Izinkampani zezilinganiso seziqalile ukuvungama kwelikagesi
ICredit Rating Agency, iFitch, isixwayise iNingizimu Afrika ngokuthi ukwehluleka kwayo ukubhekana nenkinga kagesi esikhathini esimaphakathi kungase kwengeze ingcindezi emazingeni akhona ezwe. Isilinganiso okwamanje simi kuBB minus.
IFitch iphawula ngokungenelela kukaMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa lapho Enkulumweni Yesimo Sezwe ekuvezile ukuqokwa kukangqongqoshe kagesi kanye nokumenyezelwa kwesimo senhlekelele kazwelonke mayelana nenkinga kagesi.
Ithi lokhu kungaqinisa amandla kahulumeni wokubhekana kangcono nale nkinga. Kodwa-ke, iphinde iveze ukuthi irekhodi elingelihle ngokwejwayelekile ekwenziweni kwezinhlelo, okuhlanganisa nezindaba zokuphatha zakwa-Eskom, kanye nokushiya osekuseduze kwesikhulu esiphezulu u-Andre de Ruyter, kusikisela ukuthi lezo zinkinga zingase zingaxazululeki ngokushesha njengoba bekulindelwe.
Le-ejensi ekala izilinganiso iphinde ixwayise ngokuthi inkinga yamanje kagesi ingase yehlise umbono wayo wokubikezela umnotho okhula nge-1.1%, okukhathazayo ukuthi ungase ubukele phansi imizamo kahulumeni yokuhlanganisa izimali. Uhulumeni kulindeleke ukuthi athathe ingxenye yesikweletu sika-Eskom sezigidigidi ezingama-R400, nokuyinto enkulumeni yesabelomali salo nyaka engase yenyuse isikweletu sezwe kuGDP sibe ngaphezu kwama-75%.
Ukwehliswa kwezilinganiso kungenza ukuboleka kubize kakhulu ezweni futhi uhulumeni kungase kudingeke akhuphule izintela ukuze ahlangabezane nezindleko zokukhokhela izikweletu.
Umqondisi Ophethe eCredit Ratings Analytics, uSaveshan Pillay uthe, “Angicabangi ukuthi kungabangela ushintsho olusheshayo lwezilinganiso kodwa ngeshwa kubuyisela izwe emuva mayelana nokubuyisela izilinganiso zethu zebanga lokutshala izimali ezikhona. Lokhu kunqanyulwa kukagesi kunomthelela omkhulu emnothweni.”
UPillay unezele ngokuthi, “Ngicabanga ukuthi iSouth African Reserve Bank (SARB) ilinganisela phakathi kwesigaba sesi-3 nesigaba sesi-6, kuphakathi kwezigidi ezingama-R200 nezigidi ezingama-R900 ezilahlekayo ngosuku. Ngakho-ke, lokho kukhulu kakhulu. Lokhu kuzoba nomthelela ekuboneni ngesikweletu sesikhathi esimaphakathi ezweni ngenxa yokuthi kunomthelela omubi ngenxa yokunqamuka kukagesi okuqhubekayo emnothweni.”
