Embikweni wakamuva we Mpumalanga Tourism & Parks Agency (MTPA), isifundazwe saseMpumalanga Iningizimu Afrika sigubhe isikhathi samaholidi esichumayo, esiphawulwa ngokwanda okukhulu kwababekhona emicimbini eyahlukene.
Lesi sikhungo siveze ukuthi inqwaba yabavakashi ibithutheleka eMpumalanga, ikhangwe imicimbi eyahlukene ebihlelwe kuso sonke isifundazwe. Imidlalo egqamile, efana ne-Sjava’s Live Tour eMbombela, ibe nesandla esimweni samaholide.
Isebenzisana nabahleli bemicimbi abayishumi ezifundeni ezintathu zesifundazwe, i-MTPA igqamise ukuthi umcimbi omkhulu ngamunye uhehe abantu abangaba ngu-30,000. Lokhu kuqubuka okunamandla kukhombise ukuthutheleka okukhulu kwabahambi abagqugquzelwa imicimbi, abaningi benweba isikhathi sabo sokuhlola izindawo ezikhanga izivakashi.
Izindawo zabavakashi ezidumile phakathi namaholide zazihlanganisa izindawo ezidumile ezifana neBlyde River Canyon, Three Rondawels, God’s Window, Graskop Gorge Lift, kanye neKruger National Park edumile.
Ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwezivakashi ngesikhathi samaholide esiphithizelayo, iMpumalanga yatshala abaqaphi bezokuvakasha abangama-220 kuso sonke isifundazwe.
Lesi sinyathelo besiyingxenye yohlelo olubanzi loMnyango Wezokuvakasha, owabele izigidi eziyi-R174.5 ukuqeqesha abaqaphi bezokuphepha kwezokuvakasha abayizi-2,305 eNingizimu Afrika yonkana ngonyaka wezimali wezi-2023.
Laba baqaphi babekwe ngendlela efanelekile ezindaweni ezinkulu zezivakashi ezweni lonke ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuqwashisa ngezokuphepha, kuhlinzekwe ngamakhono entsheni engasebenzi, nokunciphisa ubuthakathaka phakathi kwezivakashi.
IMpumalanga yisifundazwe esisempumalanga yeNingizimu Afrika, emngceleni naso Eswatini futhi Mozambique. Igama laso, lisuselwa ezilimini zesiNguni, lihunyushwa “eMpumalanga” noma “Indawo Lapho Ilanga Liphuma khona.”
Isungulwe ngo-1994, iMpumalanga yaba umphumela wokuhlanganiswa kwendawo yaseMpumalanga yeTransvaal kanye neBantustans KaNgwane yangaphambili, KwaNdebele, kanye nezingxenye zeLebowa neGazankulu.
Nakuba imingcele yaso yangaleso sikhathi yakhiwe ngemva kobandlululo, isifunda sinomlando onothile othatha izinkulungwane zeminyaka, lapho uhwebo ludlala indima enkulu. IMbombela isebenza njengenhloko-dolobha, kanti iMpumalanga ihlanganyela emngceleni nezifundazwe zaseLimpopo, Gauteng, Free State kanye neKwaZulu-Natal.
