UNobhala Jikelele we I-East African Community (EAC), uDkt. Peter Mathuki, uthe kuleli sonto sekuyisikhathi sokuthi i-Afrika iqale ukuphenya ngokusebenza kwemikhawulo yokuhamba ngokulinganisa umthelela ophazamisayo wezenhlalo nezomnotho.
“I-African Union isithathe izinyathelo zokwenza isibhakabhaka sibe yiqiniso ngokusebenzisa iSingle African Air Transport Market (SAATM) eyakhelwe ukusheshisa ukuqaliswa ngokugcwele kweSinqumo sase-Yamoussoukro,” kusho uDkt. Mathuki.
Emazwini akhe abezindaba oNyaka Omusha wezi-2022, uNobhala Jikelele we-EAC uthe uma sekusebenze ngokugcwele, ukuxhumana okukhulu kwe-Afrika kuzonciphisa isikhathi nezindleko zokuhamba ngendiza, okugqugquzela ukuhwebelana phakathi kwezwekazi kanye nokukhula kwezokuvakasha.
Umqedazwe we-COVID-19 uphazamise imiphakathi kanye neminotho yase-Afrika, futhi uyaqhubeka nokubumba kabusha umhlaba ngokuvela kwezinhlobonhlobo ezintsha.
Le nkinga isibeke esikalini umkhakha wezokuvakasha esifundeni saseMpumalanga Afrika, owandulela ubhubhane, obambe iqhaza elikhulu ekukhuleni komnotho wale bloc.
Ngo-2019, umkhakha wezokuvakasha ube negalelo elilinganiselwa kumaphesenti angu-8.1 emkhiqizweni wasekhaya we-East African Community (EAC) amazwe angabambisene nawo futhi walethe ukukhula okumaphakathi ngamaphesenti ayi-17.2 emalini ethunyelwa kwamanye amazwe.
“Ezokuvakasha zidlala indima enkulu emnothweni obanzi ngokungenisa imali eqondile yezinkampani zezindiza, ama-travel agents, amahhotela, izitolo, izindawo zokudlela, nezinye izikhungo zezivakashi,” kusho uDkt. Mathuki.
Ezokuvakasha ziphinde zibe nomthelela emiphumeleni yezomnotho engaqondile ngokusebenzisa imali ekhiqiziweyo emikhiqizweni yezolimo, izimpahla ezikhiqiziwe, ezokuthutha, ezokuzijabulisa, kanye nemisebenzi yezandla, wengeza.
Imikhawulo yokuhamba ukuze kunqandwe lolu bhubhane yabona amazwe asebenzisana ne-EAC elahlekelwa ngamaphesenti angama-92 emali engenayo kwezokuvakasha. Abafikayo behle besuka cishe ezigidini eziyisi-7 ngo-2019 baya ezigidini ezi-2.25 ngo-2020 njengoba kushiwo Isu Lesithupha Lokuthuthukiswa Kwe-EAC.
Ucwaningo lwakamuva luphakamisa ukuthi ukwehlisa amazinga okudlulisela emphakathini kungasebenza kangcono ekuqukethe ukusabalala kwaleli gciwane kunokuvalwa kwemingcele, esho.
Ukuqala isidingo sokuhamba nokugcina imingcele yomhlaba ivulekile, ohulumeni base-Afrika kumele baqinisekise ukufinyelela okulinganayo emithini yokugoma, baxhumanise izinqubo zokuhamba zomhlaba wonke, futhi bamukele ubuchwepheshe ukuze baqinisekise izitifiketi zokuhlola nokugoma.
Njengawo wonke umhlaba, ukuqaliswa kabusha kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha e-Afrika kuzoncika kakhulu ekuphenduleni okuhlangene phakathi kwamazwe mayelana nemikhawulo yokuvakasha, izimiso ezivumelanayo zokuphepha nenhlanzeko, kanye nokuxhumana okuphumelelayo ukusiza ukubuyisela ukuzethemba kwabathengi.
“Kodwa-ke, kufanele sikubone ukuthi ukukhathazeka kwezempilo emhlabeni jikelele kanye nezithiyo zokuhamba kungase kuthathe isikhathi ukuncipha. Ngakho-ke, izwekazi kumele lizibonele ngokwalo, futhi likhuthaze ezokuvakasha zasekhaya kanye nezangaphakathi kwezwekazi ukuze zilulame ngendlela eqhubekayo,” kusho uDkt. Mathuki.
I-Afrika idinga ukubhekana nezidingo ezibalulekile zokuncintisana kwezokuvakasha, ukuze kugqugquzelwe ezokuvakasha zangaphakathi kwezwekazi.
Okuhamba phambili ku-ajenda yezwekazi kufanele kube ukuvuleleka kwe-visa.
