Kungekudala uMzantsi Afrika uzakuzivelisela isigonyo sechiza lokuthintela isifo sotyatyazo, iCholera. Oku kubhengezwe lisebe lezempilo kuzwelonke ngokusebenzisana nesebe lobunzulu-lwazi, ubuchwepheshe kunye nokuqulunqwa kwamavela-tanci. Nangona iCholera ingesosifo esigqugqisayo nje kweli, kodwa zibakho iziganeko eziye zothuse zokuqhambuka kwaso; maxa wambi sisube nemiphefumlo. Emnxebeni kungokunje uAyabonga Kekana is joined by the Spokesperson for the National Department of Health, Foster Mohale…

Iziko lemfundo ephakamileyo i Walter Sisulu University nendlu yobukhosi iNyandeni Great Place, zisungule ngokubambisana iphulo elibizwa ,Sibuyisela Umdlanga Komkhulu ("Returning the Spear to the Great Place"). Eliphulo lijolise ekunciphiseni ukubhubha okungandingekiyo kubantwana abangamakhwenkwe ngexesha lolwaluko. Lamaziko anethemba lokufezekisa oku kunyaka u 2027. Injongo yalenkqubo kukubandakanya izifundo kumakhwenkwana aphakathi kweminyaka elishumi elinambini ukuya kwelishumi elinesibhozo ubudala, nezizakugxila kulwazi ngokusindisa ubomi kunye nezifundo zempilo kwisiko lolwaluko. Emnxebeni sithe masikrwece u Proffessor Mbuyiselo Douglas ophuma kweliziko mfundo ukuncokola banzi ngoku.... 

UMzantsi Afrika ujamelene nomngeni wabafundi bakwaGrade 4 abangakwazi ukufunda ngengqiqo, nabaqikelelwa ku-81 percent. Oku kwavela kuphando olwalukhutshwe ngonyaka ka2021. UMzantsi Afrika ukwindawo yamashumi amahlanu anesixhenxe kwihlabathi, xa kuthethwa ngalo mba. Namhlanje, iSebe lemfundo esi siseko lisungula uphando olwaziwa nge-Funda Uphumelele National Survey, nolucacisa ngokuphangaleleyo ngengxaki yokufunda, nokufunda ngokuqonda, phakathi kwabafundi bakwaGrade 1 noGrade 3. Emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana ubambe ongumlawuli ojongene neenkqubo zokufunda kwiSebe, uGqirha Nompumelelo Nyathi Mahohlwane... 

Ikomishoni yamalungelo oluntu eMpuma Koloni izolo ibikhwebe isebe lophuhliso lwasemaphandleni kunye ne-ofisi kaNondyebo, ukuba bavele phambi kwabo ngelokumamela inkqubela yezicwangciso zabo bengurhulumente, ukuba baqubisane nomngeni wokungondleki kwabantwana ephondweni. Ikomishoni inenkolelo yokuba nangona nje yayikhuphe ingxelo ebonisa ubuzaza balo mngeni ngo-2023, neyayineziphakamiso okanye izindululo ezinokumiliselwa ngurhulumente, kusekho ukurhuqwa kweenyawo okubonakalayo ukuba kuqutyiswane noku. Iingxelo zibonisa ukuba bangapha kwamashumi amathandathu abantwana abaye basweleka ephondweni kwiinyanga ezintandathu zokuqala zalo nyaka, ngenxa yezifo ezayanyaniswa nokungondleki. Ayabonga Kekana uncokola nophuma  kwikomishoni eMpuma Koloni, uZukiswa Mqakanya…

Unqunyanyisiwe njengosekela-mongameli nenkokheli ye MK Party epalamente, uGqirha John Hlophe. Oku kulandela isigqibo sakhe sokufaka uDes Van Rooyen kwisikhundla sikaCollen Makhubele sokuba ngumbhexeshi wala mbutho, epalamente ngempelaveki. Kwingxelo ekhutshwe ngulo mbutho, uHlophe usithathe esi sigqibo engafakananga milomo neenkokeli zalo mbutho. Ayabonga Kekana umbambe udliwanondlebe nomhlalutyi wezopolitiko, uSandile Swana...

