Coronavirus
Udaba lwabosomabhizimusi abakhala ngezikhathi zokuvula lokuvala umsebenzi siluphiwa nguAnnahstacia Ndlovu
Osomabhizimusi Bakhala Ngesikhathi Sokuvula Lokuvala Amabhizimusi Phansi kweCovid-19 Lockdown
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.
Sebezohlatshwa Labo iJekiseni Lokuzivikela kuCOVID-19 Abaleminyaka Esukela Kwelitshumi Lane
Uhulumende wethule umbiko wokuthi usezasungula uhlelo lokuhlaba abantwana abaleminyaka esukela kwelitshumi lane ijekiseni yokuzivikela kuCovid 19.
Lokhu kuvezwe ngumphathintambo wokwethulwa kwemibiko uNkosikazi Monica Mutsvangwa emhlanganweni lentathelizindaba izolo, ngemva komhlangano wedale labamphathintambo bakahulumende eleCabinet.
Unkosikazi Mutsvangwa uthi lelinyathelo lithethwe ngemva kokucebisana lengcwethi zezempilakahle.
“Abogatsha lwezempilakahle lokulondolozwa kwabantwana bazokwenza lokhu besebenzisa indlela ezitshiyeneyo ezibalisela ukusebenzisana labamankampani azimeleyo, abamabandla ezokholo lwesiKhristu, ama-Universities kanye lezinye inhlangothi zemfundo yaphezulu. ”
Umnumzana Johane Nkomazana isakhamuzi sakoBulawayo uthi kulinyathelo elincomekayo.
“Kuyajabulisa lokho okukhulunywa nguhulumende ukuthi abantwana abale 14years kusiya ku 17years, sebevunyelwe labo ukuba bahlatshwe amajekiseni wokuvikela i-COVID A19. Njengoba izikolo sezizavulwa, abantu laba bazabe behlangana phela, so, hayi, yinto enhle kakhulu leyi loba nje ngifisela ukuthi nga kwaqalisa kudala ikakhulu besaku-Lockdown ukwenzela ukuthi nxa sezivulwa, bebe ngabantu asebezivikele. ”
Okungumqondo osekelwe ngumnumzana Victor Dube, isakhamuzi saseHarare.
“Angiluboni luludaba olubi nxa ingcitshi zabona kukahle ukuthi behlatshwe ama injection ngoba impilo yabantu imele iye lapho eyayikhona umkhuhlane lo ungakabi khona, ngoba khathesi abantwana kabasayi ezikolo, akulalutho abalwenzayo. Mina ngiyalusekela sibili ukuthi nje ngokukhuluma kwabo. ”
UMfundisi Willingmore Mhlanga isiphathamandla senhlanganiso ye Zimbabwe Council of Churches - ZCC uthi kumele uhulumende abone ukuthi ayatholakala lawo majekiseni.
“Kambe kungaba kuthiwani ngalabo abafisa ukuthi bahlabe bazivikele, bavikele izimhuli lomphakathi wonke labanye abazalwane kodwa beswela ithuba ngesizatho sokusilela kwalazo majekiseni. Kuyacelwa njalo ukuthi ugatsha lwezempilakhale lukwazi ukucacisa ngalokho. ”
Phezu kwalokho, uMfundisi Mhlanga uthi ufisa ngabe kuba khona ukusebenzisana okwaneleyo labamabandla okholo lwesiKhristu.
"Ubukhokheli bulesicelo esiya kuhulumende ukuthi amabandla lawo abe labo abazabamela kuleloqembu elikhangelane lakho konke okumayelana le COVID-19 elizweni, iCOVID-19 Taskforce. Abakhokheli babona ukuthi lokhu kuzasiza ukuthi ibandla likaNkulunkulu libe lomutsho kulokho okuthinta ibandla kumbe lezo zinqumo ezingenziwa, ezimayelana lebandla likaNkulunkulu elizweni lonke jikelele. ”
Ngakolunye udaba olufanayo, uhulumende uveze ukuba usezotholisa uhulumende wakweleNamibia inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili zamajekiseni okuzivikela kumkhuhlane we COVID-19 ( 20 000 doses ) njengesibonelo sokusebenzisana lobudlelwano obukhona phakathi kwamazwe angeZansi kwezwekazi leAfrica.
Abogatsha lwezokukhitshwa kwemibiko baveze lokhu ekhasini labo lokukhulumisana ngendlela zebulenjini eyeTwitter.
Uhulumende Ukhuthazwa Ukuba Avule Izikolo
Ngesikhathi inani labantu ababanjwa yiCovid-19 lisehla eZimbabwe inkuthazo yokuthi uhulumende kumele avule izikolo, layo isiqina, inengi labantu lisithi inani lababulawa yileli gcikwane, ngabaleminyaka ephakathi kwamatshumi amathathu lamatshumi amane, okutsho ukuba abantwana abakho engozini kakhulu.
Izikolo ezivalwe mhlaka 4 Nhlangula kwakumele zivule mhlaka 28 Nhlangula kodwa lokhu akusenzakalanga ngenxa yokuqhamuka kwegagasi lesithathu le Covid-19.
UMongameli Emmerson Mnangagwa ukhangelelwe ukutsho ukuba izikolo zizavulwa nini ngesikhathi ugatsha lwezemfundo lusithi izikolo ezinengi sezilungele ukuvulwa.
Abazali abafana lo Nkosikazi Nomusa Sibindi bathi sekumele izikolo zivulwe ngoba abantwana sebelesikhathi eside bengekhaya.
