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I-SAHRC ivala umlenze wesibili wophenyo lwayo lwezinhlelo zokudla lukazwelonke ngoLwesihlanu ngomhlaka-10 kuNtulikazi.
I-Amandla.mobi ithi uShoprite awuzinakanga izicelo ezisayinwe ngabantu abangu-20,000 ezifuna amanani aphansi okudla.
IKhomishini Yamalungelo Abantu YaseNingizimu Afrika (i-SAHRC) iphetha isonto lokulalelwa kwezikhalazo ngezinhlelo zokudla zaseNingizimu Afrika ngoLwesihlanu, lapho abathengisi becindezelwe ukuchaza ukuthi bazibeka kanjani amanani abo.
Ikhomishini ibamba umlenze wesibili we-National Investigative Hearing into Food Systems kusukela ngomhlaka-6 kumhlaka-10 kuNtulikazi. Isigaba sokuqala saqala ngoNdasa, lapho ikhomishini izwa khona ngamaqembu omphakathi, abacwaningi kanye neminyango kahulumeni.
Abathengisi nabakhiqizi abasohlwini lwaleli sonto bahlanganisa uWoolworths, uPick n Pay, uMassmart, uSPAR, iFood Lovers Market, iRCL Foods, iPremier Foods kanye neTiger Brands.
UShoprite, umthengisi omkhulu kunabo bonke e-Afrika, ubengekho ngokusobala ezivivinyweni zikaNdasa .
Usihlalo weKhomishini uSandra Makoasha ubuze ukuthi kungani umthengisi engabonakali ephethe amanani aphezulu kanye nekhwalithi yokudla ephansi.
Iqembu i-Amandla.mobi liqhubekile nokucindezela umthengisi isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka.
Isicelo sayo esithi “Shoprite, yehlisa amanani akho okudla!” siqoqe ama-signature angaphezu kuka-20,000, sifuna umthengisi ashicilele idatha yamanani kulo lonke uchungechunge lwakhe lokunikezela.
Umqondisi osungula i-Amandla.mobi uKoketso Moeti utshele ikhomishini ngoNdasa ukuthi ukuzuza endlaleni akunangqondo njengesu lebhizinisi.
Iqembu liphinde lahlela imibhikisho ngaphandle kwepaki yokusabalalisa iShoprite eCenturion, lihambisa isicelo salo ngqo kubammeli benkampani.
Ukudalulwa kwezezimali kweShoprite kubonisa ukuthi kungani ihlala iyisisulu.
I-CEO yalo mthengisi, uPieter Engelbrecht, uthole u-R83 million ngonyaka wezimali ka-2024, okwamenza waba ngumphathi wezitolo okhokhelwa kakhulu ezweni. Imali engenayo iyonke yeqembu ifinyelele ku-R130.8 billion ngonyaka ofanayo.
Izingqinamba ziphezulu.
Izibalo ze-SA ezethulwe kukhomishini zibonisa ukuthi ukungavikeleki kokudla kuthinta amakhaya angu-22.2%, noma abantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezingu-14. Izingane ezingaphezu kweyodwa kwezine eNingizimu Afrika zihlushwa ukungakwazi ukuzenzela ukudla okunempilo okuhlobene nokungondleki kahle.
UMakoasha uthe ikhomishini izomemezela izinyathelo zayo ezilandelayo, okuhlanganisa nophenyo olungenzeka, ngoLwesihlanu.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Ababhikishi ngesikhathi sesigaba sokuqala se-SAHRC sophenyo lokudla ngoNdasa ka-2026.
Umthombo wesithombe: Amandla.mobi