Umphathi we-Ethiopian Airlines Group: Ikusasa le-Africa Aviation

1. Isimo sonke ngombono wezindiza e-Afrika ngalesi sikhathi.
2. Izindiza zezindiza zase-Afrika azibanga nalo ithuba lokufuna uxhaso kuhulumeni wazo ngokwezimali zokutakula ngenxa yeCOVID-19.
3. Ukwakha ngaphezu kwenqwaba yabantu abagibeli bezindiza ukunqanda igagasi nokuxhasa isabelomali.

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UPeter Harbison weCAPA Live, ukhulume noTewolde Gebremariam, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Ethiopian Airlines, e-Addis Ababa ukuxoxa ngekusasa lezindiza e-Afrika. Okulandelayo ngumbhalo waleyo ngxoxo efundisayo.

UPeter Harbison:

Yebo, sekuyisikhathi eside futhi izinto eziningi zenzekile okwamanje. Akuzona zonke okuhle. Kepha ngethemba ukuthi singagcina ngamanothi athile amahle ngalokhu. Ake ungitshele, Tewolde, ukuqala, ngokombono wakho uhleli eNyakatho ye-Afrika, ihabhu elikhulu phakathi kwe-Afrika kanye nezwe lonke, empeleni, kepha impela i-Europe ne-Asia, siyini sonke isimo esivela enkampanini yezindiza umbono e-Afrika okwamanje? Ngokuya ngendlela iCoronavirus ekuthinte ngayo.

UTewolde Gebremariam:

Ngiyabonga, Peter. Ngicabanga ngaphambilini, njengoba wazi kahle, besilokhu silandela le mboni iminyaka eminingi manje. Ngakho-ke, imboni e-Afrika, i- [inaudible 00:02:05] e-Afrika yayingekho esimweni esihle ngisho nangaphambi kwe-COVID. Lena imboni ebilokhu ilahlekelwa yimali, ikakhulukazi imboni yezindiza, ilahlekelwa yimali ngoba ngingasho ukuthi iminyaka eyisithupha, eyisikhombisa ilandelana. Ngakho-ke, izindiza zezindiza zazingekho esimweni sazo esihle lapho zibamba le nkinga yobhadane lomhlaba. Kuyimboni ebanjwe inesimo esibi kakhulu. Bese kuthi ne-COVID isithinte imboni yezindiza yase-Afrika kakhulu futhi embi kakhulu kunayo yonke imboni yezindiza kanye nomhlaba wonke. Ngezizathu ezimbalwa.

Eyokuqala, ngingasho ukuthi amazwe ase-Afrika athathe izinyathelo ezeqisayo mayelana nokuvala imingcele. Ngakho-ke cishe wonke amazwe ase-Afrika avale imingcele yawo, futhi lokho kuye kwahlala isikhathi eside kakhulu. Ngingasho phakathi kukaMashi noSepthemba. Ngakho-ke lokho kuthinte izindiza zase-Afrika ngoba cishe zonke izindiza zase-Afrika zazizinze isikhathi eside. Ngakho-ke ikakhulukazi ukuthi siphuthelwe isiqongo sehlobo sisho lukhulu ngokungakwazi ukuxhasa ukusebenza kwezindiza kuleli zwekazi. Esinye isizathu ukuthi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, njengoba wazi, inani le-coronavirus e-Afrika alilibi kangako. Kepha ukwesaba, ukwesaba ukuthi i-Afrika inezinsizakalo zezempilo eziphansi kakhulu futhi ezingekho ezingeni, ngakho-ke amazwe ase-Afrika akhathazeke kakhulu ngokuthi ngeke akwazi ukuxhasa uma kwenzeka izinsizakalo zezempilo zingakhungathekiswa yiziguli eziwubhadane. Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yalokhu kwesaba, bathathe izinyathelo ezeqisayo zokuvimba nokuvala imingcele. Ngakho-ke leso yisizathu esisodwa, futhi bakwenze isikhathi eside kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nomhlaba wonke. Ikakhulukazi iYurophu neMelika, obekuphakathi kancane.

Enye yizindiza zase-Afrika ezazingenalo ithuba lokufuna uxhaso kuhulumeni wazo ngokwezimali zokutakula, ngoba ohulumeni base-Afrika kanye neminotho yase-Afrika yashaywa kabi yilesi sifo. So [inaudible 00:05:03] cishe kuwo wonke amazwe ase-Afrika, izindiza zezindiza zifana… ngeshwa elikhulu lokuthi silahlekelwe [SJ 00:05:11], indiza enkulu kakhulu, indiza enhle kakhulu. I-Air Mauritius njalonjalo. Abanye abafana ne- [inaudible] nabo banciphise kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, isizathu sesithathu futhi ukuthi ayikho imakethe yezimali e-Afrika, ngakho-ke abakwazi ukuthengisa amabhondi. Abakwazi ukuboleka imali emabhange noma ezikhungweni zezezimali ezinjengeYurophu neMelika. Ngingasho ukuthi ishaye i-Afrika kabi, kabi kakhulu. Konakele kakhulu.

