Coronavirus
Kuqhamuka Ukufuthelana Phakathi Kukahulumende Labezikolo Ezizimeleyo Ngokuvulwa Lokuvalwa Kwezikolo
Abazali abalabantwana abafunda ezikolo ezizimeleyo bathi bafuna uhulumende ayekele izikolo lezi zisebenzise ikhalenda eyehlukileyo kulaleyo ayethule liviki, bethi abafundi kulezi zikolo bebefunda ebulenjini ngoba zivuliwe kusukela ngoZibandlela.
Isinqumo esithethwe nguhulumende sokuvula izikolo mhlaka 15 Mbimbitho lo22 Mbimbitho zivalwa mhla ka 4 Nhlangula asiphathi kuhle abazali abalabantwana abafunda ezikolo ezizimeleyo ezingekho phansi kukahulumende, besithi ababo abantwana bebevele befunda ebulenjini kusukela ngoZibandlela.
Umnunzana Taungana Ndoro isikhulumeli sogatsha lwezemfundo uthi ukukhitshwa kwekhalenda kutsho ukuthi izikolo zonke elizweni kumele ziyilandele.
“Ikhalenda ekhitshiweyo okusemthethweni ngumabhalani ayivumeli izikolo ziphambuke kiyo. Nxa bebefunda ebulenjini bengaqubeka njengalokhu ikhalenda ekhitshwe ngumabhalani.”
Umzali olomtwana ofunda esikolo esingekho ngaphansi kukaHulumende uNkosikazi Sukoluhle Ncube uthi abavumelani lalesi sinqumo.
“Uhulumende kumele akunanzelele ukuthi amaprivate schools abesenza ama online lessons ngakho kunzima ukuthi sivumelane lokuthi izikolo zivulwe abantwana badinga ukuphumula and ifees sibhadele. Ngezinye indlela sikubona kungcono ngoba kuyethusa amathuba okuthi abantwana babanjwe ngumkhuhlane weCovid. Thina sikwazi abantwana bevala mhlaka 31 March njalo njalo sihlangabezana le Holiday okutsho ukuthi kumele baphumule ngekhefu.”
UPride Mzinja ongumfundi esikolo esingekho ngaphansi kukaHulumende uthi lokhu kuzakhama abazali emalini.
“Sesiyibonile iSchool calendar ekhitshwe yigovernment asivumelani layo ngoba thina asizange sama ukufunda saqhubeka silokhe sifunda even kule lockdown asizange sivale njengama government schools. Khathesi sekuzaba nzima kubazali bethu becabangele phambili itransport and iSchool fees siyadula, lathi besesithabile ukuthi sesizahamba kuma Easter holidays.”
Unkosikazi Sanele Dube umbalisi esikolo esizimeleyo uthi kuqakathekile ukuthi umtwana aphumule.
“I calendar ke siyayibona inde kakhulu kubantwana esibafundisayo. Njengababalisi uyabona ukuthi abantwana sebesidiniwe, kungakho ikhefu liqakathekile ukuthi umtwana aphumule kodwa le i calendar itsho ukuthi phose ingxenye yomyaka abafundi bazabe bese clasini akulanto ezaphuma ngoba abantwana bediniwe.”
Umphathisikolo wesinye isikolo esizimeleyo koBulawayo owesabe ukuthatshwa ilizwi njalo okhethe ukuzibiza ngokuthi nguSibanda uthi balokhe bephakathi kokukhulumisana lohulumende mayelana lokuvula izikolo.
Uhulumende wethule umbiko wokuba izikolo zivulwe ngezigaba ezimbili, lapha okuzaqala abafundi abaloba imihloliso lonyaka abazuvula mhlaka15 Mbimbitho. Kuthi abanye bonke abafundi bavule mhlaka 22 Mbimbitho.
Izolo uhulumende wethule omunye umbiko ovela kunobhala wogatsha lwezemfundo uNkosikazi Tumisanga Thabela exwayisa izikolo ezizimeleyo ukuthi zilandele isinqumo esithethwe nguhulumende ngoba zingayekela ukwenza njalo ulakho ukuzivala.
