Zizoba yindaba endala izinkinga zamachweba
BATHEMBISA ukusiqeda nya isiminyaminya seziqukathi nezinye izinkinga zamachweba, ababhekele ukuthuthwa kwempahla kuleli.
I-southern Africa Association of Freight Forwarders (Saaff), ithe izinkinga zamachweba nokungabi khona kwamaguzu sekuzoba yindaba endala njengoba i-transnet isisebenzisana nezinhlaka ezehlukene.
Isikhulu esiphezulu se-saaff udkt Jaunita Maree sithe izinkinga zamaguzu bezidla u-r1 billion ngosuku obekufanele ungene emnothweni wakuleli. Izinkinga zamachweba bezilahlekisela izwe ngo-r200 million ngosuku.
Uthe selokhu kwasungulwa i-national Logistics Crisis Committee, likhona ithemba lokuthi izinkinga zizoxazululeka.
Ubalule ukuthi kuyimanje i-transnet izokwazi ukususa iziqukathi ezilindele ukungena echwebeni lasethekwini, ngasekupheleni kukafebhuwari.
“Njengoba sisebenzisana ne-transnet nezinye izinhlaka zikahulumeni, sizokwazi ukunyusa izinga lezokuthutha eningizimu Afrika. Zizojika izinto echwebeni ngoba namaguzu ayabuya.
Sizokwenza isiqiniseko ukuthi izinhlelo zokuthuthwa kwempahla zivikela imisebenzi, zihehe nabatshalimali. Sifuna izinyunyana zingasabi ukuthi uma uhulumeni esebenzisana nosomabhizinisi kungase kuphele imisebenzi.
Sonke sifuna ukuthi amachweba, amaguzu nazo zonke izinhlaka zokuthuthwa kwempahla zihambe kahle,” kusho udkt Maree.
Uthembise abantu bakuleli ukuthi benza konke okusemandleni ukuxazulula izinkinga zezokuthutha namachweba kuleli.
Lokhu kubalulekile ukuze iningizimu Afrika iqhubeke nokuba yizwe eliheha abafuna ukuhambisa impahla yabo kwamanye amazwe.
Khonamanjalo, umengameli Cyril Ramaphosa wethule ngokusemthethweni uhlelo lwe-africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA), echwebeni lasethekwini.
Ngolwesithathu kuhambe umkhumbi osuka kuleli obheke eghana neziqukathi eziwu-500, ezinemikhiqizo edinga ukuhlala efrijini.
Le mikhiqizo ivela kuleli nakwamanye amazwe ase-afrika eseningizimu.
Umnuz Wamkele Mene WE-AFCTA, uthe lolu hlelo lubalulekile ngoba luzonyusa uhwebo phakathi kwamazwe ase-afrika.
Ubalule ukuthi balindele ukuthi lungenise U-USD 16 trillion ngo-2030 njengoba imikhiqizo yamazwe ehlukene izongena emakethe enabantu abawu-7 billion.
Uthe luzokwandisa imikhumbi engena emachwebeni akuleli nemali yentela, okusho ukuthi luzokhulisa nomnotho.