Ngokutsho kwizibalo zamasiko, ukususela ngoJanuwari ukuya kuFebruwari 2021, ukuthunyelwa ngaphandle kwelaphu lomqhaphu kwilizwe lam kuye kwafikelela kwi-1.252 yeebhiliyoni zeemitha, ukwanda kwe-36.16% ngexesha elifanayo kulo nyaka uphelileyo. Phakathi kwazo, ukunyuka kwenyanga nenyanga bekuyi-16.58% ngoJanuwari kwaye ukwehla kwenyanga nenyanga bekuyi-36.32%. Xa kuthelekiswa neminye iminyaka kwizibalo, inani elipheleleyo lokuthumela ngaphandle kwelaphu lomqhaphu ukusuka ngoJanuwari ukuya kuFebruwari ngo-2020/21 liphantsi kunalo ngo-2017/18 kwaye liphezulu kuneminye iminyaka.

Ngokubanzi, umthamo wokuthumela ngaphandle kwelaphu lomqhaphu unyuke ngoJanuwari nangoFebruwari. Ngenxa yomthamo omncinci wokuthumela ngaphandle kwelaphu lomqhaphu ngexesha loMnyhadala waseNtwasahlobo eTshayina. Xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo kulo nyaka uphelileyo, umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwempahla yekotoni kulo nyaka unyuke kakhulu.