Story: Asive Matwa
CALA – Abaqhubi bezithuthi zikawonke-wonke eCala bathi baxhalabile kukunyuka okuqhubekayo kwamaxabiso amafutha ezithuthi, besithi oku kubeka amashishini abo emngciphekweni kwaye kwenza kubenzima ukuqhubeka nokuziphilisa.
Oku kuza nanjengoko kulindeleke ukuba amaxabiso amafutha enyuke kwakhona ukusukela ngomso. Ipetroli ye-93 kunye ne-95 unleaded kulindeleke ukuba inyuke nge-R1.43 ilitha nganye, kulandela uhlengahlengiso lwamaxabiso olubhengezwe liSebe lezeMbiwa nezaMandla.
Abaqhubi bathi ukunyuka rhoqo kwamaxabiso epetroli kubathwaxa ngamandla kuba bexhomekeke kwizithuthi zabo ukuze bakwazi ukubeka ukutya etafileni.
Omnye wabaqhubi, uSibeko ophuma kumbutho iXhalanga Association, uthi uninzi lwabaqhubi alusakwazi nokuhlawulela iindleko zezithuthi zabo ngenxa yemeko yoqoqosho ekhulayo. USibeko uthi ukunyuka kwamaxabiso amafutha kuthetha ukuba ingeniso yabo iyaqhubeka nokuncipha ngelixa iindleko zokusebenza zisanda, nto leyo ebeka amashishini abo phantsi koxinzelelo olukhulu.
Abaqhubi babongoza urhulumente ukuba angenelele ngokubonelela ngenkxaso-mali okanye ezinye iindlela zoncedo kumashishini abo. Bathi ngaphandle kongenelelo olukhawulezileyo, imeko yabo iza kuqhubeka isiba mandundu, nto leyo enokuchaphazela iinkonzo zothutho ezixhomekeke kuzo uluntu.