Isifikile iJekiseni yeCovid-19 Covishield Vaccine KweleBotswana
EleBotswana selamukele amajekiseni awokuqala awokulwisana lomkhuhlane, aweCOVID-19 Vaccine, afike ngoLwesibili evela kwele India. EleBotswana lithole amajekiseni azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu (30,000) azaqala ukuhlatshwa abeBotswana kanye labokuza, abagoqela abeZimbabwe.
Indizamtshina ebithwele umuthi weCovid 19 Covishield Vaccine, ovela kwele India, ifike edolobheni leGaborone ngoLwesibili.
Kube lenjabulo ngokufika komuthi lo, noma nje inani lembhodlela zejekiseni leli liphansi kakhulu, amanye amajekiseni ekhangelelwe ukufika emalangeni alandelayo.
Ukufika komuthi lo, kunikeza ithemba kwabeBotswana, kanye labeZimbabwe bona asebebone inani elinengi labanye babo belahlekelwa ngumphefumulo ngenxa yeCOVID-19.
Umsekeli kamongameli kweleBotswana, umnunzana Slumber Tsogwane uthi leli linyathela lakuqala ekwamukeleni imithi eminengi ezayo eyokulwisana legciwane leCOVID-19.
“Silinde eyinye imithi ukuthi ifike emalangeni azayo. Kuzabe kuyimihlobo yemithi etshiyeneyo. Lokhu yikuqala. Njengoba besitsho, uhambo olude luqala ngonyawo lwakuqala.”
Umuthi we Covishield ufika ngesikhathi eleBotswana lisenzikeni yokulwisana lomkhuhlane weCOVID-19 wona osumemetheke okwamagama.
Uhulumende utshelwe ngamathe ngendlela ingciwane leli elilumathe njengomlilo weganga ngemva kwekhefu lekhisimusi, selibulele abadlula amakhulu amane (413), ngesikhathi esifitshane.
AbeZimbabwe labo basele bebambe owangaphansi ngendlela ingciwane leli elimemetheka ngalo kweleBotswana, selithethe imphefumulo embalwa yabanye babo.
Umnunzana Stanley Ncube esinye sesizalwane seZimbabwe esihlala eGaborone, uthi kuyancomeka ukuthi umuthi weCOVID-19 usuze wafika.
“Samukela indaba ezijabulisayo ukuthi eleBotswana selithole ivaccine. Okuhle yikuthi uhulumende usebikile ngaphambilini ukuthi wonke umuntu uzathola ijekiseni kungakhathelekile ukuthi uphuma kuliphi ilizwe. Into ebuhlungu yikuthi abantu bakithi baphelile, abanye bebhubha behlala bodwa, kucine kubika omakhelwane.”
Uhulumende weBotswana uthi ulinde ezinye indizamitshina ezizafika emalangeni alandelayo ziletha eminye imithi, kungamajekiseni afika inkulungwane ezingamakhulu (100,000) emavikini amabili alandelayo.
IBotswana ibika ukuba izasebenzisa imhlobo etshiyeneyo yamajekiseni eCovid-19, egoqela alungiswa ngabenkampani yePfizer, Johnson and Johnson kanye leAstra Zeneca.
EleBotswana libhekane lesimo seCovid-19 esiqonga okungelamkhawulo, sekutholakale abantu abadlula inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu (32,912), belomkhuhlane lo.
Kuhlantshwa Abambalwa iJekiseni eyeCovid 19 Sinopharm Vaccine koBulawayo
Isilinganiso sokungamatshumi ayisithupha ekhulwini-60 percent, sezisebenzi eziqakathekileyo, amaessential workers, zakoBulawayo, zibikwa sezihlatshiwe ijekiseni evikela ukuthelelwa umkhuhlane, eyeCovid 19 Sinopharm Vaccine.
Lokhu kuphume emkhosini wokwamukela isipho semibheda engamatshumi amane-40 esiphiwe isibhedlela se Thorngrove Isolation Ward esivele kwabenhlanganiso eyeOpen Sosiety Institute of Southern Africa -iOSISA.
Ekhuluma ngemva kokwamukela isipho semibheda leyinye impahla evele kwabenhlanganiso eyeOSISA, uMqondisi wezempilakahle kumaninsipala wakoBulawayo, uDokotela Edwin Sibanda uchasise kabanzi ngohlelo lokuhlatshwa kwabantu ijekiseni leCovid 19, Sinopharm Vaccine edolobheni leli.
