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Sekusele iminyaka engaphansi kwemithathu kuphela ukuba amazwe womhlaba agcwalise iziqondiso zesivumelwano sama Millenium Development Goals kusiyafika umnyaka ka 2015.
Kusobala okwamanje ukuba ele Zimbabwe lamanye amazwe asathuthukayo akasoze enelise ukuzigcwalisa iziqondiso zalolu hlelo.
Ilizwe kalisanelisi ukumnakekela uzulu kuzo zonke inhlangothi okugoqela kwezempilakahle. Abanengi bathi uhulumende angazinikela ukusebenzela uzulu ilizwe lilakho ukugcwalisa iziqondiso zamaMillenium Goals lanxa sekusele isikhathi esifitshane nje.
Kubikwa kungumsebenzi njalo wenhlanganiso ezilwela ilungelo loluntu ukuba ziphatheke ekufuqeni uhulumende ukuba aphathe umsebenzi wakhe wokunakekela impilakahle kazulu.
Uhulumende uveza ukuba sekunganeno kundaba zempilakahle ikakhulu eyabomama ngesikhathi bezithwele lalapho sebebeletha kodwa lokhe sisesekhona isidingo sokuluthuthukisa loluhlangothi.
Lezi ngcwethi zivumelana ukuba uhlangothi lwempilakahle kamama ngesikhathi ezithwele, esebeletha lalapho esanda kubeletha lumqokq ngoba kuyilo olubonisa ukuthuthuka loba ukungathuthuki kwezempilakahle kazulu elizweni.
Libikwa lokhe liphezulu inani labomama abalahlekelwa yimpilo inengi labo kungomama abangontanga. Isilinganiso sokukodwa kokune salabo abalahlekelwa yimpefumulo ngesikhathi bebeletha sibikwa kungomama abatsha laba ngakho uhulumende ukhuthazwa ukuba adinge indlela zokusenqabela lesi simo.
EleZimbabwe lokhe lilwisana lokugcwalisa ama Millennium Goals abalisa eye sine ekhuluma phezu kodaba lokwehlisa inani labantwana abalahlekelwa yimpilo ngesikhathi bezalwa leyesihlanu ekhuluma ephezu kodaba lokuthuthukisa impilakahle kamama ngesikhathi ezithwele, ebeletha lalapho esanda kubeletha.
Kusobala okwamanje ukuba ele Zimbabwe lamanye amazwe asathuthukayo akasoze enelise ukuzigcwalisa iziqondiso zalolu hlelo.
Ilizwe kalisanelisi ukumnakekela uzulu kuzo zonke inhlangothi okugoqela kwezempilakahle. Abanengi bathi uhulumende angazinikela ukusebenzela uzulu ilizwe lilakho ukugcwalisa iziqondiso zamaMillenium Goals lanxa sekusele isikhathi esifitshane nje.
Kubikwa kungumsebenzi njalo wenhlanganiso ezilwela ilungelo loluntu ukuba ziphatheke ekufuqeni uhulumende ukuba aphathe umsebenzi wakhe wokunakekela impilakahle kazulu.
Uhulumende uveza ukuba sekunganeno kundaba zempilakahle ikakhulu eyabomama ngesikhathi bezithwele lalapho sebebeletha kodwa lokhe sisesekhona isidingo sokuluthuthukisa loluhlangothi.
Lezi ngcwethi zivumelana ukuba uhlangothi lwempilakahle kamama ngesikhathi ezithwele, esebeletha lalapho esanda kubeletha lumqokq ngoba kuyilo olubonisa ukuthuthuka loba ukungathuthuki kwezempilakahle kazulu elizweni.
Libikwa lokhe liphezulu inani labomama abalahlekelwa yimpilo inengi labo kungomama abangontanga. Isilinganiso sokukodwa kokune salabo abalahlekelwa yimpefumulo ngesikhathi bebeletha sibikwa kungomama abatsha laba ngakho uhulumende ukhuthazwa ukuba adinge indlela zokusenqabela lesi simo.
EleZimbabwe lokhe lilwisana lokugcwalisa ama Millennium Goals abalisa eye sine ekhuluma phezu kodaba lokwehlisa inani labantwana abalahlekelwa yimpilo ngesikhathi bezalwa leyesihlanu ekhuluma ephezu kodaba lokuthuthukisa impilakahle kamama ngesikhathi ezithwele, ebeletha lalapho esanda kubeletha.
