U-Eyleen Goh uqhuba ipulazi esuka endaweni yokupaka izimoto eSingapore.
Futhi lokhu akuwona umsebenzi omncane - unikeza abathengisi abaseduze imifino efinyelela ku-400kg ngosuku, usho kanje.
“ISingapore incane impela kodwa sinezindawo eziningi zokupaka izimoto. Kuyiphupho elikhulu ukuba namapulazi [lapha] ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabahlali emphakathini,” usho kanje.
Okungenani ishumi nambili lalawa mapulazi aphezu kophahla manje amila esifundazweni sase-South East Asian.
Uhulumeni waqala ukuqasha iziza ezingajwayelekile ngo-2020 njengengxenye yezinhlelo zakhe zokwandisa ukukhiqizwa kokudla kwendawo. Izwe elinabantu abangu-5.5m njengamanje lingenisa ngaphezu kuka-90% wokudla kwalo.
Kodwa indawo kulesi siqhingi esinabantu abaningi ayitholakali futhi lokho kusho ukuthi umhlaba awushibhile. I-Singapore inezinye zezindawo ezibiza kakhulu emhlabeni.
Omunye umlimi utshele i-BBC ukuthi ukubiza okuphezulu kwendawo yakhe yokuqala yokupaka izimoto kusho ukuthi kufanele ayiyeke futhi athuthele endaweni eshibhile.
Ngesikhathi i-BBC News ivakashela ipulazi likaNkz Goh, elicishe libe ingxenye yesithathu yobukhulu benkundla yebhola, imisebenzi ibiqhubeka ngamandla.
Abasebenzi bebecosha, begunda futhi bepakisha choy sum, imifino eluhlaza eluhlaza esetshenziswa ekuphekeni kwamaShayina.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwesikhungo, esinye isisebenzi sasimatasa sikha izithombo.
“Sivuna zonke izinsuku. Ngokuya ngemifino esiyitshalayo, ingasukela ku-100kg kuya ku-200kg kuya ku-400kg ngosuku,” kusho uNksz Goh.
Uthi ukuqala ipulazi kubiza cishe u-S$1m ($719,920; £597,720), kanti imali eningi isetshenziselwa imishini ukusiza ukusheshisa ukuvuna.
Yize eselutholile uxhaso, uNksz Goh uthi ibhizinisi lakhe alikakwenzi nzuzo okwamanje.
Unezisebenzi eziyi-10 futhi ukhokha irenti elinganiselwa ku-S$90,000 ngonyaka wendawo kanye nenye indawo yokupaka izimoto, esalungiswa.
"Isikhathi sethu sokusetha senzeka ngesikhathi sodlame lwe-Covid, ngakho-ke izinto bezimba eqolo futhi zithatha isikhathi eside," kuchaza uNksz Goh.
“Ngaphezu kwalokho, lena bekuyithenda yokuqala yokupaka izimoto ephezu kophahla eyanikezwa [uhulumeni] ngakho lolu hlelo belulusha kakhulu kuwo wonke umuntu,” uyanezela.
Abalimi bophahla baseSingapore nabo bathola ezinye izindlela zokwenza imali.
UNicholas Goh, ongahlobene noNkk Goh, uthi ukwazile ukwenza inzuzo ngokukhokhisa abantu nyanga zonke ukuze bavune imifino epulazini lakhe elisedolobheni.
Uthi lo mbono uthandwa kakhulu emindenini ehlala eduze njengoba “uyindlela yomphakathi, hhayi indlela yokuhweba”.
Kodwa-ke, omunye umlimi wasemadolobheni, u-Mark Lee, uthi izindleko eziphakeme zenze ukuthi athuthele ebhilidini lezimboni elikhokhisa “okunganaki” okungukuthi irenti ephansi.
“Imifino ekugcineni iyimifino nje. Ungayithola ngekhwalithi entsha nengcono kakhulu kodwa kunomkhawulo wokuthi umuntu uzokhokha malini. Asikhulumi ngama-truffles lapha,” kusho uMnu Lee.
'Inkinga ekhona'
Amapulazi aphezu kophahla akuyona ukuphela kwendlela iSingapore ehlose ngayo ukukhulisa inani lokudla elikhulayo.
Imikhiqizo eminingi yakuleli etholakala emakhaya iphuma ezindaweni zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu ezixhaswa kakhulu wuhulumeni. Yayinamapulazi angama-238 anelayisensi ngo-2020, ngokwezibalo ezisemthethweni.
Amanye amapulazi asevele enenzuzo, futhi anganweba umkhiqizo wawo ukuze akhulise inzuzo, kusho i-Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
“Ukuphepha kokudla kuyinkinga ekhona eSingapore. Njengedolobha elincane elixhumeke emhlabeni jikelele elinezinsiza ezilinganiselwe, iSingapore isengcupheni yokushaqeka kwangaphandle kanye nokuphazamiseka kokuhlinzekwa kwezidingo,” kusho okhulumela i-SFA etshela i-BBC News.
"Kungakho kubalulekile ukuthi siqhubeke sithatha izinyathelo zokuvikela izinsiza zethu ezibalulekile," kusho okhulumela lo Mnyango.
Ngasekuqaleni konyaka, udaba lokuvikeleka kokudla kwagxila kakhulu eSingapore lapho amazwe amaningana esifundeni avinjelwe noma anqunyelwe ukuthunyelwa ngaphandle kokudla okubalulekile.
Ohulumeni abathembele ekuthengisweni kwamanye amazwe bazama ukuvikela ukudla kwabo njengoba impi yase-Ukraine nobhubhane lwenyusa izindleko zayo yonke into kusukela ekudleni okuyisisekelo kuya kuwoyela ongahluziwe.
Ngo-2030, iSingapore ihlose ukukhiqiza u-30% wokudla ekudla yona ngokwayo - ngaphezu kokuphindwe kathathu inani lamanje.
USolwazi William Chen wase-Singapore's Nanyang Technological University uthi kufanele kunikezwe ukwesekwa okwengeziwe emapulazini asemadolobheni.
“Kunezinyathelo ezikhona ezifana nezibonelelo zokukhiqiza ezivela ku-SFA, kanye nezimakethe zabalimi ezivamile ukukhuthaza abathengi ukuthi bathenge umkhiqizo omningi wasendaweni,” kusho uProf Chen, ongumqondisi wohlelo lwesayensi yokudla nobuchwepheshe enyuvesi.
“Mhlawumbe ukusiza abalimi bendawo ukuthi basebenzise ubuchwepheshe obulula… kungacatshangelwa,” usho kanje.
Nokho, u-Sonia Akter, umsizi kaprofesa e-Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, ukholelwa ukuthi izindleko eziphakeme zokusebenza kungenzeka zihlale ziyinselele enkulu kubalimi basemadolobheni.
“ISingapore ihlinzeka ngoxhaso oluningi nokwesekwa kwezezimali kosomabhizinisi abasebenza kule ndawo,” usho kanje.
"Umbuzo uthi la mapulazi azokwazi yini ukusebenza futhi ahwebe: asebenze kahle uma ukwesekwa kukahulumeni kuyeka ukuhamba."
Emuva ophahleni oluzungezwe amabhlokhi ombhoshongo phakathi nendawo yasemadolobheni yase-Singapore, uNksz Goh angase abonakale ekude nezolimo zendabuko.
Nokho, wenanela imizwa yezizukulwane zabalimi ezafika ngaphambi kwakhe: “Ukuyeka akuyona inketho. Lapho kuyinselele ngokwengeziwe, kuyoba okuvuza ngokwengeziwe.”
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