Ukuhlaziywa Okujulile Kwezinselele ZaseNingizimu Afrika Zokuhlinzeka Ngogesi

Emuva kokuphindaphindwa kwesilinganiso sikagesi eNingizimu Afrika, uChris Yelland, umuntu ovelele emkhakheni wezamandla, uzwakalise ukukhathazeka ngo-December 1, egcizelela ukuthi “inkinga yokuphakelwa kukagesi” ezweni isekude ukuba yisixazululo esisheshayo. Uhlelo lwaseNingizimu Afrika lwamandla kagesi, oluphawulwa ukwehluleka ngokuphindaphindiwe kwejeneretha kanye nezimo ezingalindelekile, lusaqhubeka nokubhekana nokungaqiniseki okukhulu.

Kuleli sonto, i-Eskom, inkampani yombuso waseNingizimu Afrika, imemezele omunye futhi umjikelezo wezinga eliphezulu likagesi ezweni lonke ngenxa yokungasebenzi kahle kwamajeneretha kanye nokushisa okukhulu ngoNovemba. Lokhu kuhumushela ekunqanyulweni kukagesi kwansuku zonke okungafika emahoreni ayi-8 kubantu baseNingizimu Afrika. Ngaphandle kwezithembiso zeqembu elibusayo i-African National Congress ngoMeyi zokuqeda ukucinywa kukagesi ngo-2023, umgomo usalokhu unzima.

I-Yelland icubungula umlando omude kanye nezimbangela eziyinkimbinkimbi zezinselelo zikagesi waseNingizimu Afrika, egcizelela ubunkimbinkimbi bazo kanye nobunzima obuwumphumela bokuthola izixazululo ngokushesha. Njengoba amaholidi kaKhisimusi noNcibijane esondela, uhlelo lukagesi lwaseNingizimu Afrika lubhekene nokungaqiniseki, okwenza izibikezelo ezinembile mayelana nendlela yokuphakelwa kukagesi esizweni zibe inselele.

“Sibona izinguquko ezingeni lokucishwa kukagesi nsuku zonke-izimemezelo ezenziwa bese zibukezwa ngakusasa,” kuphawula uYelland. Izinga eliphezulu nelivamile lokuhluleka kwamasethi okukhiqiza adlala indima ebalulekile, abangele ukuphazamiseka futhi avimbele ukubuyela kwesistimu kwesijwayelekile. Lokhu “kwehluleka okungahleliwe” kudala isithiyo esikhulu ekusebenzeni kuka-Eskom, kukhinyabeze ikhono labo lokuqinisekisa ukuqhubeka.

Uma kubhekwa ukungaqiniseki okukhulu ohlelweni lukagesi lwaseNingizimu Afrika kanye neqhaza lalo elibalulekile ekuthuthukisweni komnotho, ukubikezela ukuthi izwe lizosimama nini ngokugcwele kwezomnotho kuseyinselelo enkulu.

Kusukela ngo-2023, udaba lokukalwa kukagesi eNingizimu Afrika luye lwaba namandla, okunomthelela omkhulu ekukhiqizeni kwendawo kanye nempilo yansuku zonke yezakhamuzi. NgoMashi walo nyaka, uhulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika wamemezela “isimo senhlekelele kazwelonke” ngenxa yemikhawulo enzima kagesi.

Njengoba iNingizimu Afrika ibhekana nezinselelo zayo eziyinkimbinkimbi zokuphakelwa kukagesi, umgwaqo wokusimama komnotho usalokhu ungaqiniseki. Ukuqonda kukaChris Yelland kugqamisa isidingo esicindezelayo samasu aphelele okubhekana nezimbangela kanye nokuqinisekisa uhlelo lwamandla oluqinile noluzinzile lwekusasa lesizwe.