UMashi noMashi baqalise umkhankaso wezinyanga ezintathu ezweni lonke onxusa iphalamende ukuthi liphoqelele imithetho eqinile yokufuduka, ngemibhikisho yamasonto onke, izicelo, kanye nezingxoxo zomphakathi ezihlose ukubhekana nalokho inhlangano ekuchaza njengokuhluleka okuhlelekile ekuphoqelelweni kokufuduka. Le nhlangano yomphakathi, eyayigubha iminyaka yayo yokuqala ngoMashi 2026, igcizelela ukuthi umkhankaso ugxile ekuphoqelelweni okulinganayo kwemithetho hhayi ekuqondiseni abantu ngabanye ngokusekelwe kuhlanga noma ubuzwe, njengoba kuqinisekiswe ezitatimendeni ezisemthethweni kanye nasezingxoxweni zomkhulumeli.

Imisebenzi Yomkhankaso Nesicelo Sephalamende

Lo mkhankaso, owaqala ngokusemthethweni ngomhlaka-8 kuNtulikazi 2026, uhlanganisa imibhikisho yangoLwesine yamasonto onke, imibhikisho, kanye nokuqhumisa ezindaweni ezibalulekile zomnotho ezweni lonke, njengoba kubikwe yi-East Coast Radio futhi kwaqinisekiswa ubuholi bukaMashi noMashi. UJacinta Ngobese-Zuma, umgqugquzeli, uthe, “Sizoqhubeka nokucindezela ngokubhikisha njalo ngoLwesine.” Imibhikisho yakamuva ibilokhu ibanjelwe eThekwini, eSprings, Kwa-Thema, eBoksburg, naseMbombela, lapho amakhulu abantu ecele ukuphoqelelwa kwemithetho yokufuduka kanye neyomasipala kanye nokuxoshwa kwabokufika abangenawo amaphepha, ngokusho kwemibiko eminingi yesifunda.

UMashi noMashi bafake isicelo ngokusemthethweni ephalamende ukuthi ligunyaze ukuhlolwa kwedijithali kwemibhalo yokukhosela, amabhizinisi, kanye nezimvume zokusebenza ezinikezwe eminyakeni yamuva nje. Imemorandamu yaleli qembu iphinde inxuse omasipala ukuthi bacabangele imithetho yedolobha egcinela izakhamuzi zaseNingizimu Afrika umnotho wezindawo zokuhlala futhi icela ukuphathwa kwemingcele okuqinisiwe, ikhuluma ngokukhathazeka kwabo mayelana namandla kahulumeni, ukungasebenzi, kanye nokucindezeleka kwezinsizakalo zomphakathi.

Isizathu Sokunyakaza Nokubaluleka Okubanzi

Abameleli bachaze ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi umkhankaso awuqondisi abantu ngokusekelwe kuhlanga noma isimo sezomnotho. Esitatimendeni esibhekiswe kumkhulumeli kaMashi noMashi futhi esanyatheliswa yi-The Citizen, inhlangano iqinisekisile, "Umkhankaso wethu awuqhutshwa uhlanga, ubuzwe, noma isimo sezomnotho, kodwa yisidingo sokuqiniswa ngokulinganayo kwemithetho yokufuduka kanye neyomasipala." Omunye umkhulumeli uchaze ngesikhathi sombukiso ukuthi "Ukugxila kwethu kugxile kakhulu kubantu bakwamanye amazwe abangenazo izincwadi. Sifuna ukucacisa ukuthi asiphikisani nabantu abasezweni ngokusemthethweni."

Ukucindezela kwale nhlangano kuza phakathi kwempikiswano yomphakathi eqhubekayo mayelana nomthelela wokufuduka kwabantu emisebenzini, ebugebengwini, kanye nokuzimela kwezwe eNingizimu Afrika. Imizamo kaMashi noMashi ibonisa ingcindezi ekhulayo ephalamende nakomasipala ukuthi babhekane nokuphoqelelwa kwezomthetho kanye nemiphumela yezomnotho yokufuduka okungagunyaziwe. Isimemo sokuhlolwa kwedijithali kanye nezinguquko zomthetho kamasipala simelela ukwanda hhayi nje ekumeleleni kodwa nasezidingweni zenqubomgomo ezivela emaqenjini omphakathi avamile. Ukuxhumana namaqembu ezepolitiki kanye nengxoxo kazwelonke ehleliwe eGauteng kugqamisa imizamo yokwandisa ukwesekwa kokulawulwa kokufuduka okuqinisiwe.

Lo mkhankaso kulindeleke ukuthi uqhubeke kuze kube uSepthemba 2026, kanti kulindeleke eminye imibhikisho kanye nokuzibandakanya kwephalamende njengoba izingxoxo zenqubomgomo zithuthuka.