Abantu abahlala duzane leHwange National Park lezinye izihonqo zenyamazana zendle bathi bathwele nzima lonyaka njengeminyaka edluleyo ngoba ziphelile izifuyo zabo ezibulewe zimpisi, izilwane, amaganyana lezinye inyamazana eziquma santando emizini yabo zidinga amanzi, amadlelo lezifuyo.
Inyamazana zendle lazo, okugoqela indlovu, zibulewe yikuswelakala kwamanzi lamadlelo.
Abenhlanganiso yeWildlife and Environment Zimbabwe, Matabeleland Branch, babika ukuba inani lenyamazana lehlile e Hwange National Park ngenxa yesomiso esikhulu esidalwe yisikhudumezi somkhathi se-El Nino.
Uphenyo olusanda kwethulwa yinhlanganiso le luveza ukuba iHwange National Park isele lendlovu ezedlula kancane inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili -22 000, okulinani elehlileyo nxa kuqathaniswa lakumnyaka ophelileyo lapho abenza uphenyo lokubala bathola ezifika phose inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu -29 000.
AbeZimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority babika ukuba ezinye indlovu zitholakale zifile esihonqweni lesi ngenxa yokuswelakala kwamanzi lamadlelo.
Isikhulumeli seZimparks, uMnumzana Tinashe Farawo, uthi kusukela ngoNcwabakazi bathungatha bafica indlovu ezedlula ikhulu lamatshumi amabili - 123 zifile.
“Wonkumuntu uyazi ngokwenzakala ezihonqeeni zethu ngesimo sendlala. Thina sibone ezingu 123 zifile, okuyikutsho ukuba uphenyo lolu lungabe lusitsho ukuba mhlawumbe ezinye zaga, ezinye zaya kwezinye indawo kumbe kababalanga zonke, kodwa njengoba sisebenza sonke bazazosichazela.”
UFarawo ubike njalo ukuba lonyaka izinga lokuzingelwa kwendlovu ngokungekho emthethweni kwehlile.
“Asibanga lohlupho lolu umnyaka wonke. Angithi kusukela ngo 2020, inani leli liyehla kakhulu. IHwange siyayazi yayilohlupho lokuzingela, kodwa ngokusebenza kwethu sithungatha, uhlupho lolu alusekho. Osekusele yindlala, njalo sibangele ukuba sithole imbiko lembiko yokufuthelana phakathi kwabantu lenyamazana zethu ngoba zifiohla zisiyadinga ukudla lamanzi ebantwini.”
Lokhu kufakazwa nguMnumzana Phumlani Ndlovu wesigabeni seBH10 eHwange.
“Ngoba lakhathesi inkomo azikho, ungezwa kuthiwa sibanjwe yisilwane. Ukulala vele phandle bana kwazi ukuthi awuselayo. Sekumele sihlale sikhona ekhaya. Indlovu asisakhulumi ngembhida yethu lemasimini kulalwa kulindiwe ngenxa yazo.”
Sixoxe njalo loMnumzana Dumisani Khumalo, owagwazwa yinyathi eyayilandela inkomokazi zikamakhelwane wakhe. Uthi kuvamile ukulinywazwa kwabantu zinyamazana lezi, lenhlalo nje kayisemnandi.
“Inkomo zehlile ngenani lazo bantu babelenkomo ezinengi kakhulu. Eminye imizi bezedlula 20-30 kodwa ngenxa yendlala le human wildlife conflict imhlambi seyahle akusela olenkomo ezifika 30.”
Ukhansila wesiqintini seKachechethe uMnumzana Given Moyo uthi kuyethusa okwenzakala esigabeni sakhe.
“Akuphileki iHwange yonke nje. Kulokufuthelana okukhulu kakhulu, phezu kwalokhu abantu ababadalwa ukudlelwa. Banengi asebevale izibaya ngoba kugcwele indlovu, amakhanka, impisi kanye lezilwane. Sigisa ukuba uhulumende ku Bill entsha akhangele indaba ze compensation.”
Amagqwetha enhlanganiso yeZimbabwe Environmental Lawyers’ Association athi ukufuthelana okukhona phakathi kwenyamazana zendle labantu lokhe kuqhubekela phambili. Bathi kubangelwa yikugugudeka kwamadlelo, ukuswelakala kwamanzi ezihonqweni, ukungabiyelwa kwazo kanye lokukhudumala komkhathi.
Abohlangothi olweZimParks babika okufanayo besithi kusukela ngomnyaka ka2019 kusiyabamba kodluleyo, kwafa abantu abangamakhulu amathathu -300 ababulawa zinyamazana zendle kwalimala njalo inani elifanayo.
Phakathi kweminyaka le, bathi inyamazana zendle zadla inkomo ezifika phose amakhulu ayisikhombisa-697, imbuzi ezedlula ikhulu-113 kanye labobabhemi abalikhulu lamatshumi amabili.
Inhlanganiso yezemvelo ebona ngokwenzakala emazweni wonke eye International Union for Conservation of Nature, yafaka umthetho ngomnyaka ka 1989 onqabela amazwe ukuba athengise impondo zendlovu, ubhejane lezinye kulandela ukunanzelelwa kobungozi bokutshabalala kwemvelo.
Kodwa abeZimparks bayakuphikisa lokhu besithi yikho okubangela ukufuthelana phakathi kwabantu lenyamazana zendle ngoba bengelamali yokubiyela izihonqo kanye lokuzembela imigodi yamanzi lokunye nje okuphathelane lokulondolozwa kwemvelo.