29 Julayi 2021 - Ukuphela kwesikhathi semisebenzi yokulwa nokulahlwa kotshwala bamazambane abangenisiwe bekungeyona inkinga yezimboni zamazambane zaseNingizimu Afrika kuphela, kodwa nezinye izimboni ezisongelwa ukulethwa kwempahla kwamanye amazwe, kusho iFairPlay Movement.
Umsunguli wenhlangano yezentengiselwano engenzi nzuzo, uFrancois Baird, uthe ngokushesha okubeka engcupheni imboni yamazambane, efakazele ngempumelelo ukuthi iBelgium kanye Netherlands abakhiqizi bamazambane babelahla ama-chip asetshenziselwa ukwenza amafries aseFrance, futhi bathole imisebenzi yokulwa nokulahlwa ukuze balinganise inkundla yokudlala.
“Leyo misebenzi bekufanele iphelelwe yisikhathi ngo-2019, futhi abakhiqizi bendawo bafake isicelo sokungezelwa isikhathi, esaziwa ngokuthi yi-'sunset review'. Umlawuli ozimele waseNingizimu Afrika, i-International Trade Administration Commission (Itac), ubenezinyanga eziyi-18 zokucwaninga leso sicelo, kepha wehluleka ukuqeda umsebenzi ngesikhathi. Ngenxa yalokho, umsebenzi wagcina ungasasebenzi ngoJulayi 2021, ”kusho uBaird.
IFairPlay ithe abakhiqizi bendawo basaba ukuthi kuzoba nesikhukhula sabangeniswa kwamanye amazwe ama-potato chips, noma amafries, azobamba isabelo semakethe, futhi akholelwe ukuthi ukulahleka kwemisebenzi akunakugwemeka. UBaird uthe yilokhu okwenzekile lapho abakhiqizi bakwamanye amazwe abazingelayo bethatha inhloso emakethe yaseNingizimu Afrika, njengoba ezinye izimboni zazi kahle kakhulu.
UBaird uthe izitsha zamazambane ezifriziwe azobe esendleleni eza eNingizimu Afrika evela eYurophu.
IZambane laseNingizimu Afrika belingakaze liphawule ngesitatimende seFairPlay ngesikhathi sokushicilela.
NgoMashi, isikhulu esiphezulu sePotates South Africa, uWillie Jacobs, sathi kusukela ngonyaka wezi-2018 kuya kowezi-2020, iNingizimu Afrika ikhiqiza cishe amathani ayizigidi ezi-2.5 zamazambane minyaka yonke ezifundeni ezi-16 ezahlukene ezweni lonke.
INingizimu Afrika ibingenye yamazwe ambalwa abekwazi ukuletha amazambane amasha unyaka wonke. Ezingeni eliphansi, imboni ibifanele u-R7.5 billion, no-R26bn ezingeni lesibili.
Imboni yamazambane eyinhloko inikeze umsebenzi kubasebenzi ababalelwa ku-45 000 (abasebenza unomphela kanye nabezinkathi ezithile zonyaka) emapulazini angaba ngu-570 okuhweba amazambane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwalinganiselwa ukuthi abalimi abasafufusa abaphakathi kuka-2 000 no-3 000 balima amazambane.
UBaird uthe izimboni ezinjengezinkukhu, insimbi, ushukela nezindwangu manje sezizokhathazeka ngokwehluleka kwe-Itac ukuphothula uphenyo ngesikhathi esabelwe.
IFairPlay ithe inethemba lokuthi abakhiqizi bamazambane abasongelwayo bazosivuselela isicelo sabo, kanti i-Itac izokwazi ukusisingatha ngokushesha.
“Kubikwa ukuthi i-ITAC ayikaze yehlule phambilini ukuqedela ukubuyekezwa kokushona kwelanga, futhi kufanele iqinisekise ukuthi ayiphinde yehluleke. Noma ngabe yikuphi okungahambanga kahle, noma ngabe iphutha lilele enhlanganweni noma kubakhiqizi bamazambane, noma inhlanganisela yakho kokubili, kufanele kubhekwane nakho ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ngeke kube khona ukuphindaphindwa. ” Umthombo (Umbiko Webhizinisi)