Kulabanye abantu eZimbabwe abathi bayakholisa namuhla ngosuku lweKhisimusi kube labanye njalo abazihlalele ezindlini besithi kabalamali yokuthenga ukudla.
Bayakholisa abalemali namuhla eHarare, Nkayi, Plumtree, Bulawayo lezinye indawo abathenge ezifela emlonyeni, banatha amanamunede lotshwala, bahlaba imbuzi lezinye izifuyo besenzela ukunanza usuku lweKhisimusi. UNkosikazi Ntando Maseko ohlala eNkayi uthi ihamba kamnandi iKhisimusi lonyaka.
“Konke kuhle kakhulu ngoba injiva zikhona, abantu bayazithabela, bezidlela lokuzinathela. Umumo wakhona uyathokozisa sibili, siyakholisa thina.”
LoMnu. Given Sibanda oseBulilima eMatabeleland South uthi loba izulu linile emini, lokhu akwenzanga ukuthi yena lemuli yakhe beyekele ukuyazilibazisa.
“Izulu lingaba libi kwabanye, kodwa lihle ngoba lizanceda izilimo lezifuyo zethu. Ikhefu leli lihle ngoba sithola isikhathi sokuhlangana njengemuli- abanye bavele emazweni afana leSouth Africa, Botswana lamanye. Thina sihambe ukuyazilibazisa sisemavinkilini.”
UNoluthando Ncube oleminyaka emine yokuzalwa, njalo ophiwe imvumo ngabazali bakhe yokukhuluma kuStudio 7, uthakazelela ezifela emlonyeni azidle namuhla.
“Mina ngidle irayisi lenkukhu, kuthi njalo nganatha lenamnede engilithandayo. Ngidle njalo lekeke.”
Kodwa uNkosazana Patience Mlambo ohlala eHarare uthi ayikho mnandi ngitsho lakancane iKhisimusi yalonyaka ngoba akalamali yokuzilibazisa.
“Siyazama sibili ukukholisa kodwa imali yiyo esilelayo. Kuyikuthi ibikhona, bekungeke ngatshona ngilapha endlini. Nxa kuqathaniswa lamanye amaKhisimusi, leyi iwomile sibili. Bengisithi yimi ngedwa engiwomelweyo, kodwa ngikhangela kuFacebook lakuWhatsApp, sibanengi uyazi.”
Loba ebhekane lobunzima uMaMlambo, kulabantu ababonakale bethenga okutshiyeneyo emkambo omkhulu eHarare belungiselela ukuyakholisa lemuli zabo labangane.
Endaweni yokugada amabhasi eMbare, bekugcwele phamu uzulu esiya endaweni ezitshiyeneyo.
IStudio 7 inanzelele njalo ukuthi abanikazi bamabhasi lezimota ezithwala uzulu, bakhuphule imali yokugada ngokuphindwe kabili kusukela ngoMvulo.
Lokhu kwenzakala lakoBulawayo okuhlala uMnu. Simba Malunga, obesemsebenzini namuhla. Kahambanga emaphandleni ukuyathakazelela iKhisimusi lomdeni wakhe.
“Yebo ngiqale ngokuya emsebenzini, kodwa sengiphendukile manje, njalo sengizithelele obuqandayo. Angeke ngathi ayihambi kuhle iKhisimusi yami. Ngilethemba lokuthi izaphela kuhle sibili.”
Kulabanye abalokhu besemsebenzini ngales’isikhathi sekhefu leKhisimusi. Omunye wabo nguNkosikazi Lungile Msipha, osebenza ehoteleni yeElenda Deluxe koNtuthu Ziyathunqa.
“Mina ngisasekhona emsebenzini njalo lapho wngisebenza khona, sizakuba lesikhathi esimnandi njengoba silezethekeleli ezikhona ezibuye ukuzozilibazisa. Sibatshengisa uthando olukhulu ngoba ngamakhosi lamakhosikazi. Ngifesela umuntu wonke nje iKhisimusi enhle kakhulu!”
Endaweni ezethekelelwe yiStudio 7, bekukholiswa okwamagama, abantu bewosa inyama, kunathwa utshwala njalo abanye begida beze betshaye idabhu.
Kuphose kwaba njengakudala abantu besahlezi kahle.
Kodwa kulabanye njalo abaswelayo abangatholanga yona imadlana yokuthenga amanamunede.
Kusenjalo, amapholisa agcwele indawo yonke emigwaqweni lapho akhuthaza abatshayeli bezimota ukuba behambe ngonanzelelo njalo benganathi utshwala.
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