Iphrojekthi yedolobhana lasephalamende laseMpumalanga ayikasebenzi eminyakeni eyi-12 ngemuva kokuqala kokwakhiwa, naphezu kwezindleko ezifinyelela cishe ku-R600 million, kanti ukubambezeleka okuqhubekayo kanye nokwebiwa kwezintambo kubalwe njengezinto ezibalulekile, ngokusho kwemibiko yakamuva eyanyatheliswa ngomhlaka-20 Meyi 2026 yi-News24.

Ukulahlekelwa Kwezezimali Nokulibaziseka Okuhlobene Nokwebiwa Kwezintambo

Ngokusho kwe-News24, lo msebenzi manje usubizwa ngokuthi “idolobha eliyisipoki” ngenxa yokuntuleka kwabantu abahlala kuwo, kuyilapho imibhalo esemthethweni iveza ukubambezeleka okuqhubekayo ngokwengxenye ngenxa yezehlakalo eziphindaphindayo zokwebiwa kwezintambo kanye nokucekelwa phansi kwengqalasizinda. Nakuba imithombo eminingi ibhekisele ekwebiweni kwezintambo okulinganiselwa ku-R2.6 million endaweni, lesi sibalo esithile asikwazanga ukuqinisekiswa ngokuzimela njengoba kwashicilelwa.

Kubikwa ukuthi ukwebiwa kwezintambo kubangele umonakalo omkhulu engqalasizinda yomphakathi kulo lonke elaseMpumalanga. NgoDisemba 2023, iTransnet yadalula ukuthi isebenzise imali engaphezu kuka-R290 million zingakapheli izinyanga ezingu-18 ishintsha futhi ilungisa izintambo ezibiwe nezicekelwe phansi kunethiwekhi yayo. Ngokusho koMphathi wezokuPhepha, ezeMpilo, ezemvelo, uBungozi kanye neNqanaba le-Eskom eGauteng, uKith Maitisa, “Ukwebiwa kwezintambo, izintambo eziphezulu, ama-transformer kanye nama-conductor kubiza i-Eskom cishe u-R2 billion ngonyaka.”

Izinkinga Zokuphepha Eziqhubekayo Nezingcingo Zokuphendula Okukhethekile

Izigameko zokwebiwa kwezintambo ziyaqhubeka nokuphonsela inselelo iziphathimandla eMpumalanga. NgoJanuwari 2026, amaphoyisa abopha isakhamuzi saseLesotho ngokusolakala ngokweba izintambo zethusi ezibiza u-R150,000 emzileni wesitimela esifundazweni, njengoba kubikwe yi-IOL. Lezi zenzo zobugebengu azinawo umphumela kumaphrojekthi amakhulu kuphela kodwa futhi nasekuhlinzekweni kwezinsizakalo zomphakathi nsuku zonke kanye nengqalasizinda.

Ekhuluma neCity Press, uchwepheshe wezokuthutha uSolwazi uJan Havenga uthe, “Sidinga amabutho akhethekile ukuze asebenzisane nalokhu, futhi asinakho lokho eNingizimu Afrika,” egcizelela ukukhathazeka ngokuntuleka kwamandla okubhekana nokwebiwa kwengqalasizinda okuhleliwe. Ukwehluleka ukuthola ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu, njengedolobhana lephalamende, kuphakamise imibuzo ebanzi mayelana nokuzibophezela emkhakheni womphakathi kanye nokuvikelwa kwempahla kahulumeni.

Izikhulu zephrojekthi azikaqinisekisi usuku lokuhlala kwedolobhana lephalamende, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kube nokubuyekezwa okwengeziwe njengoba umsebenzi wokuphepha nokulungisa uqhubeka.