Ukuveza ukuzibophezela kukaMasipala ekuthuthukiseni umnotho nokuphakamisa umphakathi, iMeya yeTheku, uKhansela Mxolisi Kaunda, uvule iGriffiths Mxenge Informal Traders Hub ngomhla ka-20 Meyi. Lolu hlelo luyingxenye yecebo elikhulu likaMasipala lokukhulisa umnotho emalokishini nokweseka amabhizinisi amancane ezindaweni zasemakhaya nasemalokishini.
UMeya Kaunda uveze ukuthi le hub, eyibiza imali engaphezu kuka-R15 million, ihambisana nokuzinikela kukahulumeni ekuthuthukiseni umnotho wasemalokishini nokubuyisela isithunzi sabadayisi bendawo. Uqhube wathi, ngokuhlinzeka indawo efanele yokudayisela, abadayisi abangasebenza ezindaweni ezingavikelekile bayakwazi manje ukusebenza endaweni enethezekile. Lokhu kunikeza amathuba amasha amabhizinisi.
IGriffiths Mxenge Informal Traders Hub, eseMlazi kwagcemeni sakwa-V emgwaqweni uGriffiths Mxenge Highway, inezindawo zokudayisela ezingu-48. Lapha, abadayisi banikezwa izindlu zangasese nezinye izinsiza eziyisisekelo.
Lentuthuko ibonisa igxathu elibalulekile ekuthuthukiseni izomnotho ezingekho emthethweni ziye ekusemthethweni, kusho uMeya Kaunda. Le hub yavunywa ezikhathini zezimali zango-2022/23 no-2023/24 ngaphansi kohlelo olubanzi lwengqalasizinda. Lokhu kubonisa ukusebenzisana phakathi koPhiko lwezokuVakasha, iziMakethe, nezamaBhizinisi, nePhiko lokuThuthukiswa koMnotho.
Lendawo isiza abadayisi bempahla ehlukahlukene, abathengisa ukudla, abakhiqizi bamakhabethe, abadayisi bezithelo nemifino, nezindawo zamahhovisi. UMeya uphethe ngokuthi le hub iphinde yahlonipha umlando ka-Victoria noGriffiths Mxenge, abazinikelayo ekulweni nenkululeko.
