Abatsha bathi kuzakuba nzima ukuqhatshwa kulandela ukukhutshulwa kweminyaka yokuzalwa yokuqhubekela phambili umuntu esebenza eZimbabwe.
Umthetho osanda kwethulelwa uzulu nguhulumende ulawula ukuba iminyaka yokuzalwa yokutshiya umsebenzi ikhutshulwe isuku iminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu – 65 yayafika kumatshumi ayisikhombisa – 70. Uhulumende kaMongameli Emmerson Mnangagwa kavezanga izizatho zokwenza lokhu, osokutshiye abasakhulayo besithi sokuzakuba nzima kakhulu eZimbabwe ukuthola imsebenzi njengoba okhulu labogogo sebekhangelelwe ukuhlala isikhathi eside besebenza.
Umthetho omutsha lo ukubeka sobala njalo ukuba abathatha umhlalaphansi bengakafikisi iminyaka yokuzalwa engamatshumi ayisikhombisa abasoze bethole ipentsheni eyeneleyo. Osakhulayo ohlala eMabvuku eHarare uKith Mauyo ukhathazwa linyathelo elithethwe nguhulumende.
“Umthetho lowu uveza sobala ukuba bafuna ukugcina amaxhegu lezalukazi thina sihawula singela okokwenza, yona imsebenzi ihlupha kangaka, ngabe uhulumende uyakukhangelisisa lokhu ikakhulu kithi abatsha.’’
Omunye osakhulayo owethukileyo nguNyasha Dube. “Lezi ngezinye izinto ezenza ukuba siye kwamanye amazwe ngoba elethu ilizwe lingasamukeli njengabasakhulayo. Umthetho nxa uqakathekisa abantu abavele besemsebenzini kungela ndlela zokuthi abafna lathi abadinga imsebenzi basekelwe angazi ukuthi bafuna kuthiweni. Kuyadanisa lokhu.”
Banengi abangahambelani lomthetho omutsha owethulwe nguhulumende. UGracious Mpala yena uthi kunengi okufunwa yizisebenzi hatshi ukuluphalela emsebenzini.
“Ukuthi abantu bahlale emsebenzini akufuni minyaka, kufuna ukuba kube lendlela ezingcono zokuba bathole ama medical aid lokuthenga izindlu lokunye hatshi ukuthi bahlaliswe iminyaka eminengi kangaka’’
Ababalisi abakunhlanganiso elwela amalungelo abo eyeAmalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe labo bayawusola umthetho lo. UThembakuye Moyo uthi kuyamangalisa okwenziwe nguhulumende.
“Indaba yokukhwezwa kweminyaka leyi ngumhlolo omkhulu. Uhulumende ufuna ukuba abantu badubeke baze bayekufa. Umuntu ole 65 uyabe evele esegugile, siphinde simnikeze eminye imnyaka emihlanu, lihlazo nje’’
Imizamo yokuthola umbono kahulumende ngaloludaba yehlule, iziphathamandla zikahulumende zisithi silobe incwadi ku-email kodwa umphathintambo kahulumende obona ngezemithetho uMnu. Ziyambi Ziyambi utshele iphephandaba leHerald ukuba uhulumende ufuna ukusebenzisa abantu asebelolwazi olweminyaka eminengi ukwedlula abatsha bona athi bayaphanga batshiye imsebenzi.
Amazwi la asekelwe nguMnu. John Ndlovu yena owasebenza kuhulumende isikhathi eside engumbalisi.
“Umthetho lowu muhle kakhulu kulabo abafuna ukupha ulwazi lwabo kuhulumende kumele bavunyelwe ukwenza njalo ngoba isilungu sithi ukubakwazi kwedlula isikolo lokuba mutsha.”
Kasenelisanga ukukhuluma ngodaba lolu loNkosikazi Sibusisiwe Zembe, umabhalani omkhulu kukomoshini ebona ngezisebenzi zikahulumende eyePublic Service Commission ongaphendulanga imbuzo esimthumele yona.
Ingcitshi kundaba zezisebenzi efundisa ekolitshini leUniversity of Zimbabwe, uMnu Lenoth Mlilo, uthi uhulumende kukhanya engani uzama ukwenza okutshiyeneyo phansi komthetho lo.
“Umthetho lowu ungabe ubekelwe ukuba uhulumende enelise ukuthola ulwazi lwalabo asebehlale isikhathi eside besebenza. Kodwa kuyaphazamisa labo abafuna ukuphumula kungabe kuyindlela kahulumende ukungafuni ukubhadala izisebenzi.”
Iziqondiso zomthetho lo zithi abakubutho labangamapholisa balakho ukuthatha umhlalaphansi sebeleminyaka yokuzalwa engamatshumi ayisithupha – 60. Abalwa impi yenkululeko bavunyelwa ukuthatha umhlalaphansi sebeleminyaka yokuzalwa engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu – 65.
Uhulumende uphinde wakhuphula iminyaka yokuthi amapholisa ahlale emsebenzini isiku emnyakeni engamatshumi amabili – 20 isiya kwengamatshumi amathathu – 30.
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