UPeter Harbison:

Manje Ama-Ethiopian Airlines, ukhulume ngokuthi ezinye izindiza bezingenzi nzuzo iminyaka eminingana, noma imboni iyonke. ISouth African Airways iyisibonelo esihle salokho, ngicabanga kanjalo. Kepha i-Ethiopian Airlines ibe yinto egqamile, noma okuvelele kakhulu ngokuba nenzuzo iminyaka eminingi manje. Lokhu kumele kube wukuhlehlela emuva okukhulu kakhulu kuwe njengehabhu phakathi kwe-Afrika yonke kanye nomhlaba wonke, empeleni. Ngokuyinhloko, noma yikuphi eNyakatho eYurophu noma e-Asia. Ngiqonde ukuthi, ngokusobala usesimweni esiqinile ngokwendawo. Obekulokhu kukugcina uqhubeka futhi ubona kanjani… sizokhuluma ngalokho kuqala, kodwa-ke ngaphesheya kwalokho, uzibona ubekwa kanjani lapho izinto ziqala ukuba ngcono, njengoba nakanjani zizokwenza? Kepha okwamanje, ugcina kanjani imali igeleza?

UTewolde Gebremariam:

Ngicabanga ukuthi, njengoba ushilo uPeter, kufanele, besisebenza kahle kakhulu kule minyaka eyishumi edlule embonweni wethu ka-2025. ukuvuselela inzuzo yethu yokukhula nokukhulisa, hhayi kuphela emikhunjini, kepha nakumhloli wamakhono nasekuthuthukisweni kwabasebenzi. Ngakho-ke, lokho kusibeke esisekelweni esingcono, esimweni esingcono sokubhekana nale nselele. Okungenani usesimweni esingcono kunabanye ontanga yethu. Kodwa okwesibili, ngicabanga emuva ngoMashi lapho wonke umuntu ayethukile ngubhubhane futhi lapho lonke [inaudible 2010:2020:00] ligcwele, ngicabanga ukuthi senze kahle kakhulu. Umqondo wokudala kakhulu lowo ibhizinisi lezimpahla yayichuma, ngenxa yezizathu ezimbili. Eyodwa, amandla akhona akhishwe ngenxa yokuthi izindiza zabagibeli bezingaphansi komhlaba. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-PPE nokunye ukuthuthwa kwempahla yezokwelapha kwakuyibhizinisi elichumayo lokuxhasa nokusindisa izimpilo eYurophu, eMelika, e-Afrika, eNingizimu Melika njalonjalo.

Ngakho-ke, ngokubona lokhu, senze isinqumo esihle kakhulu, isinqumo esisheshayo sokwakha amandla amaningi ngangokunokwenzeka ebhizinisini lethu lezimpahla. Sesivele sinamabhanoyi ayi-12, [inaudible 00:08:36] abayisikhombisa bezindiza abazinikele nabangama-27, 37 abathutha impahla. Kepha futhi sithathe isikhashana ukuthi izindiza zabagibeli ziye emithwalweni ngokususa izihlalo. Senze cishe izindiza ezingama-25 [inaudible 00:08:53], ngakho-ke lokho bekungukukhuphuka komthamo omkhulu emithwalweni yethu ngesikhathi esifanele. Ngakho-ke, isivuno besisihle kakhulu. Isidingo sasiphezulu kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, salisebenzisa lelo thuba ngesikhathi esifanele. Ngakho-ke, sikhombise ukushesha, isivinini sokwenza izinqumo, ukuqina okusisizile. Futhi usasisiza kuze kube manje. Ngakho-ke, ukuphendula umbuzo wakho, sinokuhamba kwemali okunamandla kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, sisaqhubeka nokulawula ukuhamba kwemali yethu ngaphakathi kwezinsizakusebenza zethu zangaphakathi, ngaphandle kwemali yokubambisa noma ngaphandle kokuboleka ngezinhloso zokwenza imali, futhi ngaphandle kokudilizwa noma ukuncishiswa komholo. Ngakho-ke, kungukusebenza okumangazayo, ngingasho, kepha lokhu kungenxa yokuthi sithuthukise amandla angaphakathi alungele noma yiluphi uhlobo lwenselelo eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Ngakho-ke, senze umsebenzi omangalisayo.

UPeter Harbison:

Ngisho, lokho kuzwakala kukuzihalalisela, kepha ngicabanga ukuthi empeleni unesizotha ngoba wenze umsebenzi omuhle eminyakeni edlule. Ingabe usho lokhu, ukuze ucacelwe kulokhu, ukuthi empeleni ube nemali etholakalayo?