Ukuvula amathuba okuvakasha angaba khona eZwenikazi lase-Afrika, i Ibhodi Yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika manje ithuthukisa izinhlangano zezifunda zezokuvakasha ukuze kusheshiswe ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha e-Afrika, edume ngemithombo yayo yemvelo emangalisayo nezindawo eziyigugu ezikhangayo.
I-Afrika iyizwekazi elinikezwe uxhaxha lwezimangaliso zemvelo ezingenakuqhathaniswa nanoma iyiphi enye indawo emhlabeni, kusukela ezilwaneni zasendle ezicebile zaseSerengeti National Park eTanzania kuya ezindaweni ezimangalisayo zaseSahara kanye IVictoria Falls eZimbabwe naseZambia.
I-Afrika iyikhaya lezinye zezindawo ezimangalisayo emhlabeni okuhlanganisa izindawo zamagugu zomlando namasiko, ulwandle olukhangayo namabhishi angamachibi, abantu abanomoya wokungenisa izihambi kanye nokuhlukahluka kwemvelo.
Naphezu kwazo zonke lezi zimpahla ezimangalisayo zezokuvakasha, i-Afrika isabambezelekile ezingeni lemakethe yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke, futhi inesidingo esikhulu somkhankaso wokumaketha izivakashi nokukhangisa.
UMengameli we-African Tourism Board (ATB), uMnu. Cuthbert Ncube, uthe edolobheni laseBukoba eNtshonalanga yeTanzania ngempelasonto ukuthi i-Afrika isathuthuka kancane futhi ayinakho ukutshalwa kwezimali okudingekayo ukuze kuvuleke ngokugcwele amandla ayo.
UMnu. Ncube uthe ngenkulumo yakhe yosuku engqungqutheleni ye-East Africa Business Investment and Tourism Expo eTanzania ukuthi kungumsebenzi we-ATB ukukhuthaza nokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha e-Afrika.
Uthe ngesikhathi ekhuluma nababambe iqhaza nababambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha embuthanweni wezokuvakasha obusedolobheni laseBukoba ogwini lweLake Victoria. I-Expo yezokuvakasha nezamabhizinisi ibigxile ekuthuthukisweni kwezokuvakasha eLake Victoria Basin.
“Njenge African Tourism Board, sikhuthaza bonke ababambe iqhaza embonini yezokuvakasha, okuhlanganisa ohulumeni, abatshalizimali abazimele, kanye nemiphakathi eyakhele iLake Victoria Basin, ukuthi basebenzisane ukuthuthukisa nokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha kulesi sifunda,” kusho uMnu. .
“Ngokubambisana, singakha imboni yezokuvakasha esimeme ezuzisa imiphakathi eseLake Victoria Basin kanye nezivakashi ezivakashela lesi sifunda esihle,” wengeza.
“Ngileqiniso lokuthi sonke singavumelana ukuthi iAfrica yizwekazi leAfrica elilenqwaba yezinto ezimangalisayo ezingela mhlaba wonke,” kutsho uMnu.
UMongameli we-ATB uqhube wathi esinye sezizathu eziyinhloko zalokhu ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha e-Afrika isathuthuke kakhulu futhi ayinakho ukutshalwa kwezimali okudingekayo ukuvula amandla ayo aphelele. Yilapho iLake Victoria Basin ingena khona.
“Lesi sifunda singesinye sezindawo ezinhle futhi ezihlukene e-Afrika, nokho imboni yezokuvakasha ibinganakwa. ILake Victoria Basin iyindawo ehlanganisa iKenya, iTanzania, ne-Uganda, futhi iyikhaya labantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-35”, waphawula.
I-Lake Victoria Basin iyikhaya lezinye zezindawo zemvelo ezihlanzekile noma kuphi emhlabeni. Kusukela eMpophomeni i-Murchison yase-Uganda kuya emathafeni aseSerengeti eTanzania, le ndawo igcwele izinto ezingokwemvelo ezikhanga izigidi zezivakashi unyaka ngamunye.
Kodwa-ke, ukuntuleka kokutshalwa kwezimali embonini yezokuvakasha kulesi sifunda kusho ukuthi la magugu afihliwe awakaze atholakale.
“Njengebhodi lezokuvakasha lase-Afrika kungumsebenzi wethu ukukhuthaza nokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha e-Afrika. Yingakho silapha', kusho uMongameli we-ATB.
Ukutshala imali kwezokuvakasha kubalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kweLake Victoria Basin kanye ne-Afrika yonkana. Ezokuvakasha zingenye yezimboni ezikhula ngokushesha emhlabeni, futhi inamandla okudala izigidi zemisebenzi futhi iqhubekisele phambili ukukhula komnotho ezwenikazi lonke.
Ukutshala imali kwezokuvakasha kubandakanya ukuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda, ukuthuthukisa ukufinyelela ezindaweni ezihanjelwa izivakashi, ukukhuthaza ukuhwebelana ngamasiko, nokudala izindlela ezisimeme zezokuvakasha.
