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uZipho Mvubu uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli kwinkqaku lethu elithi ezamafa.

UMalathisi Qamngana uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli nethi, "Ingaba kuyenzeka na ukuba usebenze unyaka wonke, wenze umsebenzi wakho, kodwa xa kufika ixesha lokufumana i-bonus, umphathi wakho athi awuyifumani ngenxa yokuba ukhe wangabikho emsebenzini? Ngoku ke, xa kufika ixesha lokunyuselwa umvuzo, kusathethwa kwakhona ngala ma-absent. Ingaba ukuba xa ukhe wangabikho emsebenzini kuthetha ukuba awusenakunyuselwa umvuzo, nokuba usebenze nzima unyaka wonke?"

Silungisa ulwimi no Gqirha Zauka. Namhlanje sijonge indlela eyiyo yokuthi "Pha, Phaya okanye Phayana." Iva ukuba uGqirha Zauka ulungisa athini. 

UMsimelelo yinzalelwane yaseNgcobo, kodwa uchithe uninzi lobomi bakhe eRhawutini. Usebenza njenge assistant manager kwivenkile yobucwebe (jewellery shop) emkhumbini. Ngaphambi kokuba asebenze emkhumbini, usebenze kwaSAA esenza umsebenzi okhathalela abakhweli kwinqwelo moya (flight attendant). 

UGqirha Tshongolo uphendula isigama sesiXhosa nesithi, "ukunuka".

UMalathisi Qamngana uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli nethi, "NgoMvulo bendi off sick ndaxelela umphathi wam uba ndiya kwa gqirha. Ndiyile ke kwa gqirha kodwa ndahlala ndalinda usukukela ngo10 kusasa de kwasemveni kwemini kwathwa mandibuye ngomso.Ndiye ndabuya ke ndancedwa ndanikwa ne sick note bayibhala ke nolwasuku Iwayizolo bendize ngalo andancedwa.. Ngoku umphathi wam undise kuHR ngoba mna bendithe bendipha ngo 10, ndithi kengk mna, ewe yi clinic karhulumente leya umntu uma iqueue ende.Ndilinde lo ngxelo kengoku esuka kuHR andiyazi nokuba ndingaphulukana nomsebenzi. Ndicela undicebise ngale meko?"

uGqirha Zauka usincedisa ekulungiseni ulwimi. Namhlanje sijonge isivakalisi esithi, "yonke lonto uyenza ngenxeni enothando lwayo." Phulaphula ukuba ulungisa athini. 

USonwabile Mdondolo uphendula imbalelwano yomphualaphuli nethi, "ndicela ukwazi ukuba ndingakwazi ukwenza iwithdrawal we-third kwi pension fund yam xa nditshintsha umsebenzi, ze enye i-third ndiyithathe xa ndithatha umhlala-phantsi? Ndineminyaka eyi-54 ngoku, ndifumene umsebenzi kwenye indawo".

uMalathisi Qamngana uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli nethi, "Ndagxothwa kwamasipala apho bendisebenza khona njengonogada. Ndagxothelwa ukuziphatha gwenxa.NgoMay 2025, ndagqibela ukuxoxa ne bargaining council ndalooser khona phantsi kwe union. Zange ndanayo icase ngaphambili, nditsho nesilumkiso somlomo esi, niks. Le case ndayenza nge4 February 2025 ndagxothwa ndingazange ndiye nakwi kwihearing, ndagxothwa ngoko nangoko! Azange ndiye nakwi CCMA. Bendicela ukwazi, ndingenza njani kule meko yam?"

Silungisa ulwimi no Gqirha Zauka. Namhlanje sijonge isivakalisi esithi "abantu basasakuyo" okanye "abantu basekuyo". Phulaphula ezivele ukuba ulungisa esithini. 

uZipho ka Mvubu uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli kwinqaku elithi ezamafa. Umphulaphuli uubhalile wathi, "umama uye wasweleka ngo-2020. Washiya imali yakhe ye-Pension kumtwana wami, nakumu kanye no-cousin bami. Mina no-cousin saya ukuyo-claimer imali sayifumana. Inkinga nguntwana wami oneminyaka engu-16years engingasakhoni ukumbhatalela isi-school fees sakhe. Ngingakwazi uku claimer kwi Pension fund isi-school fees somntwana?" 

Sincokola no Monde Konini nokhulele eNY5 eGugulethu, waze wafudukela eScotland ngo2000 nonkosikazi nomntwana wabo owaye nenyanga ezintandathu ngoko. Baneminyaka engaphaya kwe25 bese Scotland ngoku, yena nonkisikazi wakhe basebenza kumsebenzi wobucwepheshe (IT)

UGqirha Zauka ucacica umehluko phakathi kwegama "uyaba" okanye "uyeba".

uSonwabile Mdondolo uphendula  imbalelwano yomphulaphuli nethi, "ndicela undicacisele; ndifuna ukuthenga imoto. Bendimamele omnye usisi ecebisa pha ku TikTok, esithi kungcono umntu enze ipersonal loan angenzi icar finance xa ethenga imoto, ngoba xa ungakwazi ukubhatala ipersonal loan abazokuyixutha imoto."

