{"id":1005,"date":"2026-08-04T14:33:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/local-elections-key-to-reviving-south-africas-struggling-municipalities\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:33:56","slug":"local-elections-key-to-reviving-south-africas-struggling-municipalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukhetho-lwendawo-luyisihluthulelo-sokuvuselela-omasipala-baseningizimu-afrika-ababhekene-nobunzima\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukhetho Lwendawo Luyisihluthulelo Sokuvuselela Omasipala BaseNingizimu Afrika Ababhekene Nobunzima"},"content":{"rendered":"

Omasipala baseNingizimu Afrika abangu-41 kuphela kwabangu-257 abathole ukuhlolwa okuhlanzekile embikweni woMcwaningi-Jikelele ka-2023, oqokomisa ukwehluleka kokubusa okujulile okushiye ohulumeni basekhaya abaningi besesimweni esinzima sezezimali futhi bengakwazi ukufeza izibopho eziyisisekelo zokulethwa kwezinsizakalo. Ukhetho lwendawo\u2014olubanjwa njalo eminyakeni emihlanu ngaphansi koMthethosisekelo\u2014luyindlela eyinhloko yokuthi izakhamuzi zenze ubuholi bomasipala bube nesibopho futhi zithuthukise imiphakathi yazo, njengoba kuqinisekiswe yiHelen Suzman Foundation.<\/p>\n

Ezezimali, Ukubusa, kanye Nokulethwa Kwezinsizakalo Ngaphansi Kokucindezeleka<\/h4>\n

Ngokusho kombiko woMcwaningi-Jikelele ka-2023, ukuphathwa kabi okusabalele kanye nokungasebenzi kahle kwesistimu kushiye omasipala abaningi bengakwazi ukufeza izibopho zabo, kanye nezikweletu ezikhulayo kanye nengqalasizinda ewohlokayo. I-South African Cities Network yagcizelela ngo-2025 ukuthi isinyathelo sikahulumeni sibalulekile ekusekeleni omasipala ababhekene nobunzima abasathembele kakhulu kwizibonelelo zikazwelonke ngenxa yokunganeli kwemali engenayo kanye nesiko lokungakhokhi izinsizakalo, njengoba kubikwe yi-ACCORD.<\/p>\n

Uhulumeni wendawo uyindawo eyinhloko yokuxhumana phakathi kombuso nezakhamuzi ezivamile, ezinesibopho sezinsizakalo ezibalulekile ezifana namanzi, ukuhlanzeka, ukususwa kwemfucuza, kanye nentuthuko yezomnotho wendawo. Kodwa-ke, ukungazinzi kobuholi okuqhubekayo, ukuphathwa kabi kwezezimali, kanye nokuphazamiseka kokulethwa kwezinsizakalo kusongela indima yomasipala ngokomthethosisekelo njengezinjini zokuguqulwa kwezenhlalo-mnotho kanye nokubamba iqhaza kwentando yeningi, ngokusho kokuhlaziywa kweRegent Business School.<\/p>\n

Kungani Lolu khetho Lubalulekile Kuwo Wonke Umuntu WaseNingizimu Afrika<\/h4>\n

Ukhetho lwendawo lusebenza njengesisekelo sokusebenza kweqembu okhethweni olujwayelekile futhi lubalulekile ekubuyiseleni omasipala abahlulekayo. ULesetja Kganyago uthe, \u201cUkungasebenzi kahle okwandayo komasipala kuvimbela ukukhula komnotho wezwe.\u201d UBusisiwe Mavuso, ekhuluma ngokubaluleka kokubusa okuqinile kwendawo, waphawula, \u201cOmasipala bayinjini yomnotho wendawo; bahlinzeka ngengqalasizinda, izinsizakalo, kanye nokuphatha amabhizinisi athembele kukho ukuze atshale imali, adale imisebenzi, futhi akhule.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ukhetho lukamasipala oluzayo luka-2026 luzoba lukhulu kakhulu, lapho imiphakathi eminingi ibhekene nezinselele zokulethwa kwezinsizakalo zansuku zonke kanye nokudumazeka okwandayo ngohulumeni basekhaya. I-Helen Suzman Foundation ithi "ukuvota kuyithuluzi elihle kakhulu abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abanalo ekubambeni abaphathi babo ukuthi baphendule," kugcizelela umthelela oqondile okhona ekukhethweni kokhetho empilweni yansuku zonke kanye nenhlalakahle yomphakathi.<\/p>\n

Njengoba uhulumeni wendawo eyinhloko yokuhlinzekwa kwezinsizakalo eziyisisekelo kanye nentuthuko yezenhlalo nezomnotho, imiphumela yokhetho olulandelayo ihlelelwe ukubumba hhayi nje kuphela inhlanhla yamaqembu kodwa nekhwalithi yokuphila kwezigidi zabantu kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Omasipala abangu-41 kuphela abathole ukuhlolwa okuhlanzekile ngo-2023. 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