Ngomhlaka-2 Agasti ngesikhathi sendawo, uMochetti Sherilay, uNgqongqoshe Wezohwebo Nentuthuko Yezimboni waseLesotho, izwe lase-Afrika elivaliwe, uthe inqubomgomo yentela yase-US ibe nomthelela omkhulu embonini yezindwangu yaseLesotho, futhi ukufakwa kwentela ephezulu akulungile neze ezweni elithuthukayo njengeLesotho.
ILesotho ingenye yamazwe angathuthuki kakhulu aqashelwa yiZizwe Ezihlangene. Imboni yezindwangu iyimboni eyinhloko yeLesotho. Ukuthunyelwa kwayo kwezingubo kwamanye amazwe kuncike kakhulu emakethe yase-US, okudala imisebenzi engaphezu kuka-40,000. Ngo-Ephreli kulo nyaka, i-United States yamemezela ukufakwa kwalokho okubizwa ngokuthi “intela elinganayo” engu-50%. Nakuba kamuva yamemezela ukumiswa kokusebenza, izinga lentela lamanje elingu-15% elinqunywe uhulumeni wase-US lisabeka inselele enkulu emnothweni wezwe obuthakathaka.
UMochetti Sherilay, uNgqongqoshe Wezohwebo Nentuthuko Yezimboni waseLesotho: Ngenxa yokuncintisana okubuthakathaka kwemboni yezindwangu yezwe lethu, abakwazi ukuncintisana emakethe. Ngenxa yentela yase-US, imisebenzi engu-12,000 eLesotho ithinteke ngqo, futhi abantu ababalelwa ku-40,000 bazothinteka ngenxa yalokho.
Ngaphansi kosongo lwentela, abathumeli abaningi baseMelika bakhansele ama-oda ezindwangu ezikhiqizwe eLesotho, okuholele ekudilizweni okukhulu embonini yezindwangu yaseLesotho. UShelley uthe igagasi lokungasebenzi elibangelwa yintela yase-US lingathinta kakhulu izimboni ezifana nezokuthutha, izindawo zokugcina impahla kanye nezokuthutha, kanye nezindlu, okusongela ukuzinza komphakathi kanye nentuthuko.
Umhwebi wezindwangu: Ibhizinisi lami lizothinteka kakhulu ngoba amanani entengo azothinta amanani ezimpahla engizithengisayo. Kwadingeka nginyuse intengo. Manje amakhasimende ami ngeke esabuya ngoba acabanga ukuthi intengo iphezulu kakhulu.
“Akulungile” ukuthi i-United States ibale kabi futhi ibeke intela ephezulu.
UShelley uthe ukubalwa kwentela yase-US kuhlanganisa kuphela ukuhweba ngezimpahla futhi akunaki nhlobo inani elikhulu lokuhweba elinalo neLesotho ngezinsizakalo. "Akulungile neze" ukubeka intela ephezulu eLesotho ngokusekelwe kule ndlela yokubala eyiphutha.
Ugcizelele ukuthi intuthuko yemboni yezindwangu yaseLesotho izuze ekugqugquzelweni kwenqubomgomo yentela engenalutho. Manje, "akulungile" ngempela ukuthi uhlangothi lwase-US lucindezele ngokuzimela ukufakwa kwentela. Ukufakwa kwentela ebandlululayo yi-United States kuphula izimiso ze-World Trade Organisation. Uphinde wathi lapho kubhekene nobandlululo kanye nokuvikelwa okunjalo okuphazamisa uchungechunge lokuhlinzekwa komhlaba wonke, amazwe ase-Afrika kufanele athuthukise ukubambisana futhi aphendule ngokubambisana.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Agasti-04-2025