Iyaqonga inkinga yechweba laseThekwini eliwohlokayo

Ichweba laseThekwini libhekene nenkinga ekhulayo njengoba izinselele zokusebenza zisongela ukubuyisela emuva iminyaka yomsebenzi ochithwe ekuthuthukiseni ukusebenza kahle kwechweba. I-ActionSA ithumele isaziso sesiphakamiso ePhalamende laseNingizimu Afrika, icela ukuthi kuxoxwe ngokuvulelekile ngesimo esiwohlokayo sechweba.

Amalungu ePhalamende u-Alan Beesley noMalebo Kope bathi imibiko yakamuva yemboni ikhombe ekwehleni kokusebenza echwebeni, ngemigqa emide kanye nezikhathi zokulinda imikhumbi.

“Le mibiko ikhombisa izikhathi ezimaphakathi zokumisa imikhumbi ezingamahora angu-214, izikhathi zokufika zingamahora angu-123, kanye nomugqa wemikhumbi yaseThekwini ophelele wemikhumbi engu-33,” kusho uBeesley noKope esitatimendeni esihlangene.

“Lezi zinselele zokusebenza zibeka ingcindezi enkulu ochungechungeni lokuphakelwa kwezwelonke, futhi ziphazamisa amabhizinisi cishe kuyo yonke imikhakha.”

Ngokusho kukaBeesley noKope, lokhu kubeke izindleko ezengeziwe ezingadingekile ezinkulungwaneni zamabhizinisi amancane, aphakathi nendawo, kanye namakhulu eNingizimu Afrika. Inkinga yamanje echwebeni kubikwa ukuthi ihlobene noshintsho lwe-software olwenzeke eDurban Gateway Terminal maphakathi no-Agasti.

I-Durban Gateway Terminal, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Pier 2, yaxwayisa imikhumbi kusengaphambili ukuthi lolu shintsho luzobangela ukubambezeleka. Njengoba i-terminal ithuthela ohlelweni olusha lokusebenza lwe-Navis N4, ushintsho lwadala ukusilela okukhulu kweziqukathi, okungakaqedwa ngokuphelele ngemva kwenyanga engaphezu kweyodwa.

Lokhu kuza ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye imisebenzi e-terminal ithathwe yi-International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) ephethe ichweba lasePhilippines.

“Ngesikhathi sokukhula komnotho okubuthakathaka, iNingizimu Afrika ayikwazi ukuqhubeka nokushaya amagoli ayo,” kusho uBeesley noKope. “Inkinga eqhubekayo ePort of Durban ingenye yezinhloso zayo.”

“IPhalamende alikwazi ukuhlala eceleni ngenkathi isango lomnotho elihlelekile liwohloka futhi amabhizinisi, imisebenzi kanye nezindlela zokuphila zifakwa ngaphansi kwengcindezi ekhulayo.” kuphetha uBeesley noKope.