ITshwane Izokhokha Imali Engaphezu Kwebhiliyoni Elilodwa Lamaholo Naphezu Kokucindezelwa Kwesabelomali

IDolobha laseTshwane lizibophezele ekukhokheni imali engaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyi-R1 ekunyusweni kwemiholo okudlule okweletwa abasebenzi bakamasipala kusukela ngo-2021, isivumelwano esaqinisekiswa ngoFebhuwari 2026 esizobona izinkokhelo zincishiswa kancane kancane eminyakeni emithathu kanti abahola kancane kakhulu babekwe phambili. Lesi sinyathelo silandela isinqumo ngo-2022 sokuhlehlisa ukunyuswa kwemiholo okuvunyelwene ngakho ngaphambilini okungu-3.5% ngenxa yokungazinzi kwezezimali kukamasipala.

Ukukhathazeka Ngokuhlinzekwa Kwezinsizakalo Nempilo Yezezimali

I-Democratic Alliance (DA) ixwayise ngokuthi inkokhelo enkulu, ngenkathi ikhuluma ngezivumelwano zamaholo ezingakaphothulwa, izobeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe ezimalini zaseTshwane ezinzima. Ikhansela le-DA uJacqui Uys uthe: “Imali eyongiwe esetshenziselwa ukukhokhela lesi sivumelwano nezinyunyana ibiza kakhulu ukuqasha abasebenzi abangaphansi komnyango abahlinzeka ngezinsizakalo.” UMcwaningi-Jikelele wabika ukuthi iTshwane isebenzise imali engafanele, engagunyaziwe, futhi engafanele ngo-R2.3 billion, kanti idolobha lilahlekelwe cishe yi-R4 billion ngenxa yokuxhumeka kwamanzi, ugesi kanye nendle okungenawo amamitha noma okungekho emthethweni.

Kodwa-ke, iDolobha laseTshwane ligcizelele ukuthi izinsizakalo ngeke zibekwe engcupheni. UMeya uNasiphi Moya uthe, “Lesi sivumelwano sisekelwa yisabelomali sokulungiswa sika-2025/26 esiphambi komkhandlu njengamanje. Ukuze kucace, isabelomali sisaxhaswa ngokugcwele, kanye nemali engaphezulu yokusebenza engu-R1,208,052,105.” Umasipala uphinde uthi uzuze imali engaphezu kuka-R2 million ngenyanga ngokuvala izinkokhelo zamaholo kubasebenzi abangaqinisekisiwe ngemuva kwenqubo yokuqinisekisa abasebenzi.

Isikhathi Sezinselele Zezimali kanye Nokuxazululwa Kwemiholo Okuxoxiswana Ngayo

Ngokusho kwamarekhodi edolobha kanye nezitatimende zomphakathi, iTshwane ivumile ukuthi isabelomali sayo sishoda okungenani ngama-R3 billion ngo-Okthoba 2023 futhi ibhekene nokulahlekelwa kwemali engenayo okuqhubekayo kanye nezinkinga zokuphatha. Ukwenyuka komholo kwe-3.5%, okwahlehliswa kusukela ngo-2022, kwavunyelwana ngakho ngemuva kwengcindezi ende evela ezinyunyaneni kanye nokulamula kwezomthetho. NgoFebhuwari 2026, idolobha lafinyelela esivumelwaneni sokukhokha ngezigaba, lihlose ukuxazulula ukusalela emuva kwamaholo ngokubeka phambili abasebenzi abahola kancane.

IMeya Ephethe uCilliers Brink, ekhuluma ngezimali zedolobha, uthe: “Sidinga ukuthuthukisa ezezimali zeDolobha. Uma senza izinyathelo ezanele ekuqoqweni kwemali engenayo futhi abasebenzi besisiza ekulweni nenkohlakalo, sizophinde sicabange ngesimo sethu ngokungakhokhelwa kweholo kanye nokwenyuswa kwamaholo.” Izinselele zezimali zedolobha ziye zandisa ukuhlolisiswa kokuphathwa komasipala futhi zaphakamisa imibuzo mayelana nekhono lohulumeni basekhaya lokulinganisela amalungelo abasebenzi kanye nokulethwa kwezinsizakalo okusimeme.

Umkhandlu uzoxoxa ngesabelomali sokulungisa kanye nokuqaliswa kokukhokha emasontweni azayo, njengoba izikhulu zedolobha kanye nabaholi bezinyunyana bebonisa izingxoxo eziqhubekayo mayelana nezivumelwano zamaholo zesikhathi esizayo kanye nokuguqulwa kwezimali.

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