“ELake Victoria Basin kumele sigxile ekutshaleni ingqalasizinda njengezokuthutha, indawo yokulala kanye nezinsiza zezivakashi. Kufanele futhi sicabangele ukuzwela kwezamasiko emiphakathini ehlala ezindaweni ezahlukene zeLake Victoria Basin”, wengeza.
Ukutshala imali kwezokuvakasha kusho futhi ukudala ukufinyelela ezindaweni ezahlukene eziheha izivakashi eziseLake Victoria Basin. Lokhu kubandakanya ukwenza ngcono uxhaxha lwemigwaqo, ukuthuthukisa izixhumanisi zezokuthutha zasemoyeni, nokudala izixhumanisi zokuthutha emanzini phakathi kwezindawo ezihlukahlukene ezizungeze iChibi.
Lokhu kuzohamba ibanga elide ekwenzeni lezi zindawo ezihehayo zifinyeleleke futhi zihehe kubavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe nabasekhaya.
“Kumele futhi sigxile ekukhuthazeni ukuhwebelana ngamasiko phakathi kwemiphakathi eyahlukene eyakhele iChibi. Lokhu ngeke nje kudale umoya wobungani nokwamukela izivakashi, kodwa kuzophinde kusize ukukhuthaza ukuzwana nokwazisana phakathi kwamasiko ahlukene ahlala eduze kweChibi,” kusho uMnu. Ncube.
ILake Victoria Basin iyikhaya lezinto eziningi ezikhangayo ezingapakishwa kabusha futhi zidayiswe ukuze zihehe izinhlobo ezahlukene zezivakashi.
I-Basin iyikhaya lamapaki kazwelonke amaningana neziqiwi eziyikhaya lezilwane zasendle ezigqama kakhulu e-Afrika njengeBig Five, ama-gorilla, izimfene, nezinye izimfene.
Ngokupakisha kabusha lezi zindawo ezikhangayo, singakhomba izinhlobo ezithile zezivakashi ezifana ne-eco-tourists, abathanda izilwane zasendle, nabafuna uhambo.
I-Basin futhi iyikhaya lezindawo eziningana zamasiko ezibonisa umlando onothile kanye namasiko emiphakathi ehlala eduze neLake Victoria. Lawa masayithi angapakishwa kabusha futhi adayiswe ukuze ahehe izivakashi zamasiko ezinentshisekelo kwezokwakha, umculo, umdanso, neminye imisebenzi yamasiko.
Okunye okukhangayo ngaphakathi kweBasin amabhishi amahle, iziqhingi kanye nezimpophoma ezingapakishwa kabusha futhi zidayiswe ukuze zihehe izivakashi zokungcebeleka.
Uma kubhekwa indawo, iLake Victoria Basin ibekwe ngendlela efanele maqondana nenkaba yeMpumalanga Afrika, okuyenza ibe indawo ekahle yabavakashi abafuna ukuhlola izingxenye ezahlukene zeMpumalanga Afrika. Iphinde yabelane ngokufana kwamasiko eMpumalanga Afrika, futhi ifinyeleleka kalula ngomgwaqo, ujantshi, nezokuhamba ngezindiza ezivela ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zeMpumalanga Afrika.
Isifunda saseMpumalanga Afrika siyikhaya lezinhlobonhlobo zezindawo ezihlukene, ezihlanganisa izindawo ezinotshani, amahlathi emvula, izintaba, nezindawo ezinamanzi. Lokhu kuyenza ibe indawo ekahle yezivakashi ezinentshisekelo yokuhlola ubuhle bemvelo base-Afrika.
Abavakashi abavakashela iLake Victoria Basin bangahlola kalula izingxenye ezahlukene zesifunda se-East African Community (EAC) futhi bazizwele ezinye izinto eziheha amasiko nezemvelo endaweni.
Lokhu kwenza i-Lake Victoria Basin ibe yindawo ekahle yabavakashi abafuna ukuhlola izingxenye ezahlukene ze-Afrika. I-Basin ayithuthukisiwe kakhulu kodwa inamandla okuvula izinzuzo zayo ezinkulu kwezomnotho.
“Ngokufaka imali kwezokuvakasha kanye nokupakisha kabusha izindawo ezikhangayo ezehlukene ezakhele iLake Victoria, singavula ikhono elicashile lalesi sifunda futhi sidale indawo yokuvakasha esezingeni lomhlaba,” kusho uMnu. Ncube.
“Njengebhodi lezokuvakasha lase-Afrika, sinxusa bonke ababambiqhaza embonini yezokuvakasha, okuhlanganisa nohulumeni, abatshalizimali abazimele, kanye nemiphakathi eyakhele iLake Victoria Basin, ukuthi basebenzisane ukuthuthukisa nokukhuthaza ezokuvakasha kulesi sifunda,” esho.
“Sisonke, singakha imboni yezokuvakasha esimeme ezuzisa imiphakathi yaseLake Victoria Basin kanye nezivakashi ezivakashela lesi sifunda esihle,” kuphetha uMongameli we-ATB.
