Inhlangano Yezokuthuthukiswa Kwezindaba Nokwehlukahlukana (Media Development Diversity Agency – MDDA) yethule ngokusemthethweni Umbiko Wesikhwama Sokuthuthukiswa Komnotho (Economic Development Fund – EDF), esikhanyisela ukuthi izimali eziqoqwe ngeKhomishana Yezokuncintisana zabelwa kanjani ukulungisa ukungalingani okungokomlando kwezindaba zaseNingizimu Afrika. Umcimbi wokwethulwa ugqamise umthelela woguquko we-EDF ezikhungweni zezindaba ezincane nezizimele, kanye nabafundi bezindaba abavela ezizindeni ezincishwe amathuba.
I-EDF eyasungulwa ngo-2017, yavela ophenyweni lweKhomishana Yokuncintisana mayelana nemikhuba emelene nokuncintisana emikhakheni yokukhangisa nemidiya. Lesi sikhwama besihlose ukubhekana nokukhishwa isikhathi eside kwamabhizinisi abezindaba aphethwe ngabamnyama, aholwa yintsha, naphethwe abesifazane, kanye nokukhuthaza ukumeleleka kwabezindaba ngokulinganayo.
Ekhuluma ngesikhathi kwethulwa, iPhini likaNgqongqoshe eHhovisi likaMongameli, u-Kenny Morolong, ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokungakhethi kwezomnotho endaweni yabezindaba:
“Ukuziphatha okungahambisani nokuncintisana kuwusongo olukhulayo lwenkululeko yabezindaba. Kuvimbela ukufinyelela emibonweni eyahlukene futhi kwenza buthaka indima yabezindaba ekubambeni amandla okuziphendulela.”
I-EDF ihlinzeke ngoxhaso lwezezimali kuma-SMME angaphezu kwama-37 aphethwe abantu abamnyama, kanti ama-60% awo bekungawabantu abasha kanti angaphezu kwesigamu angawabesifazane, ngokusho kukaKarabo Motaung weKhomishini Yezokuncintisana. Abahlomuli bekumele basebenze okungenani iminyaka emibili, bese bethola imali ephakathi kuka-R500,000 no-R5 million. Uxhaso luphinde lwelulela nakubafundi abamnyama abenza izifundo zemidiya, ezokuxhumana, nezobuntatheli ezikhungweni zemfundo ephakeme.
Umthelela ubonakale ebufakazini babamukeli abafana noMpho Disemola weCardinal Blakq Inc. kanye noSuprise Sekgota weTouch SA Marketing Solutions. USekgota waphawula:
“Isikhwama sibe negalelo elikhulu ekusebenzeni kwebhizinisi lethu. Asikwazi ukubonga i-EDF ngokwanele.”
Ngokombiko wokugcina we-EDF, amaphrojekthi axhaswe ngemali aholele ekwandeni kwamathuba omsebenzi, ukukhula kwamabhizinisi, kanye nokusimama okuthuthukisiwe kwabahlomuli. I-MDDA iphinde yaphawula ukuthi imisakazo yomphakathi ibe “noguquko oluphusile lwezomnotho nokusebenza,” ngemizamo eminingana ekhombisa amandla esikhathi eside .
I-MDDA isiphethe isigaba sokuqaliswa kwe-EDF futhi ikhuthaza umphakathi kanye nababambiqhaza ukuthi babuyekeze umbiko ogcwele, otholakala kusizindalwazi sayo.
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