UNgqongqoshe uSenzo Mchunu uqinise ukuzibophezela kukaHulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwamanzi ngonyaka ka-2030 nangale kwalokho, ngenkathi esebenza nokwenza ngcono kanye nokwenza ngcono izinsizakalo ezihlobene nokuthuthwa kwendle ezweni.
UNgqongqoshe uMchunu ubekhuluma ngesikhathi kuqhubeka ingxoxo komunye wemicimbi eseceleni ye-United Nations Water Convention eyenzeka eNdlunkulu Yezizwe Ezihlangene eNew York, e-USA ngomhlaka 22-24 Mashi 2023.
Umcimbi oseceleni, i-themed, “ Ukuzibophezela Kwababambiqhaza E-Ajenda Yezenzo Zamanzi – Izixazululo Ezihlanganisiwe Zamanzi Nesimo Sezulu – Ukusuka Kwisayensi kuya Ezinqumweni Zezenzo,” ifune ukuthola ababambiqhaza abahlukahlukene engqungqutheleni ukuthi bazibophezele ezinqumweni ezithathwayo zokuthuthukisa i-ajenda yokusebenza kwamanzi emhlabeni jikelele futhi bazihumushe ukuthi basebenze.
I- “ INingizimu Afrika iyizwe eliyindlala yamanzi necebo lethu lokuphatha umthelela wokushintsha kwesimo sezulu ikakhulukazi ligxile ekusetshenzisweni kahle kwemithombo yamanzi elinganiselwe; ukutshala imali kulondolozo lwamanzi nokuphathwa kwezidingo; ukwanda kokusetshenziswa okuzinzile kwamanzi asemanzini angaphansi komhlaba kanye nokulandela eminye imithombo engaba khona njengokucekelwa phansi kwamanzi olwandle, phakathi kokunye, ” kusho uNgqongqoshe uMchunu.
Ekhuluma ngamalungu abamele, uNgqongqoshe uMchunu wengeze ukuthi uHulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika, ngoMnyango Wezamanzi Nokuthuthwa kwendle, usebenza ngokubambisana nezinhlaka zomphakathi, abasebenzi abahlelekile, umkhakha wezezimali, ibhizinisi elihleliwe kanye nobudlelwano bocwaningo ukuthuthukisa kanye nokusebenzisa isu eliphelele lokuqina kwamanzi ezweni.
“ Isibonelo, ngasikhathi sinye nokutshala imali endaweni eyengeziwe yokugcina amanzi, sihlanganisa yonke imikhakha kahulumeni nemikhakha yomphakathi ukuze kulondolozwe amanzi futhi siyisebenzise kahle. Le ndlela ephindaphindekile isisize ukuthi sikwazi ukuphatha izehlakalo ezinzima zokushintsha kwesimo sezulu njengesomiso esingajwayelekile njengamanje esitholakala kumasipala wedolobha elikhulu laseNelson Mandela Bay e-Eastern Cape, ” uthe.
UNgqongqoshe uMchunu uphinde wachaza ukuthi ukuvimba iMetro ukuthi isebenze owomile, yonke imikhakha kahulumeni neyomphakathi isebenza ngokubambisana ukuthuthukisa imithombo emisha efana ne-boreholes kanye nokucekelwa phansi kwamanzi olwandle; ngenkathi ngasikhathi sinye sisebenzisa ngamandla izindlela zokulondolozwa kwamanzi nezindlela zokulawulwa kwezidingo, kufaka phakathi ukunciphisa ukuvuza ohlelweni lwamanzi, ukuphathwa kwengcindezi, izintela zokujezisa ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi aphezulu, kanye nomkhankaso wokuqwashisa kakhulu ukuthola ibhizinisi namakhaya ukusebenzisa amanzi amancane.
“ Le modeli inika amandla ukuthuthukiswa kwezinsizakalo zamanzi ezibandakanya futhi eziguqula ubulili. Lapho kunokufinyelela okulinganiselwe kwamanzi, ngabampofu abahlupheka kakhulu ngoba banamakhono amancane okuthola eminye imithombo yamanzi futhi imvamisa abesifazane abathwala i-brunt. Ngokwesimo sokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nokushoda kwamanzi, indlela yethu ukuqinisekisa ukulethwa kwamanzi okuyisisekelo kubo bonke kunokuningi kwamanzi ambalwa futhi akukho manzi amaningi,” wanezela.
UNgqongqoshe uMchunu uphethe ngokuqinisa indlela yoMnyango yokwandisa ukusebenzisana kwezinhlangano zikahulumeni nezizimele zezimali kanye nokuphathwa kwezinsiza zamanzi nengqalasizinda yezinsizakalo zamanzi.
Lokhu kufaka phakathi imali mboleko yezentengiselwano kanye nokubambisana okuyimfihlo komphakathi, kanye nokubambisana okungathengisi ukuhweba ukufeza
