Ukuhlaziywa Okujulile Kwezinselele Zokunikezwa Kwamandla eNingizimu Afrika

Ngemva kokwabiwa kwamandla okuphindaphinda eNingizimu Afrika, uChris Yelland, umuntu ovelele emkhakheni wezamandla, uzwakalise ukukhathazeka ngoDisemba 1, egcizelela ukuthi "inkinga yokuhlinzekwa kwamandla" ezweni ayilona ikhambi elisheshayo. Uhlelo lwamandla lwaseNingizimu Afrika, oluphawulwa ukwehluleka okuphindaphindiwe kwejeneretha kanye nezimo ezingalindelekile, luyaqhubeka nokubhekana nokungaqiniseki okukhulu.

Kuleli sonto, i-Eskom, inkampani kahulumeni yaseNingizimu Afrika, imemezele olunye umjikelezo wokwabiwa kwamandla kagesi ezingeni eliphezulu ezweni lonke ngenxa yokwehluleka kwejeneretha kaningi kanye nokushisa okukhulu ngoNovemba. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abantu baseNingizimu Afrika baphelelwa amandla nsuku zonke amahora afinyelela kwangu-8. Naphezu kwezithembiso ezivela ku-African National Congress ngoMeyi zokuqeda ukucinywa kwamandla kagesi ngo-2023, umgomo usalokhu ungafinyeleleki.

UYelland uhlola umlando omude kanye nezimbangela eziyinkimbinkimbi zezinselelo zikagesi zaseNingizimu Afrika, egcizelela ubunzima bazo kanye nobunzima obuhambisana nazo ekufinyeleleni izixazululo ezisheshayo. Njengoba kusondela amaholide kaKhisimusi noNyaka Omusha, uhlelo lukagesi lwaseNingizimu Afrika lubhekene nokungaqiniseki okukhulu, okwenza izibikezelo ezinembile mayelana nendlela yokuphakelwa kukagesi yesizwe zibe nzima.

"Sibona izinguquko ezingeni lokuncipha komthwalo nsuku zonke—izimemezelo ezenziwe bese zibuyekezwa ngosuku olulandelayo,” kuphawula uYelland. Amazinga aphezulu futhi avame ukwehluleka kwamasethi ejeneretha adlala indima ebalulekile, okubangela ukuphazamiseka futhi kuvimbele ukubuyela kwesistimu esimweni esijwayelekile. Lokhu “kwehluleka okungahleliwe” kuyisithiyo esikhulu ekusebenzeni kwe-Eskom, okuphazamisa ikhono labo lokusungula ukuqhubeka.

Njengoba kunikezwe ukungaqiniseki okukhulu ohlelweni lwamandla lwaseNingizimu Afrika kanye nendima yalo ebalulekile ekuthuthukisweni komnotho, ukubikezela ukuthi izwe lizolulama ngokugcwele nini kwezomnotho kusalokhu kuyinselele enkulu.

Kusukela ngo-2023, inkinga yokwabiwa kwamandla eNingizimu Afrika iye yanda, yathinta kakhulu umkhiqizo wendawo kanye nokuphila kwansuku zonke kwezakhamuzi. NgoMashi walo nyaka, uhulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika wamemezela "isimo senhlekelele sikazwelonke" ngenxa yemikhawulo eqinile kagesi.

Njengoba iNingizimu Afrika ibhekana nezinselele zayo eziyinkimbinkimbi zokuphakelwa kukagesi, indlela eya ekuvuseleleni umnotho isalokhu ingaqinisekile. Ukuqonda kukaChris Yelland kugcizelela isidingo esiphuthumayo samasu aphelele okubhekana nezimbangela eziyinhloko nokuqinisekisa uhlelo lwamandla oluqinile noluqhubekayo lwekusasa lesizwe.