Iiteksi ezingama-32 ziBanjiwe eMqanduli
Iiteksi ezingama-32 ziBanjiwe kuGqatso loThungelwano eMqanduli
Mqanduli, eMpuma Koloni – Ngomhla wesi-3 kweyoMqungu (Januwari) 2026, amagosa ezendlela kamasipala iKing Sabatha Dalindyebo abambe iiteksi (minibus taxis) ubuncinane ezingama-32 ngexesha logqatso lwendlela (roadblock) eMqanduli, idolophu ekwimaphandle akwisithili i-OR Tambo.
Ezi zithuthi zithathiwe ngenxa yolwaphulo-mthetho lweendidi ngezandidi, kuquka ukungabinalo iphepha-mvume lokusebenza (operating licenses) okanye izatifikethi zokuba isithuthi sikulungele ukuba sendleleni (roadworthy certificates), iziqhoboshi (brakes) ezingasebenziyo, amavili agugileyo, izibane ezaphukileyo, nokupakisha abantu ngokugqithisileyo. Abanye abaqhubi bafumene izohlwayo (fines) kwangoko ngenxa yokungabinalo uxwebhu olululo.
Olu gqatso luphazamise ezothutho kulo mmandla, lweshiya abakhweli abaninzi betshone phantsi kwaye kunyanzeleke ukuba bafune ezinye iindlela, ezifana nokuhamba ngeenyawo okanye ukuhlawula imali eninzi kwiiteksi ezishiyekileyo. UMqanduli uthembele kakhulu kwiiteksi ukuze uqhagamishelane needolophu ezinkulu ezifana neMthatha, ngakumbi kwiindawo apho iibhasi okanye uloliwe kunqabileyo.
Oosomashishini beeteksi bavakalise ukukhathazeka, besithi eli manyathelo aqatha kakhulu kwaye bafuna ukuba kubekho iingxoxo nenkxaso malunga nokuthobela imithetho. Nangona kunjalo, amagosa kamasipala agxininise ukuba olu gqatso lubeka phambili ukhuseleko ezindleleni, ephawula ukuba izithuthi ezingekho sikweni okanye ezingakulungelanga ukuba sendleleni zibeka ubomi babantu esichengeni kwiindlela zasemaphandleni ezizele ziingxuma neengozi.
INtloko yamagosa ezendlela, uLuyolo Quluba, utshilo ukuba imisebenzi efana nale izakuqhubeka unyaka wonke kwiirenki zeeteksi eziphantsi kolawulo lukamasipala ukuze kunyanzeliswe ukuthotyelwa koMthetho weSizwe wezoThutho eziNdleleni (National Land Transport Act).
Esi siganeko sibonakalisa imingeni eqhubekayo kwishishini leeteksi eMzantsi Afrika, apho ukunyanzeliswa kukhuseleko kudla ngokudala ungquzulwano phakathi kwabasemagunyeni nabaqhubi.
