UNgqongqoshe Wezimbiwa Nemithombo Kaphethiloli, uGwede Mantashe, uthe azikho izinhlelo zokungenelela ekwehliseni amanani kaphethiloli kanye nedizili. UMantashe usho kanje ngesikhathi ephendula umbuzo wePhalamende mayelana nokwenyuka kwamanani kaphethiloli eNingizimu Afrika.

Iminingwane yakamuva ye-Central Energy Fund (CEF) ikhombisa ukuthi amanani kaphethiloli kulindeleke ukuthi akhuphuke aye phakathi kuka-R2.38 no-R2.52 ngelitha ngenyanga ezayo. Amanani kaphethiloli, nawo, asesendleleni yokwenyuka aye, phakathi kuka-R2.24 no-R2.61 ngelitha.

Lokhu kwenyuka kungenxa yamanani aphezulu kaphethiloli, ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezezimali, ukuncishiswa kwamandla okucubungula umhlaba wonke, kanye nengxabano eqhubekayo e-Middle-East. Ilungu lePhalamende Likazwelonke u-Adil Nchabeleng libuze uMantashe ukuthi yiziphi izinyathelo umnyango wakhe ozisebenzisile ukwehlisa lesi simo.

Uphinde wabuza ukuthi uMnyango Wezimbiwa Nemithombo Kaphethiloli uzobuyekeza yini isakhiwo samanani kaphethiloli, okuhlanganisa ne-slate levy kanye nezinye izindleko ezihlobene nophethiloli. UMantashe uphendule wathi azikho izinhlelo zokungenelela ezihleliwe ngenxa yokuguquguquka okuqhubekayo kwamanani emikhiqizo kaphethiloli.

“UMnyango uyaqhubeka nokuphatha amanani kaphethiloli ngendlela esobala njengoba kuchazwe ngumthetho,” kusho uMantashe.

“Sibuyekeza uhlelo lokubala oluzoletha izinzuzo ezilinganayo, ezifanele nezisobala kulo lonke uchungechunge lwenani likaphethiloli.”

UMantashe ube esenenezela ngokuthi uMnyango usuvele ubuyekeze ingxenye ye-Basic Fuel Price (BFP) yesakhiwo sentengo. Lokhu kubuyekezwa kuyingxenye yoHlelo Lokusebenza Lonyaka LoMnyango (i-APP) futhi kuzophothulwa ngoMashi 2027.

“Izinguquko eziphakanyisiwe ekuphathweni kwe-slate levy zenzelwe ukuqinisekisa ukuhlinzekwa okuqhubekayo kukaphethiloli ezweni isikhathi sengxabano yamanje eMiddle-East” esho.