Izikolo ezimbalwa ezePrimary leSecondary zakoBulawayo sezithumele isicelo kubazali sokuthi bathenge amabhuku ezifundo amaTextbooks zisithi le ngeminye yemizamo yokwehlisa ukuthelelanwa lula kweCOVID-19.
Kodwa lokhu sokudale ukukhonona ebazalini abathi imali yokuthenga amatexbook abalayo ngoba iholo labo liphansi njalo inengi belingasebenzi ngenxa yeCovid 19 Lockdown.
Umkhuhlane we Covid-19 usulethe inguquko enengi lapho abafundi asebehamba ezikolo okwensuku ezintathu ngeviki, ukuze kwehliswe udubo lokuminyana belandela isiqondiso seSocial Distancing.
Unkosikazi Linda Bhebhe ongumzali olabantwana abasekolweni seprimary lakusecondary koBulawayo, uthi amatextbook akathengeki.
“Uhulumende kangenele ekuthengeleni abantwana ama text books awe Nee curriculaum ezikolo ngoba ngeholo lethu esilitholayo lanngendleko zamabhuku la awesikolo akukwaniseki ukuthi umzali lomzali athengele umtanakhe lelo bhuku. Kodwa njalo ezikolo akukwaniseki ukuthi umtwana afunde ngendlela engelawo lawa matextbooks so sisebunzimeni obukhulu sibili.”
Omunye njalo umzali wasemzini wePumula, uNkosikazi Thobekile Moyo uthi ingwalo ezile ntengo ephansi yilezo ezibophisayo ngoba zithengiswa ezitaladeni.
“Ukuze ukwanise ukuthenga ama textbook lawa yikuthi uthenge ama photocopy, kodwa esikolo bathe ngeke basikhuthaze ukuthi sithenge wona ngoba nxa abantu be ministry of education bengabhoda bethole umtanakho elephotocopy uyabotshwa wena mzali. Kodwa eqinisweni yiwo athengekayo kulalawa asema bookshop. Amabhuku onke eyi 10 ayebe ebisa USD$20 kusiya ku $30, ububi ngama bhuku lawa yikuthi i-print yakhona incane so abantwana asengakwanisa ukuwabala yilaba abakubo grade 3 kusiya phezulu. Nxa ulomtwana okugrade 1 yikuqinisela nje uthenge ama bookshop.”
Unkosikazi Racheal Tshuma olilunga le School Development Committee kwesinye isikolo uthi bakubone kufanele ukuthi bathathe inyathelo elinje.
“Siyananzelela ukuthi umumo wezomnotho wethu elizweni awumanga kuhle, kunje ama school fees akhwelile izikolo ezinengi zibiza RTGS$3000. Kodwa sikubone kufanele ukuthi abafundi bathengelwe ama textbooks abo ukuze bengasebenzisi ndawonye amabhuku ngoba abantwana bephuma ezindlini ezehlueneyo. Nxa singekela ukwenza njalo, abantwana sekungaba yibo abazamemethekisa umkhuhlane we Corona besiphathela lathi ezindlini.”
Umnumzana Taungana Ndoro isikhulumeli sogatsha lwezemfundo yeprimary lesecondary uthi uyalisekela leli nyathelo lokukhuthaza abazali ukuthi bazithengele amatextbooks.
“Lapha ngumzali okuthwe athuthukise umfundo yomtanakhe, lokhu kufana lokuthi umzali abhadale indleko zesikolo kumbe athenge isigqoko sesikolo esomtanakhe.”
Inengi labazali liyakhonona ngentengo yamatextbook ngoba iphezulu kakhulu, iqalela kunkulungwane ezinhlanu zamadola eZimbabwe - RTGS$5000.
Lesi sinqumo sokuthi abazali baphoqeleke ekuthengini ingwalo sibuya njengeminye yemizamo yokwehlisa ukumemetheka kwegcikwane le Corona. Igwalo lezi zibiza madola eMelika angamatshi amabili $20 kulabo abazibhala ngokungekho emthethweni.
Kodwa iziphathamandla zezikolo zikhuthaza abazali ukuthenga ingwalo lezi ezitolo eziqondileyo ngoba besithi lezi ezinye zingenza abazali babantwana babotshwe ngoba zingekho emthethweni.
