Izakhamizi zakoBulawayo ziveza ukukhathazeka okukhulu ngokungabuthwa ngesikhathi kwezibi bethi lokhu kulakho ukudala ukuqhamuka kweminye imikhuhlane nanku idolobho lingelinye elihamba phambili kundawo ezilenani eliphezulu labatholakala beleCovid-19.
Inengi labantu bakoBulawayo lithi imizi eminengi yaleli dolobho ikakhulu emalokitshini lenzikini yedolobheni akusakhangeleki ngoba sokulengcekeza ndawana yonke edolobheni ebelidume ngokulondoloza ukuhlanzeka elizweni lonke, ikakhulu ngalezi zikhathi ilizwe lomhlaba jikelele usesabela umonakalo odalwa yikuqhamuka kwe-COVID-19.
Olwela amalungelo oluntu umqondisi weHabakkuk Trust, uMnu Dumisani Nkomo usola ukungabuthwa kwezibi enzikini yedolobho lasemakhaya ezakhamizi.
“sesilenkinga koBulawayo esikhathini esinengi sesilengcekeza indawo yonke amabhimi awaneli sekulobutshapha njalo lekhansili ayisabuthi izibi futhi sekumele ijezise abangcolisayo ngoba uBulawayo wayeyindawo ehlanzekileyo. Akube lezijeziso, ukungalahli izibi mahlayana sigcine uBulawayo ehlanzekile.”
UNkosazana Siphiwe Nyathi isakhamuzi seSizinda koBulawayo uthi kumele umanisiphala abone ukuthi angathathwa nyathelo bani ukulungisisa lumumo.
“Besicela ukuthi iKhansili isincede eSizinda abathwali izibi kumbe labo sebavalelwa yilockdown. Asisakwazi ukuthi bayathwala kumbe hatshi ngoba kuzathi ukunuka izibi emakhaya lokuswela yonke into sicela isibuthele izibi.”
Isikhulumi sekhansili yedolobho lakoBulawayo, uNkosikazi Nesisa Mpofu uthi umanisiphala usesenelisa ukubutha izibi kanye ngemva kwamaviki amabili.
“Ukubuthwa kwezibi emalokitshini silazo izimota ezibutha izibi Kanye ngemva kwamaviki amabili uma sinanzelela amafutha ezimota ayasilela sekunzima ukuba sibuthe izibi maviki onke.”
UNkosikazi Mpofu uqhubekele phambili ekhuthaza izakhamizi ukuthi lazo zidlale indima ekulondolozeni leli dolobho lihlanzekile ngoba labo babhekane lenhlupho ezithize ezenza bengenelisi ukuthwala izibi ngeviki njengemvama.
“Sicela singalahli izibi zethu zamaviki amabili mahlayana njalo edolobheni kulabantu abavula izibi ezilende ukuthwalwa yizimota zethu kuele zihambe ngesikhathi kodwa udubo ngamafutha ezimota asilelayo Kanye lemaliengekhoyo lobanje singasabuthi izibi njengakuqala.”
Ikhansili yakoBulawayo okwamanje ikhala ngokuthi ibhekane lodubo lwamafutha ezimota ezithwala izibi osekubangele ukuba izibi zingabuthwa njengemvama. Leli dolobho lithi njalo umthwalo wokumelana lokumemetheka kweCovid-19 wenza kube nzima ngamandla ukuthi basebenzele izakhamizi kundingeko ezinje lokubuthwa kwezibi. Bathi bayalwazi loludubo kodwa njengoBulawayo kumele kube lokubambisana phakathi kwezakhamizi lomanisiphala ukuze kuvinjwe ukuqhamuka kweminye imikhuhlane phezu kwalowo ovele ukhona osusenza abantu bahlalele evalweni, oweCovid 19.