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UNoluthando Dlamini uthola u-R1,716 kwiNational Student Financial Aid Scheme njalo ngenyanga ukuze athenge ukudla nezinto zokugeza eGqeberha.
Amanani aphezulu okudla nophethiloli ngoMbasa akhuphule izindleko zegilosa, kwaphoqa uNoluthando Dlamini ukuthi athenge ukudla okushibhile kuphela.
UNoluthando Dlamini uvuka lingakaphumi ilanga eGqeberha ukuze abheke isabelomali sakhe. Wenza izifundo ze-Economics eNyuvesi iNelson Mandela futhi ulandelela irandi ngalinye ukuze abone ukuthi angadla yini.
UDlamini uthola u-R1,716 ngenyanga kwiNational Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Uhlala endlini eyodwa futhi umndeni wakhe awukwazi ukuthumela imali.
“Ngithola u-R1,716 ngenyanga kwa-NSFAS. Ngemuva kwegilosa nezinto zokugeza, kuyaphela. Kwesinye isikhathi ngaphambi komhlaka-15,” kusho uDlamini.
Isibonelelo sonyaka singu-R17,160, esikhokhwa ngezinyanga eziyishumi. Kumelwe ihlanganise ukudla, izingubo kanye nokuzinakekela, kodwa amanani alokhu ekhuphuka.
“Angikwazi njalo ukuthenga inyama. Ngivame ukuthenga i-pasta, ama-pilchards, amaqanda nelayisi nempuphi, ama-noodle futhi ngezinye izikhathi kuba imince,” kusho yena. “Ngaso sonke isikhathi kufanele ngenze isiqiniseko sokuthi okungenani ngishiya imali yokuthenga isinkwa kuze kufike enye imali.”
“Umama ungithumelela okuncane ngesikhathi ngihamba ekhaya. Ngiyakwenza kusebenze. Kodwa kunzima ukungena ezifundweni uzizwa ungaphansi kwabantu ofunda nabo,” esho.
I-Stats SA ithi ukwehla kwamandla emali kufinyelele ku-3.6% ngoNdasa ka-2026. Inyama yenyuka ngaphezu kuka-11% onyakeni owodwa.
Ukwenyuka kukaphethiloli ngoMbasa ka-2026 kwaphusha izindleko zokuhamba nezokudla zaba phezulu. Uphethiloli unyuke ngo-R3.06 ilitha kwathi udizili wenyuka ngo-R7.51 ilitha. Intengo kaphethiloli emaphakathi nezwe inyuke ngo-R23.25 ilitha.
IStats SA ithi umfundi udinga imali ephakathi kuka-R1,700 no-R2,200 ngenyanga. Ubhasikidi olula wegilosa ubiza cishe u-R1,500. Ubhasikidi wokudla okunempilo emaphakathi ubiza cishe u-R5,277.
I-Unilever Health ithi isabelomali esiqinile sivimba abafundi ukuthi badle ukudla okunempilo. Abafundi kumele bakhokhele irenti, imali yokufunda nezinye izinto kuqala.
Uhulumeni ubheka isibonelelo ngokumelene nokwehla kwamandla emali minyaka yonke. Abagxeki bathi lokhu akufani nezintengo zangempela emadolobheni.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Abafundi baseNyuvesi yaseNelson Mandela bemi ngaphandle kwesuphamakethe yakwaSpar eSummerstrand, eGqeberha.
Umthombo wesithombe: Sithunyelwe