Uhlupho lokusilela kwamabhasi athwala izisebenzi zomsebenzi oqakathekileyo, ezivunyelwa ukungena edolobheni awenkampani yeZUPCO sokubangela ukuthi abantu bephule iziqondiso zokungasondelani duze laduze isocial distancing ngoba behlala bebuthene belinde amabhasi okwehlisa amathuba okulwisana lokuthelelanwa komkhuhlane weCOVID-19.
Lanxa ekhona amabhasi aweZupco ahambayo abantu bakhala ngokuthi bama isikhathi eside bewalindele bebuthene bebanengi okubafaka engozini yokuthi bathole umkhuhlane weCOVID-19.
Unkosikazi Nesisa Ncube isakhamuzi sakoBulawayo uthi balinda isikhathi eside ukuze bagade amabhasi la.
‘‘Uhlupho esihlangana lalo yikuthi esikhathini esinengi sisuka sime laphana abanye omama abayabe bemile laphana ngomama abazithweleyo abanye bengani abaphilanga kuhle emzimbeni, esikhathini esinengi nxa sebeme isikhathi eside abanye bayabe sekungani abasezwa kuhle lanxa kunjalo. Amabhasi ayabe ephuza ukubuya umuntu uyabe eselayinini kwesinye isikhathi angafinyeleli ukungena ebhasini ukuze kube lula lathi sihambe sikhululekile.”
Umnunzana Shelton Msimanga uthi basengozini yokuthelelana lumkhuhlane ngoba bama kakhulu belixuku belindele amabhasi abangaziyo ukuthi ayabuya sikhathi bani.
“Ukulindela ibhasi kuyafanana ungaze ube usuka elokitshini kumbe uvela etown usiya elokitshini ngoba kuzozonke izikhathi uyalinda ungazi ukuthi izadlula sikhathi bani. Ngabe mhlawumbe kuyaziwa ukuthi idlula every hour ukuthi ma kutshaya u10 susiyalindela, kuyatshaya u11 susiya lindela khathesi nxa uselokitshini uyalinda ulinde ungazi ukuthi izaze ibuye yini lanxa usetown siyalinda silinde khonapho kodwa ibhasi ingabuyi singazi ukuthi ibus izaze ibuye sikhathi bani. Ngokunye okubangela ukuthi abantu bacine beminyana emabhasini ngoba bengazi ukuthi ibhasi abyilindeleyo ingaphi.”
Umnunzana Leopold Munhende uthi amabhasi malutshwana kakhulu aweneli abantu bonke abaya emsebenzini.
“Kunzima sibili ngoba amaqueue akhona emabhasini lawa oZUPCO esawaphiwa nguHulumende makhulu kakhulu made kakhulu mina ngingene kuqueue ngo14.30 ngaze ngagada ibus ngo 17:35 after about 3 hours. Bekulebus eliyi one kuphela belibuya lihambe liphenduke ngapha abantu bebe over 100 lona lithwala about 22 people ngoba besithi kumele kube le social distancing ebhasini. UHulumende kangezelele amabhasi nxa efuna abantu labo behambe kungcono sibili.”
Omunye oyisisebenzi esingamanga ukuya emsebenzini umnunzana Mthulisi Moyo uthi ma umuntu etshayisa kumbe esiya emsebenzi akumelanga ame kakhulu elinde imota.
‘‘Siyabonga uHulumende wasibona ukuthi si essential njengokukhuma kwabo ukuthi sisebenze kodwa si essential njalo siba lamaline amade okuthi sibuyele emakhaya ethu.Njengakithi ecowdry ngapha uma elayinini for 3 hours or more ibhasi ingakabuyi uyezwa kuthiwa baye kulunch kumbe baye ngaphi ume ume. Kubuhlungu ukuthi wena uvela emsebenzini udiniwe uqede lapho ume elayinini, ngendlela okume ngakhona kubuhlungu siyacela besibone ba add amabhasi.’’
Imizamo yokukhulimisana labakahulumende abangabanikazi benkampani yeZUPCO, yehlule ngoba bebengadobi incingo zabo njalo bebelokhe bengakaphenduli imbuzo ethunyelwe yiStudio 7 kumakhalekhukwhini enkundleni yokukhulumisana eyebulenjini eyeWhatsapp.
Izisebenzi zikaHulumende kwezinye inhlangothi ezingamanga ukuya emsebenzini ngoba zincedisa endaweni esitshiyeneyo ziveze ukukhathazeka ngokusilela kwendlela zokuhambisa emsebenzini kanye lokubuyela emizini zisithi lokhu kumele kuhlolisiswe kabanzi ukuze kungatholakali abantu bebuthene besendolene loba ukuminyezelana belinde amabhasi besephula iziqondiso zesocial distancing.
Laloba kulobunzima kwezinto zokuhambisa abantu bazimisele ukuthi bahambe emisebenzini yabo kodwa becela ukuthi amabhasi ayengezwe kumbe kufakwe amkhombi ukuthi bengaminyani ukuthi umkhuhlane lo osebekayo ungamemetheki elizweni.