Osomabhizimusi abakhulu labancane sebeveze ukukhathazeka okukhulu ngesikhathi esihlelwe nguhulumende sokuvula lokvala amabhizimusi phansi kweziqondiso zeCovid-19 Lockdown bethi akusebenziki njalo sebephila nzima. Bathi ukuvula ibhizimusi ekuseni ngo8am besiyavala ngemva kwemini enkulu ngo3:30pm sekubulele ibhizimusi.
Osomabhizimusi abakhulu labaphila ngokuthengisa bakoBulawayo bakhala ngokuti isikhathi lesi asibaphi thuba kangako lokusebenza bethola inzuzo.
UMnu Mathew Sibanda okubhizimusi lokuthwala abantu uthi bona sekunzima kibo ngoba uhulumende uhle wavala ukuba bengathwali abantu kuvunyelwa abasebenza phansi kwenkampani yakhe kaZupco kuphela.
“Lokhe iziqondiso zeCovid-19 ziqalile thina esikubhizimusi lokuthwala abantu asivunyelwa ukuthi sithwale sizimele kumele sibengaphansi kukahulumende kodwa ungananzelela sekuyikusincindezela, njalo akuyisibo bonke abenelisa ukungena kuloluhlelo ngoba kufuneka abalemota zedizili, kusenjalo uhulumende uyaphuza ukuhlawula izimota ezabhalisa ngaphansi kwebizo lakhe okudala ukuba siphilenzima sesibuyele esikhathini seROC lapho abantu ababencindezelwa khona.”
UNkosikazi Debra Mukasa uphila ngokuthengisa impahla ezimele uthi abasela lanzuzo abayitholayo.
“Isikhathi sikahulumende sokuvula lokuvala amabhizimusi kuphazamisa kakhulu ibhizimusi lethu, asiselanzuzo njalo ngesikhathi sokuvala amabhizimusi abantu bayabe sebephasazela begijimela ukuyabamba icurfew kungabakuhle uma uhulumende engathi amabhizimusi avale ngo5pm ntambama.”
Umqondisi we National Consumer Rights Association, uMnu Effie Ncube uthi uhulumende angakunanzeleliyo yikuthi lokhu akuphazamisi osomabhizimusi kuphela kodwa labathengi.
“Indaba yokuvula amabhizimusi ngo8 ekuseni evalwa ngo3:30 emini imbi kakhulu ngoba yenza impilo ibenzima kwabafuna ukuthenga bengakayi emsebenzini, kuqakathekile ukuba amabhizimusi avale ngo 6 kumbe ngo7 ntambama hatshi emini. Abantu balahlekelwa yimisebenzi, sebehlala emakhaya ngoba amabhizimusi asevala masinya abasenzi inzuzo sebethe baphungula abantu ukuba bayehlala emakhaya.”
Amabhizimusi amanengi sesehluleka ukusebenza ngoba isikhathi sokuvula lokuvala singasabaphi ithuba lokusebenza bethola inzuzo. Abathengisa ukudla okubola masinya sebesehluleka labo ukuqhubeka ngamabhizimusi abo kodwa uhulumende uthi ozabonakala esephula isikhathi esihleliweyo sokuvula lokuvala uyabotshwa. Ngakwelinye icele abathengi labo bathi izitolo zivulwa sebemsebenzini zivalwe labo betshayisa bengasalitholi ithuba lokuyathenga.
Uhulumende uthi ukubone kufanele ukuqhubeka ngeziqondiso zeCovid 19 Lockdown ngoba ebona inani labatholakala belegcikwane leli lababulawa yilo lokhe lisaqansile eZimbabwe. Umpathintambo wezokwethulwa kwemibiko uNkosikazi Monica Mutsvangwa uthi uhulumende uyalubona udubo olubhekane labantu labasomabhizimusi kungakho lezi ziqondiso ziqeliswe ngamaviki amabili besekuhlolisiswa ukuthi kulokunye okungaguqulwa na? ngemva kwamaviki amabili.
