Izakhamizi zeHarare zithi uhulumende makaphendukise izimota ezithwala uzulu ezamakombi ukuqeda udubo lokuhambisa nanku phela abantu sebephindela emisebenzini yabo etshiyeneyo, ngemva kwenyanga ezinengi abantu betshona ezindlini phansi kweziqondiso ze Covid 19 lockdown.
Lokhu kuza ngesikhathi abantu abanengi sebethwele nzima ngodubo lokusilela kwezimota zokuhambisa ukusuka emalokitshini ahlukeneyo bengena enzikini yedolobho le Harare ngemva kokuba uhulumende emise ukuhamba kwezimota ezithwala abantu njengendlela yokuzama ukwenqabela ukusabalala kwe Covid-19, evumela ukuhamba kwamabhasi eZupco kuphela lawo asesandelwa.
Umkhokheli wenhlanganiso eye Passangers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) uMnu Tafadzwa Goliathi uthi kakula ngenye indlela uhulumende angaqeda ngayo udubo lokusilela kwamabhasi lezimota ngaphandle kokuvumela abamakhombi ukuba baphenduke.
“Thina njenge PAZ sibona ukuba iZUCPO kayenelisi ukuthwa abantu iyiyo yodwa. Kufunakala ukuba abantu bezimota ezizimele zodwa ezifana lamakombi bathwale abantu. Isikhathi esiqakathekileyo siyaphela abantu bedinga amaZUPCO okuya endlini”
Esinye isakhamuzi uMnu Tafadzwa Chigandiwa usekela ukuphenduka kwamakhombi esithi isimo esisedolobheni kasisafani lamalanga akuqala eLockdown.
“Thina siyacela ukuba ngabe kuyayenza aphenduke. Abantu sebegcwele e town, okwenza ukuba iZUPCO ingenelisi ukuthwala abantu. Omama bacina bephuza ukuphenduka ezindlini lokuphekela abantwana okwenza kube lokuxabana ezindlini”
UNkosikazi Mercy Thwala othengisa edolobheni le Harare uthe amabhasi aweZupco afakwa nguhulumende keneli uzulu wonke.
“Amabhasi ayafuneka ngoba abantu sithwala nzima nxa sifuna ukugada. Ngiyasuka ukuyagada ibhasi ngo 5 ngicine sengigada ngo 8, akuncedi lokhu. Ngcono bephendukise amakhombi.
Kodwa uNkosikazi Maidei Mangwiro owe Budiriro yena uthi amakhombi ayadula ngakhoke uhulumende kumele aqale alungisise udaba lwendleko yokugada.
“Asiyali ukuthi amakhombi aphenduke. Asazi ukuthi angaphenduka iprice izabe ifanana na leye ZUPCO loba hatshi. Abantu sebebanengi, kodwa ngenxa ye corona leyi kumele siqaphela, siyawafuna sibili amakhombi”
Imizamo yokukhuluma lomphathintambo wezokuthwala kwabantu zimota, lezikhawo uMnu Joel Biggie Matiza yehlule kodwa kumaviki edluleyo uhulumende we Zimbabwe wazise ukuba uzaqhubeka engezelela amabhasi aweZupco esithi amakhombi kawaphathi kuhle abantu.
Uzulu uthi amabhasi kaweneli njalo kawathwali abantu abaya emalokitshini wonke aweHarare, abanye besithi imali ebhadaliswa abawagadayo kayeneli ukuwalungisisa lapho esifa. Lokhu sokutshiye uzulu ethwele nzima ngokubhadaliswa imali yedola leMelika ngabemota ezincane bethatha ithuba lokuba kakulazimota.
