Lubhalwe ngu-Anita Dangazele
Uxhaso luka-R370 lweSocial Relief of Distress olwaqalwa ngo-2020 njengesinyathelo esiphuthumayo sezinyanga eziyisithupha ngenxa ye-Covid-19 futhi seluliwe njalo ngonyaka kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, sesike sanyuka ngo-R20 kuphela.
Ubhasikidi wokudla oyisisekelo womndeni ohola kancane ubiza u-R5,479.26 ngoNhlaba ka-2026, ngokwe-Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group, kanti isibonelelo sikahulumeni sanyanga zonke singu-R370.
Namuhla umhlaka-25. Kubantu abaningi baseNingizimu Afrika abasebenzayo, lokho kusho iholo. Kubantu abangu-8.5 million, kusho ukulinda kuze kuphele inyanga ngo-R370.
Leso sibonelelo asikaze sihloselwe ukuhlala isikhathi eside kangaka. Uhulumeni wethula isibonelelo seSocial Relief of Distress ngoNhlaba ka-2020 njengesinyathelo esiphuthumayo sezinyanga eziyisithupha ngesikhathi sokubheduka kweCovid-19. Yayibekwe ku-R350. Eminyakeni eyisithupha edlule, isasebenza. Imali isanyuke kanye, ngo-R20.
Kuleyo minyaka eyisithupha, izindleko zokuphila azimile.
Amanani kagesi akhuphuke cishe ngo-85% phakathi kuka-2020 noMasingana ka-2026, ngokombiko wekhomishini ocashunwe yiMail and Guardian. Uphethiloli ka-93 unlead ukhuphuke usuka ku-R15.71 ilitha ngaphambi kokuvalwa kwezwe wafinyelela ku-R27.95 manje. Ukususa ukudla epulazini kuya eshalofini kubiza ngaphezulu.
I-Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group ilandelele amanani okudla kulo lonke elaseGoli, eThekwini naseKapa ngoNhlaba ka-2026. Ubhasikidi wokudla oyisisekelo womndeni ohola kancane ubize u-R5,479.26.
Izinhlangano zomphakathi ezihlanganisa iBlack Sash kanye ne-Institute for Economic Justice zithi isibonelelo sika-R370 manje sesikhokha ngaphansi kwamaphesenti angu-30 omugqa wobumpofu bokudla – inani elincane umuntu alidingayo ukuze ahlangabezane nezidingo eziyisisekelo zokudla okunomsoco uma yonke imali engenayo isetshenziswe ekudleni.
Kumuntu ohola iholo elincane likazwelonke, asikho isikhala esengeziwe. Ngemuva kwezindleko zokuthutha ezilinganiselwa ku-R1,520 nogesi u-R1,181.85, isisebenzi esihola kancane sisala no-R1,893.11 wokudla nakho konke okunye. Ubhasikidi wokudla ubiza cishe ngokuphindwe kathathu kunalokho.
U-R370 wakhelwe isimo esiphuthumayo esihlukile. Isimo esiphuthumayo sishintshile.
Ibamba likaNgqongqoshe wezokuThuthukiswa koMphakathi uSindi Chikunga utshele iPhalamende ngesonto eledlule ukuthi isibonelelo esisha se-Basic Income Support silungiselelwa ukuvala isikhala se-SRD.
UMnyango Wezezimali Kazwelonke awukaqinisekisi ukuthi singaxhaswa yini. Kulindeleke isinqumo ngenyanga ezayo. Isibonelelo samanje sisebenza kuze kube uNdasa ka-2027. Ngemuva kwalokho, akukho lutho oluqinisekisiwe.
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