Izinkulungwane zezisebenzi zikamasipala okungenani komasipala abangu-69 kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika, okuhlanganisa naKwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Cape, North West, kanye naseLimpopo, zibhekane namaholo abambezelekile noma angakhokhelwa ngemuva kokuba uMgcinimafa Kazwelonke ebambe ukwabiwa kwezabelo ngokulinganayo ngoJulayi 2026 ngenxa yokwehluleka kokuphathwa kwezimali, ngokusho kwezitatimende ze-South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) kanye nemibiko evela komasipala abathintekile.

Ukukhala Kwenyunyana Nabasebenzi Ngobunzima Bezezimali

I-SAMWU isigxekile isinqumo sikaMgcinimafa, ithi ukugodlwa kwemali kuholele ngqo ekubambezelekeni kwamaholo okuthinta izimpilo zabasebenzi. UDumisani Magagula, ummeleli we-SAMWU, uthe, “Sifuna ukungenelela okuphuthumayo ngumongameli, iKhabhinethi, i-COGTA, kanye nohulumeni bezifundazwe abafanele, futhi-ke, ukuzibophezela komuntu siqu kwezikhulu zikamasipala kanye nabaphathi bezepolitiki ababhekene nokuziphatha kabi kwezezimali kunokujeziswa okuhlangene kwabasebenzi kanye nemiphakathi.”

UWillem Koper, isisebenzi sikamasipala kuMasipala Wendawo waseThembelihle eNyakatho Kapa, uchaze umthelela womuntu siqu: “Mina ngokwami, nami futhi, ngihleli nemiyalelo yokungakhokhi abakweletayo, uyazi. Bese kuba njalo, kukhona umbono omubi ngegama lami.” Izisebenzi zikamasipala zibike ukuthi zisemuva ekukhokheni izibopho futhi zibhekene namarekhodi esikweletu alimele ngenxa yemiholo ephuzile.

Izifundazwe Nomasipala Abathintekile

Omasipala abayisithupha eFree State bahlulekile ukukhokhela abasebenzi imiholo, njengoba kuqinisekiswe yimibiko eminingi yendawo. UMasipala Wendawo waseThembelihle eNyakatho Kapa wazise abasebenzi ngokusobala ukuthi ukungakwazi kwawo ukukhokha imiholo kaMashi kubangelwa ukungatholi uxhaso lwesabelo esilinganayo, okugqamisa izinga lezinselelo zokuhamba kwemali. Imiphumela yokumiswa koxhaso isakazeke komasipala abancane njenge-Impendle KwaZulu-Natal kanye nabanye abaningana eNyakatho Ntshonalanga naseLimpopo, lapho kubikwe khona ukucindezeleka okufanayo kwezezimali yizinyunyana zabasebenzi kanye nezikhulu zendawo.

UMgcinimafa Kazwelonke waqala ukumiswa ngoJulayi 2026 njengesinyathelo sokujezisa ukwehluleka kokubusa okuqhubekayo kanye nokungalungi. Lesi sinyathelo sibangele izingxoxo zomkhakha wonke mayelana nokujeziswa okuhlangene, lapho izinyunyana zifuna uphenyo kanye nokuziphendulela kwabasebenzi abathile esikhundleni sokugodla imali engenayo ebalulekile yabasebenzi.

Ubuholi be-SAMWU kanye nabasebenzi abathintekile bayaqhubeka nokukhalaza ngokungenelela okuphuthumayo kukahulumeni kazwelonke, bexwayisa ngokuthi ukuqhubeka kwemali ebanjiwe kungandisa ukungazinzi komnotho emiphakathini yasendaweni futhi kuphazamise ukulethwa kwezinsizakalo zomphakathi. UMnyango Wezezimali awukamemezeli isikhathi sokuxazululwa kwengxabano yokuxhaswa ngemali.

Intuthuko elandelayo izoncika ekutheni uMongameli kanye nePhalamende bayasabela yini ezicelweni zezinyunyana nokuthi izinguquko zokubusa komasipala ziyahlangabezana yini nezimfuneko zoMnyango Wezezimali zokuqalisa kabusha ukwabiwa kwezimali.