"Okwakhathesi esilinganisweni sekhulu sesilanda amatshumi ayisithupa, abaseleyo lokhe sibahlaba eMpilo, Pricess Magret, emakhandeni lemaqhawe kusiya ngokuthi bangaki ababuyayo sizalazisa iviki isiyaphela ukuba siluvala nini uhlelo."
UDokotela Sibanda uqhubeke ethi okunengi sokulungisisiwe osokusele kulutshwana.
"Isolation Ward yeThorngrove ibilungiswa iguqulwa ukuze igcine izigulane zeCovid-19 okunengi sekulungisiswe sekusele okumbalwa. Isibhedlela lesi sakhiwa ngo1941 lapho esiphekela khona lalapho esiwatshela khona sekudinga ukuthi kulungisiswe ukuze sisebenzzise imitshina yakulezi insuku."
UMphathintambo wedolobho lakoBulawayo uNkosikazi Judith Ncube ubonge isipho semibheda Kanye lokulungisiswa kakutsha kweIsolation Ward yesibhedlela seThorngroove.
"Besilapha eThorngrove Hospital sisamukela izipho ezehlukeneyo ezivela eOSISA imibheda iprotective clothing for izisebenzi lesibhedlela Siyabonga isipho lesi. Simamaprtners amanengi asinceidsayo njalo lokulungisiswa kwalesisibhedlela banengi ngoba okuqondana loBulawayo akulankwali ephandela eyinye sekubukeka lapha."
UMayor wakoBulawayo uKhansila Solomon Mnguni laye ubonge kakhulu abeOSISA ethi lokhe besamukela izipho ngoba iCovid-19 lokhe ihlasele lobanje umumo usunganeno kulezi nsuku.
"Isibhedlela lesi silungisiswa kakutsha imibheda yeICU ibisisle, iNhlanganiso yeOSISA isisincede ngemibheda engamatshumi amane elitshumi yakhona ngeyeICU izancedisa kakhulu labo abagula kakhulu siyasibonga kakhulu isipho seOSISA."
Ekhuluma enkundleni yokukhulumisana yakulezi nsuku eyebulenjini, eyeZoom enikeza isipho sabo, uMqondisi weOSISA, uMnu Siphosami Malunga uthe njengenhlanganiso elwela amalungelo oluntu baqale bapha isibhedlela seMutare Isolation Hospital nyakenye. Lonyaka bacabangake ukupha uBulawayo isipho sempahla ebiza amadola eMelika adlula inkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayithoba minwe mibili - US$81,907.
Isipho sabeOSISA, sigoqela imibheda engamatshumi amane ezafakwa kuhlangothi lwabagula kakhulu olweIntensive Care Unit, amakhabothi angamatshumi amathathu, amatafula amahlanu abongi, amatafula angamatshumi amathathu ezigulane, ingqola ezinhlanu zesibhedlela, amalatex gloves angamakhulu amahlanu kunye lamadisposable gowns azinkulungwane ezimbili.
UBulawayo uthole amajekiseni eSinopharm Vaccine edlula inkulungwane ezilitshumi lantathu-13 200, sekusebenze angamatshumi ayisithupha ekhulwini njalo uBulawayo lokhe ekuhlelo lokuhlaba zonke izisebenzi eziqakathekileyo ezisebenza ngesikhathi seCovid-19 Lockdown.
EleZimbabwe Limanyana Lamazwe Womhlaba Ekunanzeni i-International Women's Day
EleZimbabwe limanyane lamanye amazwe womhlaba ukunanza usuku oluqakathekisa imisebenzi yabesifazane, olwe International Women’s Day, uhulumende encoma abesifazane abakuhlangothi lwabaphila ngokuthengisa ngokuqinisela kwabo ngalesi sikhathi ilizwe libhekane lobunzima obulethwe lubhubhane lweCOVID-19.
Esethula umbiko wakhe emkhosini wokuphawula usuku lolu, emhlanganweni owenzelwe ebulenjini umphathintambo wendaba zabesifazane, uDr Sithembiso Nyoni uveze ukuba lonyaka lolusuku lunanzwa ilizwe lomhlaba wonke bebhekane lobunzima obulethwe lubhubhane lomkhuhlane we COVID-19.