UYandile ngowase Bizana, uye wenza izifundo zobutitshala eCape Peninsula University of Technology. Usebenze nje ngaphantsi konyaka phambi kokuba afudukele eTaiwan, apho asebenze khona njengotitshala.

UMalathisi Qamngana uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli nethi, "ndicela ukubuza, kukho icompany ebendisebenza kuyo phantsi kwe contract. Iye yaphela icontract ngoNovember kodwa ndaqhubeka ndasebenza savala ngo December, bandicela ukuthi ndisebenze ngoku sekuvaliwe kuba bekune delivery ebekumele ndiyenze. Ndayenza ke le delivery, ndafumana ingozi ndawa nemoto. Ndahlala uJanuary wonke, xa ndibuya ngoFebruary bandigxotha ndingazange ndifumane nesenti"

Ugqirha Zauka ulungisa ulwimi kwisivakalisi esithi, "umsebenzi wam uye athathe ixesha elide".

UZipho Mvubu uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli ngomba odibanisa amafa. 

UMaud ukhulele eSterkspruit, ukhe wasebenza eKapa njenge waiter. Uthe kusenjalo uye wafumana i-agent eye yamfunela umsebenzi eMelika njenge waiter, uye wawufumana umsebenzi eMelika ngo2004. Sithetha nje, ungummi waseMelika opheleleyo, uneminyaka engaphangaya kwe20 ephesheya, uneshishini lakhe lokuthengisa, ukwanalo neshishini lokulungisa izindlu.

uGqirha Xolisa Tshongolo uphendula isigama sesiXhosa nesithi, umgodo.   

uMalathisi Qamngana uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli nethi, "umyeni wam waqeshwa apha eMonti emva kokuba icompany ebeyisebenzela yavalwa kuba yayisithi ayenzi mali ngoDecember 2023.  Ngethamsanqa ngoMarch 2024 wafumana omnye umsebenzi apha eMonti njenge njineli Ngoku, nge1st July ufumene ileta yokudendwa. Ingxaki yethu kukuba ebesazi ukuba kuyadendwa qha igama le njineli belingekho bekuthwe managers kodwa ukhutshiwe. Ndicela ukubuza ukuba singakwazI na ukuya kwi CCMA sibe ne case estrongo ngoba akekho kwiUnion?"

UGqirha Zauka ulungisa isigama sesiXhosa esithi "ngaphandleni". 

uSonwabile Mdondolo uphendula imbalelwano yomphupaphuli nethi, "ndicela nindibuzele kuSonwabile lombuzo wam. Ndineminyaka eyi-57, futhi ndifuna ukuthatha umhlala-phantsi. Ndiyayazi ukuba umntu uyakwazi ukuthatha umhlala-phantsi xa eneminyaka eyi-55. Ndifuna ukukhupha yonke imali yam ekwaGEPF. Imali engahlawulelwa tax yiR550 000. Kodwa isimanga ngoku, kuthiwa andikwazi ukukhupha yonke imali yam ngoku. Yinto yanini lena? Ngoba umyeni wam naye wathatha umhlala-phantsi ngo2021 kodwa abazange bamsokolise yena? Ndicela undicacisele ukuba ingaba ikhona into eyatshintshwayo hlawumbi endingayaziyo?"

Igqiza le BEE lincokola no DJ Borha RSA nothetha ngomnuculo wakhe kwanendima asele eyihambile emculweni.

Sincokola no Thembinkosi Mafanya nozinze eNew Zealand.  Ukhulele eNgqamakhwe naseQonce, waze wenza izifundo zeHospitality kwiYunivesithi iWalter Sisulu. Usebenze nje iiyanga ezisithoba eMzantsi emva kokuba egqibe izifundo zakhe, ngo2016 uye wayokusebenza eMelika, waza ngo2018 wafudukela eNew Zealand apho asebenza khona njengompheki.

UGqiza Xolisa Tshongolo ucacisa isigama sesiXhosa nesithi, Isilaza.

