Kulindeleke ukuba umphathiswa wolawulo ngentsebenziswano nemicimbi yemveli kwiphondo iMpuma Koloni, iCOGTA ngamafuphi, uZolile Williams, athumele amagosa karhulumente ukuya kunceda umasipala ombhaxa iNelson Mandela Bay kwinkcitho engafanelekanga yalo masipala exhomileyo, nebalelwa kumashumi amabini anesibini ee-billion zeerandi (R22-billion). UWilliam's uthi inkcitho engafanelekanga yeli phondo, nebalelwa kumashumi amathathu ee-billion zeerandi, iphuma kulo masipala umbhaxa kwakunye nowe Buffalo City. Ukuxoxa banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana ubambe othethela iSebe, uPheello Oliphant...

Ulindeleke ukuba avele phambi kwekomiti yethutyana yepalamente ephanda izityholo zomngcipheko wokhuseleko lwesizwe, umkomishinala wamapolisa kuzwelonke, uGeneral Fannie Masemola. Ngethuba evele phambi kwalekomiti, uLt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, kwezintsuku zidlulileyo, uvakalise ukuba ipalamente kufuneka yenze uphando ngomphandinzulu u Paul O'Sullivan. Kuninzi nokunye okusele kuvelile kulekomiti. Ukuva banzi ngenkqubo yanamhlanje, emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana ubambe intatheli yeli jelo elapho, uAbongwe Kobokana...

Uqhankqalazo lwabafundi beziko lemfundo ephakamileyo i-Fort Hare eDikeni , eMpuma Koloni, lukhokelele ekuvalweni kwekhampasi nasekugxothweni kwabafundi. Abafundi bayalelwe ukuba baphume kumasongo eli ziko namhlanje, esisigqibo siza emva kokutshishwa kwezakhiwo ezibalulekileyo zale khampasi. Ukuva banzi ngalo mba, uAyabonga Kekana emnxebeni ubambe intatheli yeli jelo, uLubabalo Dada... 

Ikomiti ejongene neenkonzo zoluleko epalamente ibambe utyelelo kwiphondo iMpuma Koloni, ngelokuhlola imo kumaziko oluleko eli phondo, kuquka nokulandelela imiba eyathi yaphakanyiswa kutyelelo lwangaphambili, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Ukuva banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana ubambe usihlalo wekomiti yeenkonzo zoluleko epalamente, uMs Kgomotso Ramolobeng....

Umfelandawonye wemibutho yabasebenzi, iCOSATU, namhlanje ukhokhele imingcelele kumaphondo awohlukileyo ukubhiyozela usuku lwamazwe ngamazwe olugxile kwimisebenzi engcono, i-International Decent work day ngolwasemzini.  EMpuma Koloni, lo mbutho ubambe umngcelele eBhisho.  Ukanti eGauteng, iCOSATU ibambe umngcelele ngaphandle kwesibhedlele iTembisa. Le migushuzo yanamhlanje ibaluleke kakhulu kulo nyaka, nanjengoko lo mbutho uzakube ubhiyozela iminyaka engamashumi amane wasekwayo. Ukuva banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana uhleli nothethela lo mbutho kuzwelonke, uZanele Sabela

Ikomiti yethutyana yepalamente ephanda umngcipheko wokhuseleko lwesizwe sele iqalilie ukuphanda izityholo ezeenziwa ngumkomishinala wamapolisa wephondo iKwaZulu-Natal, u Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. UMkhwanazi wavakalisa izityholo zobungozi kukhuseleko belizwe, ekuquka kuzo ubuqhopholololo, ungenelelo kwimiba yopolitiko, kunye nongenelelo loonqevu kwinkqubo yobulungisa yeli, ngethuba 
ebambe inkomfa yamajelo eendaba ngomhla wokuqala kwinyanga yeKhala. Ukuba sive banzi ngokwenzeka kule komishoni namhlanje, on the line Ayabonga Kekana is joined by our reporter, Zalene Merrington.....

Imibutho iBuild One South Africa, iGood Party kunye neRise Mzansi, zithathe isigqibo sokudibana baseke umbutho omtsha wezopolitiko obizwa i-Unite for Change. Lo mbutho uzakungenela unyulo loomasipala kunyaka ozayo. Iinkokheli zale mibutho uGqirha Mmusi Maimane, uPatricia De Lille kunye noSongezo Zibi, ziye zenza esi sibengezo izolo eRhawutini. U-Ayabonga Kekana ubambe emnxebeni enye yezi nkokheli, uDr Mmusi Maimane…

Ekupheleni kwenyanga esiphuma kuyo, kuye kweerhwelele iindaba ezingentle nalapho ootitshala kwiphondo iMpuma Koloni betyholwa ngokwabelana ngesondo nabantwana besikolo. Ngokoshicilelo lwe-vidiyo obeluthe ndii kumakhasi onxibelelwano, lo mkhwa awuqali ukwenzeka, sele kuyiminyaka, bade abanye abantwana bakhulelwe, bambi bade bayalelwe ngootitshala ukuba bakhuphe ezi zisu. Bakhona ootitshala abade banqunyanyiswa liSebe ephondweni, kulandela ezi zityholo. Ingaba yintoni ebangela ukuba utitshala xa ebona umfundi phambi kwakhe, engaboni umntwana wakhe ekufuneka emkhusele, koko abone umntu anokulala naye okanye anokuthandana naye? Ingaba sisohlwayo esinjani esifanelwe ngumntu onjalo, omosha ikamva lomntwana, ophantsi kokhathalelo lwakhe? Ukuxoxa banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana ubambe umphathiswa weSebe lezemfundo kwiphondo, uFundile Gade, kwakunye nonobhala wemanyano yootitshala, iSADTU, kwiphondo, uMalibongwe Ntame... 

ISebe lezemidlalo, ubugcisa nenkcubeko kwiphondo leMpuma Koloni, liza kubamba umboniso weencwadi, i-Book Fair ngolwasemzini, kumasipala ombhaxa i-Buffalo City.  Lo msitho, noqale izolo, uza kuqhuba de kube ngumhla wesihlanu kule imiyo. Lo msitho udibanisa ababhali abohlukileyo, ukwa liqonga lokubamba iingxoxo ngemiba eyohlukileyo, kuquka kuyo umgama osele uhanjiwe ngurhulumente wenkqubo yesininzi kule nkalo, kwakunye nemiba yezentlalo. Ukusabela banzi, emnxebeni sibambe umphathiswa weli Sebe, uSibulele Ngongo...

Inkundla yomgaqo-siseko igwebe ngelithi abazali bobabini banelungelo lokwaba ikhefu lobuzali emva kokuba beye banosana olutsha. Eli khefu nelaziwa ngokuba yi parental leave, ngaphambili belivumela oomama ukuba baxhamle iinyanga ezine kulo xa begqiba kubeleka; ze ootata bona baxhamle iintsuku ezilishumi kuphela. Isigwebo senkundla ngoku sithi abazali bobabini mabohlulelane ngeli khefu phantsi komthetho i-Basic Conditions of Employment Act. Masifumane uhlalutyo ngesi sigwebo kwingcali yezomthetho uAdvocate Dumisani Appolis…