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Esikhathini sethu sokuphila asikaze sikubone okunje. Kube nezinhlekelele ezinkulu zemvelo, ukuhlukumezeka kwangomhla ka-9/11 nenkinga yezimali yango-2008. Ziyaphaphatheka uma ziqhathaniswa nalokho okwenzeka phambi kwamehlo ethu namuhla.
Ezinsukwini zami zokubika, ngikhumbula ngisebenza ngokusobala amahora onke ngemuva kokuhlaselwa kwamaphekula eWorld Trade Center. Ngenkathi kunesiphepho esikhulu seqhwa, mina nomthwebuli sahamba ngesikebhe esimhlophe sidlula ezimeni ezihlanyayo ku-401 yonke indlela eya eMontreal, lapho yonke into yayivaliwe khona, imibhoshongo ye-hydro yayigobeke phakathi, kungekho uphawu lokuthi ugesi uzobuya nini vula. Ngo-2008, ngema, ngamangala engqungqutheleni yezindaba lapho uNdunankulu uStephen Harper noNdunankulu uDalton McGuinty bamemezela khona ukuthi kuzosizakala imboni yezimoto kakhulu, kusindiswe umkhakha owake waba wumgogodla womnotho wase-Ontario ekuweni.
Yize yayinkulu kangako leyo micimbi, angibonanga lutho olusabalele kangaka, olungajabulisi noluphazamisayo njengobhadane lweCovid-19. Uma ithemba lokuthi kungenzeka kube yizigidi zabantu abazobulawa yileli gciwane belingasabisi ngokwanele, umnotho wethu manje usuya ngxi. Abantu abaningi abakwazi ukusebenza. Njengoba ngibhala lokhu, undunankulu umemezela isikhwama sosizo sama- $ 83 billion samabhizinisi nabantu ngabanye, njengoba nomngcele waseCanada-US uvalwa ngabo bonke kodwa uhambo olubalulekile. Izinombolo nezenzo ezithinta ingqondo, ezinamathuba amaningi okuza.
Kulezi zikhathi ezinzima, sonke sinenselelo yokusizana noma okungenani sizame ukungenzi izinto zibe zimbi kakhulu. Labo abahluleka ukwenza kanjalo noma abazama ukusebenzisa imali, bangalindela imiphumela.
Ukufeza lokho, kwangijabulisa kakhulu ukubona ukuthi iotum yakhetha ukuqhubekela phambili. Iqiniso ukuthi, inkampani enikezayo izinsizakalo zokuxhumana ngocingo uzothola ukuthi kumatasa kakhulu kunakuqala kulezi zikhathi lapho abantu kudingeka babheke imigomo yokuqedwa komphakathi. Kuyinto, ngokusobala, engathandeki. Abantu abase-iotum basesikebheni esifanayo nathi sonke, bekhathazekile ngokugula, bezabalaza ukugcina izingane zingahlali sikole futhi zingagculisekile ngesidingo sokusebenza ekhaya. Kepha ngasikhathi sinye, amaklayenti abiza ngendlela engakaze yenzeke.
Ubuholi e-iotum ngokwemvelo bakhethe ukwenza okulungile, banikela ngokuvuselelwa kwamahhala kukho I-FreeConference.com. Uhlelo oluyisisekelo seluvele lukhululekile futhi lubhekiswe ezinhlanganweni ezisiza umphakathi, amasonto nokungenzi nzuzo. Kepha manje iningi labo lizothembela engqungqutheleni ekude kakhulu kunakuqala. Ukuvuselelwa kuzobavumela ukuthi bakwazi ukufinyelela kuhlu lwezinsizakalo eziningi. Kulabo abanesidingo esikhulu, i-premium ICallbridge insiza ihlala itholakala mahhala ngesivivinyo sezinsuku ezingama-30.
Amanye amabhizinisi nawo aqhubekele phambili, athembisa ukuvikela abasebenzi bawo futhi axhase amaklayenti abo, noma ibhizinisi lishabalala. Abantu bavolontiya ukusiza izinhlangano zosizo, ukuletha igilosa kwabadala, ukuhlinzeka nge-stopgap ukunakekelwa kwezingane kubasebenzi bezempilo abasebenza ngokweqile.
Ngisanda kuqala ukukhiqiza ku-podcast lapho sikhuluma khona ngomqondo wenhloso yomphakathi. Kuyinto entsha futhi eyamukelekayo. Izinkampani seziqala ukubona ukuthi ukuzibophezela kobugqila emiphumeleni esezingeni eliphansi yabaninimasheya akusenele ngokwanele. Abasebenzi, amaklayenti kanye nomphakathi obanzi sebeqala ukufuna ukuthi amabhizinisi akhombise ukuzibophezela okuphathekayo ekuthuthukiseni umphakathi. Kuba yinto ejwayelekile entsha futhi kwenzeka ukuthi kube ngcono kulokho okusemqoka.
Ngenkathi uMohamad Fakih, isikhulu esiphezulu seParamount Foods chain of restaurant, ehola umzamo wokuqongelela imali eCanada Strong ukusiza imindeni yezisulu zengozi yezindiza e-Iran ngoJanuwari, wabona imali igxuma.
Ngo-2014, iketanga elikhulu lesitolo sezidakamizwa i-CVS e-US layeka ukuthengisa ugwayi. Kwakungumenzi wemali omkhulu kubo kepha kwakungeyona ukubukeka okuhle kangako kwenkampani eyayikhathalele kakhulu impilo. Inzuzo yanda lapho bekhipha osikilidi ezitolo zabo.
Ezinsukwini eziyinselele zeCovid-19, ngithemba ukuthi umqondo wenhloso yezenhlalo uthatha izimpande ezijulile. Kukhona izimpawu ezinhle. I-distillery ishintshile kusuka ekwenzeni i-gin kuya ekunikezeni i-sanitizer. Abenzi bezingxenye ezizenzakalelayo bahlongoze ukuphinda benze itool ukwenza imishini yokuphefumula.
Umsebenzi wami omningi ukuxhumene nezinkinga, ukweluleka osomabhizinisi nabantu ngabanye ngokuthi bathini ngezikhathi ezinzima kakhulu. Izisekelo ezisemqoka zokuxhumana ngezinhlekelele uzwela, umthwalo wemfanelo kanye nokwenza izinto obala. Isu lokuxhumana elihle kakhulu ukwenza okufanele. Ngokwalokho engikubonile, iningi labantu liyakuthola.
Phakathi kwawo wonke umonakalo odalwe yilolu bhubhane, kokubili ezempilo nakwezomnotho wethu, kungafundwa izifundo ezibalulekile nezihlala isikhathi eside. Sonke kufanele sithuthukise izindlela zethu zokugeza izandla futhi siqonde isidingo sokuhlala ekhaya lapho sigula.
Futhi yebo, abaningi bethu bangase baxoxe futhi banethezeke nge-teleconferencing, okungasho ukuhamba okuncane okungadingekile, kube nezinzuzo zangempela empini yesikhathi eside nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu.
Isimo esibucayi sisivivinya sonke. Labo abazonqoba yilabo abenza ngozwela nangokuqonda.
USean Mallen ungumxhumanisi wezokuxhumana futhi owayengumbhali weNdlovukazi yasePark kanye ne-Europe Bureau Chief for Global News.
