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NgoNhlolanja womnyaka odluleyo oka 2022 ikhansili yakoBulawayo yaqala ukusebenzisana lenkampani yeTandy Three lnternational ekubhadaleseni ukupaka izimota edolobheni lakoBulawayo. Lesi sinqumo sesidale ukukhonona okukhulu kuzulu. Amanye amadolobho anjenge leHarare lakho izimota ziyahlawuliswa kuthi nxa imota ingahlawulanga iyabotshwa ibisibhadaliswa amadola eMelika alikhulu lamatshumi amathathu US$132 ukuthi ikhululwe.
Umnunzana Thabo Ndlovu ingcwethi kwezomnotho uthi amabhizimusi amanengi asebaleka edolobheni esiya ngaphandle kwedolobho ngenxa yemali zokubhadalela indawo zokupaka imota.
"Ama sales within the CBD they have significantly come down kulamabusiness anjengamabank, fast food outlets amabusiness angafuniyo ukuthi umuntu apake isikhathi eside lawo ngingathi there are fairly not affected ugakhangela indawo ezijengabo haefelis ungakhangela itraffic eyayijwayele ukubakhona ayisekho ngoba abantu are trying to runaway from I parking. Ungakhangela njalo leoccupation yamabuildings kustreet esinjengo 5street between 12 kusiya ku6 Avenue wawjngatholi ishop ebavaccant kodwa khathesi nxa usumover around uzathola ama shop athize ngoba akusela business most of the business sebaleka ephuma laphana.”
Umnunzana Ambrose Sibindi isikhulumeli senhlanganiso yezakhamizi eyeBulawayo Progressive Residents Association uthi izitolo eziphakathi edolobheni azisatholi abathengi ngoba abantu bebalekela indawo zokupaka imota endaweni ezibhadaliswayo.
“Amaparking fees lawa asetshayile amanye amabhizimusi ngoba khathesi abanye abantu sokunzima ukuthi aphombukungena lemota edolobheni, ungananzelela kulabantu asebepaka izimota phansi khonale kubo batch street so uzathola ukuthi umuntu lwana nxa esengena adinge izitolo eziseduze kusitsho ukuthi izitolo eziphakathi sezilohlupho lokuthola abangathenga kubo.Amavendors abaseCBD bahlezi bagcwele indawo yonke bethengisa lalokhu okugcwele ezitolo so uzathola ukuthi kwenza lamabusiness athwale ubunzima ngoba abantu sebethenga phandle.”
Unkosikazi Pretty Mpofu omunye wabathengisa emkambo uthi ikhansili ifaka indawo zokuthengisela khatshana kulabantu.
“Ama street vendors yebo liqiniso ukuthi sebegcwele kuCBD area okwenza kwenzeke lokhu yikuthi iCity Council lapha efaka khona abantu ukuthi bathengisele khona akula business. Ama street vendors kusuka kube yikuthi lapho okukuCBD khona kulemovement kakhulu yabantu, angeke ngitsho ukuthi ayaphambanisa amaregestered business ngoba I customer ithenga lapha ezwa ikhululeke khona, phandle kuma street vendors uyathola ukuthi izinto zicheap ukwedlula phakathi emashop.”
Unkosikazi Helen Khumalo usomabhizimusi koBulawayo ukhuluma ngengugquko elethwe zimbhadalo zokutshiya imota endaweni ezihleliweyo.
“Ama parking fees lawa asesehlisele i Business. Mina ngi runner i restaurant, abantu bebefika badle bengajanga baphinde bafune lokunye phezulu. Kodwa khathesi umuntu se mindful nge sikhathi, nxa ukudla kungangani kuyaphuza ukufika sesicina sixabana lama customer ngoba egijimisa ukuthi isikhathi singa expire ese parking. Aluba nje bayakhangelisa i charging system yabo, lathi i Council isifake sibonisane ukuthi kungenziwa njani. Ngoba khathesi iqiniso yikuthi ibhizimisi ayisafani lakudala.”
Ikhansili yakoBulawayo yaqala uhlelo lokubhadalisa indawo yokupaka izimota edolobheni. Ngokufanayo ikhansili yedolobho leHarare layo yaqhatsha ikhampani yeCity Park ukuthi ihlawulise ukupaka edolobheni okusolwa kakhulu nguhulumende bethi kuyadula ikanti labamabhizimusi bayakusola lokhu. Abanye abalezimota zabo bakubona kunzima kakhulu lokhu ngoba kumele bebhadalele izimota zabo ngokunjalo amabhizimusi ayawa kancanekancane. Indawo zokuthengisela ezafakwa ngukhansili zaliwa nguzulu ngoba zingekho endleleni zabantu.
