Sokuthengiswa impuphu kwamanye amalokitshi koBulawayo lapho ethengiswa ngamadola angamatshumi ayisikhombisa ($70) isaka linye ngalinye elilesisindo samakilograms afika itshumi
Loluhlelo lwamukelwe ngenjabulo ngabanengi abenelise ukuthenga impuphu iqale ukuthengiswa elokitshini leThorngroove koBulawayo.
UMnu.Effie Dlela Ncube, umqondisi wenhlangaiso yeNational Association ofConsumer Rights, uthi kulungile ukuthi abantu bathole impuphu ezindlini zabo hatshi ukuthi batshone befolile beyidinga ezitolo.
“Ukuthi impuphu ithengiswe ezindlini kulicebo elihle kakhulu ngokuba kuzakwenza ukuthi abantu bahlale bengabhodabhodi nxa izakwenela kuphela ifike ngentengo eyaneleyo kubelula futhi ukuthi ithengwe kuzakwenza ukuthi impilo ibelula. Okusaseleyo yikuthi sikwazi ukuthi izabe ithengwa kanjani, uzakwazi kanjani ukuthi ingaphi konke lokhu kungacaca impilo izabe isibengconywana kodwa ziyabe zilokhe zizinengi izinto ezifuna ukuthi zilungiswe ngokuba impuphu ayidliwa yodwa ihamba lokunengi njalo.”
UNkosikazi Rebbeca Nyoni laye uthi lokhu kumele kwenziwe yonke indawo.
“Njengesakhamuzi sakoBulawayo ngibona ukuthi iprograme leyi eye door to door delivery yempumpu mbona kuyinto enhle kakhulu ngoba kunje besitshona sisehluleka ukuhlala ezindlini ngokutshona sesiyalayinela impuphu. Nxa sebesilethela ezindlini kungcono ngoba umkhuhlane suzasivika siyabonga sibili ngabantu abasicabangeleyo lokhu. Nxa ngilemali yami ngiyathenga, nxa ngingela angithengi. Nxa lisilanda ezindlini kuhle kakhulu alisoze lisibone emigwaqweni sidinga impuphu akwenziwe yonke indawo.”
Esinye njalo isakhamusi seNkulumane, uNkosikazi Senzeni Msimanga, uthi umthetho kumele ulandelwe nxa kuthengiswa impuphu kungabi ngokombusazwe.
“Impuphu irayithi sibili ibuye door to door kodwa besilesicelo sokuthi ingabi ngeye Zanu ingabi lesigwelegwele esinengi nxa sithenga kuhle sithenge sibili njengezakhamizi lapho sibili siya supporter 100%.”
Umnunzana Talent Ncube uthi ubunzima obuzabakhona yikuthi izindlu ezinengi zihlala imuli ezinengi.
“Ukuthengiswa kwempuphu door to door kungumbono omuhle kodwa inkinga isuke ibelapha nxa singamaloja sibengu six indlu enkulu kangiboni ukuthi bengavuma ukuthi sithenge sibe ngusix ngibona yikho lapha okulenkinga enkulu kakhulu kuvunyelwa ukuthi kuthenge eyodwa njengoba bebesitsho. Inkinga isuka ibelapho kungathenga umasitanda amaloja awasathengi kuyabe kulokhe kuthenga umasitanda ababuyele emuva bakucabangisise kodwa kungumbono omuhle.”