Indwendwe zabantu abadinga ukuhlatshwa ijekiseni yeCovid-19 bezilokhe zizinde okwamagama koBulawayo ngoLwesithathu abanye bekhala ngokuthi uhulumende kumele engeze indawo zokuhlabela.
"Ngazalelwa koBulawayo ngikhulele eNketa 8,ngafunda eAmaveni Primary School eNkulumane. Ngazofunda eMontrose Girls High lase NUST iJornalism and Media Studies. Ngangicula ebandleni as a praise and worship leader eGled Tidings Fellowship koBulawayo lase Word of Life International Ministries ..."
Inengi likhala ngokuthi alisenelisi ukuhlawula impondo eziyinkulungwane lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amahlanu - 1,750 pounds efunwa yilelolizwe emizameni yalo yokuvimba ukumemetheka kwegciwane leCOVID-19.
Bathi bakhathazekile kakhulu abahlali bamalokitshi akoBulawayo esetshisa ngomkhuhlane weCovid-19 kulezinsuku agoqela iNkulumane, iEmakhandeni kanye lezinye indawo azingenyakatho kwedolobho.
Kuloluhlelo siphakamisa abaculi bakithi abatshiyeneyo njalo becula ingoma ezitshiyeneyo. Namuhla siphethe ezokholo silo Meluleki Sibanda. Udabuka ngaphi uMeluleki?
Kujabule odokotela, omongi, izigulane kunye lezakhamizi emcimbini wokuzovulwa kwamanzi omgodi agejiswe ngabenhlanganiso yeTsholotsho United Kingdom and Ireland Community Group.
Ugogo uNkosikazi Mpofu uyaluthakazelela uhlelo lokwakha ikilinika le uveza injabulo enkulu ngomsebenzi omkhulu oqhutshwa yinzalo yalumangu.
UNdodana Manda, ongumhlabelisi waleliqembuIqembu, uthi uMndeni ka Krestu ulamalunga angamatshumi amabili lambili
“… Ngisuke eNkayi eGwamba ngaza lapha koBulawayo. Ngithe ngifika lapha koBulawayo vele bengilethalenti lokucula … Okwamanje idlalade leli lami ngelokuqala."
Bekuxokozela emhlanganweni obuphakathi kwabazali, abogatsha lwezemfundo labebandla leMethodist Church kulandela ukutshengisela kwabazali ngenyanga ephelileyo okwamemetheka ezinkundleni zokuxhumana enkundleni ezesocial media.
Namhlanje sikukhefu lePhasika kunjenje kubakuhle ukuthi sijabulele lolusuku ngomculo wengoma zokholo. Siphethe uAbednico Skhosana, ocula ekoBulawayo.
"Igama lestage engisebenzisayo nguThuli Sithimbili okuyisitemo sami ke leso. Khona ngiqala bengisazama ukufuna indawo yokuma, bengisazama ukudinga umgogodla, besengiyaqala ke ngiyenze umculo oyiwo ebengiwufuna ukuthi ngiyazakale ngawo."
UMnangagwa utshele uzulu kulumbuthano ukuthi ijekiseni yeSinopharm bengayesabi ngoba ayibulali njengokutshiwo ngabantu bezixoxela emakhasini okuzilibazisa, awe social media.
Umhlubulo wangeZansi yemaNdebeleni usuleminyaka ethile ubhekane lendlala embi ngenxa yokuguquka komkhathi okubangela ukungani kuhle kwezulu kumbe line okungela mkhawulo njengalokhu okwenzakala lonyaka.
UDoctor Love uzalelwe ekilinika yemzini weNkukumane koBulawayo. Ngemva kokufelwa nguyise, wasuka wayahlala logogo wakhe emzini wePumula East onguye owayethanda umculo weJazz wacina laye sewuthanda waze waqala laye ukucula.
"... Bengihlabela kakhulu enkonzweni ngathand'ukuhlabelela abantu bathand'umculo wami ngaqala ukuhlabela emitshadweni lakumanye ama events engangibizwa khona. Into eyayenza ngakhetha umculo weGospel yindlu vele engizalelwe kiyo ..."
"Ngiqalu kucula ingoma ngingedwa ngo1995 senginanzelele ukubana nginekhono lokuthi ngenze izingoma ngingedwa. Ngizalelwe ke eMbondweni eNkayi. Saqala ukubana sicule ngoba sasivele siselusa sasingabafowethu, abazawami izihlobo zami. Singabafana silingana yikho esaqala iHarmony Sounds sisenkomeni."
Silo Mnu. Lameck Ndimande, ongomunye obhala abuye ahlabelise leli qembu leOriginal Messiah Choir.
"Sengiphendukile njalo balaleli yimi owenu uNkwali sengibuye ledlalade lami elitsha elesibili elithi Themba. Idlalade leli ngilibize ngalithi Themba ngoba kulibizo likababa ongizalayo uCharles Themba Mkwananzi. Ubaba usitshiye ngomnyaka ka2018. Ubengumuntu ongisekela kakhulu kwezomculo."
Kukhanya lonyaka kuzihlobo labangane ikhisimusi iyabe iziqandela nje, ngeke babonane, bebendawonye, badle, bagide kubemnandi ngendaba yalumkhuhlane we Covid-19.
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