Umthethwandaba waphezulu owePretoria High Court ususichithile isicelo sikamphathintambo wogatsha lwendaba zasekhaya uMnumnzana Aaron Motsoaledi obecele imvumo yokuphikisa isinqumo sawo sokuthi isaziso sakhe sokuthi amaZimbabwe Exemption Permit azakwesulwa kasikho emthethweni.
Kusinqumo sawo esethulwe emphakathini ngoMvulo, umthethwandaba wePretoria High Court uthi uchithe lesi sicelo ngoba lingekho ithuba lokuthi isicelo sikamphathintambo Motsoaledi singaphumelela ukuguqula isinqumo somthethwandaba.
Uthi umphathintambo Motsoaledi wehluleka ukuletha ugwalo olufungelweyo olupha izizatho zakhe ngesikhathi kuthethwa lelicala emthethwandaba. Umthethwandaba uqhubeke usithi ezinye izizatho zikamphathintambo Mostoaledi ezigoqela ukuthi ufuna ukuphikisa lesi sinqumo ngoba siyagxamukela kungqubo zedale labaphathintambo, lokuthi umthethwandaba waphazama ngokuthi kwakufanele akhulumisane labanini bama ZEP engakathathi isinqumo lesi, ngamathambonje angelanyama azama ukuwengeza esitshebeni.
Isinqumo somthethwanda lesi sesemukelwe ngenjabulo yizizalwane zeZimbabwe kweleSouth Africa. Intatheli zindaba yeZimbabwe ezimeleyo uMnumnzana Mxolisi Ncube uthi bekuvele kusegcekeni ukuthi inyathelo likamnumnzana Motsoaledi lokuphikisa isinqumo somthethwandaba alilazo insika zomthetho.
“Abantu abanengi bebevele bekulindele ukuthi uMotsoaedi uzonqotshwa ngoba phela i argument abeyihambisile it was a weak argument. Ngithemba abantu abanengi bayajabula kakhulu and sekusitsho khona njalo ukuthi amaZimbabwe Exemption Permit holders aselesikhathi eside sokuthi azame ukudlulela kwamanye amawaiver.”
Le yinto esekelwa ligqwetha lezamalungelo oluntu enhlanganisweni yezamalungelo eyeAfrican Diaspora Global Network uMnumnzana Vusumuzi Sibanda. USibanda uthi ngitsho lamagqwetha eyemele umphathintambo kuthethwa loludaba behluleka ukuletha izizatho ezibambekayo ngendlela athatha ngayo lesi sinqumo.
“Kusobala ukuthi ungqongqotshe wendaba zasekhaya akathathi isixwayiso sabantu abazi umthetho. Ubona engathi ukwazi konke kulokuthi ahlale phansi alalele. Siyazi ukuthi usengabuya aqhubeke aye enkantolo yesisekelo sombuso welizwe edlalisanje imali yentela zabantu kodwa umsebenzi uyamehlula ungqongqotsha wendaba zasekhaya. Akasebenzisi ukucabanga lokuxwayiswa ngoba unabo abameli okufanele ukuba bayamxwayisangezinqumo azithathayo.
Umgcinisihlalo wenhlanganiso yeZimbabwe Community in South Africa uMnumnzana Ngqabutho Mabhena uthi zindaba ezinhle kakhulu ezikulesi sinqumo.
“Abantu abanengi bebekhathazekile ukuthi kuzakwenzakalani mhlaka 31 December 2023 ngoba igrace period yayithe 31 December 2023 njalo ukuthi uminister abese appealer besekususpender ukuthi ku implementwe ijudgement eyayikhona. Yikho sake sabona iHelen Suzman Foundation isigijima futhi isithi inkantolo ingavumeli ukuthi umphathintambo wezangaphakathi abophe abantu laba abaphethe amaZEP.”
Lesi sinqumo sasemva sitsho ukuthi sisamile mpo isinqumo somthethwandaba sokuthi amapermit eZEP asasemthethweni kuze kube nguNhlangula womnyaka ozayo. Lokhu kutsho ukuthi bayavunyelwa ukungena lokuphuma elizweni santondo kuze kube yileso sikhathi umthethwandaba usuthethe esinye isinqumo esingahambisani lalesi.
Abenhlanganiso yeHelen Suzman Foundation ebiphikisana lenyathelo likamphathintambo lesicelo sokuphikisa isinqumo semthethwandaba bebengakatholakala ukuthi baphawule ngaloludaba.
Osaphethe isikhundla sesikhulumeli sikaMphathintambo Motsoaledi umnumnzana Thabo Makgola utshele iStudio 7 ukuthi umphathintambo Motsoaledi uphakathi kokulungisa impendulo eqinileyo ngesinqumo lesi.