I-Democratic Alliance (DA) yembule inqubomgomo entsha ngomhlaka-8 Agasti 2026, izibophezele ekuvimbeleni imali engenayo evela ezinsizeni zamanzi nogesi ukuze izimali zisetshenziswe kuphela ekugcinweni nasekuthuthukisweni kwalezi zinsizakalo ezibalulekile. Lesi simemezelo senziwe ngumholi we-DA uGeordin Hill-Lewis ngesikhathi kwethulwa umqulu wokhetho lukazwelonke weqembu eGoli, njengoba iqembu lihlose ukwandisa ukuphathwa komasipala okhethweni lwendawo oluzayo.<\/p>\n
UHill-Lewis uthe indlela entsha ye-DA izovimbela ukuphambukiswa kwemali engenayo yezinsizakusebenza ezindleleni ezingezona ezesevisi ezifana namaholo, amaphrojekthi ezepolitiki, noma izinkontileka ezingajwayelekile. Ugcizelele isidingo sokucaca kanye nokuxhaswa ngezimali okuzinikele ekulungisweni nasekugcinweni kwengqalasizinda.<\/p>\n
\u201cYonke irandi eqoqwe ngamanzi izovikelwa amanzi. Yonke irandi eqoqwe kagesi izovikelwa ugesi. Imali yakho ngeke isaphathwa njengesikhwama sezombusazwe,\u201d kusho uHill-Lewis ngesikhathi kwethulwa i-manifesto.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Wanezela, \u201cKumelwe isetshenziswe ukulungisa amapayipi, ukunakekela iziteshi ezincane kanye nokushintsha izintambo. Akumelwe neze inyamalale ibe yimali eningi, amaphrojekthi ezepolitiki noma izinkontileka ezonakele.\u201d UHill-Lewis waqhubeka wagcizelela ukuzibophezela kweqembu ekusebenzeleni yonke imiphakathi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iluphi uhlanga lwabavoti.<\/p>\n
Umongo Wokhetho kanye Nedatha Yokuvota<\/h4>\n
Isimemezelo senqubomgomo se-DA siza njengoba sihlose ukuphinda kabili inani lomasipala abangaphansi kokuphathwa kwayo. Phakathi nesonto elifanayo, inhlolovo ye-Social Research Foundation ibonise ukuthi i-African National Congress (ANC) ihola kuzwelonke ngo-34%, i-DA ngo-27%, i-MK Party ngo-15%, kanye ne-Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) ngo-7%. Nokho, eGoli, i-DA ihole ngokusekelwa okungu-42%, uma kuqhathaniswa ne-17% ye-ANC.<\/p>\n
Ukugxila ekuhlanganiseni imali engenayo yezinsizakusebenza kubhekana nezinselele zikazwelonke eziqhubekayo ekuphathweni komasipala, lapho izimali ezihloselwe ingqalasizinda nezinsizakalo zivame ukuqondiswa ekusetshenzisweni kwemali okungajwayelekile. Inqubomgomo ye-DA, uma isetshenziswa, izodinga ukulawulwa kwezezimali okuqinile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinkokhelo zezinsizakusebenza zizuzisa izakhamuzi ngqo ngokuthembeka okuthuthukisiwe kanye nokugcinwa kokuhlinzekwa kwamanzi nogesi.<\/p>\n
Ukhetho lohulumeni basekhaya, njengoba uhlu lwabavoti seluvaliwe ngomhlaka-7 Agasti 2026, kulindeleke ukuthi luhlole izindlela ezintsha eziphakanyiswe amaqembu futhi lungathonya indlela izinsizakalo zikamasipala ezixhaswa ngayo futhi zilethwa ngayo kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika. Isiphakamiso se-DA sinezela engxoxweni kazwelonke mayelana nokuzibophezela kanye nokusebenza kahle ekuhlinzekweni kwezinsizakalo zomphakathi, nemiphumela engase ibhekwe eduze yizakhamuzi kanye nababambiqhaza bezepolitiki ngokufanayo.<\/p>\n
Ukusebenza kwenqubomgomo entsha ye-DA kanye nokwamukelwa kwayo ngabavoti kuzolinganiswa ngemuva kokhetho lohulumeni basekhaya, lapho ukuhlolisiswa komphakathi kanye nezepolitiki kugxile ekutheni izimali ezihlanganisiwe ziletha yini intuthuko ebonakalayo ekuhlinzekweni kwezinsizakalo zomasipala.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I-DA imemezele inqubomgomo entsha yokuvimbela imali engenayo yamanzi nogesi ukuze kuhlinzekwe ngezinsizakalo, okuhloswe ngayo ukwandisa ukuphathwa komasipala ngaphambi kokhetho luka-2026.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[69,810,168,523,719,809,174,808],"class_list":["post-1029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dailymaverick","tag-da","tag-election-manifesto","tag-electricity","tag-geordin-hill-lewis","tag-local-government-elections","tag-municipal-policy","tag-south-africa","tag-water-services"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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