UMalathisi Qamngana uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli ethi, "Ndingu code 14 driver bendi phangelela enye yenkampani ze-courier. Ndiye ndafumana ingozi nge 1st December kulonyaka upheleliyo ku N10 ndise msebenzini. Apho kulo ngozi ndiye ndonzakala ndashunquka umlenze wase right ushunqulwe phezu kwedolo, ndalaliswa esibhedlele ukususela nge 2nd December ndaphume nge 17 December. Umqeshi oko ewubhatala umvuzo wam, kodwa ngoku bathi bazoyeka ukundibhatala umvuzo wam ngoJune, kuba besithi bayasiqhawula isivumelwano sam somsebenzi. Ndiqeshwe permanent kulomsebenzi, ndicela ingcebiso okanye lwakho lokuba ndinga lindela ntoni kwizinto zemali, futhi ukubheka phambili kuzokwenzeka ntoni?"

Igqiza le BEE lincokola noNomveliso Mbanga noyingcali kwezobuchwephesha. UNomveliso ucbisa abazali ngendlela abazali abanokukhusela ngayo abantwana babo kwizinto ezimbi ezenzeka kwifowuni zabo. 

Igqiza le BEE lincokola no Sebenzile Zalabe nongumalume womnye wamaxhoba ka hangman nongumdlalo wefowuni ekusolwa ukuba ibulala abantwana.

Silungisa ulwimi no Dr Zauka. Namhlanje sijonge isivakalisi esithi, "lento inenyawo le mfene".

UZipho Mvubu uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli nethi, "uTata wami wesweleka. Ubetshatile ekuswelekeni kwakhe, kanti mina ngingomunye wabantwana bangaphandle kwasemtshatweni. Bengihlala naye uTata kwaze kwabe ngiyatshata nami. Ingaba ikhona into esizoyifumana njengabatwana bangaphandle kwasemtshatweni, ikakhulu mina njengoba ngitshatile?"

Sidl' imbadu no Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, umntu owaziwayo kwezopolitiko nakwimicimbi yoluntu eMzantsi Afrika. Umdla wakhe kwezopolitiko waqala ngo-1992 eseneminyaka esi-7 ubudala. Kule minyaka idlulileyo, uye waba lelinye lawona mazwi abalulekileyo ekukhuthazeni nasekuxhaseni ulutsha kweli lizwe.

Namhlanje sincokola noLuphelo Tshemese okhulele kwilali ekuthwa kuKwaTshatshu ngaseQonce. NgoDecember kulonyaka uphelileyo ufudukele eChina apho enza khona izifundo ze “Internet of Things” eNanjing Vocational University.  

uGqirha Xolisa Tshongolo uphendula isigama sesiXhosa sanamhlanje nesithi, "Umlaza". Zivele ukuba ucacisa esithini.

uMalathisi Qamngana uphendula umphulaphuli nethi, "uSbari ebesebenza iminyaka eyi 16, kanti lonke elixesha abatsalelwa provident fund. Ngoku bamnqumamisile emsebenzini bathi bazophinda bambize. Ndicela ukubuza ukuba angenza njani? Ingaba kwa Labour angancedakala?"

USonwabile Mdondolo uphendula imbalelwanio yomphulaphuli nethi, "Mhlekazi ndicela uqonda uba yimalini nha endino kuyifumana kwi saving pot yam, sithetha nje, ndine R95000. Ndingakwazi ukuyikhupha yonke, okanye funeka ndikhuphe i-R30 000. Okwesibini, umntu wazi njani xa i-investment yakhe iqhuba kakuhle? Wawukhe wathi umntu makanlindeli imimangaliso xa esenza i-investment"

Siwela imida no Simanyene Botwe – Usenqnaweni eSeattle. USimanyene ukhulele eCofimvaba, ngo2011 wafudukela eKapa apho ahleli khona iminyaka emininzi. NgoDesemba kulo nyaka uphelileyo ufumene umsebenzi wokusebenza enqanaweni eMelika, apho asebenze khona kwicala e-inventory.

uGqirha Xolisa Tshongolo uphendula isigama sesiXhosa esithi "Amangqonga". Zivele ukuba ucacisa esithini. 

UZipho Mvubu uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli ethi, "U-Sister wami usweleke ephangela eGauteng. Engenabo abantwana, Kanti ubengatshatanga. Mina nginguBrother wake. Ngokwe Beneficiary Nomination yaseMsebenzini wake ubebhale Mina ukuthi ngifumane imali yakhe. Bendingaxhomekekanga kumfi, ingaba ndizokwazi ukuyifumana imali yakhe?"

UMalathisi Qamngana uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli ethi, "Ndicela ukubuza xa ufake isick note, ingaba uHR uyakwazi ukwenza uphando emva kwenyanga? Ngoba sebebize abantu inoba abayi10 abebefake amaphepha ngo April, futhi abazange basixelele ngo gqirha bangabafuniyo. Kuqashwe umntu wakwa HR omtsha emsebenzini, ngoku nguye lo wenza lento. Ngaphambili, besikade sisisa noba leliphi phepha sibhatalwe. Ngoku sibizelwa hearing sixelelwa ngo gqirha bangekho registered".  Zivele impendulo ithini ngokumamela.

