Abezempilakahle esigabeni seHwange bathi selikhuphukile inani labantwana abafubileyo labadala abazakileyo ngenxa yesimo sendlala kwele Zimbabwe.
Udokotela ohola isigaba lesi esesibhedlela esikhulu seVictoria Falls, UNkosikazi Fungai Musimami, uveze lokhu embuthanweni wokuthakazelela abantwana esikolo seNdlovu High School. Uthi ukuba ukufuba lokuzaca kwabantu kubangelwa yikuswela ukudla okwakha umzimba.
UDokotela Musinami uthi sebeyelaphe ikwashiorkor ihlekana labantu okugoqela omama abazithweleyo, abantwana, ogogo kanye labanye abangenelisi ukuziphandela.
“Uhlupho esilalo elizweni yikuba abantu abadli okwakha imzimba. Umuntu engadla ilambazi ekuseni, isitshwala emini lantambama kodwa lokhu akwenelanga. Abantu bayasilela ekudleni okule iron, ama vitamins lama minerals lokhu kwandile kakhulu esigabeni sethu.”
Udokotela lo ukhuthaze izakhamizi ukuba kufuze zidle kahlanu ngelanga, ethi uyazi ukuba inengi liyazibuza ukuba utshoni ngalokhu.
“Abantu sebeyama kakhulu ekudleni okuthengwayo. Thina sithi dlanini okuseduze lani okufana lezithelo zeganga kanye lezilimo. Asikhuthazi ukudla okuphekiweyo njalo okufakwa itshukela.”
UNkosikazi Daina Maseko uthi kubalula ukwenqabela indlala nxa bethe bazuza amasimini, kumbe belabantwana bokubakhusela.
“Singogogo siphila nzima, sithwele nzima. Umhlaba muhle nxa ulabantu abadala abalabantwana kodwa uyabe ulabo abanengi kodwa kabalalutho. Njengami nginje ngilabantwana abangi four, kodwa kakulalutho olubuyayo. Lamadolo kawasavumi ukuthi ngisebenze.”
Omunye njalo okhala okufanayo,nguMnumzana Jonathan Dube othi ilizwe selilobuyanga.
“Ukudla silakho kodwa sizalamba ngoba izulu lahamba masinya, njalo okwakhathesi siyadla kodwa asiwuthutshi umnyaka lo. Asazi ukuthi sizaphila njani njengokuthi laba ababesidingela ukudla kabasekho Asazi ukuthi uhulumende uzazama cebo bani ukuze siphile, silime, sivune njalo.”
UNkosikazi Margaret Nyoni, owesiqintini keBH23, uthi phezu kwendlala izikotsho zome qha, akulamanzi.
“Amanzi siyawalindela. Ukulima kunzima lezifuyo kazilanzi, siphilanzima eBH23 okokuthi ngabe uhulumende uyasizwela sizilimele izingadi.”
Ngokutsho kukahulumende, isikhudumezi ebesikhona ngesikhathi sokulima sitshiye inani labantu abafika izigidi zenkulungwane eziyisitshiyagalolunya- nine million, besenzikini yendlala ikakhulu abantwana, abagulayo, abesifazane kanye labakhubazekileyo.
Ngalokhu, umongameli Emmerson Mnangangwa sewethula ukukhala ngokusizwa ngamazwe amazwe ukuze ahlenge izimuli, kodwa impendulo yalesisikhalo isaxega.
NgoLwesine, uNkosikazi Pamela Marie Tremont, oyisiqhatshwa esibona ngezokudlelwano lokuhambelana phakathi kwele Melika leZimbabwe, wethule ukuba uhulumende weMelika ulungiselela ukusungula uhlelo lokuphathisa abasendlaleni kuleli.
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