Abaphila ngokuthengisa badlala umacatshelana labezomvikela lapho abahamba bethengisa bethi bengekela ukwenza njalo, ngeke benelisa ukuphila phansi kweLockdown ngoba uhulumende engabaphathisi ngokudla behleli okwenyanga yonke bengasebenzi.
l-Zimbabwe iphakathi kwesiqondiso seCovid 19 Level 4 Lockdown okwenyanga yonke kaZibandlela osekutshiye inengi likhala ikakhulu abaphila ngokuthengisa bethi sebezabulawa yindlala hatshi iCovid.
Abaphila ngokuthengisa sebebuyele emsebenzini kodwa begijimisana lamapholisa
Ophila ngokuthengisa uMnu Never Bonde uthi sebehluphana labezomvikela ngoba kungavumi ukuthi baphongu hlala bengasebenzi.
“Lapha ukuhlukumeza phakathi kwamasotsha, amapholisa Labantu. Abantu bafuna ukuthengisa edolobheni kundawo abathengisela khona, Abantu bafuna ukuthengisa, balenkani bathi abafuni kuya kulockdown bahlale ezindlini bengaphumi phandle bedinga imali yikho sebehluphana lamapholisa lamasotsha.”
Esinye njalo isakhumuzi sakoBulawayo, uMnu. Bekithemba Sibanda uthi kudinga ukubambisana phakathi kukahulumende labantu kulimpi hatshi ukuhlukumezana
“Kuqakathekile ukuba abantu babambane lohulumende bamelane lokumemetheka kweCovid-19 ngokugqoka amamask lesocial distancing, laye uhulumende abone ukuba ezibhedlela yonke into imikahle hatshi ukuba kuqhubeke kuyindlela ekhona amanje akulanto enhle ezaphuma lapho.”
Ophila ngokuthengisa uJotina Lusinga uthi bahlukumezekile ngoba lohulumende akabaphathisi.
“Ilockdown leCovid isiphazamise ibhizimusi yami, sibhalelwa incwadi esebenza kanye njalo lohulumende wasipha kanye amakhulu ayisithupha ayeneli njalo wayethembise ukuba uzasipha inyanga zonke kodwa asiyitholanga.”
UNkosikazi Madade Ndlovu omunye njalo ophila ngokuthengisa uthi abasazi ukuthi benzeni.
“Sekulelockdown yesibili bengingakavuki kulockdown yakuqala, silahlekelwe kakhulu besingakangeni kubusiness .Kunzima ukuthi sihlale okwe30days asomalanga amancane yona iviki, khonokho ukuthi uthengisa ucatsha kunzima akukhulumeki sesizabona ngakho.”
Umqondisi wenhlanganiso yabaphila ngokuthengisa, eyeBulawayo Vendors and Traders Association uMnu Michael Ndiweni uthi bakhona uhulumende asebavumele ukuthengisa.
“Kube lombiko ovela kuhulumende othi abantu abathengisa izilimo emkambo bengayasebenza , banikwa indlela zokuthi bathole incwadi zokusebenza ukuze benelise ukudlula lapho okulamapholisa khona. Yikho sibonile abanye bevulile bethengisa. Ungakhangela emkambo okhona abavulileyo ngabathengisa izilimo. Kuyinto esiyamukelayo abantu bebesebevele bethwelel nzima bengasela lapho ababamba khona uma sebevulile sekulobubelo sebezaphila. Siyafisa ukuba ngabe abantu bayavulelwa lemikambo le abantu abangena Phakathi bageze izandla bahlale besthiyale isikhala. Siyazama ukuba sikhulumisane lohulumende avumele abantu ukuba bathengise.”
I-Zimbabwe ingene kulanga lesine lelockdown yamalanga angamatshumi amathathu kulandela ukuqhamuka njalo ngolaka lweCovid-19 okubangele ukuba labaphila ngokuthengisa kuthiwe bahlale emakhaya emizameni yokwenqabela ukumemetheka kwesifo lesi kodwa abaphila ngokuthengisa bathi akulula ukuhlala ekhaya ungadingi imali.