Siwela  Imida no Nolusindiso Hleko. U-Nolusindiso wenza idegree kwiMedia Studies, walendelisa ngeHonours kwiCorporate Communication. Ngo2017 uyotsho ngo2022 wayosebenza South Korea njengotitshala, emva koko wayosebenza eChina njengotitshala isithuba esingango nyaka. Ngo2023 wafudukela eGermany eyofunda, waphela efumana umsebenzi apho. Ngo2025 ufumene ischolarship sokufunda eNorway. Sithetha nje eGermany ufunda iSoftware Engineering, ze eNorway angene iclass ze Computer Science. Sasikhe sancokola naye uNolusindiso ngaphambili ngethuba wayese South Korea

uGqirha Xolisa Tshongolo ucacisa isigama sesiXhosa nesithi, ukurhamela.

uMalathisi Qamngana uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli nethi, "sidiniwe yimibutho yabasebenzi esiyijoyinileyo. Sifuna ukuzithethela thina njengabasebenzi size sixoxisane ngemimiselo yethu yomsebenzi. Singenza njani ukwenza oku?"

USonwabile Mdondolo uphendula umbuzo womphulaphuli nothi, " Ndinale retirement annuity egcinwe kwenye yenkampani ezigcina imali engange R500 000, bathi andikwazi ukuyikhupha yonke. Kutheni bengafuni? Yimali yam le, ndayikhupha i pension fund yam ngaphandle kwengxaki, ngok kutheni aba bendisokolisa?"

ULindokuhle wafudukela eEngland ngoMay 2024 eyosebenza njengonontlalontle, emva kwenyanga ezintathu ephaya, uBanele (owayencuma naye) wawela wafukudukela eEngland. Emva kwexesha baphela batshata.

UMalathisi Qamngana uphendula imbalelwano yomphuli nethi, "Ngexesha lezantyalantyala apha eNtshona Koloni, ndiye ndanengxaki ekhaya apho indlu yam yaye yachaphazeleka ngamanzi engena ngaphakathi endlini. Lonto yaye yabangela ukuba ndingakwazi ukuya emsebenzini. Ndaye ndamxelela umqeshi wam ngoku kwaye naye wavuma. Ndaye emveni kwentsuku ezimbini ndabuyela emsebenzi kwaye ndabe ndimphathele nemifanekiso ebonisa oko kwenzekileyo. Ngexesha lokurhola ndiye ndaqaphela ukuba imali iyashota ngemali yentsuku ezimbini, ngethuba ndibuza umqeshi wam waye wathi zezantsuku zokungaphangeli kwam ngenxa ye zantyalantyala.  Owona mbuzo wam kukuba lonke iKapa ngelixesha belingasebenzi, ingaba kusemthethweni oko akwenzileyo lo mqeshi?" 

UZipho Mvubu uphendula imbalelwano yanamhlanje nethi, "Bhuti Zipho ngiyabulisa kuwe ngingalibali nokuzibulisela koBhutiza e-studio. Umama usweleke kulonyaka ophelileyo. Akukhonto eninzi kwi Estate kaMama ngaphandle kweMali ese-Bank. Singabantwana abangu 6 abazalwa nguMama oswelekileyo." UMBUZO: 1) Ngicela ukwezi ukuthi likhona ixesha elisikiweyo ukwenza i-Letter of authority?? 2) Okwesibili, ngingakwazi ukwenza i-Letter of authority ngaphandle kwezi Siblings engizalwa nazo??

uDr Zauka usicacisela ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zokusebenzisa igama "ubani", zivele nawe ukuba ithini le ngcaciso. 

Sidli'imbadu no Siyabulela Sithole nowaziwa kakhulu ngelika Supta. Supta uzelelwe eAliwal North kwaye ungu DJ, umvelisi kwanomsasazi eMetrofm. USupta waziwa kakhulu ngengoma zakhe ezithi "Hayi Supta", "Kuzolunga" kwakunye nengoma asebenze no Prince Kaybee kuyo u"Gugulethu".  Zivele kwibali lakhe xa elibasela igqiza le BEE

UMalathisi Qamngana uphendula imbalelwano yomphulaphuli nethi. " Ndagxothwa emsebenzini ngezityholo zokuba umqeshi wam wandityhola ngokuba nda-ba. Umqeshi wandivulela  ityala emapoliseni ngenxa yesisityholo. Ndaya ecourt, ndafunyanwa ndingena  tyala. Kodwa, iCCMA yona yafumanisa ukuba ukugxothwa kwam kwakufanelekile.   Yenzeka njani into enje?"