IPhanda Mzansi ikwiphulo lohlumisa uQoqosho lwaselokishini naseMaphandleni ephondo leMpuma Kapa.
Kwinyathelo lokuqala lokuqinisa uqoqosho lwasezilokishini nolwasemaphandleni, iPhanda Mzansi isungule inyathelo elibalulekileyo elijolise ekunikeni ufikelelo kwinkxaso-mali, amathuba asisiseko enkxaso kumashishini, kunye nokukhuthaza ukukhula koqoqosho lwentlalo kwimimandla yaseMpuma Koloni.
Njengoko iinkcukacha-manani ze-Investec zibonisa ukuba i-17% yemisebenzi eMzantsi Afrika idalwe luqoqosho olungekho sikweni—ingakumbi kumashishini asezilokishini nasezilalini, uPhanda Mzansi uzama ukonyusa eli nani ngokumangalisayo kunyaka-mali ka-2025/26. Iinzame zombutho zigxile ekuxhaseni abantu basekuhlaleni ngezixhobo ezibalulekileyo zoshishino kunye namathuba.
Njengomanduleli weNgqungquthela yooSomashishini yoNyaka, ecwangciselwe umhla wamashumi amabini anesibini (22) kweyeNkanga, 2024, iPhanda Mzansi ibiqhuba #BuildUpCampaign ebanzi ukusukela ngenyanga yeDwarha. Eli nyathelo lintlantlu-ntathu liyilelwe ukufikelela kwezona ndawo zikude nezingafumani nkonzo zisezidolophini nasemaphandleni, kugxininiswe kwii-SMME kunye noosomashishini abajongene nemiqobo ekufumaneni ulwazi olubalulekileyo kunye neenkonzo zoshishino.
“Eli phulo yinxalenye yokuzinikela kwethu ekuvaleni izikhewu kwikhonkco lexabiso lophuhliso lweSMME kunye nokuqubisana nemingeni echazwe kwi-NDP ka-2030,” utshilo uLubabalo Mashiqana, iNtloko yezoNxibelelwano, iNtengiso, iMedia, uBudlelwane nabaChaphazelekayo, kunye noPhuhliso lwamaShishini ePhanda Mzansi.
“Sikholelwa ukuba iiSMMEs kunye noqoqosho lwaselokishini lubambe isitshixo ekunciphiseni intswela-ngqesho kunye nentlupheko kwiindawo esihlala kuzo.”
Ingqungquthela yokusungulwa kwe Township Entrepreneurship Summit iza kubanjelwa kwindawo yase-Ekoneni Lounge kwaNU1, eMdantsane. Oosomashishini nee-SMMEs eziphuma kwiphondo liphela bayamenywa ukuba bazibandakanye nalo msitho ubalulekileyo, uMashiqana awuchaza “njengesiqalo sokuphela kwentswela-ngqesho nokudodobala koqoqosho eMpuma Koloni.”
Le ngqungquthela ithembisa ukuhlanganisa abachaphazelekayo, iinkokeli zecandelo lezoshishino, kunye noosomashishini ukuze basebenzisane, bahlanganise izixhobo, benze intsebenziswano enobuchule. Ezi nzame zijolise ekuqinisekiseni ukuba akukho somashishini osakhulayo oshiyeka ngasemva ngenxa yokunqongophala kweendlela okanye ukufikelela kulwazi.
UMashiqana uphinde wagxininisa ukubaluleka kwentshukumo edibeneyo:
“Simema bonke abachaphazelekayo kunye nabathathi-nxaxheba kwicandelo loshishino ukuba bazibandakanye ekuncedeni ii-SMMEs noosomashishini ngokusebenzisa intsebenziswano ecwangcisiweyo, inkxaso-mali, notyalo-mali kwezentlalo. Sikunye, singavula amandla okutshintsha imidlalo ezilalini nasezilokishini eMpuma Koloni.”
Lo msitho uphawula inyathelo elibalulekileyo ekufezekiseni umbono wokukhula koqoqosho lwelokishi. Ngokukhuthaza intsebenziswano kunye nokubonelela ngezixhobo ezifikelelekayo, iPhanda Mzansi ijolise ekuqhubeni inguqu enentsingiselo kwezentlalo noqoqosho eMpuma Koloni, ivula amandla amakhulu akhoyo kwiindawo ezisemaphandleni.
Ngolwazi oluthe vetshe, oosomashishini kunye nabachaphazelekayo bayakhuthazwa ukuba baqhagamshelane noPhanda Mzansi ngqo kwaye bazibandakanye nolu hambo lwenguqu.