Nanjengoko uMzantsi Afrika ulindele ukubamba unyulo loorhulumente basekhaya lwalo nyaka, umongameli we-ANC, uCyril Ramaphosa, unike abo banqwenela ukuba ngooceba noosodolophu bala mbutho banikwa iintsuku ezilikhulu ukuba balungise inkangeleko yoomasipala neewadi zabo xa sele bephumelele kunyulo. Ingaba oomasipala nee-wadi zeli bakwimo enjani? Ingaba olu nyulo luzayo lwakuyiguqula njani indlela abakhangeleka ngayo oomasipala beli, nalapho abahlali baasoloko bekhala ngokungabikho kwamanzi, umbane oqhawu-qhawuka oko, nelindle eligcwalise izitalato, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Ukuxoxa banzi ngemo yoomasipala abambhaxa kwiMpuma Koloni, iNelson Mandela Bay, neBuffalo City, uAmanda Xhala uncokole nomhlalutyi wezopolitiko, uGqirha Nkosikhulule Nyembezi...

Umbutho iSouthern African Leaders Coalition for Faith, Freedom and Justice, umemelela ingqwalasela yamazwe ngamazwe kumba wenkululeko kwezenkolo, isidima soluntu, kwakunye nelungelo lokuba msulwa de inkundla ikufumanise unetyala, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Oku kuza njengoko bekuphawulwa usuku olukhumbula amaxhoba ezenzo zodushe ngenxa yenkolo, ngempela veki. Olusuku lwasungulwa ngumbutho wezizwe ezimanyeneyo, nelusuku olumemelela kwihlabathi ukuba likhumbule abo babandazelekayo ngenxa yenkolo yabo, kwanokuvuselela ukuzibophelela kwehlabathi ukukhusela inkululeko kwezenkolo kuye wonke ubani. Kulonyaka, lo mbutho uphawule olusuku ngeliphakamisa imeko yenkokheli yakwaLizwi eneminyaka engamashumi alithoba anesihlanu ubudala (95years), igqala lomkhosi ngexesha le mfazwe nokwalitsha ntliziyo loxolo, uMan Hee Lee, nogcinwe eluvalelweni ngaphandle kokuxoxwa kwetyala(pre-trail detention). Amanda Xhala spoke to the Southern African Leaders Coalition for Faith, Freedom and Justice co-founder, Magdalene Govender...

Iphondo iMpuma Koloni lelinye lamaphondo eMzantsi Afrika elineqondo eliphezulu lentswela-ngqesho. Sithetha nje limi ku-47.5% iqondo lentswela-ngqesho kwikota yesibini yalo nyakamali. Oku kubangele ukuba iNkulu-baphathiswa yephondo, uOscar Mabuyane imemelele ungenelelo lukarhulumente kazwelonke. UAyabonga Kekana uye wancokola nomhlalutyi wezoqoqosho ophuma e-University of Fort Hare, uSinalo Ngcotsho, kunye noyi-Chief Growth Officer kwiziko iNelson Mandela Business Chamber, uLunga Mjodo…

Silele ngobusuku bayizolo ngendaba zokusweleka kwentshatsheli yehlabathi uZolani " Last Born" Tete. UTete noneminyaka engamashumi amathathu anesibhozo udutyulwe wabulawa eMdantsane ngaphandle kwakuGompo City, eMpuma Koloni. UTete weenza imbali ngethuba ephumelele udidi lwe- Junior Bantamweight IBF kwakunye ne-WBO Bantamweight.UVuyolwethu Mabeqa uncokole nentatheli yeSABC uAbongile Jantjies nobekwindawo yexhwayelo ngobusuku bayizolo.  

Iqela le Bafana Bafana alikabinaye umqeqeshi oyintloko sithetha nje. Oku kusemva koku thatha umhlala phantsi kuka Hugo Broos obengumqeqeshi weliqela lesizwe, emva kwemidlalo yendebe yehlabathi. Nangona nje ikomiti yesigqeba solawulo kwiSAFA iphakamise uPitso Mosimane nowayengumqeqeshi weMamelodi Sundowns, njengomgqatswa kwesisikhundla, kusekho ukuxinga kwiingxoxo phakathi kweSAFA noMosimane. Ukuba sive banzi ngoku, uAmanda Xhala uthethe nentatheli yezemidlalo kweli jelo, uSanele Nongauza...

