I-WILLEMSTAD, eCuracao - Izindiza ezisuka eVenezuela ziya emazweni aseduze zigcwele abahambi ababambe amakhadi esikweletu futhi bafuna ukwenza imali esheshayo ngaphansi kwemithetho isakhamuzi u-Hugo Chavez eyethulwe ukuvimbela indiza enkulu.
Isiqhingi saseCaribbean iCuracao, esisogwini lwaseVenezuela, siyindawo eyintandokazi yabantu baseVenezuela ohambweni olukhanyayo ukuze benze inzuzo enoshukela bethenga amadola ngenani elishibhile eligxilile. Baphinda kabili imali yabo ngokuthengisa ama-greenbacks ekhaya emakethe efanayo esemthethweni.
Abavakashi ababizwa ngemali eshisiwe, baphuthuma ezindizeni baqonde emishinini yemali endaweni enelanga elaliyikoloni lamaDashi elinabantu abangu-300,000. Izindiza eziya eCuracao nakwezinye izindawo eziyintandokazi i-Aruba nePanama ngokuvamile zibhukhwa ngokugcwele kusasele izinyanga.
“Amathikithi ethu siwathenge ezinyangeni ezimbili ezedlule, konke kugcwele ngenxa yokulawulwa kwemali. Lapho izinga elihambisanayo likhuphuka wonke umuntu uyahamba, ”kusho isakhamuzi saseCaracas uLino Olivero, 30, endaweni yokudlela yasePanama City ehlinzeka ngokudla nethelevishini yaseVenezuela.
Umthetho waseVenezuela uvumela izakhamizi ukuthi zithenge kufika ku-$5,600 zamadola ngonyaka ngezinjongo zohambo ngenani elilinganiselwe elishibhile. Kodwa isidingo samadola siphezulu, futhi singathengiswa emakethe ephumelelayo, ehambisanayo esemthethweni ngentengo ephezulu kakhulu.
Abahambi bangakhipha ama- $ 500 ngenyanga emishinini yemali yaphesheya kwezilwandle, bese becosha okusele ukuze bathole ikhomishini enempilo ngabathengisi abenza imisebenzi engelona iqiniso - bevumela abantu baseVenezuela ukuthi bathengise kabusha amadola noma bawabeke ekongeni.
Izitolo zeCuracao zigcwele abathengi abaswayipha amakhadi agcwele izandla ukuze bathole amadola.
Ibhizinisi lihle kakhulu kubathengisi abaswayipha amakhadi kangangokuthi omunye usomabhizinisi wathi ukwazile ukuthenga amafulethi ukuze ahlalise abavakashi abasebenzisa imali kanye nama-SUV ukuze abathuthele.
I-Venezuela ijabulele ukukhula komnotho okude futhi ayikawuzwa umthelela wokuwohloka komnotho womhlaba noma ukuwa kwakamuva kwamanani kawoyela, ngakho abantu baseVenezuela abahlanya bethenga basasebenzisa imali ngokushesha futhi bezulazula eCaribbean ukuze bathole imali ngokuhlanekezelwa kwezinga lokushintshisana. Bavame ukusebenzisa ama-quota abangani nezihlobo ukwandisa ibonanza.
UChavez udale uhlelo lwemali ngo-2003 ngemuva kokuketula umbuso okwesikhashana kanye nokuvalwa kwemboni kawoyela ngabaphikisi bakhe bezepolitiki kwaphakamisa ukwesaba okukhulu kwendiza enkulu.
Imali ye-bolivar imiswe ngokusemthethweni ku-2.15 kuya kudola kodwa izinga lisondele ku-5 emakethe ehambisanayo, eklanyelwe ukuthengiselana okuthile okulinganiselwe kodwa manje imakethe enkulu ebeka ngempumelelo izinga lokushintshaniswa komnotho omningi.
Izabelo zokuvakasha zinesisindo ezindaweni zokulondoloza zangaphandle zaseVenezuela. Kuze kube nguNovemba kulo nyaka uhulumeni ukhiphe u-$4.4 billion wokuhamba. Isamba semali yangaphandle yebhange eliphakathi sehle ngamaphesenti amane ngoNovemba safinyelela ku-$4 billion.
Abantu baseVenezuela abakulungele ngokwanele ukubamba amakhadi esikweletu nokuthenga amathikithi endiza bayakujabulela ukuveza ukuthi usoshiyali uChavez, othembise ukuqeda ubungxiwankulu bomhlaba wonke, uxhasa abacebile, kodwa bambalwa abakhononda ngemali esheshayo.
"Abantu bathi uChavez mubi, kodwa abantu baseVenezuela abakaze bahambe noma kuphi - babheke manje, bagcwele yonke indawo," kusho uVictor, umshayeli wetekisi ePanama City ohola imali eyengeziwe kubahambi bemali.
Izitolo enhlokodolobha yaseCuracao, iWillemstad zigcwala ngezimpelasonto abathengi baseVenezuela abangayinakile nhlobo indaba ye-scuba diving kanye nezakhiwo zikagesi zamaDashi eziheha izivakashi emhlabeni jikelele.
Baqongelela izinto zikagesi, izingubo namakha angathengiswa futhi ngenzuzo eVenezuela lapho amanani entengo ephezulu, noma asebenzise amadola asanda kutholwa ukuze avule ama-akhawunti asebhange aphesheya kwezilwandle - ngokuvamile ephethe izikhwama esandleni ngoba awahlali ubusuku bonke.
Abathengisi bemali yaseCuracao bagcwele isikhumulo sezindiza saseWillemstad lapho imigqa yezinsuku eziningi yezivakashi zaseVenezuela ithulula imishini emithathu yemali yamadola.
Ngempumelelo encane, ibhodi lezezimali laseVenezuela lizamile ukunqanda ibhizinisi ngokubheka amarekhodi okuthenga ngamarekhodi abokufika esikhumulweni sezindiza.
Amahemuhemu okuthi uhulumeni uzokwehlisa inani elisemthethweni noma anciphise isabelo se-dollar abangele ukujaha ukusebenzisa imali yokuhamba.
Abantu baseVenezuela bayo yonke imikhakha yezombangazwe bazama ukuqongelela amadola ngoba izinga lokwehla kwamandla emali elingamaphesenti angu-27.6 - eliphakeme kunawo wonke eLatin America - lilingana nenani lenzalo eliphindwe kabili, okusho ukuthi ukongiwa kwendawo kuncipha ngokushesha.
“NginguSocialist futhi ngingumlandeli weChavez, kodwa nginelungelo lokusebenzisa amadola ami. Bangabesizwe, hhayi uhulumeni,” kusho omunye umsebenzi kahulumeni ocele ukungadalulwa.
