Uzulu weZimbabwe ukhonona ngembhadalo ephezulu eyokuthola isithupha esiqondileyo ngemva kokuhlolwa iCoronavirus. Lokhu sekudale ukuba inengi licine lithenga izithupha ezingaqondanga, okucina kubangenisa engozini yokujeziswa ngabomthetho.
Ikomishini ekhangela ngenkohlakalo eyeZimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission ithi isaphenya inhlanganiso lamankampani abikwa ayiwo apha incwadi ezingaqondanga ezeCovid 19 Certificates.
Ukuthatha isithupha esiqondileyo kundawo ezivunyelweyo nguhulumende kubiza amadola eMelika angamashumi ayisithupha lanhlanu-USD $65, kuthi laba abathengisa lezizithupha babiza amadola eMelika angamatshumi amathathu.
Unkosikazi Nosizo Ndlovu umhlali wakoBulawayo uchaza ukuba kungani uzulu ekhetha izithupha ezingaqondanga ezeCovid 19 Certificates.
“Uhlupho olukhona engilubonayo ukuthi abantu bacine besiya thenga ama certificates yikuthi lapho okumele kuyethathwa ama certificates kuyadula. So nxa ungabhadala USD $65, kulomunye umuntu ongakutshiphisela akwenzele nge USD $30 kucina sekungcono ukuthi uhambe emuntwini otshiphileyo. Kungani i government ingayehlisi kumbe vele abantu bahlolwe mahara.”
Okusekelwe ngumnumzana Mike Ndiweni umqondisi wenhlanganiso yabaphila ngokuthengisa eye Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association.
“Indaba ebangela ukuthi abantu bathathe izithupha zomgunyathi ezitshengisela ukuthi bahloliwe igcikwane le Covid-19 kuyikuthi kuyadula iUSD$60 yimali enengi kakhulu nxa siqhathanisa lemali ye South Africa kumbe lemali yeZimbabwe i RTGS abanengi vele kabayiholi. Asikatshelwa ukuthi imbangela yokuthi ifike ku USD$60 kuyabe kuhlanganisweni kwamanye amazwe khona kuphansi.”
Ama-Laboratories abikwa esipha abantu izithupha ezingaqondanga ezokuhlolwa igcikwane le Covid 19 agoqela i Klosad Clinical Diagnostic Lab ese Avondale eHarare le Genau Pathology Laboratories layo ese Harare.
Umnumzana Justine Moyo osebenza eGenau Pathology Laboratories ulandule lokhu esithi abantu abaphandle yibo abasebenzisa ibizo labo nxa besipha abantu izithupha ezingaqondanga ezokuhlolwa iCovid-19 hatshi bona kumbe izisebenzi zabo.
“Laba ngabantu abasezitaladeni abazama ukuqilibezela kodwa ke kabaphumeleli kulokhu. Ayisibo bantu abasebenza lapha kithi, ngikhuluma kulolunye udaba oluphenywayo ngoba abantu bezame ukusebenzisa ibizo lethu kodwa babanjiwe ngoba behlulelwe ngolunye uphawu lwethu olusenza sehlukane labanye esilufaka kungcwadi zethu. Ngalokhu ngithi laba ngabantu esingabaziyo, mhlawumbe sizahlangana labo emthethwa ndaba. Laba bantu bacabanga ukuthi bangenza imali ngokusebenzisa amaphepha uthu.”
Udokotela Rodgers Magigo ukhuluma ngengozi ekhona kumpilakahle kazulu uma abantu beqhubeka bethatha izithupha ezingaqondanga.
“Ungathola i-fake Covid certificate khonapho kasithi ulayo iCorona, uzahamba kumbe uya kuliphi ilizwe. Kusukisela kulabo ozabe uhlangana labo uhamba kuze kuye lalapho ozahlala khona nxa ulayo i-Corona uzabe uthelela abanye umkhuhlane. Lokhu kuyingozi enkulu kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi yokuthi you will spread umkhuhlane, uze unike labantu abazacina bebulawa ngumkhuhlane. Lawe njalo uzabe ulokhe ugudlane labanye, usungayithola.Ngakho ukubhalelana ama certificates angaqondanga kwenza ukuthi i-virus le ibenzima ukuthi siyikhulele.”
Isikhulumeli sekomishini ephenya inkohlakalo elizweni i-Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission umnumzana John Makamure wenqabe ukuthatshwa ilizwi ngoba esithi lokhe besaphenya abantu laba abephula umthetho. Wagcizelela ngokuthi kodwa umathengisa isithupha kanye lomathenga bonke balecala uma bengabanjwa.
Kusenjalo ikomithi le ithole amabhokisi angamatshumi amane alezinto zokuhlola igcikwane leCorona atshontshwe esibhedlela eMpilo. Usikhwicamfundo Solwayo Ngwenya, ongumqondisi wesibhedlela seMpilo wenqabe ukuphendula imibuzo mayelana lamabhokisi atshontshwa esibhedlela seMpilo.
Umnumzana Makamure uchasisa kabanzi ngaloludaba.
“Ikomithi ye Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission isithole impahla zokuzivikela ezibiza amadola eMelika azinkulungwanwe ezilitshumi lambili lamakhulu amahlanu-$12 500. Ukuphenya okwenziweyo kuveze ukubana lezi mpahla zatshontshwa esibhedlela seMpilo njalo bona bezinikezwe yinhlanganiso ye UNICEF. Lapha abaphenyi besahlolisisa udaba sekuseduze ukubanjwa kwabalecala. Sithole eminye imibiko ukuthi impahla lezi zitshontshwa ezibhedlela zika hulumende zithengiswe ezitaladeni.”
Isikhulumi samapholisa koBulawayo U-inspector Abedenico Ncube uchaze ukuba izijeziso zalabo abatholakala belezithupha ezingaqondanga ziphiwa lugatsha olubona ngokwahlulelwa.