NguTerry Crawford-Browne, Septhemba 4, 2019
Kusukela Isolezwe
Isigaba 24 soMthethosisekelo waseNingizimu Afrika sithi: "Wonke umuntu unelungelo lokuthola imvelo engenangozi empilweni noma enhlalakahleni yayo."
Iqiniso, ngeshwa, ukuthi ukuhlinzekwa koMthethosivivinywa Wamalungelo kuhlala kungasasebenzi.
INingizimu Afrika iphakathi kwamazwe amabi kakhulu emhlabeni mayelana nezinkinga zokungcola. Uhulumeni wobandlululo wayengenandaba nje, futhi okulindelwe ngemuva kobandlululo sekukhashelwe izikhulu ezikhohlakele nezingenazwela.
Izolo, uSepthemba 3, bekungusuku lokuqala lokuqhuma kwesiqhumane efektri eRheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) endaweni yaseMacassar eSomerset West. Abasebenzi abayisishiyagalombili babulawa kwathi ibhilidi labhidlizwa kuleli bhomu. Ngemuva konyaka, umbiko ophenywayo awukadedelwa umphakathi noma imindeni yabangasekho.
Ucwaningo e-US nakwezinye izindawo luqinisekisa ukuthi imiphakathi ehlala eduze kwezindawo zamasosha nezempi iyathinteka kakhulu kumdlavuza nezinye izifo ezidalwa wukuchayeka kwezinto ezinobuthi.
Imiphumela yokungcoliswa kwamasosha kwezempilo kanye nemvelo ayibonakali ngaso sonke isikhathi, ngokushesha noma ngokuqondile, futhi imvamisa iziveza eminyakeni eminingi kamuva.
Eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-20 ngemuva komlilo we-AE & CI, izisulu eMacassar ziba nezinkinga ezinkulu zempilo futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, azange zisizwe ngokwezimali. Yize abalimi abathola ukulimala kwezitshalo benxeshezelwa ngomusa, izakhamizi zaseMacassar - eziningi zazo ezazingafundile - zakhohliswa ngokusayina amalungelo azo.
UMkhandlu Wokuphepha weNhlangano Yezizwe, esinqumweni esiyingqophamlando e1977, unqume ukuthi ukuhlukunyezwa kwamalungelo abantu eNingizimu Afrika kwakubeka engcupheni ukuthula nokuvikeleka kwamazwe omhlaba futhi kubeke nemvume ebekiwe yokuvikela izikhali. Lesi sinqumo sadunyiswa ngaleso sikhathi njengokuthuthuka okubaluleke kakhulu ku-20th century diplomacy.
Emizamweni yayo yokubhekana nokuqothuka kwe-UN, uhulumeni wobandlululo wathululela izinsizakusebenza ezinkulu zezezimali ezinqabeni zezikhali, kubandakanya nesitshalo sase-Armscor's Somchem eMacassar. Lo mhlaba manje uhlala ku-RDM futhi, kuthiwa, ungcoliswa kakhulu futhi uyingozi.
IRheinmetall, okuyinkampani enkulu yezikhali yaseJalimane, yasishaya indiva isikhubekiso se-UN. Ithumele imboni ephelele yezinhlamvu eNingizimu Afrika ngo-1979 ukukhiqiza amagobolondo ayi-155mm asetshenziswa ezakhiweni zezikhali ze-G5. Labo Gwitzercher be-G5 bebehloselwe ukuletha zombili izikhali zenuzi nezikhali zamakhemikhali nezempi (i-CBW).
Ngesikhuthazo esivela kuhulumeni wase-US, lezi zikhali zathunyelwa zivela eSouth Africa zaya e-Iraq ukuze zisetshenziswe empini yeminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ne-Iran.
Ngaphandle komlando wayo, i-Rheinmetall yavunyelwa ku-2008 ukuthatha i-51% yabelana ngamasheya ku-RDM, i-49% esele yagcinwa yiDenel ephethwe nguhulumeni.
