Coronavirus
Abezempilakahle Bakhuthaza Abazali Ukulungiselela Abafundi Bavikeleke kuCovid-19
lzikolo zivuliwe NgoMvulo, eZimbabwe, ngemva kokuvala okwesikhathi eside ngenxa yeCovid-19.
Abazali bakhuthazwa ukulungiselela abantwana indingeko zokuzivikela kulolubhubhane ezinjengamamask, ama sanitizer lokunye, ukuze bahlale bevikelekile sikhathi sonke.
Inengi labazali liveza ukukhathazeka ngokuvulwa kwezikolo ngalesi sikhathi eleZimbabwe njengawo wonke amazwe womhlaba libhekane yikuhlaselwa yiCovid-19 kanye lodubo lokuqansa kwendleko yokuhlawulela imfundo.
Umzali olwela amalungelo oluntu uNkosikazi Patricia Tshabalala uthi njengabazali bakhathazekile ngesimo sezikolo ngalezi zikhathi zokumelana leCovid-19.
“Sibona ukuvulwa kwezikolo okuvulwa phakathi komkhuhlane ongaka owesatshwa ngumuntu wonke kodwa kuthiwa abantwana abay ezikolo ezingahlanjululwanga umkhuhlane lo. Besiya ezikolo ezingabaphi amamask, amatitshala angaholiyo bafosezelwe ukuthi bahambe bayefundisa abantwana bafuqelwa ezikolo belobunzima abaphiwa amamask besaba iCovid kuthi otitshala babafundisa bengakhululekanga.”
UNkosikazi Thobekile Ndlovu uDistrict Health Promotion Officer eMangwe ngaphansi kogatsha lwezempilakahle ukhuthaze abazali ukuba loba kunzima okungakanani kabalungiselele abantwana ukuzivikela kuCovid-19.
“Bazali akulamntwana ovunyelwa ukungena esikolo engelamask, ngakho ngiyalikhuthaza ukuba lifunise abantwana ngalo omkhuhlane bazivikele uma besiya ezambuzini ezikolo, libadingele amamsk abalinganayo hatshi ukubapha awenu njalo libadingele lesanitizer ukuze bahlale bevikelekile ngazo zonke izikhathi.”
UNkosikazi Ndlovu ukhuthaza njalo abazali ukuba bahlale belamanzi zikhathi zonke.
“Bazali kuqakathekile ukuba ikhaya lakho libe lesigubhu esangweni ukuze wonke umuntu ongena emzini wakho ageze izandla egedini, kuyalinceda ukulivikela kuCovid-19, labezitolo labo benze okufanayo kuthi umuntu angathenga lihlikihle njalo lapho elithengisela khona.”
Abogatsha lwezempilakhale baphakathi kohlelo lokuhamba belimukisa uzulu ngeCovid-19 njalo bekhuthaza abazali ukuba baqhubeke belandela iziqondiso zokuzivikela kulolubhubhane njalo bahlale beqaphele izibonakaliso zalo umkhuhlane.
Uzulu ukhuthazwa ukuba ayedinga ulwazi ngalolubhubhane emtholwampilo oseduze laye.
Sekuqhamuke Olunye Uhlobo LweCoronavirus eSouth Africa OlweC.1.2
Sebephilela evalweni abeZimbabwe abahlala kweleSouth Africa ngemva kokuqhamuka kolunye njalo uhlobo lwegciwane lecovid-19 elitsha uC.1.2 okubikwa elamandla okumemetheka ngesiqubu.
Ingcitshi zezempilakahle kweleSouth Africa zithi ziphakathi kokulonda umzila wohlobo lwegciwane elitsha leli uC.1.2. Leligciwane liqale ukubonakala ngoNkwenkwezi lonyaka kodwa selimemetheke langena ezabelweni zonke zakweleSouth Africa kanye lakwamanye amazwe.
Isiphathamandla senhlanganiso ecwaninga ngezemikhuhlane ethelelwanayo eye National Institute of Communicable Diseases Uskhwicamfundo Penny Moore uthi basebenza gadalala ukuzwisisa kabanzi ukuthi loluhlobo lwegciwane luyingozi engakanani.
