IJaji Eliyinhloko uMandisa Maya uxwayise ngokuthi ubulungiswa baseNingizimu Afrika bubhekene nobunzima obandayo kanye nezinsongo eziqhubekayo ekuzimeleni kwayo, ecaphuna ukwanda kwamacala, ukushoda okukhulu kwezinsizakusebenza, kanye nezinqumo ezibambezelekile njengezinselelo ezibalulekile ezingakaxazululwa naphezu kweminyaka eminingi yempikiswano. Ekhuluma ngalolu daba ngomhlaka-14 Julayi 2026, iJaji Eliyinhloko uMaya ucele izinguquko eziphuthumayo zomthetho ukuze kukhululwe ngokuphelele izinkantolo eMnyangweni Wezobulungiswa Nokuthuthukiswa Komthethosisekelo futhi kunikezwe ubulungiswa igunya phezu kwesabelomali sabo kanye nokuphathwa kwabo.

Ukwanda Kwemithwalo Yezimo Nokulibaziseka Kwehlisa Ukwethenjwa Komphakathi

Ngokusho kombiko kaMeyi 2026 we-Freedom Under Law, umthwalo wecala leNkantolo Yomthethosisekelo usuphindwe kathathu kusukela ngo-2012, okuholele ekubambezelekeni kokwahlulela okuvamile kanye nokonakalisa ukwethenjwa komphakathi ohlelweni lobulungiswa. IJaji Elikhulu uMaya likhiphe isixoliso somphakathi ngokubambezeleka kwenkantolo kwezinsuku ezingu-530 ekuletheni isahlulelo sePhala Phala, esasingaphelele kusukela ngoNovemba 2024 kuya kuMeyi 2026.

IziNkantolo Eziphakeme ePitoli naseGoli okwamanje zisingatha amacala amasha angaphezu kuka-120,000 ngonyaka kanye namajaji angaphansi kuka-80, okuphoqa ukuthi izinsuku ezithile zokuqulwa kwecala zibekwe ngaphambi kuka-2031. Lokhu kusalela emuva, okugqanyiswe emibikweni esemthethweni yezobulungiswa yonyaka ka-2023/2024 kanye no-2024/2025, kubonisa inkinga enkulu ngokwamandla.

Ukuzimela Kwezobulungiswa Kubhekwa Njengokuguqulwa Okubalulekile

UMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa wathembisa ngoFebhuwari 2026 ukuthi uzonikeza ubulungiswa inkululeko egcwele, ephakamisa izichibiyelo zomthetho ezizodlulisela imisebenzi yenkantolo ephansi kanye nokulawulwa kwesabelomali eHhovisi leJaji Eliyinhloko. IJaji Eliyinhloko uMaya wamemezela ukuthi uhlaka lomthethosivivinywa wokusebenzisa lezi zinhlelo kulindeleke ukuthi luthunyelwe kwiKhabhinethi ngoMashi 2027.

Ekhuluma ngezinguquko, uJaji Omkhulu uMaya ugcizelele ukuthi, “Akusilo isimangalo sokuthi ubulungiswa kufanele busebenze ngaphandle kwezinhlelo zokuhlola nokulinganisela ngokomthethosisekelo, ezivikelwe ekuhlolweni kanye nombuso ngaphakathi kombuso onelungelo lezinsiza ezingenamkhawulo.” Uxwayise ngokuthi, “Uhlu lwezinto okufanele zenziwe lude futhi ludinga izinga eliphezulu lokuvuthwa kanye nokunakekelwa okucophelelayo ukuze lufezwe.”

Ukuqaliswa okugcwele kuzomele isinyathelo esikhulu sokuhlukanisa amandla, okuyisimiso esibhekwa yizazi eziningi zomthetho kanye nabahlaziyi njengesisekelo sokubusa ngentando yeningi.

IKhabhinethi kulindeleke ukuthi icabangele uhlaka lomthethosivivinywa ekuqaleni kuka-2027, okubonisa isigaba esilandelayo emkhankasweni omude wobulungiswa obuzimele, obunezinsizakusebenza eziningi, nobusebenza kahle eNingizimu Afrika.