I-Democratic Alliance (DA) imemezele izinhlelo zokwandisa ukubandakanyeka komkhakha ozimele ezinsizakalweni zomasipala baseNingizimu Afrika, okuhlanganisa ukuhlinzekwa kwamanzi, ukuhlinzekwa kukagesi, ukuvimbela ubugebengu, kanye nokugcinwa kwezindawo zomphakathi, ngokusho kwe-manifesto yakamuva yeqembu eyanyatheliswa ngomhlaka-12 Agasti 2026. Lesi sinyathelo sigcizelela umfutho okhulayo wezepolitiki oqondene noBambiswano Lomphakathi Nezizimele (PPPs) njengoba omasipala bebhekene nokusilela okukhulu kwengqalasizinda kanye nezinselele zokulethwa kwezinsizakalo.

Ukusekelwa Kwezepolitiki Nokuvunyelwa Okusemthethweni

I-manifesto ye-DA igcizelela ukuphuthuma kokuvumela omasipala ukuthi baxhumane ngqo nabahlinzeki bamandla abazimele kanye nezinsizakalo, bedlula ukuvunyelwa okude okuvela kuhulumeni kazwelonke. Icaphuna lesi sikhundla, i-manifesto ye-DA ithi: “Omasipala kumele banikwe amandla okuthenga nokuthengisa ugesi ngqo ezinkampanini zamandla ezizimele ngaphandle kokulinda iminyaka eminingi ukuze kuvunyelwe uhulumeni kazwelonke.” Le nqubomgomo ihambisana nezincomo zakamuva ze-National Council of Provinces (NCOP), eyaqokomisa embikweni ka-2025 isidingo sokujulisa ukubamba iqhaza komkhakha ozimele ukuze kuxazululwe ukusilela kwengqalasizinda kanye nokuthuthukisa ukulethwa kwezinsizakalo.

Intuthuko yakamuva ifaka phakathi uhlelo lwe-Wheeling Bilateral Programme yeDolobha laseKapa, oluvumela izinhlangano ezizimele ukuthi zihlinzeke ngogesi ngqo kubathengi—okuyisinyathelo esihlose ukuthuthukisa ukuqina kwamandla nokunciphisa ukuthembela kubahlinzeki bezwe. I-NCOP igcizelele ukubaluleka kwendima yomkhakha ozimele ekuthuthukiseni ingqalasizinda kamasipala, kanti omunye umbiko uthi: “Kunesidingo sokujulisa umkhakha ozimele ukuze udlale indima ebalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwengqalasizinda kamasipala.”

Ukukhathazeka Ngokuzibophezela Nokulingana

Nakuba abenzi bezinqubomgomo abaningi kanye nohulumeni basekhaya bephikisana ngokuthi ukwanda kokubandakanyeka kwabazimele kungathuthukisa ukusebenza kahle futhi kukhuthaze ukutshalwa kwezimali, abagxeki baphakamise ukukhathazeka ngezingozi ezingaba khona. I-South African Communist Party (SACP), ezitatimendeni ezisukela ku-1999 futhi eziphinde zaphindwa ezingxoxweni zenqubomgomo zakamuva, ixwayise ngokuthi ama-PPP angaguqula ukulawulwa kwezinsizakalo ezibalulekile kube yizintshisekelo zabazimele, okungase kwenze buthaka ukuzibophezela komphakathi futhi kubeke engcupheni ukufinyelela okungalingani kwezinsizakalo ezibalulekile.

UDhevan Govender, uMphathi Jikelele Wezokuthuthukiswa Kwebhizinisi (Amanzi Nokuhlanzeka) kwa-EnviroServ, waphikisana ngoJuni ukuthi ama-PPP “angenza ingqalasizinda iqine kakhulu” ngokukhuthaza ukulethwa kwezinsizakalo okuqhubekayo, okuqhutshwa ukusebenza kahle. Kodwa-ke, izinyunyana kanye nezinhlangano zomphakathi ziyaqhubeka nokungabaza ukuthi ukulawula okuzimele kungabeka phambili inzuzo kunenzuzo yomphakathi, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini eyayinganakekelwa kahle ngokomlando.

Impikiswano cishe izokhula njengoba ohulumeni bomasipala kanye nohulumeni bezwe lonke befuna ukulinganisela izidingo zengqalasizinda eziphuthumayo nokukhathazeka ngokuzibophezela, ukucaca, kanye nokufinyelela. Indlela yalezi zinguquko izophinde ihlolwe njengoba omasipala bethula amamodeli amasha e-PPP kanye nanjengoba amanye amadolobha amakhulu elinganisa izinqubomgomo ezifanayo.