I-Diplomatic Quarters e-Riyadh, e-Saudi Arabia yakhiwa onqenqemeni lwe-Wadi Hanifa ngeminyaka yawo-1970 njengendawo yokuhlala yamanxusa kanye nendawo yenxusa. Namuhla "i-DQ" ifana ne-Edene Eluhlaza futhi ihluke enhloko-dolobha ephithizelayo yaseRiyadh.

Amanxusa okuhlanganisa avela e-USA, EU, Palestine, Iran, Russia, nezinye izindawo ezishisayo emhlabeni atholakala ngokuthula ngaphakathi kwezikhungo zikahulumeni waseSaudi, okuhlanganisa noMnyango Wezokuvakasha waseSaudi.

Ikota yezobunxusa iqinisekisa kabusha ukubaluleka kokuthula komhlaba okuhambisana nokuvakasha okusimeme.

Osopolitiki nezikhulu zikahulumeni bahlangana ezindaweni eziningi zekhofi ezithandwayo, izindawo zokudlela nasemapaki. Ungafakaza abagijimi abavela emazweni ahlukene bethi “sawubona” kulo mshini wamandla othulile futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo osebenza kakhulu e-Saudi Arabia kanye nomhlaba wonke.

Ngahlala ubusuku obuyi-6 I-Marriott Diplomatic Quarters evikini eledlule. Njalo ekuseni ngangihamba ngiyophuza ikhofi lami lasekuseni kwelinye lama-Starbucks amabili eduze kwehhotela.

Ngikhumbula ngoLwesine ekuseni ngiphuza ushokoledi oshisa kakhulu owake waba khona eCafe Bateel, indawo yekhofi eyimfashini eduze kwehhotela lami iMarriott. Umkhaya waseSaudi wawuhlezi etafuleni eduze kwami. Ingane yabo eneminyaka engu-10 ubudala yasukuma futhi yasondela kimi ngokumamatheka okukhulu inginika isiqephu esikhulu sikashokoledi wakhe.

Kwakungekho lutho oluhleliwe, lutho oluhleliwe, futhi wayengazi ukuthi ngingubani. Ngangingazi ukuthi ungubani, futhi ngangingakaze ngiwubone umndeni wakubo ngaphambili.

Lolu hlobo lokuzizwisa okufudumeza inhliziyo ukungenisa izihambi esigabeni sako semvelo esihle kakhulu. Ngenhlanhla imizwa enjalo ayihlukanisiwe neCafe Bateel, ikuyo yonke indawo e-Riyadh.

Ngemuva kokuvalwa kweminyaka eminingi kangaka, uMbuso waseSaudi Arabia uvule iminyango yawo kubavakashi.

Ezokuvakasha eSaudi Arabia ziyinkimbinkimbi futhi ikusasa, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo esigabeni sayo sosana. Idinga ukubekwa okusimeme ngochwepheshe, ngakho enye intombazanyana eminyakeni eyi-10 noma engu-20 izokwabelana noshokoledi wayo nesivakashi.

Ibonisa indlela yokubhekana nayo U-Ahmed bin Aqil al-Khateeb, Umnyango Wezokuvakasha waseSaudi ukwenza ukukhula kwezokuvakasha kuzimeme, nokubuyisela emhlabeni ngesikhathi esifanayo kuyindlela enhle eya phambili.

UGloria Guevara, owayengungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha waseMexico, nowayeyi-CEO ye- UMkhandlu Wezokuvakasha Nokuvakasha Womhlaba (WTTC) manje usengumeluleki kangqongqoshe waseSaudi. Usabhekwa njengowesifazane onamandla kunabo bonke kwezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele. Uyingqwele yezokuvakasha ezisimeme futhi uyayithola.

Umnyango wakhe wonke usebenza nsuku zonke kuze kube sebusuku kakhulu ukuze uhlele Umbono waseSaudi 2030 ngendlela ezokuvakasha, amasiko nenqubekela phambili akushayisani.

Njengoba kutshalwe izigidigidi zamaRandi, ezokuvakasha zaseSaudi Arabia zizobukeka kanjani ngo-2030?

Ukugcina izindinganiso zamasiko kubalulekile, futhi e-Saudi Arabia, yithuba lokufunda emaphutheni ezinye izindawo. UMbuso unochwepheshe bomhlaba wonke, umbono, kanye nemali yokwenza lokhu. Uma kusho ukuthi izivakashi kuzodingeka zijabulele Itiye Lazo Leqhwa laseLong Island ngemva kokushiya uMbuso, lokhu kufanele kube kuhle, futhi cishe kube ngcono.

Engxenyeni yezombangazwe e-Riyadh, amanxusa avela kumanxusa ahlukahlukene, nezikhulu zikahulumeni, izikhulu zeminyango ehlukene bonke bayahlangana ukuze bajabulele itiye, ikhofi, noma uphudingi omnandi ndawonye. Bangase bangahlanganyeli etafuleni elifanayo ngaso sonke isikhathi, kodwa le ntombazanyana yabonisa ukuthi kulula kangakanani ukusukuma futhi wabelane nabanye ngokumamatheka kanye nocezu lukashokoledi.