Ngokwengxelo yekomishoni kamakulinganwe ngokwesini ( CGE), kuvele ukusilela kwizinto eziliqela kumaziko eThuthuzela eMpuma Koloni, kuquka ulawulo olugwenxa nokungabikho kwezixhobo zokusebenza. Amaziko eThuthuzela asekwe ukunceda nokuxhasa amaxhoba ajongene nempatho mbi esekelezelwe kwisini kunye nokuxhatshazwa ngokwesondo. Ukuva banzi ngale ngxelo, emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana ubambe othethela le komishoni, uTsietsi Shuping... 

Ingaphezulu kwamakhulu amahlanu imibutho yezopolitiko ebhaliswe kwikomishoni ezimeleyo yonyulo, ngaphambi konyulo oluzakubanjwa phakathi kwenyanga yeNkanga ( November) 2026, neyoMqungu ( January) 2027. Oku kuvakaliswe yiIEC ngethuba ibinikezela ingxelo ngomgama abasele bewuhambile ukulungiselela unyulo. Ingaba iyadingeka imibutho emininzi? Emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana ubambe ingcali kwimiba yonyulo, uGqirha Nkosikhulule Nyembezi... 

 Ingxelo ekhutshwe yi-Reuters Institute, ibonisa ukuba abantu basebenzisa kwaye bathemba iqonga lonxibelelwano u-Facebook ukufumana iingxelo zeendaba kunye nolwazi abaludingayo. Ngumyinge ka-50 percent wabantu abathi bathemba u-Facebook, ngethuba umyinge ka-16 percent wona usithi uthemba iqonga elibizwa ngo-X nowayengu-Twitter. Enye into le ngxelo eyivezileyo kukuba abantu bathemba kakhulu iziqu ezinefuthe kula maqonga nezibizwa ukuba zi-Influencers okanye Content Creators, ngaphezulu kwamaziko avelisa iindaba akulamaqonga onxibelelwano. Ingaba oku kwenziwa yintoni kwaye kunefuthe elinjani kulwazi umntu alufumanayo kula maqonga? UAyabonga Kekana uncokole nengcali kwimiba yezobuchwepheshe, kuquka namaqonga onxibelelwano uSiphumelele Zondi…

Ukuxhaswa koomama ngemali ngexesha besakhulelwe kungaphucula impilo nokondleka kukamama nosana olungekazalwa, kwehlise uxinizelelo abanalo umama ozithweleyo, kwehlise iimpawu zokudandatheka ngokwasengqondweni, ixhala nokuzalwa kwabantwana abangondlekanga. Olu luluvo lwemibutho engekho phantsi kukarhulumente, nememelela ukuxhaswa ngemali koomama abazithweleyo, iMaternal Support Grant okanye iMSG ngamafuphi. Le yimali umama okhulelweyo ayakuthi ayifumane kwezi nyanga zilithoba esakhulelwe, ukumnceda akhawulelane nezidingo ezingundoqo ngeli xesha esakhulelwe. Ukuxoxa banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana ubambe itshantliziyo, umseki wombutho ongekho phantsi korhulumente obizwa Oomama Bemvelo nokwayi Embrace Mamandla Fellow, uNomfundo Mkhaba...

ISebe lezempilo kwiphondo iMpuma Koloni, linesicwangciso sokuguqula isibhedlele esijongene nesifo sephepha, iEmpilweni eGqeberha, ibe sisibhedlele sesithili. Oku kukukhawulelana nenkxalabo esele inethuba ivakaliswa luluntu yokuphuphuma ngokugqithisileyo kweekliniki nezibhedlele. Indlu yowiso-mthetho yephondo, ithethane noluntu ukuqubisana nemingeni yokungafikeleli kunyango olusemgangathweni kumaziko empilo karhulumente kwingingqi iNelson Mandela Bay. Intatheli yeli jelo, uSisipho Ngcumbe, isenzele le ngxelo...