Amahhotela ase-East Africa abiza kakhulu ukuthola izivakashi ezihlukanisiwe ze-COVID-19

Amahhotela ezivakashi eMpumalanga Afrika abiza kakhulu kubavakashi nabavakashi bebhizinisi abadingwa yizifundazwe ukuthi babhekane nesibopho samasonto amabili I-Covid-19 ukuvalelwa ngezindleko zabo.

Izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe, amabhizinisi kanye nabahambi bendawo abafika ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezibalulekile zaseMpumalanga Afrika bathunyelwa emahhotela aqokiwe asezingeni lezivakashi nakwezinye izindawo zokuhlala ezibiza kakhulu ukuthi bangakwazi ukuzikhokhela.

Amaqembu ezivakashi, iningi labo okuyizivakashi zakwamanye amazwe azwakalise ukukhathazeka kwawo kuleli sonto, efuna ukungenelela kukahulumeni ukuze abanikeze amahhotela anesizotha, athengekayo phakathi nenkathi yezinsuku eziyi-14 yokuhlukaniswa.

Iziphathimandla zezempilo ku Tanzania babhale amanye amahhotela ezivakashi kanye nabangebona abavakashi abafika bevela emazweni abasolwa ngokuba ne-Covid-19, amanani abo okuhlala asuka ku-US$55 kuya ku-US$100 ubusuku ngabunye.

Mayelana nezicelo zokusiza abantu, izivakashi zicele iziphathimandla ukuthi zithole izindawo zokuhlala ezishibhile ukuze zihlale ngaphansi kokuvalelwa izinsuku eziyi-14.

ITanzania ishiye imingcele yayo ivuliwe, kodwa yaqinisa ukulawula kanye nokuhlolwa kwabantu bakwamanye amazwe kanye namaTanzania abafika bevela emazweni athintwe yi-Covid-19, ngokuvalelwa yodwa amasonto amabili ngezindleko zabo.

Yize imingcele yaseTanzania isalokhu ivulekile kubavakashi nabanye abahambi, izindiza ezinkulu eziyi-12 zezifunda nezamazwe ngamazwe zikhansele ukusebenza kwazo okuhleliwe kwendiza eziya emadolobheni abalulekile ezivakashi namabhizinisi e-Arusha naseMoshi eNyakatho neTanzania naseDar es Salaam ogwini lolwandle i-Indian Ocean.

NgoLwesibili kuleli sonto, uNgqongqoshe Wezempilo u-Ummy Mwalimu uyalele iziphathimandla ukuthi zihlonze amahhotela abiza kancane ukuze abantu abavela emazweni anezifo ze-Covid-19 bakwazi ukukhokhela ukuhlala kwabo bodwa amasonto amabili.