UNomyalelo Gxiniwe walahlekelwa umsebenzi wakhe wokupakisha izimpahla ngo-2023, wabe esephendula ibhizinisi elincane ayelenza ngamaSonto laba umthombo wemali oqhubekayo. Ngenyanga lapho ibhizinisi lihamba kahle khona, wenza u-R700 ngokudayisa amaduku asekhanda nezikhafu ezijwayelekile erenki yamatekisi aseMfuleni ukuze ondle yena kanye nabazukulu bakhe ababili.

UNomyalelo Gxiniwe, oneminyaka engu-45, udayisa amaduku nezikhafu ngamanani aphakathi kuka-R50 no-R150 erenki yamatekisi aseMfuleni eKapa ngemuva kokulahlekelwa umsebenzi wakhe wokupakisha izimpahla ngo-2023.

Ngenyanga lapho ibhizinisi lihamba kahle khona, uGxiniwe wenza u-R700. Ubhasikidi wokudla womndeni eKapa ubiza u-R5,298 ngoNhlangulana ka-2026, okuyimali ephindwe cishe kasishiyagalombili kunaleyo ayiholayo.

UNomyalelo Gxiniwe wayejwayele ukudayisa amaduku nezikhafu ngamaSonto erenki yamatekisi aseMfuleni, phakathi namashift akhe omsebenzi wokupakisha. Ngo-2023 walahlekelwa umsebenzi wokupakisha. Indawo yakhe yokudayisa yangamaSonto yaba ukuphela komthombo wakhe wemali.

Uneminyaka engu-45 ubudala futhi wondla abazukulu ababili, abaneminyaka engu-9 nengu-13, ngemali ayenza kulelo tafula.

“Bengingazi ukuthi ngelinye ilanga ngizokwenza lokhu njengomsebenzi ogcwele. Ngesikhathi ngisasebenza, ngangiza erenki yamatekisi ngizodayisa ngamaSonto uma ngingasebenzi, kodwa manje sengikwenza ukuze ngiphile,” kusho uGxiniwe.

Udayisa amaduku, izindwangu kanye nezikhafu ngamanani aphakathi kuka-R50 no-R150. Ngenyanga lapho ibhizinisi lihamba kahle khona, wenza imali engaphezu kuka-R700. Leyo mali iya ngqo ekuthengeni ukudla icombo ephethe u-10kg kafulawa, impuphu nelayisi elibiza u-R399 kwa-Goal Supermarket, kanye namazambane, iklabishi,amafutha, nenkukhu engu-5kg kwa-Shoprite.

Ubhasikidi wokudla womndeni eKapa ubiza u-R5,298.04 ngoNhlangulana ka-2026, ngokusho kwenhlangano i-Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group.

UGxiniwe uhola cishe u-13% waleyo mali ngenyanga lapho ibhizinisi lihamba kahle khona. Ufunde ukuqonda izidingo zamakhasimende akhe. Waqala ngamasokisi nezikhafu, wabe esengeza amaduku ngesikhathi ebona ukuthi ayafuneka.

“Wonke umuntu udinga iduku,” kusho yena.

Namakhasimende akhe ayakwazi lokhu. UNwabisa Mesani, ikhasimende elijwayelekile, uthe uGxiniwe umsiza ukuthi onge imali yezokuthutha ngokuletha izimpahla erenki yamatekisi.

“Usisiza ukonga imali yokuhambela ezindaweni ezidayisa izimpahla, ikakhulukazi njengoba izindleko zokuhamba zenyukile. Engikuthanda ngaye futhi wukuthi akabizi mali eningi,” kusho uMesani.

UWaldo Krugell, onguchwepheshe wezomnotho eNyuvesi yaseNorth-West, uthe ngisho ukwenyuka okuncane kwamanani okudla kuba nomthelela omubi kakhulu uma imali engenayo ingenyuki ngokuhambisana nalokho. Isilinganiso sezindleko zokudla komndeni senyuke ngo-R59.29 ngonyaka ngoNhlangulana ka-2026.

Abadayisi abadinga usizo noma ulwazi mayelana nezimvume zokuhweba bangaxhumana noThozama Gwente wenhlangano i-United Khula Informal Traders Association ku-083 680 7028.

Esithombeni esingenhla: UNomyalelo Gxiniwe esitandini sakhe erenki yamatekisi aseMfuleni, eKapa.

Umthombo wesithombe: UBuziwe Nocuze