Abaphila ngokuthengisa bathi abaselalo ithemba lokuba uhulumende uzabanika imali yokubancedisa ngesikhathi lapho ilizwe liphansi kweziqondiso zeLockdown okunengi elizweni kuvaliwe bengenelisi ukusebenza bephilise imuli zabo.
Uhulumende wazise ukuba uzophathisa abaphila ngokuthengisa ngesikhathi seLockdown ngokubapha imali ukuze labo benelise ukunakekela imuli. Kodwa isikhathi sesiside belokhe belindile osokubenza balahle ithemba.
Umqondisi wenhlanganiso emele abaphila ngokuthengisa eyeBulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) umnumzana Mike Ndiweni uchasisa ngesimo abakiso.
“Imali le ebithenjiswe abantu abazisebenzayo ayikabuyi, sesilahlile ithemba. Sibona besivalwa amehlo ngobulembu, akula lutho sesibona engani kudlalwa ngathi nje. Amalanga lokhe edlula kungasakhulunywa ngayo so sinakana ukuthi besivalwa nje, besisithi kumbe kodwa abantu abasela themba vele sebezenzela nje izinto zabo ukuthi ilanga litshone nje liphume.”
UNdiweni uqhubeka ethi kunje inengi labo lokhe behlezi emakhaya bengasebenzi.
“Akula mavendors aseqalisile ngoba indaba yakhona ayizange icace ukuthi batshoni uma besithi ama food informal traders are allowed to trade. Bathi bake bazama abanye ukuthengisa eCowdrypark, bebebika ukuthi bafike bangani bayahlukunyezwa kathwa bagoqe izinto zabo babuyele ezindlini. So akula thina esibaziyo kumba abangamalunga ethu asebeqalile ukuthi bathengise ngikhuluma nje.”
Unkosikazi Fondness Mlotshwa othengisa ukudla uthi wehlulekile ukuba asebenze izolo.
“Ngihambile e standini sami njengokutsho kuka hulumende ukuthi abathengisi bokudla bazathengisa kodwa kweyami indawo sisusiwe ngamasotsha. So asikwazi ukuthi kahle kahle abathengisa ukudla yibaphi, kumbe kutshiwe abema shops. Pho thina esizisebenzayo sithengisa okokudla ukuthi sizaphila njani labantwana, sibhadale ama rent ezindlini asazi khonalapho.”
Omunye wabathengisayo unkosikazi Siphephile Ndoro ukhalaza ngemali abayithenjiswayo nguhulumende.
“Besilokhe silindile ukuthi uhulumende uzasinceda ngemali le ayethe uzasipha yona kodwa kulusizi ngoba lalamuhlanje sezizaze sikwanise 2 months singathengisi. So imali ye staff ucina suyithintile. Kuyabe kungela ngeyinye indlela, ngeke ukhangele abantwana bengadli. Imali yokuthi siyaqalela ngaphi langaze sibe sesivunyelwa asiselayo. Ngabe ekahulumende ibisingenile besizancengisa ngayo kodwa sikhuluma kunje imali yokuwoda asiselayo.”
Umphathintambo wamabhizimusi amancane unkosikazi Sithembiso Nyoni uchaze ukuba bakuliphi ibanga njengohulumende.
“Ngizathanda ukuthi ngichasise ngemali, i relief fund eyama vendors. Le mali ibanjwa yi ministry ye public service, labor and social welfare so sebeqalisile ukubhadala. Abantu banengi sebefuna ukuthi badlule i million so abantu kababekezele imali zakhona zizabhadalwa zizabuya. Ngibe sengikhuluma njalo ngokwama vendors, abathengisa ukudla. Kuvunyelwa ukuthi kube lalabo abathengisela ezindaweni ezavunyelwayo benikezwe yi local authority. Hayikhona laba abaphongu hamba behlala emigwaqeni bethengisa yonke ndawo lokhu akuvunyelwa.”
Unkosikazi Nyoni uthi abathengisayo kababekezele, bazayithola imali abayithenjiswa nguhulumende. Uveze njalo ukuba lolu hlelo seluqalile njalo abantu abakhangelwe ukuthola limali sebengedlula isigidi. Ubuye wacacisa ukuba abavunyelwa ukuthengisa ukudla ngesikhathi kuvaliwe yilabo abathengisela endaweni ezibhaliswe njengamabhizimusi.
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