Iitrasti zabahlobo beHwange Trust, kwaye ngenene nabahlobo kwihlabathi liphela, ibuhlungu kakhulu le tyhefu yecyanide yakutshanje yeendlovu nezinye izilwanyana kunye neentaka eHwange National Park eZimbabwe. Kuyakhuthaza, kodwa, ukubona ukuba abasemagunyeni baphendule ngendlela enesidima ngolo hlobo kwaye abashiyi nelinye ithuba lokufika ezantsi kuyo. Benza konke okusemandleni abo ukuqinisekisa ukuba zonke izaphuli-mthetho zichongiwe kwaye kujongwana nazo ngokufanelekileyo kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba olu hlobo lwento alwenzeki kwakhona.
Kuyakhuthaza ukubona ingqumbo ebantwini kwihlabathi liphela kwaye nangakumbi abantu abaninzi baseZimbabwe bothukile kwaye bakhuthazekile ukunceda. Ngelishwa zininzi iingxelo ezingenabungqina nezibaxwayo ezijikelezayo ezibangela ialam kunye nokudakumba kwaye zingenzi nto ukuphucula imeko. Benza mandundu ngakumbi njengoko iindwendwe ezinokubakho zinokudimazeka kwaye zenze ezinye iindlela zokunciphisa umvuzo kwipaki nakwilizwe liphela. Njengoko unokucinga ukuba kunzima ukuqonda ubungakanani bezilwanyana ezibuleweyo kodwa iingxelo zamva nje zikholelwa ukuba inani lommandla weendlovu ezili-100 ziqinisekisile ukuba zibhubhile kwaye nangaphezulu. Ngelishwa inani lezinye izilwanyana kunye neentaka nazo zitshabalalile kubandakanywa amaxhalanga amaninzi ayintlekele kwindalo.
Iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba ayisiyiyo kuphela into yokuba abasemagunyeni bayithatha ngokungathí sina le nto kodwa baphumelele ekubambeni nasekugwebeni inani labazingeli abangekho mthethweni. Izigwebo zentolongo zinzima kakhulu kwaye zikummandla we-15 yeminyaka. Kusetyenziswa isohlwayo esinzima. Eyona nto ikhuthaza nangakumbi kukuba abanye abasemagunyeni nabasemagunyeni bachazwa ngamagama kwaye babuyiswa. Ulwazi luye lwaqokelelwa lukhokelela phezulu phezulu kwikhonkco "kubathengisi" emva korhwebo olungekho mthethweni. Ezinye iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba uMphathiswa umisele iTrasti yabantu abangathathi cala ukuba bajonge ukuphathwa kwepaki kunye neemfuno zayo. Kuthunyelwe iqela lezithuthi eziza kunceda kakhulu.
Iinzame zikaRhulumente aziphelelanga kwiHwange National Park njengoko imisebenzi yokulwa nokuzingela ngokungekho mthethweni iyanda kwilizwe liphela. Inkqubela phambili enkulu, kwaye enomvuzo nangakumbi, kukuba inkqubo yezomthetho ixhasa iphulo kwaye inikezela ngezohlwayo ezinokuthi zidimaze iya kuba ngabazingeli abangekho mthethweni nabathengisi bokuzibandakanya kolu rhwebo. Le nkxaso yezomthetho ibalulekile kwaye imisela umzekelo e-Afrika iphela. Kutshanje umzingeli obanjwe ngepangolin ufumene isigwebo seminyaka eli-9!
Isisombululo esongezelelekileyo esinokunceda, ekusaxoxwa ngaso nabasemagunyeni, kungabakho ukuqesha abantu babucala abasebenza kule ndawo njenge- "Honorary Wardens" ezakubanika igunya lokubamba nokusebenzisa umthetho. Enye into kukuvumela "amavolontiya" ukuba amise isiseko kufutshane nemida yePaki ngokwandisa ubukho kwindawo.
Okwangoku Abahlobo baseHwange bayaqhubeka ngaphakathi ePakini beqinisekisa ukuba amaqula amaninzi asebenza kwaye abonelela ngamanzi kwiipani. Kushushu kakhulu kwaye komile ngalo mzuzu kwaye ukubonwa kwemidlalo kuhle kakhulu njengoko isiciko somhlaba sinqabile kwaye izilwanyana zigxile kufutshane nemingxunya yamanzi. Sijonge phambili kwimvula enethemba lokuba iya kusinika lonke ixesha lokuphinda siqokelele kwaye sicwangcisele unyaka olandelayo. Isithuthi sethu sidinga ukulungiswa nokulungiswa njengoko ngoku siwohloka emva kwawo wonke umsebenzi onzima ngeli xesha lonyaka lonyaka elomileyo. Imvula iza kubonelela ngamanzi ayimfuneko kwaye isinike nethuba lokulungisa iinjini kunye neempompo kwaye sithathe indawo yombhobho wamanzi angaphezulu kweminyaka engama-50 ubudala. Itrektara izakuxakeka kukulungisa ukhukuliseko lomhlaba ejikeleze imikhombe nokulungisa iindlela.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- It is, however, very encouraging to see that the authorities have responded in a manner befitting of such a despicable atrocity and are leaving no stone unturned to get to the bottom of it.
- An additional solution that may help, still to be discussed with the authorities, could be to appoint private people working in the area as “Honorary Wardens” which would give them the authority to apprehend and apply the law.
- It is very hot and dry at the moment and game viewing is excellent as the ground cover is sparse and the animals are concentrated around the waterholes.