“Besinzima lesi sikhathi kubomama ikakhulu abaphila ngokuthengisa lozulu wonke jikelele ngenxa yobunzima obulethwe lubhubhane lomkhuhlane we COVID-19. Sibone abantu bephelelwa zimali njalo bengaselalo ithemba. Lobu bunzima benze saqina njalo saqhubekela phambili kungelani lalokho esibhekane lakho.”
Umnumzana Abraham Mateta igqwetha elilodumo njalo ephatheke kumikhankaso yokulwela ilungelo labakhubazekileyo uthi abaphila lalesi simo bayabandlululwa.
“Uma abantu besifazane bekhuluma ngokutholakala kwamathuba owokuthi baphatheke kwezombusazwe, kabakhumbuli ukuthi labakhubazekileyo bayenelisa ukuthi babe yingxenye yabantu labo okumele baphatheke. Uzathola ukuthi nxa sikhangele isisekelo sombuso, esingathi isikhundla ezingamatshumi ayisithupha ezinikezwa abantu abesifazane, sithola ukuthi akula okhuluma ukuthi kumele abanye bakhona kube ngabantu abakhubazekileyo, abesifazana.”
Isikhulumeli senhlanganiso yeCrisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, umnumzana Marvelous Khumalo uthi kuqakathekile ukuba ikhitshwe imigoqo ekhona evimba abesifazane ukufinyelela izikhundla kunhlangothi ezitshiyeneyo zempilo.
“Siyabona ukuthi lapha kulezinto ezikhona ezinengi njenge Gender Bias lokungalingani kwabomama, okhu sekumise indaba leyi eye Women Empowerment. So thina sithi kuhulumende, kungcono yena azimisele kuWomen Empowerment njalo ikhuthaze iculture engela violence manxa sikhangelane labomama.”
Kunje uKhumalo uthi olwanyoka luza ngesikhathi kulezehlakalo ezimbalwa zokuhlukunyezwa kwabesifazane kwezombusazwe layilabo abakuzikhundla zaphezulu abahlukumeza omkabo.
“Kule Political Victimisation eyenzakalayo kuma Political Activists awesifazana, lokhu akulunganga ngoba siyabona ukuthi khathesi sikhulume ngendaba yabasekeli beMDC Aliance, uHonourable Joanna Mamombe, loCecilia Chimbiri lo Netsai, bebathathu sebehlukunyezwe kakhulu. Njalo siyabona ukuthi kulo owayengunkosikazi ka Vice President uChiwenga, umama uMary Mubaiwa, laye sebemhlukumezile kakhulu.”
Umhlangano wangoMvulo owenzelwe ebulenjini enkundleni yeZoom ubuphansi kwesihloko esithi #SDG5 Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 World ”
Lonyaka lolusuku emhlabeni jikelele, lunanzwa ngaphansi kwendikimba ethi “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 World”, kuthi eZimbabwe linanzwa phansi kwesithi “Women’ s rights to decisions making vital in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic”.
Abahlaselwe yiCovid 19 Yohlobo lwe501Y.V2 Ngeke Besahlaselwa Lula Ngeminye Imihlobo
Izizalwane zeZimbabwe kweleSouth Africa sezethule ukujabula ngemva kocwaningo olukhombisa ukuthi ababanjwe luhlobo lwecoronavirus i501Y.V2 edla ubhedu kweleSouth Africa laseZimbabwe basala belamasotsha omzimba enza bengasahlaselwa futhi ngeminye imihlobo yecoronavirus.
Ngokutsho kwenhlanganiso yabacwaningi ecwaninga ngezamagciwane iKwazulu Natal Research, Innovation, and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), umzimba womuntu oseke wahlaselwa yicoronavirus yohlobo lwe 501Y.V2, usala ususenelisa ukuzivikela ekuhlaselweni ngeminye imikhakha yamagciwane ecoronavirus.
Okhokhela linhlanganiso uSkhwicamfundo Tulio De Oliveira uthi lezi zindaba ezimnandi kakhulu.
“Lokhu kutsho ukuthi sesiyitholile indlela amagciwane ecoronavirus ahlasela ngayo langavikelwa ngayo.”
