Ifeze isethembiso eyasenza inkampani yezimbiwa
UMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa uthi ukutshalwa kwezigidi ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amahlanu (R350 million) okwenziwe yinkampani yaseSweden iSandvik kuyivoti elibalulekile lokwethenjwa kwezwe kanye nomkhakha walo wezimayini.
Ukusho lokhu ngesikhathi kwethulwa iSandvik Khomanani Manufacturing Site eKempton Park, eGoli muva nje. ISandvik ikhiqiza imishini yokucubungula izimbiwa. Lokhu kuyingxenye yezibopho ezenziwa eNgqungqutheleni Yesithathu Yotshalomali yaseNingizimu Afrika ngowezi-2020, lapho iSandvik yafunga ukuthi izokwandisa indawo yayo yokukhiqiza kabusha kanye nendawo yokugcina impahla ezweni.
Isikhungo sehhovisi leSandvik, indawo yokusebenzela kanye nenxanxathela yezokukhiqiza e-Kempton Park kuzodala amathuba omsebenzi okungenani angama-550 kubantu bendawo. Indawo engamamitha angama-62 000 ingenye yezindawo ezinkulu nezithuthuke kakhulu emhlabeni jikelele eSandvik.
Inkampani ingakhiqiza ama-loaders angaphansi komhlaba anokuqukethwe kwaseNingizimu Afrika okungaphezu kwama-60%, okuwavumela ukuthi aqokwe njengeProudly South African.
UMengameli Ramaphosa uthi ukwakhiwa kwe-Sandvik kwamathuba emisebenzi adingeka kakhulu kanye nokugxila kwawo ekwakhiweni kwendawo kuyintuthuko eyamukelekayo.
“Lokhu kuyamangaza, ikakhulukazi esikhathini lapho ukwanda kokuntuleka kwemisebenzi kubonakala sengathi inkampani eyenza isibophezelo eminyakeni emithathu edlule isifezile isibopho futhi isidale amathuba emisebenzi amaningi. Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali, ngakho-ke, kudlulela ngale kwalokho engingakubiza ngezezimali. Kuwutshalomali kumakhono, ezobuchwepheshe kanye namakhono. Kuwutshalomali kubantu nasekukhiqizeni. Ukutshalwa kwezimali kweSandvik ekukhiqizeni kuleli kuyivoti elibalulekile lokuyethemba iNingizimu Afrika kanye nemboni yayo yezimayini,” kwengeza uRamaphosa.
UMengameli uphinde wathi ukutshalwa kwezimali kukaSandvik kuwubufakazi bokuthi abaphathi bakhe basebenza ngokugcwele ukuze kuqinisekiswe indawo efanelekile yebhizinisi.
Enkulumeni Yesizwe, engayethula ngoNhlolanja walo nyaka, ngithe uhulumeni usebenza kanzima ukwakha izimo ezizokwenza amabhizinisi amakhulu namancane aqhamuke, akhule, afinyelele izimakethe ezintsha, akhe amasha. imikhiqizo kanye nokuqasha abasebenzi abaningi,” kuchaza uRamaphosa.
ISandvik isisebenze eNingizimu Afrika iminyaka engama-70 edlule futhi manje isilawula ukusebenza eZimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Angola naseMadagascar, phakathi kokunye.