UNgqongqoshe Wezokubusa Ngokubambisana uVelenkosini Hlabisa unxuse bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abafanelekile ukuba babhalisele ukuvota ngaphambi kwamabili mhla ziyi-7 kuNcwaba 2026, ngaphambi kokumemezela kwakhe ngokusemthethweni usuku lokhetho lohulumeni basekhaya lwango-2026. UHlabisa ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokubamba iqhaza kwentsha futhi wagcizelela ukuthi leli yithuba lokugcina lezakhamuzi ezingabhaliswanga lokuqinisekisa indawo yazo ohlwini lwabavoti.

Isikhalazo Esiphuthumayo Sokubhaliswa Kwabavoti

Ekhuluma ngoLwesihlanu, uHlabisa uthe, “Lokhu kuzoba yisimemezelo sami sokugcina ngaphambi kokuba uhlu lwabavoti luvale phakathi kwamabili namuhla ebusuku. Kubo bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika, abancane nabadala, abangazange bahlole isimo sabo kwiwebhusayithi ye-IEC noma bavakashele amahhovisi e-IEC, ningakwenza lokho namuhla ngaphambi kokuba amahhovisi avale. Abantu akumelwe balinde umzuzu wokugcina, ikakhulukazi hhayi intsha yethu.” Ngokusho koMnyango Wezokubusa Ngokubambisana, isikhathi sokugcina sokubhalisa sinquma labo abafisa ukuhlanganyela okhethweni lomasipala oluzayo.

Izicelo Zokhetho Oluphephile Ngemva Kokudubulana KwaseThekwini

Ukuphuthuma kokubhalisa kuza njengoba ukungezwani kwezepolitiki kuphakama ngemuva kokudutshulwa kwekhansela le-ANC eThekwini ngomhlaka-6 Agasti, ngesikhathi ikhansela lisiza amalungu omphakathi ehhovisi lakhe. UHlabisa ugxeke lesi sigameko futhi wagcizelela isidingo sendawo yomkhankaso enokuthula, ethi, “I-SAPS kanye nazo zonke ezinye izinhlaka zomthetho zikulungele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sakha indawo ezoba mahhala, evulekile, futhi eqinisekisa ukuphepha kwabantu bethu. Kuyadabukisa kakhulu okwenzekile izolo. Omunye wabameleli bethu bomphakathi udutshulwe emini eThekwini. Ngifuna ngempela ukudlulisa amazwi enduduzo futhi ngifuna ukunxusa noma ngubani onenkinga nanoma ubani. Ukubulala umuntu akuxazululi inkinga.”

Izikhulu ze-IEC ziphinde zathi abavoti bangahlola futhi bavuselele imininingwane yabo yokubhalisa emahhovisi e-IEC kuze kube phakathi kwamabili. Umphumela walo mkhankaso wokubhalisa uzothinta ngqo ukwakheka kohulumeni basekhaya futhi ekugcineni uzobumba ukulethwa kwezinsizakalo emiphakathini yaseNingizimu Afrika.

Usuku lokugcina lokhetho kulindeleke ukuthi lumenyezelwe ngokusemthethweni nguHlabisa ngomhlaka-7 Agasti 2026. Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika balinde ukuqinisekiswa njengoba amaqembu eqinisa amalungiselelo awo okhetho.