Okutholwe yi-“The Africa Visa Openness Report of 2020” kubonisa ukuthi izakhamuzi zase-Afrika zisawadinga ama-visa ukuze ziye kumaphesenti angama-46 kwamanye amazwe ase-Afrika, kuyilapho zingamaphesenti angu-28 kuphela ezingathola ama-visa lapho zifika.
“Lezi zidingo ze-visa ezinemikhawulo nezinzima zinciphisa ugqozi lwabavakashi lokuhamba futhi zehlise ngokungaqondile ukutholakala kwezinsizakalo ezibalulekile. Izwekazi kumele libeke eqhulwini imizamo eqhubekayo yokuthuthukisa ukuvuleka kwama-visa,” kusho uDkt. Mathuki.
Enye insika esemqoka okufanele kubhekwane nayo ukukhululeka kwesibhakabhaka sase-Afrika ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuxhumana phakathi kwezwekazi. Ukuze undize usuka kunoma iyiphi inhloko-dolobha yaseMpumalanga Afrika uye enyakatho ye-Afrika, umuntu uzothola ngokushesha ukuthi ama-Afrika axhumene kabi kangakanani ezwenikazi.
Uhambo okufanele luthathe amahora angaphezu kwamahlanu nesigamu kwezinye izimo luthatha amahora alinganiselwa kwayi-12 kuya kwangu-25, njengoba umuntu kufanele athathe izindiza ezixhumayo edlula eYurophu noma eMpumalanga Ephakathi. Indiza eqondile cishe ingabiza ama-US$600; kodwa-ke, umuntu uzoba nenhlanhla yokuthola indiza ngemali engaphansi kwama-US$850.
I-African Union ithathe izinyathelo zokwenza i-Open Skies ibe ngokoqobo ngokusebenzisa i-Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) eyakhelwe ukusheshisa ukuqaliswa ngokugcwele kweSinqumo Sakwa-Yamoussoukro.
Inkinga yamanje ye-COVID-19 kanye nokuqubuka kwezifo okudlule kubonise ukulungela kwe-Afrika ukuphatha ubhubhane. Izinhlelo zokuxwayisa kusenesikhathi kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali okuqhubekayo kwezempilo yomphakathi kwenze izwekazi likwazi ukubhekana nokuqubuka kwezifo ezithathelwanayo kangcono uma kuqhathaniswa.
Kodwa-ke, nakuba kuhloswe kahle, izidingo zokuhlolwa ngaphambi kokuhamba, ukuhlolwa kokuqinisekisa lapho ufika, futhi kwezinye izimo ukuvalelwa, kokubili kuyabiza futhi akulula, yingakho kuvimbela ukuhamba, ikakhulukazi ngezinjongo zokungcebeleka.
I-PanaBIOS esekelwa yi-African Union ibibaluleke kakhulu ekusabalaliseni imiphumela yokuhlolwa kwe-COVID-19 endaweni evikelekile yedijithali efinyeleleka kuwo wonke amazwe angamalungu.
I-EAC iphinde yasungula i-EAC Pass ehlanganisa futhi iqinisekise ukuhlolwa kwe-COVID-19 kwezifundazwe zozakwethu be-EAC kanye nezitifiketi zokugoma ukuze kube lula ukungena kuso sonke isifunda.
Uma isikhishwe ngokugcwele, i-EAC Pass izohlanganiswa nezinye izinkundla zezempilo zedijithali zesifunda nesezwekazi ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukubonakala nokuqinisekisa ubuqiniso bezitifiketi.
Izwekazi lingahlomula ngokutshala imali emikhankasweni ehlosiwe futhi ephumelelayo yokugqugquzela ezokuvakasha ezimakethe zase-Afrika. Umkhankaso we-EAC osanda kwethulwa othi “Tembea Nyumbani” uyisinyathelo esibalulekile ekuthuthukiseni ezokuvakasha ezifundeni.
Indlela efanayo kuyo yonke imiphakathi yezomnotho yesifunda ingaguqula ngokuyisisekelo ezokuvakasha zezwekazi futhi inciphise ukuthembela kwethu kwabafika kwamanye amazwe, njengoba kuye kwenzeka eYurophu phakathi neminyaka edlule, lapho abavakashi bangaphakathi kwesifunda benza amaphesenti angama-80 engqikithi yabavakashi abafikayo.
“Ekugcineni, ngivumeleni ngicaphune isaga sase-Afrika esithi: Ibhubesi lize lifunde ukubhala, yonke indaba izodumisa umzingeli,” kuphawula uDkt.
Iminyaka eminingi, imithombo yezindaba yamazwe ngamazwe idale imibono engemihle kanye nokumelela okungekuhle nge-Afrika. Izimo zezimpi zombango, indlala, inkohlakalo, ukuhaha, izifo, nobumpofu ziye zachaza ama-Afrika.
"Mhlawumbe sekuyisikhathi sokuqala ukuphenya ngendima yethu ezindabeni zabo, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu, ukuchaza i-Afrika ngokwethu," kuphetha uNobhala Jikelele we-EAC.
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