“I-Load shedding ibingagwenywa ngokuphelele” Ramokgopa

UNgqongqoshe Wezamandla Nogesi, uKgosientsho Ramokgopa, uthe ukucinywa komthwalo eNingizimu Afrika bekungagwenywa ngokuphelele. URamokhopa uchaze ukuthi i-loadshedding ibibangelwa ubuthakathaka obuqongelelekile ekulungisweni, ukutshalwa kwezimali okulibazisekile, ukwehluleka kokubusa, kanye nenkohlakalo.

URamokgopa wabelane ngalolu lwazi ngesikhathi sengxoxo nabezindaba mayelana nokwethulwa kwe-manifesto yokhetho lukahulumeni basekhaya lwe-ANC. Uthe i-ANC ichaze ukucinywa komthwalo njengenkinga ekhona eNingizimu Afrika kanye nomnotho wayo.

“Kulethe ingozi enkulu emathubeni okukhula komnotho wezwe, futhi kwadingeka sithathe izinyathelo ezingavamile zokukuxazulula,” esho. Ngesikhathi sengxoxo nabezindaba ze-ANC, uRamokgopa uthe sebeyamukele ukuthi ukucinywa komthwalo empeleni bekungagwenywa.

“Kubonise ubuthakathaka obuqongelelekile ekulungisweni, ukutshalwa kwezimali okulibazisekile, kanye nokwehluleka kokubusa,” esho. “Bekuwumsebenzi wenkohlakalo kanye nokuqaliswa kancane kwezinqumo ezidingekayo.“Kungalesi sizathu ukulungisa inkinga yamandla bekuphambili ohlelweni lwethu lokuvuselela oluya kulesi sikhathi esibukezwayo.”

Ucaphune uHlelo Lokusebenza Kwamandla lukaMongameli uRamaphosa njengendlela yokungenelela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi balungisa i-Eskom. Olwethulwe nguRamaphosa ngoJulayi 2022, uHlelo Lokusebenza Kwamandla luyindlela ehlakaniphile yaseNingizimu Afrika yokuqeda ukucinywa kukagesi, ukulungisa i-Eskom, nokuguqula igridi yamandla yezwe.

Lolu hlelo luhlose ukuthuthukisa ukuphepha kukagesi isikhathi eside eNingizimu Afrika ngokutshalwa kwezimali kwangasese, ukuguqulwa kwemithetho, kanye nomthamo wokukhiqiza okusha.

“Siyakwazi ukusheshisa ukutshalwa kwezimali komkhakha ozimele kumthamo wokukhiqiza okusha kanye nokusheshisa ukuthengwa komphakathi kwesizukulwane esisha,” esho. “Sikhuthaze izixazululo zelanga ezisophahleni, futhi siyaqhubeka nokuhlukanisa i-Eskom kusuka ku-monopoly ehlanganisiwe ukuze sethule ukuncintisana.”

Owayeyi-CEO ye-Eskom u-André de Ruyter uthe uMongameli uCyril Ramaphosa unikeze isizwe ulwazi olungamanga mayelana nembangela yangempela yokucinywa kukagesi esigabeni sesi-6 ngo-2019. Encwadini yakhe ethi Truth to Power, uDe Ruyter ukhumbule ukushaqeka kukaDisemba 2019, lapho iNingizimu Afrika ihlaselwa ukucinywa kukagesi esigabeni sesi-6 okokuqala.

Bekuyinhlekelele enkulu kangangokuthi uRamaphosa wawunqamula uhambo lwakhe oluya eGibhithe ukuze abhekane nenkinga yamandla kagesi eya iba yimbi ekhaya. Owayengumphathi omkhulu wakwa-Eskom wathi ukubhidlizwa ngamabomu kwezikhungo zikagesi kuyiqiniso. Nokho, kungaba nzima, futhi kwesinye isikhathi kungabi nakwenzeka, ukuhlukanisa lokho nokungakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi kahle nje.

“Ngokwezepolitiki, kwakunzima kakhulu ukuvuma ukungakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi kahle,” kwengeza yena.