Izizalwane zeZimbabwe ezimbalwa esezithe zaphindela ekhaya ngemva kokulahlekelwa ngumsebenzi emazweni anjenge South Africa zithi impilo iya isiba lukhuni ngenxa yokuswelekala kwemisebenzi kanye lokuvalwa kwamakampani okwengezelelwe yikumemetheka komkhuhlane weCOVID-19.
lnengi labantu laphelelwa yimisebenzi ngenxa yokuvalwa kwamabhizimusi emazweni wonke womhlaba ngezinqondiso ezahlelwa ngabenhlanganiso yomanyano wamazwe womhlaba eyeWorld Health Organization, bemanyene labohulumende ezeCovid 19 Lockdown.
Ngenxa yalokho zithe seziyekethiswa iziqondiso zamaLockdown emazweni lawo amanye amankampani ahle ehluleka ukuthi abuyele asebenze ngendlela eyayivamile ngoba umumo womnotho welizwe emazweni womhlaba usuwonakele.
Omunye wabasakhulayo ophindele ekhaya evela eSouth Africa umnumzana Mkhokheli Ndlovu uchasisa ngobunzima abhekane labo.
“lmpilo yakhona inzima sesizamile eGoli sesixotshiwe imisebenzi ngenxa yeCovid leyi manje sesisithi sizame langapha ekhaya ngapha kukhanya kuworse impilo yakhona inzima kakhulu ngoba uyaswela imali yesinkwa nje impilo yakhona inzima.”
Unkosikazi Sanele Nyathi laye ophenduke ngemva kokuphelelwa ngumsenzi eSouth Africa uthi akasakwazi lokuthi azame cebo bani.
“Ukuphenduka kwami lapha ngemva kokuphelelwa ngumsebenzi eGoli bengibona angani ngizathola amathuba angcono lapha kodwa yonke into isuka ibenzima. Abantwana bakhangele mina kodwa khathesi ukuthi ngizaqonda ngaphi kunzima imisebenzi ayitholakali, ukuthengisa lakho kunzima ngoba sesibanengi inzuzo inlutshwane and akulandlela eyinye esingathola khona usizo.”
Ingcwethi ecubungula ezomnotho umnunzana Dumisani Nkomo njalo engumqondisi wenhlanganiso eyeHabakkuk Trust laye ukhala ngesimo somnotho welizwe.
“Umkhonomi we Zimbabwe awanelisi ukuthi uthwale njalo uthwalo wabantu abangasebenziyo ngoba sekulabantu abanengi kakhulu abangazake basebenze. Kulabantu abanengi njalo asebayekela umsebenzi ngenxa yokuthi ama industry sevaliwe, so kuzaba nzima kakhulu ukuthi umkhonomi wase Zimbabwe ube lomthwalo njalo wabantu abangasebenziyo kuzasehlula sokudinga ukuthi umkhonomi ukhule ubele investment le production lokhu nxa kungekho kuzabanzima singathi bengangena ku informal sector kodwa inengi vele seliku informal sector.”
Umnunzana Effort Ncube umqondisi wenhlanganiso ebona ngelungelo labathengi eyeNational Consumer Rights Association (NACORA) uthi uhulumende kumele aphume lenhlelo ezilakho ukuphathisa uzulu.
“l Covid-19 ilethe uhlupho olunengi kakhulu kulethe ukulahleka kwemisebenzi lokuvalwa kwamafekithali pho ke uhulumende kuyadingeka ukuthi akade esebenza ngayo ancedise abantu ukuthi bakwazi ukuphila, bancedise amankampani amancane, amankampani amakhulu angakwazi ukuzimela ukuze avikele imisebenzi le abantu ade beyenza kulezo nkampani zingakalinyazwa yiCovid 19. Abalahlekelwe yi income kumbe yinzuzo laba abahlupheke ndlela thize uhulumende kumele abancedise ogogo abagulayo ngakho ezomnotho ibudget kumele iqondiswe ekuncediseni abantu ukuze bakwazi ukuphila ngesikhathi seCovid 19.”
Imizamo yokuxhumana logatsha olukhangele izisebenzi zikahulumende Kanye lomphathintambo wamabhizimusi amancane yehlule ngoba bebengaphenduli incingo zamo. Kodwa nyakenye Unkosikazi Sithembiso Nyoni ongumphathintambo wogatsha lwezamabhizimusi amancane wayeyazise iStudio 7 ukuthi abaphila ngokuthengisa bazaphathiswa nguhulumende. Abanye abaphila ngokuthengisa bathola okuyincosana kwemali lezo ezazithenjisiwe kodwa inengi alilutholanga lolo ncedo.
lsimo somnotho welizwe kanye le Covid-19 sitshiye abantu abanengi bephelelwe yimisebenzi bengesenelisi khona ukuthi baziphandele njalo imisebenzi ingatholakali.
lnengi labantu lithi kusazoba lobunzima obukhulu hatshi eZimbabwe kuphela kodwa lasemhlubulweni wonke wangezansi kwezwekazi leli okugoqela laseSouth Africa lapho inengi elikade lisilela khona.
