BHEKI NDLOVANA
SIYAQHUBEKA nokuba sibi isimo sokuntuleka kwemisebenzi eNingizimu Afrika njengoba izibalo zakamuva ziveza ukuthi senyukile futhi isibalo sabangasebenzi kwisigamu sokuqala salo nyaka [ukusuka kuMasingana (January) kuya kukuNdasa (March)].
Umbiko wocwaningo lwezemisebenzi owethulwe namuhla ngoLwesibili yiStats SA, uveza ukuthi isibalo sabangasebenzi esigamini sokuqala sonyaka senyuke ngo-330 000, safinyelela ku-8,2 million.
Uma lesi sibalo siqhathaniswa nesigamu sesine sonyaka owedlule, izinga lokuntuleka kwemisebenzi ezweni lenyuke ngo-0,8% lisuka ku-32,1% saya ku-32,9%.
Ngokusho kweStats SA, imikhakha yezomnotho ebenomthelela omkhulu kulokhu kwenyuka, kubalwa ohlinzeka ngezinsiza zomphakathi nowezenhlalakahle; kube wumkhakha wezokwakha, owezemali nowezinsiza (utilities).
Intsha – kusukela eminyakeni ewu-15 kuya kwewu-34 ubudala – kubikwa ukuthi yiyona echaphazeleka kakhulu kulesi simo sokusweleka kwemisebenzi.
Kulesi sigamu sokuqala sonyaka, kubikwa ukuthi isibalo sentsha engasebenzi sinyuke ngo-236 000 safinyelela ku-4,9 million. Lokhu kuholele ekwenyukeni kwezinga lentsha engasebenzi ngo-1,3% ukusuka ku-44,3% kwisigamu sesine sonyaka odlule, kuya ku-45,5% wesigamu sokuqala sonyaka u-2024.
