Muva nje, uMnyango Wezohwebo, Izimboni kanye Nokuncintisana waseNingizimu Afrika ukhiphe “Iphepha Elimhlophe Ngezimoto zikagesi”, limemezela ukuthi imboni yezimoto yaseNingizimu Afrika ingena esigabeni esibucayi. Iphepha elimhlophe lichaza ukunqanyulwa komhlaba wonke kwezinjini ezivuthayo zangaphakathi (i-ICE) kanye nezingozi ezingaba khona lokhu embonini yezimoto yaseNingizimu Afrika. Ukuze kubhekwane nalezi zinselele, iphepha elimhlophe lihlongoza amasu amaqhinga okusebenzisa ingqalasizinda ekhona kanye nezinsiza zokwakha izimoto ezisebenza ngogesi (ama-EV) kanye nezingxenye zazo.
Iphepha elimhlophe libalula ukuthi ukushintshela ekwakhiweni kwezimoto zikagesi kuhambisana nezinjongo zokuthuthukiswa komnotho waseNingizimu Afrika ngokuqinisekisa ukukhula okusimeme isikhathi eside kwemboni yezimoto, futhi iveza amathuba nezinselelo zoguquko lwezimoto zikagesi. Ukwengeza, izinguquko ezihlongozwayo zengqalasizinda ezifana namachweba, amandla kagesi kanye nezitimela ngeke zigcine ngokusiza uguquko kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwemboni yezimoto, kodwa zizofaka isandla ekuthuthukisweni okubanzi komnotho waseNingizimu Afrika.

Ukugxila ekuthuthukisweni kwengqalasizinda embhalweni omhlophe kugxile ezindaweni ezimbili ezibalulekile. Iphepha elimhlophe likholelwa ukuthi ngokombono wentuthuko jikelele yemboni yezimoto, ukuguqulwa kwengqalasizinda ekhona njengamachweba kanye nezinsiza zikagesi kubalulekile ekukhuthazeni ukutshalwa kwezimali eNingizimu Afrika. Iphepha elimhlophe liphinde lidingide utshalomali ekukhokhiseni ingqalasizinda ehlobene nokushintshela ezimotweni ezisebenza ngogesi ukuze kwehliswe ukukhathazeka ngokutholakala kwezindawo zokushaja e-Afrika.
UBeth Dealtry, inhloko yenqubomgomo kanye nezindaba zokulawula kwiNational Association of Automotive Components and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM), uthe imboni yezimoto ibalulekile kwezomnotho ku-GDP yaseNingizimu Afrika, ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe nokuqashwa kwabantu, futhi Kuyavezwa ukuthi iphepha elimhlophe liphinde libonise izithiyo nezinselelo eziningi ezibhekene nentuthuko yaseNingizimu Afrika.

Lapho ekhuluma ngomthelela wephepha elimhlophe ekuthuthukisweni kwezimoto zikagesi zaseShayina emakethe yaseNingizimu Afrika, uLiu Yun waveza ukuthi kubakhiqizi bezimoto zikagesi baseShayina abafuna ukungena emakethe yaseNingizimu Afrika, ukukhululwa kwephepha elimhlophe kunikeza indawo ekahle yentuthuko futhi kukhuthaza abakhiqizi ukuthi basheshise amalungiselelo abo ukuze bazivumelanise nezimo. Imikhiqizo emisha yamandla emakethe yasendaweni.
ULiu Yun uthe kusenezinselelo ezithile ekuthuthukiseni izimoto ezisebenza ngogesi eNingizimu Afrika. Esokuqala yindaba yokukwazi ukuzithengela. Njengoba kungekho ukuncishiswa kwentela, intengo yezimoto zikagesi iphezulu kunaleyo yezimoto zikaphethiloli. Okwesibili ukukhathazeka kwebanga. Njengoba izinsiza zengqalasizinda zinomkhawulo futhi okwamanje zisetshenziswa izinkampani ezizimele, amakhasimende ngokuvamile akhathazeka ngobubanzi obanele. Eyesithathu ithi Mayelana nezinsiza zikagesi, iNingizimu Afrika ithembele kakhulu emandleni ezinto ezimbiwa phansi njengomthombo wayo omkhulu wamandla, kanti abahlinzeki bamandla aluhlaza balinganiselwe. Njengamanje, iNingizimu Afrika ibhekene nezinyathelo zokunciphisa amandla kagesi ezingeni lesi-4 noma ngaphezulu. Iziteshi ezikhiqiza ugesi ezigugayo zidinga imali enkulu ukuze ziguqulwe, kodwa uhulumeni akakwazi ukukhokhela lezi zindleko ezinkulu.
U-Liu Yun uphinde wengeza ngokuthi iNingizimu Afrika ingafunda ekuhlangenwe nakho okufanelekile kweShayina ekuthuthukiseni izimoto ezintsha zikagesi, njengengqalasizinda yokwakha uhulumeni, ukuthuthukisa izinhlelo zegridi yamandla kagesi endawo ukuze kwakheke indawo yemakethe ekahle, ukuhlinzeka ngezinzuzo zokukhiqiza njengezinqubomgomo zezikweletu zekhabhoni, ukunciphisa intela yezinkampani, kanye nokuqondiswa kwabathengi. Nikeza ukukhululwa enteleni yokuthenga nezinye izikhuthazo zokusetshenziswa.

Iphepha elimhlophe lihlongoza isu leNingizimu Afrika lokuthuthukisa izimoto ezisebenza ngogesi kanye nokubhekana nezinselele zomnotho, ezemvelo kanye nezokulawula. Ihlinzeka ngesiqondiso esicacile sokuthi iNingizimu Afrika iguqukele ezimotweni ezisebenza ngogesi ngempumelelo futhi iyisinyathelo esibheke emnothweni ohlanzekile, osimeme kanye noqhudelana kakhulu. Isinyathelo esibalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwemakethe yezimoto. Lezi zinqwaba zezimoto zikagesi ezishaja eChina,
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Apr-04-2024