UMthetho Wokuthathwa Kwempahla eNingizimu Afrika, owasayinwa nguMongameli uCyril Ramaphosa ngoJanuwari 2025, usuphenduke indawo yokugxila kwezepolitiki kanye nezomthetho, lapho iDemocratic Alliance kanye namaqembu abameli befaka inselelo yomthethosisekelo eNkantolo Ephakeme yaseWestern Cape kanye nomeya waseCape Town evula impikiswano phakathi kohulumeni mayelana namandla amaphoyisa kamasipala, kokubili intuthuko ekhombisa ukungavumelani okukhulu kuHulumeni wamanje woBumbano Lwesizwe kanye nezingxoxo eziqhubekayo mayelana nokuguqulwa komhlaba kanye negunya lokuqinisa umthetho.

Inselelo Yezomthetho Ngokumelene NoMthetho Wokuthathwa Kwempahla

UMthetho Wokuthathwa Kwempahla uvumela uhulumeni ukuthi athathe umhlaba wangasese ngaphandle kwesinxephezelo ngaphansi kwemibandela ethile, uhlose ukubhekana nokuphucwa komhlaba kanye nokungalingani kwezomnotho okusekelwe ezinqubweni zesikhathi sobandlululo, ngokusho kwesitatimende esisemthethweni esivela kumongameli. UMthetho uchaza ukuphucwa komhlaba njengokutholwa kwempahla okuphoqelekile yizinhlaka zikahulumeni noma 'iziphathimandla ezigunyazwe ukuphucwa', okuvumelanisa inqubo nezidingo zomthethosisekelo, njengoba kuchaziwe emibhalweni echazayo eshicilelwe nguhulumeni.

Amaqembu aphikisayo, aholwa yiDemocratic Alliance, futhi esekelwa yizinhlangano ezifana ne-Institute for Race Relations kanye ne-AfriForum, athi lo Mthetho uphula iSigaba 25 soMthethosisekelo. Amaphepha asemthethweni afakwe ngo-Agasti 2026 athi lo mthetho uphazamisa amalungelo empahla yangasese futhi ubeka abanikazi bomhlaba ekuthathweni ngokungemthetho. Imibhalo yenkantolo ikhombisa ukuthi la maqembu acele iNkantolo Ephakeme ukuthi imemezele ukuthi lo Mthetho awusebenzi. Ihhovisi likaMengameli lithe lo mthetho uyisinyathelo sokulungisa ukubhekana nokungabi nabulungisa kwasendulo, kodwa umphumela manje usezandleni zobulungiswa.

Amandla Amaphoyisa KaMasipala Nokungezwani Okuqhubekayo Kokubusa

Ngaphandle kwezingxabano zokuguqulwa komhlaba, igunya phezu kwamaphoyisa kamasipala nalo liye lahlolwa, lapho uMeya waseKapa uGeordin Hill-Lewis ememezela ngokusemthethweni impikiswano phakathi kohulumeni ngomhlaka-9 Agasti 2026. Ngokusho kweDolobha laseKapa, impikiswano igxile emandleni avunyelwe amaphoyisa kaMasipala—amandla asungulwe ukuphoqelela imithetho yendawo nokuhlinzeka ngamaphoyisa omgwaqo, asebenza ngaphandle kwesakhiwo se-South African Police Service.

Lokhu kungavumelani kukhombisa ukungezwani okukhulu ngaphakathi kuHulumeni Wobumbano Lwesizwe, ikakhulukazi ngokuvela kwe-Progressive Caucus, iqembu elihlanganisa i-Economic Freedom Fighters kanye neqembu likaMkhonto weSizwe (MK). I-Caucus ikhuthaza ukuguqulwa okukhulu kwezomnotho kanye nokuthathwa komhlaba ngaphandle kwesinxephezelo, njengoba kushiwo emibhalweni yenqubomgomo yephalamende. Lezi zingxoxo ziveze amaphutha acacile hhayi nje kuphela ngenqubomgomo yomhlaba kodwa nangokulawulwa kwamaphoyisa kwendawo noma kuzwelonke, okungabangela imiphumela engaba khona ekuhlinzekweni kwezinsizakalo kanye nokuphepha komphakathi.

INkantolo Ephakeme yaseWestern Cape kulindeleke ukuthi ihlele ukuqulwa kwecala mayelana noMthetho Wokudliwa Kwempahla ezinyangeni ezizayo, kuyilapho impikiswano ngamandla amaphoyisa kaMasipala isalokhu ibukezwa nguMnyango Wezokubusa Ngokubambisana Nezindaba Zendabuko.