Izakhamizi zakoBulawayo ziveza imibono ehlukileyo ngodaba lokutholiswa kwazo amanzi yikhansili yaleli dolobho elokhu iqhubeka ngohlelo lwayo lokwabela amanzi ngemva kwensuku ezinengi lanxa izulu liqhubeka lisina osekulakho ukugcwalisa amadamu anathisa idolobho leli.
lzakhamizi zakoBulawayo sezilomnyaka zibhekane lodubo lwamanzi olulokhe luqhubeka kodwa izulu lona lisina kuhle lonyaka osekuzitshiya zimangele ukuba uhlupho selungaphi.
Isakhamuzi sakoBulawayo uNkosikazi Nomqele Gumede ngomunye wabamangaliswa yikwenza kukamanisiphala.
“Mina ngilodubo lwamanzi lokhe ngacina ukuthola amanzi aphuma empmpini kumnyaka odlule ngoFebruary asazi njalo lokuthi lezi incwadi esizitholayo ezifuna imali ngenzani.”
Olwela amalungelo oluntu umabhalane jikelele weIbhetshu LikaZulu, uMnu Mbuso Fuzwayo uthi akazwisisi okwenzakalayo manje.
“Kulusizi ukuthi bakusibanga se144hr water shedding abasazisi okucacayo ngoba izulu linile. Besikhangelele ukuthi njengoba izulu linile abazali bababekezelela kungelamanzi, kukanti manje izulu linile.”
Ukhansila wePumula uNkosikazi Sikhululekile Moyo ongumgcinisihlalo weFuture Water Action Committee uthe sebeguqula uhlelo lokwabela abantu amanzi.
“Esikukhangeleleyo njengekhansili yedolobho lakoBulawayo yikubuyela kuhlelo lwe144 hrs oluqale lamhlanje uhlupho yikuthi abantu abakuzwisisi ngoba abantu bebeqeda iviki kumbe amalanga alitshumi bengela manzi yikho obekuluhlupho olukhulu njalo amapumps ethu asincedisa ukudonsa amanzi aseqalile ukusebenza khathesi sesithwala amanzi amanengi sihlola impompi zethu sitholisa uzulu amanzi ngemva kwe 144hrs mhlaka 15 February siyabe sesiku 72hrs, ephela uFebruary siyabe sesiku48hrs. Eqala uMarch siyabe sesisiya ku24hrs. Lingaqhubeka lisina izulu sizabe siwathola ngemva kwe 24hrs wonke amalokitshi.
UBulawayo ubebhekane lodubo lokugavunelwa amanzi kumnyaka ka2020 kulandela ukoma okuthethe phose iminyaka emithathu okubangele ukuba amadamu atholisa idolobho awome.Kulandela ukuna kwezulu lonyaka uZulu ubekhangelele ukuba athole amanzi malanga onke kodwa kwehlule kulandela ukungasebenzi kahle kwemitshina ebilungiswa edonsa amanzi osekubangele ukuba idolobho liqhubeke ligavunela uzulu amanzi.