Kulabanye abantu abahlala eHarare, abavalelwe ezindlini ngesikhathi ilizwe lilwisana lomkhuhlane weCoronavirus COVID-19, bathi bacina besephula imithetho besiyadinga amanzi endaweni ezitshiyeneyo.
Bathi kunzima ukuhlala ezindlini kungela manzi ngoba amanzi asetshenziswa ngabantu sonke isikhathi.
Bathi abephuli santando imithetho yokuvalelwa endlini eyethulwe nguhulumende ngoba kunzima ukuhlala endlini kungela manzi okunatha, awokupheka, ukugeza lokwenze konke okufiswa nguzulu.
Ngeviki ephelileyo idale leHigh Court, lethule isinqumo sokuthi ikhansili kumele itholise uzulu amanzi eneleyo ngesikhathi sohlelo lokuvalelwa abantu ezindlini olwaziwa ngeSilungu ngokuthi yi-Lockdown.
Amalokitshi amanengi eHarare ngoLwesihlanu abengela manzi okumele aphume empompini.
UMnu. Reward Sibindi, isakhumuzi selokitshi leWarren Park, uthi loludubo solubangela ukuthi abantu baminyezelane kundwendwe zokudinga amanzi okwenza ukuthi kungabi lalokhu okuthiwa yiSocial Distancing edingakala ngaphansi kohlelo lokuvimba ukumemetheka komkhuhlane weCoronavirus COVID-19.
“Amanzi eWarren Park ayahlupha. Empompini kasaphumi. Singathi siye ezibholaneni, izibholane kazilamanzi enelayo. Sisuka sithathe isikhathi eside silayinele amanzi, sicina sesingasenzi iSocial Distancing.”
Umgcinisihlalo wenhlanganiso yeHarare Metropolitan Residents’ Forum, uMnu Marvelous Khumalo, uthi udubo lwamanzi kumele lulungisiswe ngokuphangisa.
“Njenge Harare Metropolitan Residents’ Forum siyabona ukuthi kuqakathekile ukuthi umanisiphala anikeze amanzi ezindlini zabantu nsukuzonke. Lokhu kuyanceda ukuba abantu bahlale ezindlini.”
Lokhu kusekelwe ngumhleli wenhlanganiso yeCommunity Water Allianceyena othi udubo lolu luqhubekela phambili eHarare.
“Kumele ukuthi uhulumende abone ukuba abantu balamanzi ezindlini. Kunzima ukuba abantu bageze izandla, kuqakathekile ukuba abantu bahlale ezindlini.”
Isikhulumeli sekhansili, uMnu. Michael Chideme, uthi bazimisile ukupha abantu amanzi kodwa udubo abalalo yimali yemithi yokuwahlambulula.
“Ikhansili izimisele ukupha uzulu amanzi. Okwamanje kasenelisi ukunika abantu amanzi ngoba kasilamithi yamanzi. Singathola limithi sizenelisa ukubapha abantu amanzi. Sikhuthaza uzulu ukuthi ahlawulele amanzi ukuze sithenge limithi.”
Umkhuhlane weCoronavirus usuhlasele abantu abangamatshumi amabili lathobamunwemunye - 29, eZimbabwe. Sowabulala abane. Uhulumende ukhuthaza abantu ukuthi bahlale ezindlini ukwenzela ukuvimba ukumemetheka komkhuhlane lo.