Ngokusho kweMininWeekly, ukukhiqizwa kwezimayini eNingizimu Afrika kukhuphuke ngo-116.5% ngo-Ephreli kulandela ukunyuka konyaka ngo-22.5% ngoMashi.
I-Platinum group metals (PGM) ibe negalelo elikhulu ekukhuleni, nokunyuka konyaka ngama-276%;kulandele igolide, elikhuphuke ngo-177%;i-manganese ore, ekhuphuke ngo-208%;kanye nensimbi, ekhuphuke ngo-149%.
I-First National Bank of South Africa (FNB), inkampani ehlinzeka ngemisebenzi yezezimali, ikholelwa ukuthi ukwanda ngo-Ephreli akuyona into ebingalindelekile, ikakhulukazi ngoba ikota yesibili ka-2020 ibangele ukwehla kwesisekelo ngenxa yokuvinjwa.Ngakho-ke, kungase kube nokunyuka kwamadijithi amabili ngonyaka ngonyaka ngoMeyi.
Naphezu kokukhula okuqinile ngo-Ephreli, ngokwendlela esemthethweni yokubala i-GDP, ukunyuka kwekota-on-quarter ngo-April bekuyi-0.3% kuphela, kanti isilinganiso sokunyuka kwanyanga zonke kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya ku-March sasingu-3.2%.
Ukukhula okuqinile kwekota yokuqala kubonakale ku-GDP yangempela yale mboni.Izinga lokukhula konyaka ngekota ngekota libe ngama-18.1%, okube negalelo elingamaphesenti ayi-1.2 enanini langempela lokukhula kwe-GDP.
Ukukhula okuqhubekayo kwanyanga zonke ekukhiqizweni kwezimayini kubalulekile ekukhuleni kwe-GDP kwikota yesibili, kusho i-FNB.
Ibhange lisalokhu linethemba ngamathemba esikhathi esifushane ezimayini.Imisebenzi yezimayini kusalindeleke ukuthi isekelwe ukwenyuka kwamanani ezimbiwa kanye nokukhula komnotho okuqinile kubalingani abakhulu bezohwebo neNingizimu Afrika.
I-Nedbank iyavuma ukuthi asikho isidingo sokwenza ukuhlaziya okujwayelekile konyaka nonyaka, kunalokho igxile ekudingideni izinguquko zenyanga ezilungiswe ngokwesizini kanye nezibalo zonyaka odlule.
Ukukhula kwenyanga nenyanga ngo-0.3% ngo-April kwakuqhutshwa ikakhulukazi i-PGM, ekhuphuke ngo-6.8%;i-manganese inyuke ngo-5.9% kanti amalahle anyuke ngo-4.6%.
Kodwa-ke, ukukhiqizwa kwekhopha, i-chromium negolide kwehle ngo-49.6%, 10.9% no-9.6% ngokulandelanayo kusukela esikhathini esidlule sokubika.
Idatha yesilinganiso seminyaka emithathu ikhombisa ukuthi isamba sezinga lokukhiqiza ngo-Ephreli lenyuke ngo-4.9%.
INedley Bank ithe ukudayiswa kwezimbiwa phansi ngo-Ephreli kunyuke ngo-3.2% uma kuqhathaniswa nenyanga edlule ngemuva kuka-17.2% ngoMashi.Ukuthengisa kuphinde kwazuza ekukhuleni kwesidingo somhlaba wonke, amanani entengo yempahla eqinile kanye nokusebenza okuthuthukisiwe emachwebeni amakhulu.
Kusukela esilinganisweni seminyaka emithathu, ukuthengisa kukhuphuke ngokungalindelekile ngo-100.8%, ikakhulukazi eqhutshwa yizinsimbi zeqembu le-platinum nensimbi, futhi ukuthengisa kwabo kukhuphuke ngo-334% no-135%, ngokulandelana.Ngokuphambene, ukuthengiswa kwe-chromite ne-manganese ore kwehlile.
INedley Bank ithe naphezu kwesisekelo esiphansi sezibalo, imboni yezimayini yenza kahle ngo-April, iqhutshwa ukukhula kwesidingo emhlabeni jikelele.
Uma sibheke phambili ekusaseni, ukuthuthukiswa kwemboni yezimayini kubhekene nezinto ezingezinhle.
Ngokombono wamazwe ngamazwe, ukuthuthukiswa kwemisebenzi yezimboni kanye nokukhuphuka kwentengo yempahla kusekela imboni yezimayini;kodwa ngokombono wasekhaya, izingozi ezimbi ezilethwa imikhawulo kagesi kanye nezinhlelo zomthetho ezingaqinisekile ziseduze.
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