Izwe elimaphakathi ne-Afrika licabanga ukuthatha izinyathelo zomthetho ngokumelene nesikhondlakhondla sezobuchwepheshe saseMelika i-Apple uma singakucacisi ukwakheka kochungechunge lwazo lokuhlinzeka ngezimbiwa endaweni yalo.
Abameli abamele iDemocratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) baveze ukuthi bathumele imibuzo enkampanini engumzali i-Apple yaseMelika nasemagatsheni ayo eFrance ngenyanga edlule, befuna ukucaciselwa ukuthi ngabe Apple yayithola izinsimbi zemikhiqizo yayo ezindaweni zempi empumalanga ye-DRC.
The Republic of Democratic Republic of Congo ibhekwa njengomkhiqizi ohamba phambili we-cobalt - isici esibalulekile kumabhethri asetshenziswa ezinhlobonhlobo zezinto zikagesi ezithengwayo njengama-smartphones nezimoto zikagesi, emhlabeni. Eminyakeni edlule, izwe elimaphakathi ne-Afrika libhekane nodlame lwangaphakathi oluqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi esifundeni esisempumalanga, oludalwe amaqembu amaningi ahlomile, okuhlanganisa namavukelambuso e-M23, ahileleke ezingxabanweni nohulumeni mayelana nokutholakala kwezinsiza.
Ithimba lezomthetho elivela e-Washington Amsterdam & Partners LLP kanye ne-Bourdon & Associes e-Paris lithe isiqhwaga saseMelika sihlale sithule futhi sehlulekile ukuphendula noma ukuvuma ukuthola uhlu lwemibuzo nakuba umnqamulajuqu wamaviki amathathu wokuphendula usuphelelwe yisikhathi.
I-Amsterdam & Partners LLP isanda kukhipha umbiko othi izinkampani eziningi namaqembu ahlomile bezibandakanye ekushushumbisweni okungemthetho kwezimbiwa endaweni eyayiyikoloni yaseBelgium. Lezi zimbiwa phansi kuthiwa zizothuthwa zidlule eRwanda, Uganda, naseBurundi, lapho bese zigezwa futhi zifakwe ohlelweni lokuhlinzekwa kwempahla emhlabeni jikelele.
Le nkampani yezomthetho iqambe ngokuqondile izinkampani zobuchwepheshe ezivelele njenge-Apple, Intel, Sony, kanye ne-Motorola, ithi zaziswe ukuthi izinsimbi ezizithola eRwanda empeleni zitholakala eDemocratic Republic of Congo ngaphansi kwezimo zokuxhashazwa ngobudlova.
Inkampani yabameli isole u-Apple ngokuqondile ngokudayisa imikhiqizo yezobuchwepheshe ekhiqizwa kusetshenziswa izimbiwa phansi ezitholakala endaweni lapho abantu bendawo bebekezelela ukwephulwa kwamalungelo abantu okunzima.
I-Apple ike yasho phambilini ukuthi ayizibandakanyi ekuthengeni okuqondile noma ekutholeni amaminerali ayisisekelo.
Embikweni okhishwe ngonyaka odlule, u-Apple waphawula ukuthi abukho ubufakazi obanele bokusekela isimangalo sokuthi noma yiziphi izincibilikisi noma izinto zokucwenga ezibandakanyeka ekukhiqizeni ithini, i-tantalum, i-tungsten, negolide esekelwa ngokuqondile noma ngokungaqondile amaqembu ahlomile e-DR Congo. noma izifunda eziseduze.
Muva nje, isicelo esifakwe enkantolo yezikhalazo zaseMelika efuna ukuba i-Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, kanye noTesla baphendule ngokusemthethweni ngezinsolo zokubandakanyeka kwabo ekusetshenzisweni kwezingane emisebenzini yezimayini ze-cobalt e-DR Congo sachithwa amajaji.