I-AfriForum iphikisene phambi kweNkantolo Ephakeme yaseNyakatho Gauteng ukuthi iSigaba 12(3) soMthetho Wokuthathwa Kwempahla, esivumela ukudliwa kwempahla ngaphandle kwesinxephezelo, asihambisani nomthethosisekelo njengoba uMthethosisekelo ungahlinzeki ngokuthathwa kwempahla ngaphandle kwesinxephezelo. Inselelo yalethwa mhla zingama-21 kuNhlaba 2025, kulandela ukusayinwa koMthetho nguMongameli uCyril Ramaphosa ngoDisemba 2024, futhi yethulwa enkantolo mhla ziyi-4 kuNcwaba 2026 phakathi kokukhathazeka okuvela emaqenjini ahlukahlukene ezepolitiki kanye nemiphakathi mayelana namalungelo empahla.

Izimpikiswano Zezomthetho Eziphikisana Nokunikezwa Kwesinxephezelo Okungelutho

Ummeleli wezomthetho we-AfriForum utshele inkantolo ukuthi, “Isigaba 25 somthethosisekelo asinalo umehluko. Asinaso isigaba sokungakhokhelwa,” egcizelela ukuma kwabo kokuthi ilungiselelo loMthetho lokuthathwa kwempahla ngaphandle kwesinxephezelo alisekelwa uMthethosisekelo. I-AfriForum ifuna isimemezelo sokungavumelani nomthethosisekelo ngokumelene nalesi sigaba, iphikisana ngokuthi noma yikuphi ukuthathwa kwempahla okuvunyelwe ngaphansi komthetho kumele kuhambisane nezidingo zesinxephezelo zeSigaba 25.

U-Ernst van Zyl, iNhloko yoBudlelwane boMphakathi e-AfriForum, uthe, “Siqinisekise amalungu ethu kanye nomphakathi ekuqaleni konyaka ukuthi sizolwa nalesi senzo esiyingozi kokubili ngaphakathi nangaphandle,” kulandela isicelo senhlangano. Esinyathelweni esihlukile senkantolo, iDemocratic Alliance (DA) iphikise izici zoMthetho, igxile enkambisweni yomthetho kanye nezindima zoMkhandlu Kazwelonke Wezifundazwe, kodwa ayizange iphikise ukubaluleka kwelungiselelo lesinxephezelo se-nol, ngokusho kwezitatimende zeqembu kanye namaphepha enkantolo.

Isizinda kanye Nomongo Wezepolitiki

UMthetho Wokuthathwa Kwempahla, owasayinwa waba ngumthetho ngoDisemba 2024 futhi washicilelwa kugazethi ngenyanga elandelayo, uvumela umbuso ukuthi uthathe umhlaba kanye neminye impahla ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokuguqulwa komhlaba. Isigaba 12(3), esivumela ukuthi kungabikho sinxephezelo ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile, sibe yiphuzu eliyinhloko lempikiswano ye-AfriForum kanye nabanye abaholi abaphikisayo. Inselelo yenkantolo ye-DA, yize igxeka amaphutha enqubo, iyaqhubeka nokwenqaba ukuhambisana nomthethosisekelo woMthetho ngezinye izizathu.

UHelen Zille, usihlalo we-DA Federal Council, ugxeke umthetho esidlangalaleni, ethi, “Awunangqondo futhi awunangqondo. Awuhambisani nomthethosisekelo ngenxa yalesi sizathu kuphela.” Lezi zimpi zomthetho ziqokomisa ukungezwani phakathi kwezinto eziza kuqala kuhulumeni mayelana nokuguqulwa komhlaba kanye nokukhathazeka mayelana nokugcina amalungelo empahla kanye nokuqinisekiswa komthetho. Inqubo yezomthetho iyaqhubeka, kanti kulindeleke ukuthi kuqhutshekwe nokuqulwa kwecala njengoba amacala womabili eqhubeka ezinkantolo.

Inkantolo kulindeleke ukuthi ikhiphe isinqumo ngalolu daba ngemuva kokuba sekuphothulwe izimpikiswano zokugcina, okuzoba nemiphumela ebalulekile emthethweni wokuguqulwa komhlaba kanye namalungelo empahla eNingizimu Afrika.