I-SIU igunyazwe ukuphenya ngezindaba zoMnyango wezaseKhaya kanye no-PRASA

UMongameli Cyril Ramaphosa usethathe izinyathelo ezinqala ekulweni nenkohlakalo ngokusayina izimemezelo ezimbili ezinikeza amandla Uphiko Oluphenya Ngokukhethekile (i-SIU) ukuthi lucubungule izindaba zoMnyango Wezasekhaya kanye ne-Ejensi Yezitimela Zabagibeli eNingizimu Afrika (i-PRASA).

Lezi zimemezelo zihlose ukubhekana nezinsolo zokuphatha budedengu okukhulu kanye nokuziphatha okungafanele ngaphakathi kwalezi zinhlaka zikahulumeni, kanye nokubuyisela noma yikuphi ukulahlekelwa kwezimali okwenziwe uMbuso. Ngaphansi kweSimemezelo 154 sika-2024, i-SIU inikezwe igunya lokuphenya uchungechunge lwezindaba ngaphakathi koMnyango Wezasekhaya.

Lokhu kuhlanganisa izinsolo eziphathelene nokukhishwa kwezimvume nama-visa ahlukahlukene, ukuba isakhamuzi ngokwenza ubuzwe, kanye nokuhambisana nemithetho efanele yokuthuthela kwelinye izwe kanye neyokuba isakhamuzi. Ukwengeza, i-SIU izophenya ngokuziphatha okungalungile noma okungekho emthethweni mayelana nokufakwa kwezicishamlilo ze-T200 nanoma yikuphi okuphambene nomthetho okuhilela izikhulu noma abasebenzi.

Lesi simemezelo siveza inetha elibanzi, elihlanganisa ukungaziphathi kahle okusukela ku-Okthoba 12, 2004, kuze kube usuku lokushicilelwa kwaso noma yiziphi izigameko ezilandela lapho ezihlobene nophenyo oluqhubekayo. IsiMemezelo 153 sika-2024 sinikeza i-SIU amandla okuphenya amacala asolwayo ngaphansi koMthetho Wokuvimbela kanye Nokulwa Nezenzo Zenkohlakalo wezi-2004 ngaphakathi kwe-PRASA.

Lokhu kubandakanya ukucutshungulwa kwezinqubo zamathenda, njengalezo ezibandakanya ukuhlinzekwa kwezitimela zezitimela kanye nokuqaliswa kwezinhlelo zokulawula ukungena kwezokuphepha eziteshini zezitimela. I-SIU izophinde ihlole izehlakalo zokuphatha budedengu, okuhlanganisa nezicelo zezikweletu ezinomgunyathi kanye nokuqashwa kwezisebenzi eziyizipoki.

Ngokufanayo nesimemezelo sezasekhaya, iSimemezelo 153 selula isikhathi sophenyo ukuze sibhekane nokungaziphathi kahle okusukela kuJanuwari 1, 2010, nanoma yiziphi izigameko ezifanele ezandulele noma ezilandela ukushicilelwa kwesimemezelo.

Ngaphezu kokudalula ukuphatha budedengu, inkohlakalo, kanye nokukhwabanisa, i-SIU inomsebenzi wokuhlonza ukwehluleka kwesistimu kanye nokutusa izinyathelo zokuvimbela ukulahleka kwesikhathi esizayo. Ngokulandela uMthetho wama-Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act 74 ka-1996, noma ibuphi ubufakazi bokuziphatha kobugebengu obumbulwe ngesikhathi sophenyo buzodluliselwa kuPhiko Lwezokushushisa Likazwelonke ukuze kuqhutshekwe nezinyathelo ezengeziwe.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-SIU inegunya lokuqalisa ukuqulwa kwecala eNkantolo Ephakeme noma IsiGungu Esikhethekile sokulungisa noma isiphi isenzo esingalungile esisuka ezenzweni zenkohlakalo, zokukhwabanisa, noma ukungaphathi kahle okutholwe ngesikhathi senza imibuzo.

Ukugunyazwa kukaMongameli Ramaphosa kwalolu phenyo kugcizelela ukuzibophezela kukahulumeni ekubekeni izinto obala, ukuziphendulela, kanye nokubusa komthetho ezikhungweni zikahulumeni zaseNingizimu Afrika.