Enye njalo ingcitshi yezempilakahle enhlanganisweni ebona ngezemikhuhlane ethelelwanayo eye National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NCID) uNkosikazi Penny Moore uthi lokhu sekubaphe umkhondo wokudinga indlela zokwelapha eminye imikhakha yecoronavirus engabuya.
Kantike enye njalo ingcitshi kwezempilakahle umnumnzana Alex Sigal uthi sekuvela kancane ukuthi mhlawumbe uhlobo lwecoronavirus ebhahe kweleSouth Africa i501Y.V2 yilo isisombululo sokulwiswa kwamangciwane ecoronavirus akhona khathesi lala azayo.
Lezi zindaba esezemukelwe ngenjabulo enkulu yizizalwane zeZimbabwe ezihlala lokusebenza kweleSouth Africa. Uhlobo lwe 501Y.V2 yilo oseluhlasela phose izwe lonke kweleSouth Africa kantike lumemetheka ngesiqubu esikhulu kakhulu nxa kuqathaniswa lohlobo olubhahe emazweni wonke.
Isizalwane seZimbabwe umnzana Greatman Mkhwebu uthi kuyathokozisa ukubona iilizwe leAfrica liphuma lesisombululo esingahlenga umhlaba wonke.
“Mina okungijabulisa kakhulu yikuthi kuyabonakala elinye ilizwe lapha kuzwekazi leAfrica lapha eSADC njengayo iSouth Africa ukuthi at least bayazama ukuzenzela okwabo okungaphilisa isizwe kulokuthi sonke isikhathi kugijinyelwe eAsia leEurope lisiyathengelwa izinto elingazazi lobungozi bazo. Ngakho lathi silapha singamaZimbabweans sifisa iSouth Africa iphumelele kumizamo yayo. Besekuthi asibone phela leZimbabwe isondela eduze ixhasa umakhelwane ngoba lokhu kulusizo oluyosiza iZimbabwe yonke mhlawumbe leSADC yonke leAfrica jikelele.”
Abanye bathi indaba ezimnandi yikuzwa ukuthi leligciwane likutshiya usuvikelekile njengoba bebevele bephilela evalweni nxa bekhangele ukugula lezimfa ezibangelwe yileli gciwane kweleSouth Africa.
Njengoba leZimbabwe ibike ukuthi inengi lezizalwane zayo sezihlaselwa yiloluhlobo lwegciwane, abanye bathi kuyathokozisa ukuzwa ukuthi labo asebehlaselwe yileli gciwane malutshwana amathuba okuthi bahlaselwe futhi bacine sekudingeka ukuthi baye ezibhedlela zona zivele zingelakho okudingwa yizigulane lezi.
Esinye isizalwane zeZimbabwe umnumnzana Mchasiseli Gwaza uthi zindaba ezipha ithemba lempilo.
“Lokho kusinikeza ithemba lokuthi mhlawumbe lento ingahle isheshe iphele. Njalo lakho lokhu ukuthi umuntu uyadevelopa amasotsha okuzivikela ngemva kokuthola lento kusinikeza ithemba ukuthi abantu bakithi basazophila. Uvalo lolu obelukhona ngendlela obekukhulunywa ngayo ngokuthi lesi sifo sibulala kanjani luzokwehla ebantwini.”
Umnumnzana Jonathan Mbedzi yena uthi leyinto edinga ukuthi ingcitshi lezi zisebenze gadalala ukulungisa umuthi odingwa ngabanengi eSouth Africa leZimbabwe.
“Kungaba yinto enhle mpela ngoba abantu beSouth Africa labaseZimbabwe uzowuthwala umkhuhlane uhambe lawo eZimbabwe loba asuke lawo eZimbabwe abuye nawo eSouth Africa so, the best way engaba khona yikuthi ma ungatholakala kube lokuthi laseZimbabwe lumuthi uyabe utholakala.”
Abantu asebesisile ngemva kokuhlaselwa ligciwane lecoronavirus kweleSouth Africa bedlula isilinganiso sokungamatshumi ayisitshiyagalolunye ekhulwini (over 90%).
Kodwake ingcitshi zithi impumela yalolucwaningo kayitsho ukuthi asebehlaselwe yileli gciwane bekele ukuhlatshwa ijekiseni lokuzivikela kucoronavirus.