GABORONE - Abadabuka eZimbabwe abahlala kwele Botswana bathi kulutshwane abangakuthakazelela ngesikhathi ilizwe linanza imnyaka engamatshumi amane lanthathu – 43 kazibuse.
Ihofisi yommeli weZimbabwe kwele Botswana ithi kuzaba ledili kuyonale iviki kuyindlela yokunanza usuku lukazibuse. Kodwa inengi elizithola likwele Botswana lingelababalekela ubunzima besimo somnotho ekhaya, lithi aliboni sizatho sokuthakazelela lolusuku. Omunye wabo kunguNkosazana Sindiso Sibanda, ohlala esigodlweni eGaborone.
“Sikhangelele usuku lukazibuse, sizabe sijabula sihlangene njengezizalwane zeZimbabwe. Kodwa akutsho ukuthi siyabe sijabulela i Independence. Uzibuse wabuya sibili kodwa kasiboni ukuthi usinceda ngani yikho sigcwele indawo zonke, ngakho asijabuleli uzibuse, sijabulela ukubuthana sihlangene njengabantu beZimbabwe.”
UMnu. Cephas Tshuma, owenhlanganiso yeZimbabwe Community in Botswana, uthi kubuhlungu ukuthi kulalabo abafela ukukhulula ilizwe, kodwa impilo yabanzima kusukela sokulozibuse.
“Uma sikhuluma ngendaba ye Independence, kulengoma ethi moyeni kwakukubuhlungu. Uyabona ukuthi abazali bethu ngamaqhawe. Kodwa ungakhangela lapho esivela khona uzabona ukuthi indwangu yakhutha ugatsha.
Inengi leZimbabwe elaphuma elizweni langena emazweni afana leBotswana, selabalemuli abanye abantwana sebesizwa ngendumela kuphela ukuthi ekhaya kwake kwakhonjwa ngophakathi. Esinye isizalwane seZimbabwe esileminyaka engamatshumi lasikhombisa, elece ukuba ingavezwa igama, uthi kuyadanisa ukuzwa ngembali yeZimbabwe ukuthi kwakulilizwe loluju lobisi.
“Usuku lolu lusuku esikhangele okwenziwa ngokhokho bethu belwela inkululeko yelizwe. Uhlupho yidaba esizizwa zikhulunywa ngeZimbabwe kodwa esikukhangeleyo asikuboni.”
Abanye abafana loMnu. Ntokozo Thebe bathi kade sebeze bakhohlwa ukuthi kulelanga likazibuse.
"Besengikhohliwe ukuthi lusuku lwe Independence ngoba kimi umhlaka 18 angazi ukuthi kuphawulani, mhlawumbe labo abaseZimbabwe kukhona abangakuthakazelela.”
Kodwa okubandla leZanu PF, uMnu. Peter Matangi uthi kunengi okungathakazelelwa nguzulu ngesikhathi kunanzwa usuku lukazibuse.
"Kulezizatho zonke ukuthi sithakazelele uzibuse, abantu khathesi bayenelisa ukuvota, bayenelisa ukukholisa umnotho ongabandlululiyo, njalo umnotho uyatshengisa ukuthi usuqala ukwenza kuhle."
Lokhu kugcizelelwe ngowentsha yeZANU PF koBulawayo, umnunzana Addington Mpofu.