I-Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) kanye namaqembu amakhulu aphikisayo axwayise ngokuthi uhlaka lwe-General Public Procurement Regulations luka-2026 loMnyango Wezezimali Kazwelonke, luzokhuphula izindleko zomkhakha womphakathi futhi lukhulise inkohlakalo, njengoba isikhathi sokuphawula komphakathi sandiswa ngokusemthethweni saya kumhla ziyi-15 kuNtulikazi 2026.

Ukukhathazeka Ngezidingo Zangaphambi Kokufaneleka Nezokubekwa Eceleni

Imithethonqubo ehlongozwayo, eyethulwa ukuze kuqaliswe ukusebenza koMthetho Wokuthengwa Komphakathi, ka-2024, ifaka phakathi izindlela zokukhetha ngaphambi kokufaneleka ngokobuhlanga, imibandela ebekiwe eceleni, kanye nokunikezwa kwenkontileka okuphoqelekile okuhlose ukukhuthaza ukuthengwa okuvela emaqenjini aqokiwe. I-Democratic Alliance (DA) kanye nezikhungo zocwaningo ezizimele zithi lezi zidingo zizonciphisa ukuncintisana okufanele futhi zikhulise izindleko zezinkontileka zikahulumeni. I-CDE ithi le mithethonqubo ibeka engcupheni yokunciphisa inqwaba yabahlinzeki abafanelekile kanye nokwenza kube nzima izinqubo zokuthengwa, okwenza kube nzima ukuqapha.

U-Ann Bernstein, uMqondisi we-CDE, uthe, “Ubulula bungenye yezindlela ezinamandla kakhulu zokunciphisa inkohlakalo.” Okhulumela i-DA kwezezimali, uDkt. Mark Burke MP, uthe ngesikhathi somhlangano nabezindaba, “Imali kahulumeni inzima. Inkohlakalo ebonakala sengathi i-BEE idlangile. Esikudingayo imithetho nemigomo ebhekana nezinkinga zethu, hhayi leyo ebhebhethekisa ubumpofu nokungalingani.”

Impendulo Yomphakathi Nempikiswano Ebanzi Yezepolitiki

Ngemva kwezicelo ezivela kwamabhizinisi, umphakathi kanye nababambiqhaza bezepolitiki zokunikeza isikhathi esengeziwe sokufaka uvo lwabo, isikhathi sokuphawula komphakathi ngemithethonqubo sandiswa ngezinsuku ezingama-30, kanti ukuthunyelwa manje kufanele kwenziwe ngomhlaka-15 Julayi 2026, ngokusho koMgcinimafa Kazwelonke. Le mithethonqubo ibhekane nokuphikiswa okuvela ezinhlanganweni zebhizinisi kanye namaqembu aphikisayo, aphikisana ngokuthi izinhlelo zokuthenga eziqinile, ezilawulwa yisikhungo esinezindlela zokukhetha ngokobuhlanga zingakhuthaza inkohlakalo futhi zinciphise ukucaca.

UDkt. Shevonne Henry, usihlalo we-Black Management Forum Policy and Research Committee, uthe, “Enye yezigxeko ezinkulu esizitholayo uma sikhuluma ngokuthengwa kwempahla yomphakathi kanye ne-B-BBEE ukuthi kunenkohlakalo enkulu.” Le mpikiswano ihambisana nemizamo eqhubekayo yaseNingizimu Afrika yokuguqula uhlelo lokuthengwa kwempahla ukuze kusekelwe ukuguqulwa komnotho, kuyilapho kulinganiswa ukusebenza kahle kanye nesidingo sokuvikela izimali zomphakathi.

UMnyango Wezezimali kulindeleke ukuthi ubuyekeze zonke izimvo zomphakathi ngaphambi kokuphothula imithethonqubo, okuzoba nomthelela omkhulu ekuphathweni kwezimali zomphakathi kanye nemizamo yokulwa nenkohlakalo kuzo zonke izinhlaka zikahulumeni.

Inguqulo yokugcina yemithethonqubo izoshicilelwa ngemuva kosuku lokugcina lukaJulayi, ngemuva kokuhlolwa kwempendulo evela kubabambiqhaza.