UMphathiswa wezoThutho eMpuma Koloni, uXolile Nqatha, usamkele isigqibo seBhunga leSizwe leeTekisi laseMzantsi Afrika (iSANTACO) kwiphondo sokuqhubeka nonyulo lobunkokeli ePort St Johns njengenyathelo elibalulekileyo lokubuyisela uzinzo nocwangco kushishino lweeteksi zasekuhlaleni.
Ngaphambilana namhlanje, uMphathiswa uNqatha udibene nabaqhubi beeteksi ePort St Johns emva kothotho lweziganeko eziye zasongela uxolo nozinzo kwicandelo. Ezi ziquka izenzo zobundlobongela ezibikiweyo, ukoyikisa,
kunye nezityholo zokuxhaphaza ezibandakanya abanye abaqhubi. Ngexesha lentlanganiso, uMphathiswa ubonakalise inkxalabo enkulu ngokuqhubeka kokungazinzi kwaye wakhupha isindululo esiqinileyo kubo bonke abachaphazelekayo.
Ucacisile ukuba abaqhubi kufuneka basombulule ngokukhawuleza iingxabano zabo zangaphakathi, bayeke zonke izenzo zobundlobongela nokoyikisa, kwaye benze isibophelelo esibhaliweyo sokuhlonipha izivumelwano ezijolise ekuzinziseni ishishini. Eyona nto iphambili kwezi zivumelwano kukubanjwa konyulo oluthembekileyo lokuseka izakhiwo zobunkokeli ezisemthethweni neziqatshelweyo.
UMphathiswa uNqatha uphinde walumkisa ngelithi ukungaphumeleli ukuthobela ezi mfuno kuya kumshiya engenandlela ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amandla akhe okuvala irenki yeeteksi zasePort St Johns ukuba ingasebenzi ngoMvulo, umhla weshumi elinesihlanu (15) kweyeSilimela, ngenxa yokhuseleko loluntu kunye nokukhuselwa kwabahambi ngezithuthi.
Emva kolu dliwanondlebe, iSANTACO yazise ngokusesikweni uMphathiswa ngenjongo yayo yokubamba unyulo ngoLwesine, umhla weshumi elinanye (11) kweyeSilimela ka-2026, yaza yacela inkxaso yeSebe lezoThutho ekuququzeleleni inkqubo, inyathelo elamkelwe nguMphathiswa uNqatha.
“Sibona esi sigqibo njengenyathelo elihle nelikhuthazayo kwicala elifanelekileyo. Ukuzibophelela ekubambeni unyulo kubonisa ukuzimisela kwabaqhubi ukusombulula iingxabano zabo ngeenkqubo ezisemthethweni nezentando yesininzi. Ubunkokeli obuzinzileyo nobusemthethweni bubalulekile ekubuyiseleni ucwangco, ukukhusela iindlela zokuphila, kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba abahambi ngezithuthi bafumana iinkonzo zothutho ezikhuselekileyo nezithembekileyo,” utshilo uMphathiswa uNqatha.
UMphathiswa wongeze ngelithi iSebe lihlala lizimisele ukuxhasa zonke iindlela zokungenelela ezisemthethweni ezijolise ekubuyiseleni uxolo kunye nozinzo kwicandelo, ngelixa ligcina indlela yokunganyamezelani nobundlobongela, ulwaphulo-mthetho, kunye nayo nayiphi na indlela yokuziphatha ebeka abahambi ngezithuthi kunye nabaqhubi emngciphekweni. ISebe liza kuqhubeka nokubeka esweni uphuhliso ngokusondeleyo kwaye libandakanye bonke abachaphazelekayo ukuqinisekisa ukuba iinkqubo ezivunyiweyo ziyaphunyezwa ngempumelelo.
