Ihofisi yommeli weZimbabwe kweleBotswana isiqale ukunikeza incwadi zokuhambisa, ama Emergency Travel Documents (ETDs) kulabo abahlala kweleBotswana okungekho emthethweni, ukuze benelise ukuya ekhaya ngesikhathi sekhefu lekhisimusi njalo kulwiswe ukumemetheka komkhuhlane weCOVID-19.
Lokhu kwenziwa ngemva kokunanzelela ukuba inengi labantu abangena eBotswana okungekho emthethweni, lisebenzisa iganga ukuchapha umngcele bephindela ekhaya, okufaka impilo zabo engozini, kukanti njalo abahlolwa ukuthi baleCoronavirus loba hatshi.
Ihofisi yommeli weZimbabwe ithi iyenze yonke imizamo ukuze abantu behambe bekhululekile, njalo basenzise imngcele okusemthethweni.
Lokhu, kuyindlela yokwenqabela ukumemetheka komkhuhlane weCOVID-19, kanye lokuvikela impilo zabo ngoba ngezinye izikhathi, kulezikliwi ezitholakala emngceleni yamazwe womabili.
Inyathela lokuphathisa abahlala eBotswana okungekho emthethweni ukuthi baphindele ekhaya kungelamigoqo, iyamukelwe linengi, okugoqela umnunzana Stanley Ncube.
“Kuyajabulisa ukuthi iEmbassy isithethe inyathelo lokunceda abantu bakithi ukuthi benelise ukuchapha okusemthethweni. Lokhu kuzanceda amazwe womabili ukuthi eyenelise ukuhlola abantu kumkhuhlane weCOVID-19, ukuze bangayithelela abanye ekhaya.”
Kodwa uNcube uthi abanye abakhatshana lehofisi yommeli weZimbabwe, balakho ukuchapha.
“Incwadi ye ETD ibhadalelwa P350 okutsho ukuthi kumele kuyehlawulwa eEmbassy. Kutsho labo abangaphandle kweGaborone kuzamele bagade bayefika ehofisini, indleko zokuyifika, kungatsho ukuthi inengi lezehluleka, becine besiyachapha egangeni.”
Umnunzana Andreas Sibanda uthi kuqakathekile ukuthi abantu bachaphe imngcele endaweni ezisemthethweni, ukwenqabela ukumemetheka komkhuhlane weCOVID-19.
“Inyathela leli siyalamukela kakhulu. Kumele sikhumbule ukuthi silwisana lomkhuhlane weCOVID-19, lapho okumele kwaziwe ukuthi ubani uvele ngaphi. Uma abantu beseqa umngcele, kuba nzima ukulwisana lalo mkhuhlane. Njalo eyinye indaba yikuthi oguluva bakhona egangeni, bayabathathela imphahla yabo lemali.”
Ukuze bathole incwadi zama ETDs, abeZimbabwe kumele bahlawule imali enganga maPula angamakhulu amathathu lengxenye (iP350).
Incwadi zokuhambisa lezi yizo abazazisebenzisa ukuthi bengene endaweni ezitshiyeneyo zempilakahle ukuthi bayehlolwa ukuthi abalamkhuhlane weCOVID-19, ngaphambi kokuba bathole imvumo yokuthi bachaphe umngcele.
Kulenani eliphezulu labantu beZimbabwe elingena eBotswana okungekho emthethweni, njalo ngesikhathi sekhefu lekhisimusi, inengi liyaphindela ekhaya.