“Kusazoqhubeka kusibanje amagciwanela ezalana ngemihlobohlobo etshiyeneyo.”
Uthi abakubonayo okwakhathesi yikuthi leli gciwane lilempawu ezitshengisa ukuthi lingenelisa ukumemetheka ngesiqubu esikhulu. Bathole njalo ukuthi leligciwane liyenelisa ukuziguqula loba ukwakha inhlobonhlobo ezitshiyeneyo zamagciwane kantike njalo liyenelisa ukubalekela amasotsha omzimba.
Lobanje unkosikazi Moore esithi leligciwane alikamemetheki kakhulu, izizalwane zeZimbabwe kweleSouth Africa sezidlela evalweni.
Isizalwane seZimbabwe olwela amalungelo abesifazana unkosazana Victress Mathuthu, uthi kuyabesabisa ukuzwa ukuthi ngemva kokuphepha kumagciwane abelolaka olukhulu uBeta to Delta sekuzafuze futhi babhekane lo C.1.2.
“Kuyakhathaza kakhulu njengoba besilokhu sithi igciwane lecorona lizahamba. Kodwa nxa lilokhu lizitshintsha tshintsha libuya ngemihlobo etshiyeneyo akunikezi ithemba lokuthi leli gciwane lisazohamba. Sicina singasazi ukuthi le ijekiseni esiyihlatshiweyo izamelana yini laloluhlobo oselungenile.”
Isizalwane seZimbabwe umnumnzana Carnicious Nkala yena uthi sekufanele umuntu onke enze akwenelisayo ukuthi azivikele.
“Umlayezo engingawunikeza abantu baseZimbabwe yikuthi ngicela sivaxinethwe. Sijovwe la amanjekiseni ukuze siziprotecte. Singayi ezindaweni ezilama super spreader event lapho esithola kulabantu abanengi khona.”
Esinye isizalwane seZimbabwe umnumnzana Moses Ndlovu yena uxwayisa kakhulu labo abacabanga ukuthi umkhuhlane wecorona awukho ukuthi babophe ziqine ikakhulu nxa sekuvela inhlobonhobo zemikhakha yamagciwane abangelalo umkhuhlane.
“Umkhuhlane lo zihlobo ukhona uyabulala abantu. Sesingcwabe abantu abanengi, ma wena ungakangcwabi kuba nzima ukuthi ukholelwe ukuthi ukhona. So, ukuthi ungabhebhetheki kufanele silandele imigomo esiyiphiwayo. Sigeze izandla, sifake ama mask. Liqiniso ukuthi kukhona lokhu kubhebhetheka. Asilandeleni esikutshelwayo ngabe mpilakahle khona siyaphepha.”
Ingcitshi zithi okwakhathesi uhlobo lweBeta le Delta yiwo aqhubeka ehamba phambili ekuhlaselweni kwabantu kweleSouth Africa.
Lobanje okunengi besithi kusacutshungulwa ngegciwane leC.1.2 bathi abukho ubufakazi okwakhathesi ukuthi liyayehlula imithi yeJohnson and Johnson lePfizer okuyiyo esetshenziswa kweleSouth Africa khathesi ekuvikeleni igciwane lecoronavirus.
Izisebenzi Zikhala Ngokuswela Inhlelo Ezingaziphathisa Kundleko Yokwelatshwa Lapho Sezigula Kumbe Zigulelwa
Abenhlanganiso yezisebenzi elizweni eye Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, bathi izisebenzi ezinengi zibhekane lodubo lokufinyelela inhlelo zokubhadalela indleko yokwelatshwa ezama Medical Aid. Abe ZCTU bathi okhu sokudala ukuthi izisebenzi zingahlaliseki engqondweni lapho ziquba umsebenzi wazo zicabanga ukuba izovelaphi imali yokuhlawulela indleko yokwelatshwa eqonge okwamagama eZimbabwe.
Abe ZCTU bathi okwamanje laloba usizo lokuhlawulela indleko yokwelatshwa olwama Medical Aid lukhona kanye lohlelo lokuhlawulwa kwezisebenzi nxa zingalimalela emsebenzini olwe Workman’s Compensation, lezi nhlelo zitshiyene kumankampani lakungatsha zikahulumende.
