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Imihlangano yePhalamende ngomhlaka-6 Agasti yabona uMcKenzie ehamba kusenesikhathi, okwaholela ekugxekweni okuvela emaqenjini aphikisayo asola ungqongqoshe ngokugwema imibuzo mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwemali.<\/p>\n<h4>UMnyango Uvikela Ukusetshenziswa Kwezimali Emicimbini Yamazwe Ngamazwe<\/h4>\n<p>UMnyango Wezemidlalo, Ubuciko Namasiko uthe imali engu-R30.9 million esetshenzisiwe kwiNdebe Yomhlaba ihlanganisa ukuhamba okusemthethweni, uMdlalo Wombukiso Wezinganekwane ka-2010, izindawo zokwamukela izivakashi, amathikithi omdlalo, ukuzibandakanya kwabalandeli, kanye nezinhlelo zamasiko. Abamele uMnyango bagcizelele ukuthi akukho &quot;okufihlayo&quot; futhi bachaze uhlelo njengolugxile ekukhangiseni iNingizimu Afrika ngesikhathi somcimbi wamazwe ngamazwe.<\/p>\n<p>UNgqongqoshe uMcKenzie, ngesitatimende sangomhlaka-16 kuJulayi, uqinisekise ukuthi ukuhlukaniswa okuningiliziwe kwezindleko zethimba leNdebe Yomhlaba kuzonikezwa iPhalamende uma sekuqediwe. Izikhulu zoMnyango ziphinde zagcizelela ukuthi izindleko zihambisana nomyalo womnyango wokukhangisa izwe emhlabeni jikelele.<\/p>\n<h4>Ukugxekwa Kwezepolitiki Nomphakathi Ngokusetshenziswa Kwezimali<\/h4>\n<p>ULeah Potgieter, ilungu lePhalamende eliphikisayo ekhuluma ngemuva kokulalelwa kwephalamende, uthe, \u201cSibona lokhu njengokubaleka ngokusobala emsebenzini wakhe osemthethweni wokuziphendulela ephalamende. Kuyisenzo sokungalaleli futhi kukhombisa ukuthi unokuthile angakufihla.\u201d Lo mbono uveze ukukhungatheka okukhulu komphakathi mayelana nokusebenzisa imali kuqala phakathi kwezinselelo eziqhubekayo zenhlalo-mnotho eNingizimu Afrika.<\/p>\n<p>Khonamanjalo, uSomlomo wesishayamthetho saseGauteng uMorakane Mosupyoe naye ungaphansi kwengcindezi ngohambo oluya eVenezuela oluzobiza u-R5.9 million ngasekupheleni kuka-2025. 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