Abalimi ezigabeni ezitshiyeneyo zeNkayi bakhala ngokuhlaselwa yimihogoyi edla umumbu osanda kumila besithi lokhu kuzadala ukuthi beqhubeke bebhekane lendlala futhi lonyaka.
UMnu. Norman Ndebele, ukhansila kaWard 28, egoqela isigaba seNdleko, iAmosi, iNhlekisa leNjombolo uthi izulu lithe liqala izakhamizi zaphanga zatshaya ugatshompo izilimo zamila kuhle, kodwa uhlupho oselukhona ngolwemihogoyi le eyohlobo lwe-fallarmy worm.
“Balima abantu kwaphuma kuhle kodwa kwaphuma ubudli kungani yimhogoyi elobulembu kwathanyela kwasala kungelalutho, akulalutho. Kusenjalo kwabuya izulu lesikhukhula sakhukhula konke okwakukhona amagodi avaleka abantu sebeqalise kutsha abanye kabalankomo begebha phakathi kwenkotha.”
Isakhamuzi seMenda uNkosikazi Sithengisiwe Sibanda, ongunobhala kasobhuku uLiver Khumalo, uthi ubudli lobu sebubisela njalo izakhamizi kusimo sendlala efana leyomyaka ophelileyo.
“Imhogoyi le imnengi kakhulu asisakwazi ukuthi pho kuzavunwa yini ngoba idla umumbu umncane.”
Phezu kwemihogoyi le, uMaSibanda uthi babhekane njalo lodubo lwenswintila lamagenga.
“Amagenga ezindlini ayawona utshani, labo kabukho ukuthi buzasikwa kufulelwe.Ukuthi kubangelwa yini asazi zinengi kakhulu. Njengalokhu okudla umumbu hayi asazi ukuthi kufunani.”
Esinye njalo isakhamuzi seMenda uMnu Jeffery Sibanda, ohlala kuWard 19, laye ukhala ngodubo olufanayo.
“Inyeza zibekhona zabhokoza izihlahla, ufica ukuthi nxa kuvunguza umoya seziqamuka khonapho ezinye zahle zoma nje phezulu.Inswintila zikhona njalo lazo ziyaphanda amazambane, ondlubu lokuluma bantu lamagenga ayadla inhlanyelo yethu, izindlu...”
Osaphethe isikhundla somholi wohlangothi olubona ngezokulima eMatabeleland North olweAgritex uMnu Thulani Ndlovu, uthi imihogoyi le isisabalele ezigabeni zalumhlubulo ezibalisa eBubi, eMguza kanye laseLupane.
“Ngiyakhuthaza kakhulu ukuthi lidinge usizo kubalimisi elihlala labo kuma ward, njengomlimi lawe ulomlandu ukuthi nxa uvuka ekuseni ungene amasimini ukhangele ukuba inhliziyo ayidliwangwa yini.”
UNdlovu ukhuthaze izakhamizi ukuba zikhulumisane labalimisi ezigabeni zazo ngendlela zokulwisana lemihogoyi le njalo zithenge imithi eziyabe zixwayiswe ukuthi ziyisebenzise. Uthi uhulumende kenelisi ukufinyelela wonke umlimi odinga usizo lwemithi.
EleZimbabwe liphakathi kwendlala ebangelwe yikungani kuhle kwezulu nyakenye ehlasele abantu abayizigidi phose eziyisitshiyangalombili, 7.7 million.
Inhlanganiso ebona ngokuselela abalambayo emhlabeni jikelele eyeWorld Food Program ithi indlala izaqhubeka idlangile eZimbabwe lonyaka njalo ithi idinga imali engangeUS$138 million yokuthengela abalambayo ukudla.
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