AbeZimbabwe kweleBotswana bathi umnyaka ka 2020 ube ulukhuni ngenxa yemphicabadala eyi COVID-19, njalo abakhangelelanga inguquko ngesikhathi kulungiselelwa ukungena kumnyaka omutsha oka 2021.
Inhlanganiso ephathisa uzulu ngezikhathi zobunzima emhlabeni jikelele, eyeRed Cross Society kweleBotswana, ithi inengi labantu ababhekane lobunzima ngesikhathi seCOVID-19, kulelo lizwe ngabokuza.
Impilo ibe ilukhuni ngamandla kwabeZimbabwe asebehlala kweleBotswana, ikakhulu labo abaphila ngemisetshenzanyana labangela ngwalo ezisemthethweni zokuhlala lokuzebenza kulelozwe.
Umnunzana Andreas Sibindi oyisizalwane seZimbabwe esihlala eFrancistown, uthi akuzange kubelula ngoba abaphila ngemisetshenzanyana bevalelwe ngesikhathi sohlelo lweCovid 19 Lockdown.
“Umnyaka lo ube ungumnyaka onzima kakhulu kunengi labantu bakithi. Ikakhulu abakade bephila ngama piece jobs. Uma kule lockdown, akulalapho ongasila khona.”
Esinmye njalo isizalwane seZimbabwe, umnunzana Benjamin Sibanda okubhizimusi, uthi umnyaka ube uqalise kuhle kodwa kwasuka kwachitheka izitshebo ngesikhathi kuqhamuka iCovid-19 kweleBotswana ngoMbimbitho.
“Kuthe sekungene icorona into zonke zajika, ibhizimusi yangahambi kahle. Angizange ngitshone kangako, kodwa angisaphilanga ngendlela efaneleyo. U2020 ube ungumnyaka omubi.”
Kodwa uSibanda uthi noma nje kukhanya kunzima kungenwa kumnyaka omutsha, abantu sekumele bedinge indlela ezintsha zokuziphilisa.
“Kumele siguquke, angimesabi u2021, ungitshela ukuthi ngibe ngumuntu owahlukeleyo. Akuncedi ukuthi sitshone sikhala sisithi COVID.”
Unkosikazi Sindiso Sibanda uthi inengi labeZimbabwe ngabantu abazisebenzayo, ngakho bekungalula ikakhulu ngesikhathi abantu bevalelwe ezindlini, ngelockdown. Ukuthi okwaphathisayo yikuntintana kwabantu ngokubambana, ngesikhathi abokuza betshiywe ngaphandle.
“Okwababuhlungu yikuthi uhulumende weBotswana waphathisa izizalwane zakhe etshiya abokuza phandle. Kwasekungundonda zibonele, kodwa yithi laba sasila. Sesikhangelele kumnyaka ka 2021.”
Amathemba abanengi ayafiphila ngesikhathi inani labantu abatholokala beleCOVID-19 lisiya liqonga umhlaba wonke jikelele.
Sokutholakele njalo uhlobo olutsha lweCOVID-19 olubikwa lumemetheka ngesiqhubu esikhulu ukwedlula lolo oluvele solukhona, osekubone amanye amazwe ephindela kunhlelo zokuvala izigaba kumbe ilizwe lonke zamaLockdown.
Lokhu kukhathaza inengi labeZimbabwe asebehlala kweleBotswana abacabanga ukuthi imngcele ingaphanga ivalwe, ikakhulu ngemva kokutholakala komhlobo omutsha weCOVID-19, elizweni elingumakhelwane eleSouth Africa.
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