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UMasipala uMsunduzi uhoxise isivumelwano soxhaso ne-Royal AM sika-R27 million ngemuva kokuxoshwa kweqembu kuPSL ngenxa yesikweletu sika-R40 million sakwa-SARS.
UMaMkhize usekhuluma ngokuthenga iMbabane Highlanders yaseSwatini, nezingxoxo zihamba kahle nakuba ipolitiki yamakilabhu isongela isivumelwano.
UShauwn “MaMkhize” Mkhize ulahlekelwe uxhaso lo mkhandlu luka-R27 million kanti manje usethungatha iqembu elisha lebhola eSwatini ngemuva kokuwa kweRoyal AM.
UMasipala waseMsunduzi uqede ngokusemthethweni isivumelwano sawo sokuxhasa iRoyal AM ngoLwesithathu, ngemuva kwezinyanga zokulwa nokucasuka komphakathi.
Isivumelwano samaqembu aphikisayo sibizwe ngokungekho emthethweni, njengoba i-DA yafaka umasipala kanye nekilabhu enkantolo ngoNcwaba ka-2023.
USotshwebhu we-ANC eMsunduzi, uMnuz Sandile Dlamini, uthe ukuhoxiswa kwamacala kuxoxwe emhlanganweni womkhandlu wangoLwesithathu.
“Okunye obekubalulekile enkontilekeni ukuthi iRoyal AM izoxhaswa kuphela uma isala kuPSL ngakho njengoba ingasekho sizovele siyiqede inkontileka,” kusho uDlamini.
IRoyal AM yaxoshwa kuPremier Soccer League ngemuva kwezinkinga zentela kanye nesikweletu sika-R40 million sakwa-SARS.
I-DA ithi iwinile yathi kuzoma ukuqhubeka nokusaphazwa kwemali yomphakathi.
Siyasamukela lesi sinqumo, esizovimbela noma iyiphi enye imali yomphakathi ukuthi ingasaphazwa ngalolu hlelo olungalungile,” kusho iqembu.
Kodwa uMaMkhize akaliphonsi ithawula ngebhola. Kubikwa ukuthi ukhuluma ngokuthenga iMbabane Highlanders, elinye lamaqembu laseSwatini eliphumelele kakhulu.
Imibiko ithi uMaMkhize useke waya eSwatini waxoxa nabaholi beqembu mayelana nokuthatha izintambo kumnikazi wamanje uBheki “Rubber” Simelane.
Umthombo utshele i-Soccer Laduma ukuthi izingxoxo zihamba kahle futhi kungenzeka uMaMkhize avale isivumelwano uma konke kuhamba kahle.
Nokho, ipolitiki ngaphakathi ekilabhini ingabanga izinkinga. USimelane usafuna ukuphatha leli qembu ngesizini ezayo, okunganquma ukuthi isivumelwano sizokwenzeka.
Ebuzwa uSimelane ukuthi aphawule kodwa wazwakala ephoxekile. Uthe ubeke imali eningi eqenjini walisiza ukuthi ligweme ukugawulwa yizembe ngesizini edlule.
Iqembu le Mbabane Highlanders yilo eliphumelele ukwedlula wonke amaqembu Eswatini, njengoba selinqobe izicoco zelizwe eziningi ukwedlula wonke amanye amaqembu, yize lingakaze linqobe iligi emashumini amabili nane kusukela ngo-2001.
Imibiko yaphambilini ibimatanisa uMaMkhize neMoneni Pirates, elinye iqembu laseSwatini, kodwa usihlalo waleli qembu uthe akulona iqiniso.
IRoyal AM ihlulekile wukuthatha izintambo nokulungisa izinkinga zayo zemali nokuholele ekutheni ikhishwe kuPSL. Ithimba belingaphansi kwa-SARS ngenxa yentela ebingakhokhiwe ehambisana noMaMkhize nomndeni wakhe.
UMaMkhize wazama ukumisa isinqumo sePSL enkantolo, kodwa sachithwa, kwabe sekuvalwa iRoyal AM.
INkantolo eNkulu yaseMgungundlovu isazonquma ngesinqumo se-DA mayelana nesivumelwano sokuxhaswa umkhandlu .
Esithombeni esingenhla: UMamKhize.
Umthombo wesithombe: Ifayela