Abatsha bathi kababoni ukuthi bazakholisa lonyaka njengakudala ngesikhathi sekhefu leKhisimusi ngenxa yokuswela imali yokuthenga ezifela emlonyeni, izigqoko lokuzijabulisa kwezomgido labangane kanye lezihlobo.
Omunye wabatsha okhulume leStudio 7 osakhulayo nguRichard Moyo ohlala eBudiriro eHarare othi kuzakubanzima ukuthi athenge isinkwa asifake ijemu lemagarine, apheke i-rice elenkukhu ekhanzingiweyo njalo anathe ithiye ejiyileyo ngoba kalamali. Uthi usekhohlwe ngokuthenga izigqoko zeKhisimusi ngoba kala yona icenti yokuthenga isitiki sometshisi.
“Ikhisimusi yalonyaka inzima kakhulu ngoba asilamali yokuthenga okudingakalayo lokunatha amanamunede lababanye yikhisimusi ngebizo nje.”
UPanashe Sibindi osebenza ukuthunga izicathulo enzikini yedolobho leHarare ukusimo esifanayo.
“Okwalonyaka akwejayeleki. Ungakhangela nxa siqhathanisa leminye iminyaka edolobheni akuphithizela lokuphizela. Sikhangelele ukuba sizatshona silele ezindlini sicabanga ngodubo lwethu.”
Banengi abafana loPanashe kanye loRichard abathi akusakhulumeki ngokuthakazelela ikhefu leKhisimusi kulez’insuku. UTafadzwa Majoni, odabuka eZhombe, uthi ujayele ukwethekelela ekhaya ngekhefu leli kodwa lonyaka kuzakubanzima ukwenza lokhu.
“Mina amakhisimusi onke ngijwayele ukuya ekhaya. Lonyaka ngizabe ngise Harare ngoba angilamali eyokugada ibhasi ukuba ngiyebona abadala. Akulula.”
Omunye osakhulayo ongumbalisi uthi imali ayihole kulinyanga ayimvumeli ukuba athakezelele ikhefu leKhisimusi njengenhlalayenza.
“Imali ebe siyihola lonyaka kayizange yenele ukuba ngibeke imali eceleni ukuze ngilungiselele ikhefu njengalokho okwenzakala minyaka yonke.”
Kulabanye abadonsa nzima abathi bazakwenza konke okusemandleni abo lonyaka ukuthi bethakazelele ikhefu leKhisimusi. Omunye wabo nguTapiwa Zimuto ohlala eHarare.
“Impilo yakhona ayikho lula kodwa ngizazama ukuba ngikholise labangane bami ngokulutshwane engilakho. Akukho lula kodwa ngizazama ngazo zonke indlela ukuba lekhefu elimnandi.”
Abantu abanengi bathi kufunakala phose amakhulu amabili amadollar – US$200 eyokuthenga ezifela emlonyeni, izigqoko lokunye ngesikhathi sekhefu leKhisimusi. Bathi kayibambeki imali le eZimbabwe okungatholakali imisebenzi ngenxa yesimo esibi somnotho.
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