Abathengi baqhubeka nokusebenzisa imali naphezu komnotho otekatekako

AmaSewula Afrikha asebenzise imali enengi eentolo ngoVelabahlinze kunalokho abosomnotho bebakulindele, ngokutjho kweembalo ezitjha ezikhitjhwe yi-Stats SA.

I-retail trade sales ikhule ngo-2.8%  nawufanisa nenyanga efanako enyakeni odlulileko. 

Umphumela loyo uqinile kunalokho abahlaziyi bebakulindile, i-Standard Bank beyilindele ukukhula okuyi-0.7% kuphela, kanti irhubhululo labosomnotho belilindele pheze u-2%. 

Iimbalo zakaMngwengweni nazo zibuyekezwe phezulu, kusukela esilinganisweni sangaphambilini ukuya ku-2.4%.

Into ekulu ebangela ukukhula kwaba kusebenzisa imali kupahla yangendlini, izinto zegezi kanye nemitjhini, okwabona izinga lokukhula eliphezulu khulu kunoma ngimuphi umkhakha wokuthengisa. 

Lokhu kwenzeka ngesikhathi lapho umnotho obanzi ungaphasi kwengandeleko, i-GDP yeSewula Afrikha yehle kwamambala kwikotara yesibili yonyaka lo, kanti ukukhuphuka kwamanani wentengo kusuke kwanda ngebanga lokunyuka kwamanani wepetroli.

Umehluko loyo kufanele kuhlalwe kiwo iskhatjhana. 

Ngitjho noma amakontraga womnotho mazombe kanye nesabelomali semindeni kugandelelwa ziindleko zepetroli nezokudla eziphezulu, abantu basathola imali abayisebenzisa eentolo, begodu basebenzisa imali engaphezu kwalokho obekulindelwe.

Akutjho ukuthi izinto sezivele zaba lula kiwo woke umuntu, kodwana kungatjho ukuthi abathengi beSewula Afrikha babambelele khulu kunalokho abosomnotho bebakuqalile ukuya engcenyeni yesibili yonyaka.

Idatha le ingezelela kilokhu i-Reserve Bank elizokuqala naselenza isinqunto salo esilandelako sezinga lenzalo (interest rates) ngomhlaka-23 Khukhulamungu. 

Ukukhula kwentengo eentolo, kanye ne-Consumer Confidence Index yangoLosine, kuzokurhelebha ukudweba isithombe esipheleleko sendlela imindeni yeSewula Afrikha iphila ngakho nje.