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NINGIZIMU AFRIKA BEKUWUNYAKA OMUHLE
KWEZOLIMO KULE SIZINI EDLULE. IZILIMO
BEZIZINHLE, NGAPHANDLE NJE KE KOKUTHI
IMVULA IFIKE EMVA KWESIKHATHI. ISIBIKE-
ZELO SESIZINI ENTSHA OKWAMANJE NASO
SIBUKEKA SISIHLE. INDAWO LAPHO ABALIMI ABASHA
ABEBHEKENE NESOMISO KUYO YIZIMALI ZOKUXHASA
IZILIMO. UBUNGOZI BOKUNATHANDI KWAMABHANGE
OMNOTHO UKUXHASA IZILIMO ZETHU KUYADUMAZA.
UMA LUNGEKHO UGUQUKO, NGEKE SIKUBONE UKUKHU-
LA KULO MKHAKHA.
Mhlawumbe sekuyisikhathi sokuba kubhekisiswe uMthetho weZikwele-
tu ozovulela ithuba elikhulu lemigomo ezolawula ukukhiqizwa kokudla.
Sinesomiso futhi ohlangothini lwamaphrojekthi kahulumeni. Ikhona
imali eyanele, kodwa kungani kufanele ifike emva kwesikhathi yonke
iminyaka kuze kube manje asiyitholi impendulo. Isimo sokuba umni-
kazi wezinto kodwa zingadedelwa kweBhange loMhlaba i-Land Bank
nakho akusizi. Lesi yisikhungo sikahulumeni okufanele senze kahle uma
intuthuko kungumsebenzi waso. Ngikuthola kunzima ukukholwa ukuthi
uhulumeni ucabanga ukukhipha i-SAA ekuhluphekeni kwayo, kodwa
hhayi i-Land Bank.
Kodwa, ngaphandle kwazo zonke lezi zinkinga zokungaxhaswa
kwabalimi ngemali yezilimo, amathani akhiqizwayo ayakhula. Uku-
bekezela okwenza umhlaba wabalimi baseNingizimu Afrika waziwe
nakho sekukhona kubalimi abasebasha. I-‘
’n Boer maak ‘n plan
’,
yi-DNA yabalimi bonke, kungakhathalekile ngosayizi. Iphrogramu
eThuthukisa abaLimi i-Grain SA isayine isivumelwano esisha naba-
xhasi abazosiza abalimi bethu ngezimali. Ezinye zalezi zivumelwano
zifinyelela nangaphezulu kweminyaka emine. Lokhu kuyakhuthaza
kakhulu. Abalimi abakula maphrogremu alawulwa yi-Grain SA benze
kahle nabaxhasi bakhuthazekile ngemiphumela.
Ekugcineni, iGrain SA yenze utshalo olusha lokuthuthukisa ezokuli-
ma. Sithole inkampani entsha: iPahama Grain Phakama. Le nkampani
izogxila kuphela ekuthuthukiseni abalimi bokusahlamvu futhi izoholwa
abaholi beGrain SA iphinde iphathwe yisitafu seGrain SA.
Nginifisela ukuvuna okuhla kuka-2021. UNkulunkulu asiphe izi-
mvula ezinhle, njengoba Asithumelela iNdodana Yakhe eYodwa ukuba
isinikeze ithuba lokukhula nokuthela izithelo ezinhle ekubuyeni Kwayo
ngelinye ilanga. Nibe noKhisimusi omuhle nonyaka omusha onempu-
melelo ongenayo i-COVID.
Uguquko aluvinjwa...
Ubaba wami wathula, kodwa ngosuku olulandelayo wenza iphoyinti
lokuyohlolwa izindlebe zakhe, futhi wazibhukela ukuba ayohlolwa
abezempilo. Wanquma futhi ukuthi esikhundleni sokulindela ukuthi
abantu bamfonele, ukhona azomfonela yena osipesheli njalo ngo-
suku bavuselelane baxoxe izindaba zabo zakamuva … futhi wakwe-
nza lokho!
Ngosuku olulandelayo wathatha ifenisha endala waqala ukuyihwaya
kwathi ngamahora ambalwa yabe isiguqukile isibukeka iyintsha ceke – ka-
ngangokuba zonke izingane zamcela ukuba aziphe yona. Lokhu kwaqalisa
uchungechunge lokwenziwa kwemisebenzi. Waqala ukuhambela izindali
ethenga ifenisha yokhuni endala futhi eyivuse ibe yinhle bese eyipha abantu.
Masinyane izinsuku zakhe zaba matasa zagcwala injabulo. Ngesikhathi enesi-
zungu futhi ehlezi yedwa bezingekho izindali futhi engekho nakhuluma naye,
ngakho esikhundleni sokwentuleka komsebenzi wezinkuni, waqala ukwenza
amathoyizi amahle okhuni. Eneminyaka engama-86 usafunda amakhono
amasha zonke izinsuku. Ukuzithemba kwakhe kukhula zonke izinsuku. Ubaba
wami ushintshile. Kumnandi ukuhlala naye futhi usabalalisa izinhlobo zakhe
ezehlukile zothando nokunakekela. Usamkhumbula uMama zonke izinsuku
– kodwa uphila impilo enhle futhi ufakelana ugqozi futhi nabazukulwana
bakhe bayathanda ukudlala ngezimoto zabo namathraki awakhandayo!
Ayikho inqubekelaphambili engenzeka ngaphandle koguquko; nalabo aba-
ngaziguquli izingqondo zabo akukho abangakuguqula!
‘KODWA BESIHLALE SIKWENZA NJALO NGALE NDLELA!’
Lo ngomunye wemishwana eyingozi kakhulu. Ezinye izindlela ezindala
zinhle kodwa kuyadinga ukuba uyihlole i-
value
yokwenza izinto ngendlela
obekuhlezi kwenziwa ngayo izinto futhi kubuzakale ukuthi ngabe zikhona
yini izindlela ezintsha, ezehlukile zokwenza. Ukushintsha umuntu noma
amaplane omuntu kuyinselelo, kodwa ukuvuma ukujwayeza nokuguqu-
ka kusho ukuthi uzimisele ukwenza noma yini ukuze ukhande izinto ezi-
ntsha zekusasa elingcono. Ushintsho luyadingeka futhi ngezinye izikhathi
kudingeka sike sime sizibheke izimpilo zethu, amabhizinisi, amagoli ethu
nesikuhlosile. Kudingeka sizibuze ukuthi yini okufanele sicabange uku-
yishintsha. U-Winston Churchill wake wathi: ‘Ukuba ngcono ukushintsha;
ukuba kahle kakhulu ukushintsha njalo!’
UMSEBENZI WOKUKHIQIZA
Isisekelo somgomo wokuphathwa kwebhizinisi uthi: ‘Zonke izinhla-
ngano zabantu nemathiriyali yezinsiza kufanele zisetshenziswe kahle
ngendlela efanele nangesikhathi esifanele ukusungula imikhiqizo eyi-
khwalithi ephezulu ngentengo eyiminimamu’. Lokhu kusho ukuthi
ukuhlala esikhathini samanje nokwenza izinguquko ngezikhathi zonke,
isibonelo kudingeka senze ibhange lokudla elingcono ukuze sinciphise
ingcindezi nezindleko ezedalwe ukondla imfuyo yethu ngezinyanga
Zonke izinhlangano zabantu nemathiriyali
yezinsiza kufanele zisetshenziswe kahle
ngendlela efanele nangesikhathi esifanele
ukusungula imikhiqizo eyikhwalithi
ephezulu ngentengo eyiminimamu.