Ibhodi lezokuvakasha lase-Afrika UNWTO Umhlangano weKhomishini ye-Afrika

The UNWTO Umhlangano we-Regional Commission of Africa ubanjwe njengoba ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha kuqhubeka ezwenikazi lonke. TIbhodi lezokuvakasha lase-Afrika (ATB) Umgcinisihlalo Omkhulu, uMnumzana Cuthbert Ncube, ungene kulumhlangano kulandela uhambo lwakhe enyakatho yeTanzania. 

I-African Tourism Board iyinhlangano yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika yonke enegunya lokumaketha nokukhuthaza zonke izindawo ezingama-54, ngaleyo ndlela iguqule ukulandisa.

Njengoba inendikimba ethi “Ukwakha Kabusha Ukusimama Kwezokuvakasha kwe-Afrika Kwentuthuko Yezenhlalo Nezomnotho Ebandakanyayo,” umhlangano wezinga eliphezulu wezokuvakasha e-Afrika ubuhlanganise oNgqongqoshe Bezokuvakasha abacishe babe ngama-25 nabameleli bezinga eliphezulu abavela emazweni angama-35 ase-Afrika kanye nabaholi abavela ezimbonini ezizimele.

Abaholi bezokuvakasha e-Afrika yonkana bahlangane ukuze bacabange kabusha lo mkhakha kanye neqhaza lawo elibalulekile ekuqhubekiseni ukukhula nethuba ezwenikazi lonke.

Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje UNWTO igubhe uSuku Lomhlaba Lwezokuvakasha, umhlangano weKhomishana wamukele indikimba yalolo suku ethi “Ukucabanga Kabusha Ezokuvakasha,” egxile ekusungulweni kwezinto ezintsha, ukwenza uphawu, imisebenzi, imfundo, kanye nokusebenzisana.

Umhlangano wama-65 we UNWTO I-Regional Commission for Africa yahlanganisa ndawonye izithunywa ezisezikhundleni eziphezulu ezazihlangene edolobheni lezivakashi laseNyakatho yeTanzania i-Arusha kusukela ngo-Okthoba 5 kuya ku-7 ngaphansi kokusekelwa UNWTO Unobhala-Jikelele, uMnu. Zurab Pololikashvili. 

Ekhuluma nezithunywa, UNWTO UNobhala-Jikelele u-Zurab Pololikashvili unikeze Amalungu ulwazi olusha mayelana nemisebenzi yeNhlangano kanye nezinto ezikuzuzile ezinyangeni eziyi-12 kusukela emhlanganweni weKhomishini odlule. 

“Ezokuvakasha e-Afrika zinomlando omude wokubuyela emuva. Futhi ikhombise ukuqina kwayo futhi. Izindawo eziningi okuyiwa kuzo zibika izinombolo zokufika ezinamandla. Kodwa kufanele sibheke ngale kwezibalo kuphela futhi sicabange kabusha ukuthi ezokuvakasha zisebenza kanjani ukuze umkhakha wethu ukwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wawo oyingqayizivele wokuguqula izimpilo, uqhubekisele phambili ukukhula okusimeme, futhi unikeze ithuba yonke indawo e-Afrika,” kusho uPololikashvili.

UNWTO njengamanje usebenzisana nohulumeni base-Afrika ukuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha ezwenikazi lonke ngokubhekana nezinyathelo zokunciphisa ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, ukuthuthukisa imiphakathi yasemaphandleni ezindaweni zezokuvakasha, ukuheha ukuvakasha kwesifunda, nokukhuthaza ukusungulwa nokutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha e-Afrika, etshela izithunywa zomhlangano.

UMnu. Pololikashvili utshele izihambeli ukuthi i-Afrika ayinakho ukuhwebelana okukhululekile nokufanelekile phakathi kwezizwe, ngokufanayo ezokuthutha zezindiza ezinokwethenjelwa ukuxhuma amazwe ukuze kufinyeleleke ngokushesha izivakashi ezivakashela leli zwekazi.  

Amazwe ase-Afrika nawo ayentula ukutshalwa kwezimali okufanelekile nokusebenzayo kwezokuvakasha ukuze kuzuze izivakashi ezinothile ezitholakala ezwenikazi.

“Kodwa kumele sibheke ngale kwezibalo kuphela futhi sicabange kabusha ukuthi ezokuvakasha zisebenza kanjani ukuze umkhakha wethu ukwazi ukuletha amandla awo ayingqayizivele okuguqula izimpilo, uqhubekisele phambili ukukhula okusimeme, futhi unikeze ithuba yonke indawo e-Afrika,” kuphawula uPololikashvili.

The latest UNWTO idatha ehlanganisa izinyanga zokuqala eziyisikhombisa zonyaka wezi-2022 ibonise ukuthi ukufika kwamanye amazwe e-Afrika yonkana kukhulile uma kuqhathaniswa namazinga ka-2021.

Ukusiza amalungu esifunda sase-Afrika ukuthi abambe iqhaza ekubuyeni komkhakha wezokuvakasha futhi akhe ukusimama nokuqina okukhulu, UNWTO ibeka phambili imisebenzi nokuqeqeshwa kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu nokugxilwe kakhulu kwezokuvakasha. 

Ngobusuku bangaphambi komhlangano waleli sonto, UNWTO yethule iqoqo Lemihlahlandlela Yokutshalwa Kwezimali egxile eTanzania, eklanyelwe ukusekela ukutshalwa kwezimali kwamanye amazwe kule ndawo yase-Afrika.

Izingxoxo e UNWTO Umhlangano weKhomishini ye-Afrika (i-CAF) ubugxile ekuvuseleleni ezokuvakasha ngokushesha nangesikhathi eside ezwenikazi lonke, okuhlanganisa nokuchaza kabusha imephu yomgwaqo. UNWTO I-ajenda ye-Afrika ka-2030. 

Izihloko ezibalulekile eziqokonyiswe abahlanganyeli bezinga eliphezulu zazihlanganisa ukusheshisa ezokuvakasha ukuze zikhule ngendlela ehlanganisayo, ukuthuthukiswa kokusimama komkhakha, kanye nendima yobambiswano phakathi komphakathi nezimboni ezizimele ekufezeni zombili lezi zinhloso. 

Ngokuhambisana nalokhu, umhlangano we-CAF ukhulise ukubaluleka kokuxhuma emoyeni, okuhlanganisa nokuhamba ngezindiza okunezindleko eziphansi ngaphakathi e-Afrika, kanye nesidingo esicindezelayo sokusekela amabhizinisi amancane (ama-SME) ekutholeni amathuluzi edijithali nolwazi aludingayo ukuze kuxoxwe ngakho.   

UNgqongqoshe wezeMvelo nezokuVakasha eTanzania, uPindi Chana, uphinde waphawula ukuthi iTanzania manje isibheke ukushintshanisa umkhakha wayo wezokuvakasha ukuze kukhuliswe amanani abafikayo kanye nemali engenayo kule minyaka emihlanu ezayo.

Amalungu avotele ukubamba iseshini yama-65 ye UNWTO Ikhomishini ye-Afrika eMauritius izophetha umhlangano.