Abenhlanganiso ezimela ababalisi kanye labazali bamukele ngenjabulo enkulu isinqumo esithethwe nguhulumende esokuthi izikolo zime ukuvula mhlaka 28 Ntulikazi ngenxa yokumemetheka kweCovid-19.
Lokhu kuza ngesikhathi uhulumende esethe uzaqinisa iziqondiso zeLockdown ngenxa yokuqonga kwenani labantu asebetholakala belegcikwane leli.
Ngolwesibili ntambama idale labaphathintambo bakahulumende, eleCabinet, lethule umbiko othi ngenxa yesiqhubu sokumemetheka lokuthelelanwa kweCoronavirus, eZimbabwe, izikolo zizake zime ukuvulwa ngoNtulikazi, njengaloko obesekuhleliwe.
UMongameli wenhlanganiso yeProgressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) uthi kuyajabulisa ukuba izikolo kazisavulwa linyanga.
“Uhulumende ulalela izifiso zethu ezokuba izikolo zingavulwa. Loba nje sijabulela lesi sinqumo sitshela uhulumende ukuba athenge konke okufunakalayo ukuze abantu bavikeleke kumkhuhlane we corona virus. Sifuna ukuba nxa izikolo sezivulwa senelise ukuhlola abantwana bonke”
Lokhu kugcizilelwe yisikhulumeli seyinye njalo inhlanganiso yababalisi eye Almalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ) uMnu Nation Mudzitirwa.
“Asiyonto emangalisayo ngoba kade sikhuluma ngakho ukuba izikolo akumelanga zivulwe nxa kungabai safe ezikolweni. Kumele silungise udaba lokuba abantwana bengafunda njani besezindlini. Sicabangisise ukuba kuyi esikufundisa abantwana ezikolweni”
Omunye umzali wemzini we Warren Park 1, uMnu Tafadzwa Chigandiwa uthi sokumele kube lendlela zokuba abantwana bathola usizo ukuze bangalibali izifundo zabo.
“Ngibona kuyinto eqoqekileyo ukuze abantwana bethu bengatholakali bebanjwa yi corona. Kuyini angakwenza ukuba kuyini angakwenza ukuze abantwana laba behlale bekhulume ngesikolo. Kwesinye isikhathi bayacina sebedakwa”
Umzali uNkosikazi Mitchel Dlamini uthi isinqumo esithethwe ngu hulumende sizavikela abantwana.
“Ngesizatho sokuthi ama cases asedlule i1000 Izikolo zathi zivalwa kwakulenani elincane kakhulu. Khathesi besebesithi kuvulwe, thina sibona ukuba kulabantu abanengi asebevela kwamanye amazwe”
Ukumiswa kokuvulwa kwezikolo kuza ngesikhathi inhlanganiso ezimela ababalisa sezikhweze emthethwandaba waphezulu owe High Court, udaba lokuthi zifuna uhulumende ame ukuvula izikolo nxa enganikanga ababalisi lezifundi okudingakalayo ukuzivikela ukuthelelana i-Covid-19.
Abanengi besebedaniswe yikuba abantwana abaloba imihloliso ka Nhlangula baqhubekela phambili kungelani lokuba umkhuhlane lo usumemetheka ngesiqhubu esikhulu eZimbabwe okwethusayo. Inengi labakade betholakala belegcikwane leli bekuyilabo abavela phandle kwelizwe abaphindela ekhaya kodwa kumaviki amabili edluleyo ilizwe libone ukuqansa kwenani lalabo abangakaze baphume elizweni.
Embikweni owethulwe ngemva komhlangano wedale leCabinet, uhulumende uveze ukuba ngaphandle kokumisa ukuvulwa kwezikolo usezaqinisa iziqondiso zeLockdown ngoba ukuyekethisa lokuvulwa kwezinye indawo kungabe kuyikho osokubangele ukuqansa kwenani labantu asebetholakala beleCovid 19.