Unobhala jikelele weZCTU, umnumzana Japhet Moyo uchasisa kabanzi ngalezi nhlelo.
“Ama companies athize alama contract athize nxa ungena emsebenzini .Bayakutshela ukuthi thina lapha sinika iholo elinje , sile medical aid . Wena uzabhadala imali engakanani lathi sibhadale eyinye inxenye yayo, kumbe njalo bethi hatshi eyethu I medical aid thina nje ngo employer sizakubhadalela nje konke olakho kumbe okuthweleyo kungaba ngabantwana abalitshumi lo nkosikazi wakho labazali bakho konke nje sizakubhadalela .”
Umnumzana Silvester Mushaike okhokhela inhlanganiso yezisebenzi zemigodhini eye Mine Workers Union Zimbabwe uthi kucele labo kulabanye abalenhlanhla yokubhadalelwa ngamankampani abawasebenzelayo kube labanye abangabadalwayo.
“Ku mining okwenzakalayo yikuthi amanye ama companies ayabhadala . Njenge zimplats ebhadalela izisebenzi imali yonke ye contribution, kodwa amanye ama mines abhadala inxenye 50% kube lamanye ama mines angabhadali lutho ngitsho.”
Uthi sikhuluma kanje kulodaba abalalo lomunye umgodi wase Hwange, owehluleka ukuphathisa isisebenzi esalimalela emsebenzini ukuze selathswe.
“Thina sikhangelela ukuthi isisebenzi kumele sincediswe kuma model atshiyeneyo .Sifuna nje I model ezakwanisa ukuthi nxa isisebenzi sisemsebenzini singaze sadubeka ngokuthi abantwana ngizakwenza njani njengoba bekhwehlela , ngingalimala ngizancedakala hini kungafiki emngqondweni wakhe kodwa abelenhlalakahle nxa esemsebenzini.”
Kwele Zimbabwe umthetho udinga ukuba amabhizimusi lawo abhadale inxenye kunhlaulo yeMedical Aid yesisebenzi kodwa umkhuba wama co-payment ubatshiya bengafinyeleli kakuhle ezempilakahle.
U Dokotela Prosper Chitambara ingcwethi ecubungula ezenotho uthi ubhubhane lwe Covid 19 soluveze sobala ukuba kudingakala indlela engcono engasiza uzulu lezisebenzi kwezempilakahle.
“Kuyadingakala ngamandla sibili ukuthi sibe lethiwa yi national health insurance scheme ngoba inengi labantu be Zimbabwe alivikelekanga ngokugcweleyo esithi under insured kwezempilakahle . So kuyadingakala ilizwe libe le basic cover yomuntu wonke “
Noma ele Zimbabwe lisithi libhekana lenhlupho zokusilela kwemali ukuba liqube imisebenzi yalo yonke kuhle, U Dokotela Chitambara uthi uthi zikhona ezinye indlela uhulumende angaphathisa kulokhu ezisebenza kwamanye amazwe.
“Amanye amazwe afana leSouth Africa, abeka umthelo wetshukela othiwa yiSugar Tax ukuze bebhadalele IHealth Insurance yabo , amanye amazwe abeka umthetho kwezokukhulumisana I tele communications , amanye njalo abeka imithelo yezono okuthiwa yi sin taxes okufana le gwayi lotshwala lokunye okunjalo.”
Izimazo yokubamba ugatsha lwezempilakahle kulodaba aphumelelanga ngoba incingo zabo zikhanya zingasebenzi kodwa uhulumende wazisa ngenyanga ka mbimbitho ukuba ama medical aid sezalaulwa ngohlangothi oluzabunjwa olwe medical aid societies regulatory authority ngaphansi kwalo.Kusukela satholayo uzibuse uhulumende wabeka iziqondiso zokutholisa umuntu wonke ezempilakahle lalabo abangenelisi ukubhadalela ezithiwa equity in health, eqinisa lokuvikela uzulu kumikhuhlane kodwa uzulu lezisebenzi okwamanje azenelisi ukufinyelela amaMedical Aid ngobunengi ikanti lalabo abalawo becina bebanjwa ngamandla ukutshona esikhwameni yona imali ihlupha kangaka abayiholayo ivele ingeneli ukuthi baziphilise.
