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IStatistics South Africa ithi izingane eziningi ezineminyaka engaphansi kuka-17 zintula ukudla, amanzi, izindlu ezifanele kanye nokufunda kahle.
Isibonelelo sezingane singu-R580 kuphela, esingaphansi kakhulu kuno-R855 omusha odingekayo wokuthola ukudla okuyisisekelo.
UNomvula ungumama wezingane ezintathu waseDiepsloot. Uthe uke anikeze izingane zakhe ipapa noshukela ukuze zidle ukudla kwasebusuku ngoba yikho kuphela anakho. Uthenga isinkwa ngesikweletu espaza sangakubo. Uthe ujwayele ukulala engadlile ukuze izingane zakhe zidle.
Izingane ezingaphezu kwesithupha kweziyishumi eNingizimu Afrika zihlanganyela emzabalazweni wakhe. Ngokombiko weStats SA 2025/2026 on Poverty Lines, u-62.1% wezingane ezineminyaka engaphansi kuka-17 ziphila ngobumpofu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abanazo izinto eziyisisekelo njengokudla, amanzi, ikhaya elifanele, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo noma isikole.
Umbiko uthi umuntu usedinga okungenani u-R855 ngenyanga ukuze athenge ukudla okwanele aqhubeke aphile. Ukuze uphile impilo eyisisekelo, umuntu udinga u-R2,846 ngenyanga.
Imali yesibonelelo sezingane yakwaSassa ingu-R580 kuphela ngenyanga. Lokhu kuphansi kakhulu kunomugqa wobumpofu. Amanani empuphu, amafutha, isinkwa nogesi akhuphuka ngokushesha kunezibonelelo nomholo.
Imininingwane ikhombisa ukuthi indlala yezingane nokungakhuli kahle kubi kakhulu e-Eastern Cape, eLimpopo naseKZN. Imindeni yasemakhaya kanye nalabo abaphila ngesibonelelo sikahulumeni esisodwa badonsa kanzima kakhulu.
Ucwaningo luveza ukuthi ubhasikidi oyisisekelo wokudla okunempilo komndeni usubiza ngaphezu kuka-R5,000. Lokhu kungaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kwalokho okutholwa imindeni eminingi.
Izinhlangano zomphakathi zithi izingane ezilambile noma eziyeka isikole zizobiza izwe kakhulu esikhathini esizayo. Ezinganeni eziningi, izindleko eziphakeme zokuphila zisho ipuleti elingenalutho etafuleni njalo ebusuku.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Amapuleti angenalutho phezu kwetafula lasekhishini.
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