“Njengomzali ngibona ingani sekussyikhathi sokuthi izikiolo zivule. Abantwana abanengi sebesenza izinto ezingela msebenzi, abafana batshona benatha lokubhema. Lokhu kunganceda kakhulu kwenza labo ababhalayo”
Lokhu kusekelwe ngomunye umzali uMnu Marshal Chere okuhlanganiso ye School Development Committee kwesinye isikolo seHarare.
“Izikolo kazivulwe ngoba abantwana sebetshona emigwaqweni besenza izinto ezingela msebenzi, ngcono uhulumende enze amacebo ukuba abantwana bathole amathuba okuzithuthukisa”
Isikhulumeli sogatsha lwezemfundo uMnu Taungana Ndoro uthi bazamelela isaziso sikamongameli ukuba isimo sokulwisana leCovid 19 simi njani njani elizweni okungakhokhelela ukuthi zivulwe izikolo loba hatshi.
“Sizakuba kwazi ukuba izikolo zizavulwa nini nxa uMongameli welizwe le Zimbabwe engasitshela ukuba lokhu kuzakwenzakala nini”
ZCTU: Akumelanga Izisbenzi Zibanjwe Ngamandla Ukuhlatshwa iJekiseni eyeCovid 19 Vaccine
Abenhlanganiso emela izisebenzi eye Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union sebekhweze emthethwandaba waphezulu owe High Court, udaba lokuphikisa ukubanjwa ngamandla kwezisebenzi ukuhlatshwa ijekiseni yeCovid-19 Vaccine, ngabaqatshi. Abe ZCTU bathi lokhu yikwephula ilungelo lezisebenzi njalo akula mthetho ovumela lokhu.
Lokhu kuza ngesikhathi amankampani afana labo Delta, OK Zimbabwe, TelOne lamanye esekhipha imibiko ethi wonke umuntu ongahlatshwanga ijekiseni le Covid-19 ame ukuza emsebenzini.
Abamalungelo oluntu bathi lokhu kungaphandle ko mthetho ngoba asiwo wonke umuntu ofuna ukuhlatshwa ijekiseni le Covid-19 ngenxa yenkolo zabantu lemibono ehlukeneyo.
Ingcitshi zezempilakahle zithi wonke umuntu kumele ahlatshwe ijekiseni lokuzivikela kuCovid-19 ukuze inani labantu abalaliswa esibhedlela ngenxa ye Covid-19 lehle.
Unobhala jikelele we ZCTU uMnu Japhet Moyo uchasisa ngenyathelo labo leli.
“Kube lokukhalaza okukhulu okuvela kuzisebenzi. Sesibone amankampani adlula isikhombisa. Sibone izisebenzi zikhala ngokuthi nxa bengahlatshwanga akufanelanga bengene emsebenzini”
Ugcizelele esithi izisebenzi zilamalungelo okumele ahlonitshwe nguhulumende lamankampani kungelani lokuba kulomkhuhlane we Covid-19.
“Siyemangala ukuthi eZimbabwe asila mthetho obamba abantu ngamandla ukuthi bahlatshwe. Akula mthetho ovumela ukukhetha ukuba lowu uhlatshiwe uyasebenza lowu kahlatshwanga kasebenzi”
Esinye isakhamuzi se Harare esingakahlatshwa uMnu Michael Sibanda uthi uvumelana le ZCTU esithi ukholo lwakhe kalumvumeli ukuhlatshwa.
“Mina ngibona engani abantu kakumelanga bahahlatshwe nge nkani. Thina sikubona engani ukuhlatshwa luphawu luka satani. Thina ukholo lwethu kaluhambelani lakho lokhu, siyabe sesingabantu bakasatani”
Kodwa eyinye ingcitshi kwezempilakahle uMnu Peter Sithole uphikisana lalu mbono.
“Udaba lumgceke sixotshana lalokho okubizwa kuthiwa yi head immunity okuzakwenza ukuba umnotho uvulwe, ezemidlalo, abahlabeleli babuyele emsebenzini. Nxa uhulumende ezaqala ukuncenga abantu sizakufeza njani lokhu”
Umpathintambo obona ngezezisebenzi umnumzana Paul Mavima , uthi ukusa loludaba emithethwandaba akuncedi lutho, okuqakathekileyo yikuthi amacele womathathu athi uhulumende, izisebenzi labaqatshi bahlale phansi bakhulumisane phansi kwedale leTripatite Negotiating Forum.
Uqhubeke ethi ubhubhane lweCovid-19 luyaziwa ukuthi soluphazamise okunengi emazweni womhlaba ngakhoke uhulumende uzama ngazo indlela ukulondoloza abantu base Zimbabwe yikho ethenge amajekiseni ama vaccine.
"Udaba olukhona ngolokuthi, ama jekiseni ayanceda ukuba umuntu engahlatshwa kathetheli umkhuhlane kwabanye abantu. Njalo ayavikela impilo. Nxa uhlezi emzini wakho awulani lokuhlatshwa kodwa nxa ufuna ukuphuma endlini hlatshwa"
Umthethwandaba waphezulu owe High Court ukhangelelwe ukwazisa ngeviki ezayo ukuba udaba lwabeZCTU luzathethwa nini.
Uhulumende uthi isifiso sakhe ngesokuhlaba abantu abangaba yizigidi ezilitshumi ijekiseni le Covid 19 Vaccine, kumbe abangaba yisilinganiso sokungamatshumi ayisithupha ekhulwini-60%, ukuze lufezeke uhlelo olwe herd immunity e Zimbabwe.