampani ekhiqiza ugwayi siphinde sengeza ngokuthi kwabona abalimi abasebenzisana ekukhiqizeni ugwayi ababalelwa ku-816 baklinyekile osekubaphoqelele ekubeni badilize izisebenzi ezisuka ngaphezulu kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha (60 000)baze basala nemithonselana ebalelwa kwizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanye (21 000)kuphela. Nakuba kungephikiswane nezinhloso-ngqangi zikaHulumeni ngalo mthetho-sichibiyelo, kepha bekuyoba kuhle ukubhe-kisisa zonke izinhla zomphakathi eziyohlu-kumezeka njengako ukuphasisa imithetho enomthelelo njengokagwayi ekupheleni kwemi-sebenzi ebeyingavimbeleka.
Kubhale: Nkonzwenhle Mqadi
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