IRheinmetall ibeka ngamabomu ukukhiqizwa kwayo emazweni anjengeNingizimu Afrika ukuze idlule imithethonqubo yokuthekelisa yaseJalimane.
UDenel futhi waba nesinye isitshalo sezinhlamvu eKapa eSwartklip, phakathi kweMitchell's Plain neKhayelitsha. Ubufakazi ePhalamende e2002 ngabafelokazi kanye nabasebenzi bangaphambi kwekomidi lezokuvikela balandelwa yimibhikisho yomphakathi lapho ukuvuza kwegesi kudabukisa izakhamizi zakule ndawo.
Abaphathi bezitolo zakwaDenel bangitshele ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi: “Abasebenzi baseSwartklip abahlali isikhathi eside kakhulu. Abaningi balahlekelwe izandla, imilenze, ukubona kwabo, ukuzwa kwabo, amandla abo engqondo, futhi abaningi baba nesifo senhliziyo, isifo samathambo nomdlavuza. Futhi isimo eSomchem sibi kakhulu. "
ISwartklip bekuyindawo yokuhlola yohlelo lweNingizimu Afrika ye-CBW ngesikhathi sobandlululo. Ngaphezu kwe-gesi ne-pyrotechnics, amaSwartklip akhiqiza amagobolondo e-155mm base ejection carriers, ama-bullet trap grenades, ama-40mm ama-velocity high velocity nemijikelezo yama-velocity ephansi ye-40mm. UShekemi wabe esekhiqiza ama-propellants ezakhiweni zalo. Ngenxa yokuthi iDenel ayikwazanga ukuhlangana namazinga okuphepha okuphepha nawokuphepha waseNingizimu Afrika eSwartklip, lesi sitshalo savalwa ku2007. UDenel wabe esemane edlulisela umkhiqizo wawo nokusebenza kwawo kwisitshalo esidala saseSomchem eMacassar.
Kusukela ukuthathwa kweRheinmetall e-2008, kugcizelelwe ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe emazweni anjengeSaudi Arabia ne-UAE, kanye ne-85% yokukhiqiza manje sekuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe.
Kusolwa ukuthi izikhali ze-RDM zisetshenziswe ngabakwaSaudis nabakwa-Emiratis ukwenza ubugebengu bempi e-Yemen nokuthi, ekuvumeni ukuthunyelwa okunjalo, iNingizimu Afrika igcwele kulezi zenzo ezinonya.
Lokhu kukhathazeka kuqoqane kakhulu, ikakhulukazi eJalimane, selokhu kubulawa intatheli yaseSaudi uJamal Khashoggi ngo-Okthoba wonyaka odlule.
Nganikezwa isabelo sommeleli engangenza ngakwazi ukuya nokukhuluma emhlanganweni omkhulu waminyaka yonke waseRheinmetall eBerlin ngoMeyi.
Ephendula omunye wemibuzo yami, umphathi omkhulu u-Armin Papperger utshele umhlangano ukuthi iRheinmetall ihlose ukwakha lesi sitshalo kuRDM, kodwa ngokuzayo izosetshenziswa ngokuphelele. Ngakho-ke, izaba ezivaliwe zokudala amathuba emisebenzi azisasebenzi.
UPapperger wehlulekile ukuphendula umbuzo wami mayelana nokungcoliswa kwemvelo, kubandakanya izindleko zokuhlanza ezingahle zigijime ezigidini zamarandi.
Ngabe silinde impinda yomlilo we-AE & CI eMacassar, noma inhlekelele ka-1984 eBhopal eNdiya, ngaphambi kokuba siphaphame ezingozini zokuphepha nezemvelo zokuthola izimboni zezinhlamvu ezindaweni zokuhlala?
UTerry Crawford-Browne uyisishoshovu sokuthula, futhi ungumxhumanisi wezwe laseNingizimu Afrika World Beyond War.
