ELesotho ezokuvakasha zithathwa njengethuba lokuqhuba umnotho wezwe odonsa kanzima.
Lokhu kuba yinto ehamba phambili nethuba ikakhulukazi ngemva kokuba uhulumeni wase-China enqume ukukhansela izikweletu ezikweletwa uMbuso mayelana nokwakhiwa kwesakhiwo sephalamende kanye 'Nesikhungo Sengqungquthela Sikazwelonke sase-Manthabiseng.
Uhulumeni waseShayina uphinde wathembisa ukunikeza iLesotho umnikelo wemali kanye nomnikelo welayisi kanye nezinye izinsiza zokudla
ILesotho, indawo ephakeme, umbuso ovaliwe ozungezwe iNingizimu Afrika, inqanyulwe uxhaxha lwemifula nezintaba okuhlanganisa nentaba ephakeme engu-3,482m-ukuphakama kweThabana Ntlenyana. Ethafeni laseThaba Bosiu, eduze nenhloko-dolobha yaseLesotho, iMaseru, kunamanxiwa asukela ekubuseni kweNkosi uMoshoeshoe I.
Uma kubhekwa ubuhle bayo bemvelo obumangalisayo bezintaba ezimangelengele neziphakeme, iLesotho kufanele isebenzise amandla ayo ukuheha isamba esikhulu sabavakashi ukuze kuthuthukiswe umnotho.
URethabile Stephen Morake, oyinkampani yezokuvakasha ephethe iLeseli Tours, uthe abasotho balala emalini yezokuvakasha njengoba bengakawamukeli ngokugcwele emikhakheni yawo ehlukene.
Nazi izingcaphuno ezinikezwe iphephandaba laseLesotho ezingxoxweni.
“Sivame ukuvezwa njengezwe elimpofu kodwa iqiniso lithi empeleni siyizwe elibusisekile futhi elicebile uma sibheka ikhono lezokuvakasha elingakasetshenziswa esinalo,” kusho uMnu Morake.
“Kumele siqaphele ukuthi amandla ethu omnotho njengezwe akuphi futhi siwaxhaphaze. Ngikholwa wukuthi silele phezu kwengcebo singazi.”
UMnu. Morake uthe ubuhle bemvelo bemvelo kanye namagugu acebile ezweni ngezinye zezinto eziheha izivakashi.
“Isibonelo, ukuphakama kwethu okuphezulu kungenye yamakhadi amakhulu kakhulu. Siwukuphela kwezwe emhlabeni elihlezi ngokuphelele ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-1000 ngaphezu kolwandle futhi elisibeka endaweni ephakeme uma siqhathaniswa nomhlaba wonke. Impela siyisizwe esibusisiwe.”
UMnu Morake uthe ukuze kuqhamuke ikhono eligcwele lomkhakha onawo, zonke ezinye izinhlaka zomnotho kumele zinxenxelwe ukuba zihlanganyele kwezokuvakasha.
“Kufanele siqwashise wonke amalungu omphakathi okuhlanganisa nosopolitiki bethu ukuze nabo basize ngokwenza imigomo ethuthukisa ezokuvakasha.”
Uqhube wathi njengoba iseduze neNingizimu Afrika, eyenze kahle ukumaketha ezokuvakasha, iLesotho ingakwazi ukusizakala ngezivakashi eziya eNingizimu Afrika ukuthi nazo zivakashele eLesotho ngesikhathi zisezweni elingumakhelwane.
“Cabanga ngedolobha laseNingizimu Afrika iClarence, elingenazo nhlobo izindawo ezikhanga izivakashi kodwa eliyindawo ethandwa izivakashi ngenxa yokuthi linezindawo zokuhlala izivakashi ezivakashela eLesotho.
“Ngakho-ke, unesimo lapho izivakashi zifika eLesotho emini kodwa zibuye ziyolala eClarence nokuyilapho zisebenzisa khona imali yazo eningi esikhundleni salapha lapho kukhona khona izindawo ezikhangayo.
“Empeleni ngikholwa wukuthi ezokuvakasha zinamandla angcono okuqhuba umnotho wezwe lethu kunomkhakha wezimayini. Yileyo ndlela engikholelwa ngayo kwezokuvakasha.
“Imithombo yethu yemvelo ilinganiselwe futhi kuzoba nesikhathi lapho izoqedwa khona, kanti kwezokuvakasha, asikho isikhathi lapho isikhalo sethu sezivakashi sizophela,” usho kanje.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, u-'Marethabile Sekhiba ophethe i-Scenery Guesthouses eMaseru, uthe ezokuvakasha zisezingeni eliphansi njengoba izigaba ezahlukene zomphakathi zingabathembi abadlali kulo mkhakha.
“Uma ezokuvakasha sizibeka eqhulwini ngendlela efanele, lokhu ngeke kusize nje ukukhulisa lo mkhakha kodwa kungaba nomthelela nakwezinye izigaba zomnotho ukuthi zithuthuke.
“Uthando luqala ekhaya, ngakho-ke asijabulele ubuhle bemvelo obutholakala kuleli zwe.
“Sidinga ukubambana ngezandla ekwesekeni lo mkhakha engikholwa wukuthi ungokhiye ezinseleleni eziningi esinazo njengamanje kwezomnotho nezenhlalo,” kusho uNksz Sekhiba.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- We are the only country in the world that is wholly seated at above 1000 meters above sea level and that places us in a vantage point against the rest of the world.
- “Sivame ukuvezwa njengezwe elimpofu kodwa iqiniso lithi empeleni siyizwe elibusisekile futhi elicebile uma sibheka ikhono lezokuvakasha elingakasetshenziswa esinalo,” kusho uMnu Morake.
- “Ngakho-ke, unesimo lapho izivakashi zifika eLesotho emini kodwa zibuye ziyolala eClarence nokuyilapho zisebenzisa khona imali yazo eningi esikhundleni salapha lapho kukhona khona izindawo ezikhangayo.
