Omasipala baseNingizimu Afrika babhekene nobunzima obukhulu bezezimali ngemuva kokuba uMgcinimafa Kazwelonke ebambe ukudluliselwa kwesabelo esilinganayo emikhandlwini engu-69 ngoJulayi 2026 ngenxa yokuphathwa kabi kwezezimali, njengoba ukushoda kwemali iyonke komasipala abangu-128 abahloliwe kwafinyelela ku-R128.7 billion ngoJuni 2025, ngokusho kwemibiko evela ku-Business Day kanye ne-Ratings Afrika.

Izikweletu Nokugeleza Kwemali Kuyanda

Izikweletu zikamasipala ziyaqhubeka nokukhula, njengoba i-Eskom ikweleta u-R110 billion kanti omasipala basafuna u-R467 billion kubathengi bakagesi, izibalo ezishicilelwe yi-The Citizen kanye ne-Business Day ziqinisekisa. IGoli, idolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke ezweni, liqophe izinsuku ezingu-12 kuphela zemali embozwe yizinsuku ezingu-32 ezidingekayo ngokomthetho, okubeka izinsizakalo eziyinhloko kanye nezinkokhelo zenkontileka engcupheni.

Abathengi bezindlu zokuhlala babiza izikweletu zomasipala ezingaphezu kuka-70%, kuyilapho omasipala bekweleta abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo ezingaphezu kuka-R150 billion, okuphakamisa ukukhathazeka phakathi kwabahlaziyi kanye noMgcinimafa Kazwelonke mayelana nokuqoqwa kwemali engenayo kanye nokusimama kokuhlinzekwa kwezinsizakalo ezibalulekile.

Izexwayiso Zokuwa Kwezinsizakalo Nenkinga Yezimali

Isikhulu esiphezulu seBusiness Leadership South Africa uBusisiwe Mavuso uphawule ku-Business Day, “Ekugcineni sesifikile engcupheni yokuwa komasipala okusabalele.” Umbiko we-Ratings Afrika uxwayise ngokuthi, “Ngaphandle kokungenelela okuqondile, omasipala bazohlala bevaleleke emjikelezweni wokulahlekelwa kokusebenza, ukushoda kwezimali okwandayo kanye nokwehla kokulethwa kwezinsizakalo.”

Ngomhlaka-7 kuNtulikazi 2026, uMgcinimafa wenqabela ukudluliselwa kwesabelo ngokulinganayo ngenxa yokungalandeli imithetho yokulawula ezezimali, okugqamisa ukwanda kokungenelela okuphuthumayo. Abahlaziyi baphawule ukuthi lokhu kuhlanganiswa kwezikweletu zangaphakathi ezikhulayo, amazinga okuqoqwa okubi, kanye nokuphathwa kabi kusongela ukuqhubeka kokulethwa kwamanzi, ugesi, kanye nengqalasizinda ezigidini zabantu baseNingizimu Afrika.

Kulindeleke ukuthi kube nezinye izimemezelo ezivela kuMnyango Wezezimali kanye neminyango ehlobene nawo emasontweni azayo njengoba ingcindezi ikhula yokuguqulwa kwesakhiwo kanye nokucaca kwezimali zomasipala.