Urhulumente woMzantsi Afrika ude walisabela ikhwelo lokuba uthathe amanyathelo ngakwiivenkile zasekuhlaleni ezingayithobeliyo imithetho yeli nemiqathango emayela nokuthengisa ukutya okufanelekileyo ukuba kungatyiwa ngabantu. Ngokuhlwa kwangoLwesihlanu kwiveki esiyishiyayo umongameli uCyril Ramaphosa uthethe nesizwe ngamanyathelo azakuthathwa ukuqubisana nokufunquka kwamanani abantu abathi bagule bambi besweleka ngenxa yokutya ukutya okutyhefekileyo. Kwezi nyanga zidlulileyo abantwana abaselula bathe bangamaxhoba okutya izimuncu-muncu ezingekho mpilweni nto leyo ikhokhelele ekubhubheni kwabangamashumi amabini anesibini ze kwaqhambuka neentshukumo zoqhankqalazo kwezinye iindawo. Eiminye yale miqathango ibhengezwe ngumongameli kukuba ezi venkile zibhalise koomaspala kwisithuba seentsuku ezingamashumi amabini ananye kwaye zizakuvalwa iivenkile ezifunyaniswa zingayithobeli imiqathango yezempilo. Ukusincedisa kule ncoko yethu namhlanje emnxebeni sinaye unobhala wecandelo lezophuliso lwamashishini kumbutho i South African Spaza and Tuckshop Association u Sibusiso Ngcobo... 

Ngomhla weshumi kweYenkanga kuphehlelelwe incwadi ebizwa ukuba 'Imfundiso kubhalo loncwadi Isixhosa' eKapa kwiphondo leMpuma Koloni.  Le ncwadi nebhalwe nguVuyani Nkunzi injongo yayo kukunika iingcebiso kwabo benza izifundo zolwimi lwesiXhosa. Ukusabela banzi emnxebeni, sibambe kanye lombhali uVuyani Nkunzi... 

Ingxelo yebhunga lezimbiwa ithi uMzantsi Afrika uphulukana nezigidi zeerandi rhoqo ngonyaka, ngenxa yokombiwa kwemigodi ngokungekho semthethweni. Kunyaka ophelileyo umongameli uCyril Ramaphosa, wagunyazisa ukutyalwa kwamajoni angaphezulu kwamawaka amathathu kwimigodi engesasebenziyo. Kunyaka ophelileyo ngoJune, kwaasweleka abombi mgodi abangekhomthethweni nabaziwa ngeZama-Zama, abangamashumi amabini. Sithetha nje, ingxelo ezingaqinisekiswanga zithi ngamawaka abantu abaphantsi komgodi nekulindeleke ukuba bakhutshwe. U-Ayabonga Kekana udlene indlebe nothethela iSebe lezimbiwa, uMakhosonke Buthelezi, ngalo mba... 

Kubekwe imithetho engqingqwa nanjengoko ixesha lolwaluko livulwe ngokusesikweni. Eminye yemithetho ebekiweyo, kukuba umntwana ozakoluka othe wahlolwa kwelinye iphondo akazokuvunyelwa ukoluka kweliphondo leMpuma Koloni. Isebe lezempilo kwakunye nesebe elijongene nemicimbi yezemveli, banikezele ngezithuthi kwiqela elizakujongana nelixesha lokwaluka. UAyabonga Kekana uncokole nosekela sihlalo wendlu yeenkosi ephondweni, okwangusihlalo kwikomiti ejongene nokoluka ephondweni, unkosi Gwazinamba Matanzima. 

Isebe lophuhliso loluntu eMzantsi Afrika sele liqalile nenkqubo yokukhupha kuluhlu lwemibutho ebhaliswe phantsi kwalo,  imibutho engafumani nkxaso kurhulumente engahambisani nemiqathango emiselwe lelisebe. U Amanda Xhala wenze udliwano ndlebe nobambela ngqonyela kwicala lee NPO kwisebe lophuhliso loluntu u Luyanda Ngonyama

 Ilizwe loMzantsi Afrika liphambili kumazwe ase-Afrika athwaxwa sisifo seswekile. Kwiphondo iMpuma Koloni, ngumyinye we 12-point-5 ekhulwini wabantu abadala abaphila nesi sefo, ngeli lixa unyango lufikelela kuphela kumashumi amathathu anesine ekhulwini abo baludingayo.  Oko kuthetha ukuba sisibini kwisithathu sabantu abanesifo seswekile abangakwaziyo ukufikelela kunyango. Nanjengoko namhlanje ihlabathi liphawula usuku olunika ingqwalasela kwisifo seswekile, umbutho obizwa i-Doctors Without Borders, utyelele ummandla waseMnquma nowaseMbhashe, ngelokuvavanyela esi sifo, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Ukuxoxa banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni sinaye ophuma kulo mbutho, uSiphokazi Mtshizana...

Amapolisa aseMpuma Koloni aphanda ukulahleka kwabantwana abane abaphakathi kweminyaka emine ukuya kwesixhenxe ubudala,  abaduke kwilali yaseMadamini KwaBhaca. Aba bantwana bagqityelwe ukubonwa bedlala ngaphandle kwikhaya labo emini ngeCawe. Ukuva banzi ngalo mba, u-Ayabonga Kekana uncokole nentatheli yeli jelo, u-Nkululeko Nyembezi...

FOCUS:  Annual District Development Model conference.

INTRO:  Ukukwazi ukumelana kwaye luhambelane neenguqu kubuchwepheshe, uluntu loMzantsi Afrika ingakumbi ulutsha oluza kuqalisa ukuphangela, kufuneka lukwazi ukuziqhelanisa nehlabathi eliguqukayo, ze lufunde izakhono ezintsha, khon' ukuze lukwazi ukuzixhobisa ngeendlela zokufumana ulwazi oluludingayo kwi-internet, olufana nokuphonononga iinkcukacha namanani, kwanokusebenzisa iinkqubo zekhompyutha.  Kukho iimbono ekuye kwabelwana ngazo ngalo mba, kwinkomfa yaminyaka le yenkqubo ebizwa iDistrict Development Model, neqhubayo kwezi ntsuku zimbini zizayo kwiDyunivesiti iNelson Mandela, eGqeberha eMpuma Koloni.  USinethemba Witi usenzele le ngxelo...

Urhulumente wephondo iMpuma Koloni ukwamkele ukwenyuka okumandla kwezinga lengqesho kweli phondo, njengoko ebonisa njalo amanani akutshanje ekota yesithathu yonyaka u2024, nakhutshwe liziko leenkcukachamanani, iStats SA. Ngokwengxelo yeStats SA, lehle ngomyinge we 3.8 ekhulwini iqondo lentswelangqesho kweli phondo, ukusuka ku 41% ukuya ku 37.2%.  U-Ayabonga Kekana uncokole banzi ngalo mba nothethela urhulumente wephondo iMpuma Koloni, uKhuselwa Rantjie... 

Kukhe kwakho izikhalazo ngenkqubo entsha yeArhente yezibonelelo zika SASSA, neyinkqubo eqinisekisa iinkcukacha zabaxhamli ngelizama ukunqanda ubuqhophololo. Iingxelo zithi baliqela abaxhamli besibonelelo esaziwa ngokuba yiR350 abachaze ubunzima ababufumanayo ukufumana izibonelelo zabo. Kanti le arhente ithi inenkqubo eyiqalileyo ukuncedisana nabaxhamli. Ukuva banzi, emnxebeni sibambe othela uSASSA eMpuma Koloni, uThabisa Mayaba...