Ngqwele Dube
Ikhansili yakoBulawayo ikhangelelwe ukuba izahlolisisa ukusebenza kwemitshova edolobheni leli ngesikhathi kulabanye abakubhizimusi le abathi akuqondakali okwenzakalayo njalo kulamanye amankampani aqhuba kubi amabhizimusi abo okwenza amancane adonse nzima.
Lezakhamizi sesithwele amehlo zisithi akuguqulwe indlela imitshova ethwala ngayo uzulu.
Kulandela ukwethulwa kweziqondiso zomthetho weBulawayo Public Transport Policy ngomnyaka ka2016, kulabanye abakubhizimusi leli abathi amanye amankampani athwala uzulu agcwele indawo yonke kulokuthi izimota zabo zithwale abantu emalokitshini athile njengalokhu abakuvumelana leziphathamandla zedolobho leli.
Lokhu kusekelwa ngezinye izakhamizi ezithi sokumele kulungiswe udaba lolu ngoba sokukudala kwethulwa iziqondiso lezi ezingasasebenzi kulez’insuku osokulamankampani amanengi athwala uzulu.
Amankampani anikwa imvumo yokuthwala uzulu ngeyeTshova-Mubaiwa, Bulawayo United Passenger Transport Association, Vuka Uzimele Transport Association, Bulawayo City Transit Trust leBulawayo West Transporters. Inkampani lezi kwakumele zithwale abantu emalokitshini atshiyeneyo. Bayakusola abanengi okwenziwa ngamankampani la. Omunye wabo nguNkosikazi Vuyena Mudenda ohlala eLobengula.
“Sifuna kube lemota ezinengi zokugada ukwenzela ukuthi omunye lomunye azikhethele ayifunayo not ukuthi siyabe sesiyenza isiminye minye siswela itransport ukuthi lo lalo azikhethele ukuthi ufuna ukugadani.”
Lokhu kusekelwa nguMnu. Winos Dube, umqondisi wenhlanganiso eyeBulawayo United Residents’ Association, othi sebeke benza imihlangano lezakhamizi emalokitshini atshiyeneyo ngodaba lolu. Uthi okuvelayo yikuthi izakhamizi zifuna ukuthwalwa yimitshova etshiyeneyo.
“Abantu abayekwelwe bakhululeke bahambe ngemota abafuna ukuhamba ngazo. Yikuthi vele bona babuya belento yabo abafuna ukuyiyehlisela phezu kwabantu besithi baya consulta bona befuna ukuzotshela abantu into abayifunayo.”
IVuka Uzimele Transport Association ithwala abantu Emakhandeni, eNtumbane leCowdray Park, iBulawayo United Passenger Transport Association isebenzela emasabhabha asempumalanga yedolobho kuthi inkampani yeTshova Mubaiwa yona ihambela eNketa leNkulumane eyeBulawayo City Transit Trust yona ithwala uzulu eMgwanwini. IBulawayo West Transporters yanikwa imvumo ukuba isebenzela ePumula East.
Umgcinisihlalo wekhomithi ebona ngokuhlelwa kwedolobho, uMnumzana Dumisani Netha, uthi iziqondiso lezi ezihlela ukuthwalwa kwabantu zimota koBulawayo zaqala ukusebenza ngomnyaka ka2016, zamiswa okwezikhatshana ngesikhathi sobhubhano lweCOVID19. UNetha ongukhansila weWard14 uthi kusukela lapho kwaba kompunzi idla emini edolobheni leli ngoba azisalandelwa iziqondiso zeBulawayo Public Transport Policy.
“Sifuna ukukulungisa sireviwe kuloyi one ongazange asayine kuphela, ngoba ngani amaroute indlela ayefakwe ngakhona ayengafakwanga kuhle and then we go back to even consult ama residents.”
Owayengumsekeli kasodolobho, uMnumzana Mlandu Ncube, uthi zinengi indubo ezivimba iziqondiso lezi.
“Itransport policy yenziwa ngo2016-17 yasipaswa kodwa inkinga eyabakhona yindaba ye-enforcement eyokuthi amakhombi athwalele endaweni ezifaneleyo lama route permit inkanga enkulu kuyikuthi ama council traffic cops okokuqala malutshwana okwesibili awala ma arresting powers njalo lendawo zangkhona zokuthwalela bezizi nlutshwane kakhulu yikho libona lokhe kuhlupha lakhathesi.”
UMnu. Atlas Moyo, umngcinisihlalo weTshova Mbayiwa, uthi loba bavuma ukuthi ipolicy le ibekhona, indlela okwenziwa ngayo yikhansili khathesi abavumelani layo ngoba isigcwalise amankampani amanengi njalo amanye asethola indawo ezinkulu zokuthwala uzulu.
“Iproblem yikuthi sebenike amanye amankampani indawo enkulu amanye esikelwa so. Especially uTshova Mbaiwa. Sifuna basibize katsha nxa kusikelwana sonke sindawonye manje abafuni kusibiza. Lapho ama operator agcwele khona khathesi kumele banikwe leyo ndawo kulokuthi basuswe.”
Kulabanye abangafuni ukuzwa ngitsho lakancane osekuzanywa lidolobho leli elifisa ukulungisa uhlupho lokuthwalwa kukazulu ngamankampani atshiyeneyo. UMnumzana Bhekinkosi Sayi, umqondisi weBulawayo West Transporters, uthi kabakuthakazeleli okwenzakala edolobheni leli.
“Into eyayenza ukuthi singa sayini yikuthi sasi quira indlela ama routes asheywe ngayo.”
Kodwa umkhokheli weBulawayo United Passenger Transport Association, uMnu. Morgan Msipa, uthi babona umuhle kakhulu umthetho wokuthwalwa kukazulu koBulawayo.
“Ababntu sebeyalayitshwa ngendlela etshengisa ukubahlonipha lokuba qakathekisa kula lokhu okwakuyikhona okokuthi there is noone who is responsible for anything now khathesi everyone will be responsible ku area yonaleyi ayiphiweyo.”
Amapholisa lekhansili bakhankasela ukuthi imota zithwale uzulu eGodini Terminus. Abangabhalisanga phansi kwamankampani asebenza edolobheni leli bathwele amagabha avuzayo ngoba baqhuba amabhizimusi okungekho emthethweni.
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