Basungula Izifundo Abantwana Abaloba Imihloliso Lonyaka
Abantwana abaloba imihloliso lonyaka basungule izifundo namuhla kodwa abazali bekhala ngendleko yokuhlaulela isikolo njalo bethi abafundi abakalungeli ukubhala kodwa uhulumende uthi konke sekulungele ukuba babhale.
Ababhala imihloliso baphindele ezifundweni zeterm yokucina yalonyaka namuhla ngaphambilini kokuba abanye abafundi bonke bavule ngeviki ezayo kuterm ekhangelelwe ukubande okungazake kwenzeke embalini yelizwe kubangelwe yikuqhamuka kobhubhane lweCovid-19.
Omunye umzali uNkosikazi Sikholiwe Ndlovu uthi abantwana abaloba imihloliso lonyaka bazathwala nzima.
“Isikhathi sokulungiselela ukuvula izikolo kulo mthelela omubi ngoba isikhathi sokulungiselela sincane. Kufuneka izinto ezinengi kakhulu okuzakuba ludubo kithi njengabazali”
Lokhu kusekelwe ngo munye umbalisi weKuwadzana uNkosikazi Siphethangani Ncube othi ababalisi isimo sabo asibavumeli ukuncedisa abantwana abaloba imihloliso lonyaka.
“Lokhu okwenziwe ngu hulumende akusoze utshele abantu sokusele insuku ezimbili ukuthi abantwana baye esikolo. Kuzaphazamisa abantwana abaloba imihloliso”
Kodwa uNkosikazi Sikholiwe Ncube uphinde wathi kumele uhulumende ananze isimo sabantwana bemaphandleni ngoba besebunzimeni obedlula abasemadolobheni.
“Endaweni ezinjengemakhaya abadala bayacina beyekela ukuhambisa abantwana ezikolo ngoba imali efunakalayo ngoba ama uniform, amabhuku anzima ukuthola. Abadala ngabe bathole ithuba lokuthi balungise okufunakalayo”
Kodwa uhulumende lokhu eqinisa elokuthi izikolo sezilungele ukufunda lokuloba imihloliso, okufakazwa yisikhulumeli sogatsha lwezemfundo, uMnu Taungana Ndoro.
“Izikolo sezilungele ukuvula. Zivulile namhlanje, njalo zizavula kuviki ezayo ukuze abantwana abangalobi imihloliso labo bavule. Yonke into ihamba kuhle sibili”
Ithemu leyi eqale namhlanje izabinde ngoba abantwana bekhangelelwe ukufunda amalanga angamatshumi ayisificamunwe mbili-80 kumaviki angamatshumi lasithupha-16 weeks.
Abanye abantwana abangalobi imihloliso bazaqala ukufunda ngeviki ezayo, bezafunda okwamalanga angamatshumi ayikhombisa lanhlanu-75.
Ugatsha lweze mfundo yaphansi leya phezulu luthi kumele izikolo zivumele abazali babhadale imali kancane kancane ukuze abantwana bengaphambaniseki ezifgundweni abazali besazama ukudinga imali.
Ingcwethi Kwezomnotho: Mayingatshaphazwa Imali Evele kuIMF EyeSpecial Drawing Rights-SDR
Ingcwethi kwezomnotho zikhuthaza uhulumende weZimbabwe ukuba asebenzise ngokufaneleyo amadola afika phose i-Billion etholwe lilizwe phansi kohlelo lwe Special Drawing Rights, evele kusikhwama senhlanganisweni ephathisa amazwe womhlaba kwezentuthuko, eye International Monetary Fund - IMF.
Lanxa uhulumende ethembise uzulu ukuba izosetshenziswa ngendlela limali yokuvuselela umnotho welizwe wona ophazanyiswe yikuqhamuka kwe COVID-19, ikakhulu enhlangothini ezigoqela, ezempilakahle, ezemfundo, olokulungiswa kwempahla lezinye, ingcwethi ezicubungula ezomnotho zithi zesabela ukuthi izokuphelela ezikhwameni zabalutshwana.
