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Izinga lokwehla kwamandla emali eNingizimu Afrika likhuphuke ekuqaleni kuka-2023, okuphakamise ukuthi ibhange elikhulu lingase ligcine izinga lenzalo liphezulu isikhathi eside.
Isilinganiso sokulindela ukwehla kwamandla emali kulo nyaka sinyuke safinyelela ku-6.3% ngekota yokuqala sisuka ku-6.1% ngaphambilini, ngokocwaningo olwenziwe yi-Bureau for Economic Research ezinze eStellenbosch. Izinga lokukhula kwentengo ka-2024 manje selibonakala ku-5.8%, futhi cishe lizokwehla lifinyelele ku-5.5% ngemva konyaka, kubonisa ucwaningo lwabahlaziyi, osomabhizinisi, izinyunyana zabasebenzi kanye nemizi. Isilinganiso seminyaka emihlanu esilindelwe ngokwehla kwamandla emali sisalokhu singashintshile ku-5.5%.
Imiphumela yocwaningo inomthelela ekuthathweni kwezinqumo kwekomiti lenqubomgomo yezimali yeBhange Lombuso laseNingizimu Afrika, elincamela ukusekela ukwehla kwamandla emali okulindelwe kusondele ku-4.5% wephoyinti eliphakathi nendawo elihlosiwe. NgoJanuwari, ibone ukukhula kwentengo yabathengi ngesilinganiso esingu-5.4% ngo-2023 futhi uMbusi uLesetja Kganyago waqinisekisa ukuzibophezela kwebhange elikhulu ekuqondiseni amandla emali kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuzinza kwamanani.
Ibhange eliphakathi lilethe amaphuzu angu-375 okuqiniswa kusukela ngoNovemba 2021, ngomnyakazo kaJanuwari onamaphoyinti angama-25 – ukwanda okuncane kakhulu emihlanganweni emihlanu – okusondeza ekuqedeni umjikelezo wokuqwala izintaba. Izinga lokuthengwa kabusha kwebhentshimakhi limi ku-7.25%.
Izivumelwano zesilinganiso sokuya phambili ezisetshenziselwa ukuqagela ngezindleko zokuboleka zibonisa ukuthi abahwebi manje banamanani ethubeni elingu-56% lokunyuka kwamaphuzu angama-25 esilinganisweni esiyinhloko ngoMashi 30. Lokho kwenqatshiwe ngokuvumelana okulindelweyo yokuqinisa kancane ngokwakha amabhange amakhulu ezimakethe okuhlanganisa ne-Federal Reserve ngemva kokuwa kombolekisi wase-US i-Silicon Valley Bank kanye nengcindezi ku-Credit Suisse Group AG.
Inhlolovo yokulindela ukwehla kwamandla emali yenziwa ngoFebhuwari 20 kuya kuMashi 9, ngemuva kokuba idatha ye-ejensi yezibalo ikhombise ukukhula kwamanani okudla kukhuphuke ngesivinini esisheshayo cishe eminyakeni eyi-14 ngoJanuwari. Umphumela wokwenyuka kwamanani entengo yokudla umangaze ibhange elikhulu, nalo elikhathazekile ngokuthi ukunqanyulwa kukagesi okuqhubekayo kuphazamisa kanjani ukukhiqizwa nokugcinwa kwezinto zokudla kanye nokukhuphula izindleko, kusho iPhini likaMbusi uRashad Cassim ngoLwesibili.
I-Reserve Bank ibona ukulinganiswa kukagesi, okwaziwa endaweni ngokuthi yi-load shedding, kunciphisa ngamaphesenti amabili ekukhuleni komnotho kulo nyaka. Ibhekene nomsebenzi onzima wokulinganisa ubungozi ekukhuleni nasekubukekeni kokwehla kwamandla emali, okuhlanganisa uhlobo lwemali olubuthaka kanye nokukhula. umshwalanse we mpilo izindleko, uma uvotela amanani enzalo ekupheleni kwenyanga.
