ISITHOMBE –UMasipala weTheku uvule isikhungo sesimanje sokuthuthukisa amakhono, i-Centre of Excellence, eMaphephetheni. Lesi sikhungo kuhloswe ngaso ukuguqula izinselelo zomphakathi zibe ngamathuba entuthuko, ngokuhlinzeka ngokuqeqeshwa ngamakhono, ubuchwepheshe besimanje kanye namathuba angaholela ekutholeni imisebenzi, ikakhulukazi entsheni yasendaweni.
SHEILA MHLONGO
EMAPHEPHETHENI, ETHEKWINI: Sekuvuleke ikhasi elisha lethemba namathuba emphakathini waseMaphephetheni kulandela ukuvulwa ngokusemthethweni kwesikhungo sesimanje sokuthuthukisa amakhono abantu, i-Human Capital Centre of Excellence, mhla ziyi-15 kuMfumfu 2026.
Lesi sikhungo sivulwe nguSihlalo weKomidi lezokuBusa nezabaSebenzi kuMasipala weTheku, uKhansela Nkosenhle Madlala, obemele iMeya yeTheku, uKhansela Cyril Xaba.
Ukuvulwa kwalesi sikhungo kuhloswe ngakho ukusondeza amathuba okuqeqeshwa ngamakhono, ukusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe besimanje kanye namathuba okuzithuthukisa ngokomnotho emphakathini osekunesikhathi ubhekene nezinselelo zokuntuleka kwemisebenzi, ububha, izinkinga zomphakathi kanye nokushoda kwezinsiza.
Lesi sikhungo sizosebenza njengomnyango ovulela abantu amathuba amasha, sibahlomise ngolwazi, amakhono nezinsiza ezidingekayo ukuze bakwazi ukuthuthukisa izimpilo zabo.
UMasipala uzibophezele ekuthuthukiseni imiphakathi yasemakhaya
Ekhuluma ngesikhathi kuvulwa lesi sikhungo, uKhansela Madlala uthe uMasipala uzibophezele ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi imiphakathi yasemakhaya nayo iyazuza ezinhlelweni zokuthuthukiswa komnotho.
“Asikwazi ukwakha idolobha elichumayo uma imiphakathi efana nowaseMaphephetheni isalokhu ishiywe ngaphandle kwamathuba entuthuko.
“Lesi sikhungo siwutshalomali lwethu kubantu, ikakhulukazi entsheni, amakhono ayo avame ukuvinjelwa izimo ekhulele kuzo, hhayi ngoba ingenawo amandla noma ikhono lokuphumelela,” kusho uMadlala.
Uthe uMasipala uhlose ukusondeza amathuba kubantu ngokubanikeza ulwazi, ubuchwepheshe kanye nezindlela ezingabaholela ekutholeni umsebenzi.
“Sibuyisela ithemba futhi sakha ikusasa lapho intsha yethu izokwazi khona ukuba ngabasunguli bezinto ezintsha, osomabhizinisi nabaholi bakusasa,” kusho uMadlala.
Isikhungo sizohlinzeka ngamakhompyutha ne-Wi-Fi yamahhala
Lesi sikhungo siyingxenye yezikhungo ezingu-32 zokuthuthukisa amakhono, ezaziwa ngokuthi ama-Centres of Excellence, ezingaphansi kukaMasipala weTheku.
Sizohlinzeka ngezinhlelo ezahlukene ezibandakanya ukufundisa abantu ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe besimanje, ukuqeqeshwa ngamakhono, ukwesekwa kosomabhizinisi kanye nokulungiselela abantu ukungena emkhakheni wemisebenzi.
Lesi sikhungo sihlonyiswe ngamakhompyutha esimanje, i-Wi-Fi yamahhala enesivinini esikhulu kanye nezinkundla zobuchwepheshe ezizosiza abantu ukuba bafunde, basungule izinto ezintsha futhi babambe iqhaza emnothweni.
Kulindeleke ukuthi lezi zinsiza zisize kakhulu intsha engasebenzi kanye naleyo efisa ukuzithuthukisa ngokufunda amakhono amasha.
Ubuholi bendabuko buwamukele ngezandla ezifudumele lo msebenzi
Ubuholi bendabuko kanye namalungu omphakathi bakwamukele ngenjabulo ukuvulwa kwalesi sikhungo, bathi sekunesikhathi eside belindele ukutshalwa kwezimali okuzoletha intuthuko endaweni yabo.
Inkosi Thandizwe Gwala ibonge uMasipala weTheku ngokubeka phambili izidingo zemiphakathi yasemakhaya.
“Lesi sikhungo sivulela abantu bakithi amathuba entuthuko, ikakhulukazi intsha.
“Sinxusa umphakathi ukuba usivikele futhi usinakekele lesi sikhungo ukuze siqhubeke nokusiza isizukulwane sanamuhla kanye nezizukulwane ezizayo,” kusho iNkosi uGwala.
Abafundi bathi lesi sikhungo sibanika ithemba ngekusasa
Umfundi waseMyeka High School, uHlengiwe Shusha, uthe ukuvulwa kwalesi sikhungo kubuyisele ithemba entsheni yakule ndawo.
“Lesi sikhungo sisinika into ebesesinesikhathi eside siyintula, okuyithemba.
“Sisisondezela amathuba eduze nasemakhaya futhi sisikhuthaza ukuba sikholwe ukuthi ikusasa lethu lingaba ngcono,” kusho uShusha.
Ukuvulwa kwalesi sikhungo kubhekwa njengesinyathelo esibalulekile ekuguquleni izinselelo zomphakathi waseMaphephetheni zibe ngamathuba entuthuko.
UMasipala wethemba ukuthi lesi sikhungo sizoba yindawo ezosiza abantu ukuba bazithuthukise, bathole amakhono, basungule amabhizinisi futhi bakhe ikusasa elingcono.
UMTHOMBO: Uphiko lwezokuXhumana nokuMaketha lukaMasipala weTheku.
