WASHINGTON DC —
Udaba lwenani labantu bedolobho lakoBulawayo lokhu luludaba olusegugwini ngamva kweminyaka emibili kwenziwe uhlelo lokubala abantu, icensus, olwatshengisa ukuba inani labantu lehla nxa liqathaniswa lelohlelo olwenziwa kuminyaka elitshumi eyedlulayo.
Loluhlelo lwaveza ukuba abantu belizwe sebefika izigidi ezilitshumi lantathu, 13 million. Lanxa kwezinye izigaba kwatholakala ukuba inani likhwele ngesilinganiso esincane osekudale inkulumo yikuthi koBulawayo kuthiwa inani lehla kancane.
Lokhu akusiko kwakuqala ukuthi uzulu wakoBulawayo kunye lomanisipala akhonone ngenombolo lezi. Ngomnyaka ka 2002 umanisipala wakhalaza esithi inani lezindlu litshengisa ukuba abantu banengi ukwedlula lelo elikhulunywa yi census.
Okunye okubangele ukuthi uzulu walelidolobho amanyane alandule inombolo lezi ezomnyaka ka 2012 yikuthi zisetshenziswa ukuhlela inzuzo yelizwe.
Ukuhlaziya loludaba uChris Gande weStudio Seven uxoxe lengcwethi ecubungula ezombusazwe, uMnu. Dumisani Nkomo endawonye lowake waba nguMeya wedolobho lakoBulawayo, uMnu. David Ndlovu onguye osungula lingxoxo.
Loluhlelo lwaveza ukuba abantu belizwe sebefika izigidi ezilitshumi lantathu, 13 million. Lanxa kwezinye izigaba kwatholakala ukuba inani likhwele ngesilinganiso esincane osekudale inkulumo yikuthi koBulawayo kuthiwa inani lehla kancane.
Lokhu akusiko kwakuqala ukuthi uzulu wakoBulawayo kunye lomanisipala akhonone ngenombolo lezi. Ngomnyaka ka 2002 umanisipala wakhalaza esithi inani lezindlu litshengisa ukuba abantu banengi ukwedlula lelo elikhulunywa yi census.
Okunye okubangele ukuthi uzulu walelidolobho amanyane alandule inombolo lezi ezomnyaka ka 2012 yikuthi zisetshenziswa ukuhlela inzuzo yelizwe.
Ukuhlaziya loludaba uChris Gande weStudio Seven uxoxe lengcwethi ecubungula ezombusazwe, uMnu. Dumisani Nkomo endawonye lowake waba nguMeya wedolobho lakoBulawayo, uMnu. David Ndlovu onguye osungula lingxoxo.