Kuvakala ukuba inkokheli yombutho ophikisayo eZambia, uBrian Mundubile, ithi iza kucela umngeni enkundleni kwiziphumo zonyulo lwakutshanje, kwisikhundla sikamongameli. UMundubile utyhola ngelokuba kubekho ubuqhophololo kwinkqubo yonyulo, nobubangele ukuba umongameli uHakainde Hichilema, afumane esi sikhundla isihlandlo sesibini. Ikomishoni yonyulo kwela lizwe ichaze uHichilema nje ngophumeleleyo kunyulo, ngeevoti ezikumyinge ka 60%, xa kuthelekiswa no 38% ofunyenwe nguMundubile. Kanti olu nyulo alukhange luqhube ngaphandle kwamagingxigingxi, nalapho ikomishoni yonyulo ithe yanqumamisa inkqubo yokubalwa kweevoti ngoLwesihlanu, emva kweengxelo zodushe ngakwabo babalayo, nokubiwa kwamaphepha ovoto. Ukuncokola banzi ngalo mba, uAmanda Xhala uthethe nojongana neenkqubo zonyulo kwi Electoral Monitoring Network, nokwangumhlalutyi wezopolitiko, uGqirhalwazi Nkosikhulule Nyembezi...

Kusabonakala kuyingxaki ukungalingani phakathi kwamadoda nabasetyhini kwixesha esiphila kulo, ingakumbi kwiindawo zengqesho nalapho ingamadoda afumana ingqwalasela kakhulu kwizinto ezifana nezikhundla eziphezulu, nemivuzo ethe xhaxhe. Oku kunefuthe elikhulu kwi artificial intelligence, noninzi ebelulindele ukuba ingancedisa ukukuphelisa, kuphelise nomkhethe. Kodwa kusabonakala kusenzima oko njengokuba kwaa inkqubo ezi ze AI zibonisa impembelelo yomsebenzi wamandulo, kuba yenziwe ziinkcukacha ebezikade zikho kwixesha elingaphambili. Kwinkomfa ebibanjwe yibhodi ejongene nolawulo lokuthengwa kwemveliso neenkonzo yoMzantsi Afrika (i SAPICS) kwiintsuku ezidlulileyo, kuvele ukuba  umkhethe kwi AI awubangelwa kukusetyenziswa kobuchwepheshe kodwa zizithethe zokusebenzisa inkqubo endala. Kuloko ke sigqibe kwelokuba makhe sincokole banzi ngalo mba. U-Amanda Xhala uthethe nomlawuli kwibhodi yakwa SAPICS, uRegina Naicker....

Imalike yotywala bomgunyathi eMzantsi Afrika iya ikhula ngesantya esothusayo. Uphando olutsha luqikelela ukuba i-18% yotywala obuthengiswayo kweli lizwe bo bomgunyathi, logama umthamo wabo wenyuke nge-55% ukusukela ngo-2017. Ingaba yintoni eqhuba abathengi ukuba bakhethe obu tywala? Ukuncokola ngalo mba, u-Amanda Xhala uthethe nongumphandi ophambili kwi-Drinks Federation of South Africa, uGqirha Shamal Ramsar... 

Ikomiti ejongene nokususwa kukamongameli kwisikhundla sakhe, igqibe kwelokuba ifumane ingcebiso yezomthetho emva kokufumana imbhalelwano esuka kumongameli uCyril Ramaphosa, nalapho avakalisa ukungoneliseki kwakhe ngalowo kugqitywe kwelokuba uza kukhokela ubungqina kule komiti. Kwintlanganiso yokugqibela yale komiti, yagqiba kwelokuba indulule kusomlomo wepalamente, uThoko Didiza, ukuba kuchongwe u-Adv Thandazani Madonsela njengoza kukhokela ubungqina. Kule ncwadi, uRamaphosa uvakalise amathandabuzo akhe ephawula izihlandlo ezimbini apho umdla wabucala kaMadonsela uye wangquzulana nomsebenzi wakhe. Uthi isihlandlo sokuqala singqamene nokususa kwakhe uMadonsela njengonyulelwe kwikomishoni yeenkonzo zobulungisa kancinane nje emva kodliwano-ndlebe lwango-2022 lwejaji eyintloko, nto leyo ethetha ukuba uMadonsela angabe kanti usenento ngakuye. Uqhuba athi isihlandlo sesibini singqamene neentetha ezenziwa nguMadonsela esidlangalaleni ngobusela obehla ePhala Phala ngexa lolwabelwano ngezimvo ne-ANC. UVuyolwethu Mabeqa usenzele le ngxelo kaZalene Merrington...

Ukulibaziseka kwenkqubo yokuthengwa kweenkonzo nezinto (procurement), kubonwa njengenye yezinto eziphambili ezibangela ukuba iiprojekthi zeziseko ezingundoqo zilibaziseke eMpuma Koloni. Oku kuvele ngexesha lotyelelo lebhunga lamaphondo, National Council of Provinces, ukongamela umsebenzi karhulumente kweli phondo, apho kuye kwachazwa ukuba ulibaziseko lubangelwa nangumlo woluntu, ukungasebenzi kakuhle konookomtraka, ukonakaliswa kweziseko, nobusela phakathi kwezinye. Ukusabela banzi, u-Amanda Xhala uthethe nokhokele igqiza eliphuma kwi-NCOP kwiMpuma Koloni, uNkosi Mwelo Nonkonyana...