Isinyathelo sakamuva seFirst National Bank (FNB) sokuvala i-akhawunti yasebhange yowayengumengameli waseNingizimu Afrika, uMnuz Jacob Zuma, sidale izingxoxo phakathi kwezazi zezombusazwe, ikakhulukazi mayelana nokhetho oluzayo. UMnuz Jacob Zuma, osanda kusekela iqembu elisanda kusungulwa loMkhonto weSizwe (MK), uzithola esemgwaqweni njengoba i-FNB imemezele ukuthi ivaliwe i-akhawunti yakhe. Le akhawunti ithole imali ebolekiwe ka-R7.8 million ebhange iVBS Mutual Bank eseliwile manje.

I-FNB iveze ukuthi isenzo sabo sihambisana nesinqumo seNkantolo eNkulu yaKwaZulu-Natal. Ibhange ligcizelele ukuzibophezela kwalo ekuphatheni wonke amakhasimende ngendlela efanele nangokungaguquguquki, kodwa lagwema ukuphawula okwengeziwe ngenxa yokugcinwa kuyimfihlo kwamaklayenti.

“I-FNB ihambisana nomyalelo othize weNkantolo eNkulu (uphiko lwaseKZN). Nokho, uma kubhekwa imfihlo yamakhasimende, i-FNB ngeke ikwazi ukuphawula kakhulu ngama-akhawunti athile ebhange futhi iphatha wonke amakhasimende ngendlela eqotho nangokungaguquguquki,” kusho u-FNB.

Phakathi kwalokhu, umholi we-African People's Convention (APC) uThemba Godi ugxeke umthelela amabhange anawo ngaphansi kohlaka lwentando yeningi eNingizimu Afrika. UGodi, owake waba nguSihlalo weStanding Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), ubuze ukuthi isinqumo se-FNB ngezokuphatha noma sihlobene nepolitiki ikakhulukazi uma kubhekwa isikhathi ngaphambi kokhetho lukazwelonke.

“Isiqalo yizinsolo mayelana nesikhathi. Ibhange liziveza ukuthi lidlala umdlalo wepolitiki. Amandla amabhange anawo ezweni lethu makhulu kakhulu futhi enza ukwenza kwethu intando yeningi kube yize. Uma bengakwenza lokhu kobengumengameli osesandleni sabo,” kusho uGodi.

UGodi uqhube waqhathanisa isimo sikaZuma nesikaMarkus Jooste, eveza ukuthi kukhona ukungahambisani nokusingathwa kwamacala asezingeni eliphezulu yizikhungo zezezimali. Ikhwelo lokuthi kube nohlaka oluqinile lokulawula amabhange lananelwa nguGodi, ehlose ukunciphisa amandla awo okuvala ama-akhawunti eyedwa, ikakhulukazi lawo osopolitiki.

Ephakamisa ukukhathazeka okufanayo, lowo owayengumholi we-Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) u-Letlapa Mphahlele ugqamise isikhathi esingabazekayo sesinqumo se-FNB, ephakamisa ukuthi kungenzeka kube nokuchema kwezombusazwe emsebenzini wamabhange.

“I-FNB kubikwa ukuthi isikhiphe isaziso sokuthi kunqanyulwe ama-akhawunti asebhange kalowo owayengumengameli wezwe, uMnuz Jacob Zuma, lapho ayebolekwe khona u-R7.8m eVBS. Isikhathi siphakamisa amashiya. Yilabo abakhohliswa kakhulu phakathi kwethu abacabanga ukuthi amabhange angonompempe abangachemile emdlalweni wepolitiki,” kusho uMphahlele.

Lesi senzo senzeke ngesikhathi uZuma esezibeka njengomuntu oqavile eqenjini Iphathi ye-MK, eyabhaliswa kuKhomishana yoKhetho yaseNingizimu Afrika (IEC) ngonyaka odlule, futhi ibibambe iqhaza elikhulu kwezombusazwe njengoba ilindele ukhetho oluzayo.

Lesi sinqumo se-FNB asigcinanga nje ngokususa inkulumo-mpikiswano ngeqhaza namandla amabhange emphakathini wentando yeningi eNingizimu Afrika kodwa siphinde saphakamisa imibuzo ngokuphambana kwezimali nepolitiki, ikakhulukazi njengoba sekusondele izikhathi ezibalulekile zokhetho. Njengoba isizwe sisondela okhethweni, inkhulumomphendvulwano ezungeze lesi sigameko ingase ishube, igqamisa ukuguquguquka okuyinkimbinkimbi phakathi kwezinhlangano zezombusazwe nezinhlangano zezezimali.