Njengoba u-2024 esondela ekupheleni, yisikhathi esihle sokuzindla ngezimpumelelo zethu futhi sibheke phambili ekusaseni. Unyaka odlule ube ngunyaka wenguquko ezimbonini eziningi, futhi njengoba silungiselela ukungena ku-2025, kunento eyodwa ehlala icacile: ukuzibophezela kwethu kukhwalithi kuzoqhubeka kube umgomo wethu osiholayo. Emhlabeni wokukhiqizwa kwenqola yangaphansi elandelwayo, lokhu kuzibophezela kungaphezu komgomo; kuyisisekelo esakhe phezu kwaso imikhiqizo yethu nesithunzi sethu.
Izinqola zangaphansi ezilandelwayo ziyizingxenye ezibalulekile ekusetshenzisweni okuhlukahlukene, kusukela ekwakhiweni nasezolimo kuya emisebenzini yezimayini neyezempi. Lezi zakhiwo ezimazombezombe ziklanyelwe ukuhlinzeka ukuzinza kanye nokuhamba kahle ezindaweni eziyinselele, ngakho ikhwalithi iyisici esibalulekile ekwakhiweni nasekukhiqizeni kwazo. Njengoba singena ku-2025, sizoqhubeka nokubeka ikhwalithi kuqala, siqinisekisa ukuthi amakalishi ethu angaphansi alandelwayo afinyelela amazinga aphakeme kakhulu okuqina, ukusebenza nokuphepha.
Ngo-2024, senze inqubekelaphambili ebonakalayo ekuthuthukiseni izinqubo zethu zokukhiqiza. Ngokutshala kubuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe nokusebenzisa izindlela ezintsha, sikwazile ukukhulisa ukusebenza kahle nokunemba kwemigqa yethu yokukhiqiza. Lokhu akusivumeli nje kuphela ukuthi sihlangabezane nesidingo esikhulayo sezimoto zangaphansi ezilandelwayo, kodwa futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi yonke iyunithi esiyikhiqizayo ihlangabezana nezilinganiso zethu zekhwalithi eqinile. Ukuqhubekela phambili, sizokwakhela phezu kwalokhu kuthuthuka futhi sithuthukise izinqubo zethu ukuze sinikeze umkhiqizo wekhwalithi ephezulu nakakhulu.
Esinye sezici ezibalulekile zokugcina ikhwalithi ekukhiqizeni i-undercarriage ukukhethwa kwezinto zokwakha. Ngo-2025, sizoqhubeka nokubeka phambili ukusetshenziswa kwezinto ezithuthukisiwe ukukhulisa amandla nokuphila isikhathi eside kwemikhiqizo yethu. Ngokuthola izinto ezisetshenziswayo kubahlinzeki abahlonishwayo nokwenza ukuhlola okuqinile, singaqinisekisa ukuthi amakalishi ethu angaphansi angamelana nobunzima bezicelo ezihlosiwe. Lokhu kuzibophezela ezintweni ze-premium kuyingxenye ebalulekile yesu lethu lokuletha imikhiqizo ehlukile kumakhasimende ethu.
Ukwengeza, siyabona ukuthi ikhwalithi ingaphezu nje komkhiqizo wokugcina; ihlanganisa zonke izigaba zenqubo yokukhiqiza. Kusukela kumklamo nobunjiniyela kuya ekuhlanganiseni nasekulawuleni ikhwalithi, zonke izinyathelo kufanele zibonise ukuzibophezela kwethu ekwenzeni kahle kakhulu. Ngo-2025, sizosebenzisa izivumelwano zokuqinisekisa ikhwalithi ezibanzi kakhulu ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi yonke ithrekhi engaphansi kwefekthri yethu ihlangabezana nezindinganiso zethu eziphakeme. Le ndlela ephelele yekhwalithi ngeke nje ithuthukise imikhiqizo yethu, kodwa futhi izoqinisa ubudlelwano bethu namakhasimende athembele kithi ngezidingo zabo zemishini ebalulekile.
Impendulo yekhasimende ingenye ingxenye ebalulekile yefilosofi yethu yekhwalithi yokuqala. Ngo-2024, sifuna ngenkuthalo okokufaka kumakhasimende ethu ukuze siqonde kangcono izidingo zawo nalokho akulindele. Lokhu kusebenzisana kubalulekile ekulolongeni izinhlelo zethu zokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo kanye nokwenza ngcono. Njengoba singena ku-2025, sizoqhubeka sibeka phambili impendulo yamakhasimende, siyisebenzisela ukuqondisa ukukhetha kwethu kwedizayini futhi sithuthukise ikhwalithi isiyonke yamathrekhi angaphansi ethu.
Sengiphetha, njengoba unyaka ka-2024 uphela, sijabulile ngamathuba ngo-2025. Ukuzinikela kwethu okuqinile kwekhwalithi kuqala kuzoqhubeka nokuba yinto ebaluleke kakhulu ekusebenzeni kwethu, kuqondise imizamo yethu yokukhiqiza amathrekhi angaphansi kwekhwalithi ephezulu ahlangabezana nezidingo zamakhasimende ahlukene. Ngokugxila ezinqubweni zokukhiqiza ezithuthukisiwe, izinto eziyigugu, ukulawulwa kwekhwalithi okuqinile, nokuzibandakanya kwamakhasimende, sikholelwa ukuthi sizoqhubeka nokufeza umgomo wethu ongaguquki wokuphishekela ukusebenza kahle embonini yezimoto zangaphansi. Ngikufisela unyaka ongu-2025 oyimpumelelo, futhi ikhwalithi ihlala iza kuqala kithi!