Enye yalezingcwethi ehlala koBulawayo, ngumnumzana Dumisani Nyathi owesabela ukutshaphazwa kwale imali.
“Sikhangelele ukuthi imali le isetshenziswe kwabadubekayo. Lizananzelela ukuthi igciwane leli le COVID-19, lisitshiye sonke singela mali phakathi kweZimbabwe, impilo inzima njalo sikhangelele ukuthi imali le izakusincedisa esiyithi yi SOCIAL PROOFING. Kutsho ukuthi abantu bazakungena kuma CASH PROGRAMMES, ama FOOD FOR WORK, imali izabe ikhona ukubabhadala, ezinye indlela ezingasetshenziswa zokuthi abantu bephathiseke njalo.”
UNyathi uthi kumele isebenze njalo ukuthuthukisa inhlangothi ezimqoka ezinjengemfundo lezempilakahle zona esezife kakhulu emaphandleni.
“Kakula zibhedlela emakhaya, kakula migwaqo eya ezibhedleleni emakhaya so sifuna ukuthi kube le-infrastructure ezabekwa kuma Health Facilities ethu. Futhi sikhangelele ukuthi imali le ingaqalisa ukusebenza, ibekwe ngale kwezemfundo, ku Education kakumanga kuhle, iZimbabwe ifuna layo i-infrastructure. Sikhangelele ukuthi emakhaya ngale kubekwe lakho i-infrastructure, ama buildings amahle azakwenza ukuthi abantwana befunde kakuhle. Kube lakho ukusapotana ukuthi imfundo esemadolobheni lemfundo esemakhaya, kufanane.”
Enye njalo ingcwethi ehlala eGoromonzi umnumzana Masimba Manyanya owake wasebenzela ibhanga elikhulu lelizwe, eleReserve Bank of Zimbabwe, uthi indaba ezinjengenkohlakalo zilakho ukuphazamisa lolu hlelo.
“Ukungabi khona kwenhlangothi eziqinileyo zokubona ukuthi umsebenzi uqhutshwa ngendlela elizweni, indaba zenkohlakalo, ubusela, lokunye okunenginengi yikho okuzokwenza abantu baqale ukuzibuza ukuba kambe izosetshenziswa ngendlela na limali.”
Okusekelwe ngunobhala enhlanganisweni emela izisebenzi ye Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions - ZCTU umnumzana Japhet Moyo yena othi uzoyicela isivuthiwe.
“Yimali engaphelela kuma-Statement, yimali engaphelela kuma-Newspaper, ingasoze ke ifike ke phansi kulabo okufanele bayithole leyo mali. Kujwayelekile ke eAfrica ukuthi imali ezinje, kube zimali nje ezibalwa emaPhepheni, zingafiki kuzulu.”
Kodwa umphathintambo wogatsha lwezemali uProffessor Mthuli Ncube utshele abomsakazo kamabonakude we ZTN ongaphansi kwenkampani ye ZimaPapers ukuthi ubufakazi bukhona bokuba uhulumende okhona uyenelisa ukusebenzisa imali yelizwe ngendlela.
“Ngizazikhulumela mina ngokwami, ngilembali yokuqhuba imisebenzi yezokusetshenziswa kwemali ngendlela elobuhlakaniphi njengomphathintambo wezemali lokuthuthukiswa komnotho, ubufakazi busegcekeni. Yebo kambe, ngumongameli okwenzayo lokho mina ngiyisithunywa nje. Abanengi bayakhohlwa ukuba thina sangena ngesikhathi ilizwe libhekane lodubo lwesihudo seCholera, kwabuya izulu lesikhukhula lika Cyclone Idai, sibone njalo indlala kathesi sekulubhubhane. Kodwa sanelisile ukuqhuba umsebenzi wokuthuthukisa umnotho kunjalo.”
Kodwa ingcwethi kwezomnotho zithi zizobheka ukubona ukuba izosetshenziswa ngendlela ethuthukisa umnotho welizwe na limali hatshi ukumane inyamalale nje njengalokho okuthe kwenzakala kwezinye izimali elizweni ngesikhathi esedluleyo.
