Umcimbi womculo nokuzijabulisa wase-Afrika ojabulisa kakhulu nothokozisayo, i-FESTAC Africa, uzoba se-Arusha International Conference Centre, eTanzania ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo.
Esikhathini esingaphansi kwamasonto amabili, i-FESTAC Africa izobe ikhonjiswe e-Arusha, idolobha lezivakashi elisenyakatho yeTanzania elinezinhlobonhlobo zobuciko, imfashini, umculo, ukuxoxa izindaba, izinkondlo, ifilimu, izindaba ezimfushane, ukuvakasha, ukuvakasha, ukungenisa izihambi, ukudla nokudansa ngokusebenzisa imidlalo ebukhoma evela. amazwe ahlukahlukene e-Afrika nasemhlabeni wonke.
I-FESTAC Afrika 2023 izogxila ezinhlelweni zokuPhathwa kweMvelo, Izenhlalakahle, kanye Nokuphathwa Kwebhizinisi (ESG) zokuqinisekisa ukuthi isiko lama-Afrika esikhathini eside liyagcinwa futhi lilondolozwe ngendlela evumelana nemvelo.
Umkhosi kulindeleke ukuthi ulethe ochwepheshe bezamasiko, ezokuvakasha kanye nezokuvakasha ukuze babelane ngemininingwane yokuthi i-Afrika ingawuqeda kanjani umoya wekhabhoni futhi yenze umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi ukuze kufundiswe izinhlangano ukuthi zingabika kanjani ngokunembile nge-ESG.
Abahlanganyeli bomkhosi bazoba namathuba okuhlangenwe nakho kwezwekazi ngokuvakasha nezokuvakasha kanye nokuhlola Arusha futhi Tanzania phakathi nesonto lomkhosi.
Bazoba namathuba okuvakashela amapaki ezilwane zasendle ahamba phambili e-Afrika, okuhlanganisa iNgorongoro Crater, iSerengeti National Park kanye nesiqhingi sezinongo saseZanzibar noma ukuqwala iNtaba iKilimanjaro.
Isekelwe yiBhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Afrika (i-ATB), i-FESTAC 2023 izoba kusukela mhla zingama-21 kuNhlaba kuya zingama-27 kuNhlaba, lapho kuzobukiswa khona amasiko acebe kakhulu e-Afrika, wonke ahlose ukuheha abavakashi bakuleli nabakwamanye amazwe ukuthi bavakashele leli zwekazi.
Amaqhawe namaqhawekazi ase-Afrika ashiya amazwe awo aya ekudingisweni emazweni ahlukene ngenhloso yokukhulula i-Afrika kanye nabantu bayo ekubusweni ngamakholoni, umzabalazo wezikhali njengesikhali sabo.
Lo mcimbi uzophinde unikeze inkundla yokuthi amabhizinisi axhumane nenethiwekhi efanele kanye nesikhala sokubambisana ukuze kuboniswe imikhiqizo nezinsizakalo zayo zakamuva, ukuxhuma ochwepheshe bezokuthengisa kanye nabathengi. Balinganiselwa ku-100 kuya ku-150 abazobe bekhangisa kule festivali.
“I-Afrika ikumemela e-Arusha, e-Tanzania ukuze uqhubeke nokulwela inkululeko ngokuphelele ye-Afrika, isebenzisa isikhali esihlukile, ngokuhlanganisa abantu bayo ngomculo, isiko, amagugu, ezokuvakasha, ibhizinisi, inethiwekhi, ukuhweba, ukungenisa izihambi nokunye okuningi”, kusho abahleli bomcimbi.
I-FESTAC Africa 2023 ezayo, i-Destination Arusha iwuMkhosi Wesine Womhlaba WabaNsundu nowase-Afrika Wezobuciko Namasiko.
Izohlinzeka ngendawo yokubambisana futhi ibonise imikhiqizo yakamuva namasevisi, ukuxhuma ochwepheshe bokuthengisa nabathengi. Konke kumayelana nokuxhumanisa abantu nabantu, kusho abahleli.
I-FESTAC Africa 2023 izophinde ihlole izindawo ezinhle zaseTanzania kanye namagugu ezilwane zasendle kulolu hambo olukhethekile lwe-safari oluzibophezela ngokuphelele ku-Great Migration.
Ngaphandle kwamapaki ezilwane zasendle, ababambiqhaza bazothola ithuba lokuzwa nokufunda “ngetshe eliyigugu leTanzanite” elidumile laseTanzania kanye nedolobha lamabhizinisi elingokomlando lase-Dar es Salaam noma “Indawo Yokuthula”.
Abantu base-Afrika ababalulekile nabahamba phambili bazwakalise imibono yabo ngomcimbi we-FESTAC 2023, bewufisela impumelelo enkulu ngesikhathi sokudlalwa kwawo kwesonto lonke.
“Ivoti lami belilokhu lingelokuhlukahlukana, ukuxutshwa, ngisho ne-mongrelisation, inguquko eguquguqukayo ye-adventure yokudala. Ngokwengqondo nangokomoya, ngisho nangaphambi kukaFestac Wokuqala, bengilokhu ngigcine ikhabethe kulo mkhumbi”, kusho uSolwazi Wole Soyinka, Owine Umklomelo Omkhulu Kwezincwadi.
UMongameli waseZanzibar uDkt Hussein Mwinyi waphawula ukuthi umcimbi uzohlanganisa abantu ababalulekile kwezobuciko, amagugu amasiko, ezokuvakasha kanye nobuholi.
OwayenguMongameli waseNigeria oyiNhloko u-Olusegun Obasanjo uhalalisele abahleli be-FESTAC 2023 futhi wathi bonke babambe iqhaza ekuhlanganiseni lo mcimbi.
UDkt. Julius Garvey, uSihlalo we-Marcus Garvey Institute uthe: “Ezinhliziyweni zawo wonke umphakathi nawo wonke umuntu kulowo mphakathi uhlelo lwenkolelo olulolonga imibono yawo, amasiko, imisebenzi yansuku zonke kanye nemigomo yesikhathi esizayo”.
"Lokhu kususelwa kusiko, umlando, kanye nolwazi lwesipiliyoni esidlule", kusho uDkt. Garvey.
U-Marcus Garvey wayengumsunguli we-Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) kanye nomholi okhulumayo 'we-Back to Africa Movement' yama-1920s.
Esinye isikhulumi esivelele kuzoba Ibhodi Yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika (i-ATB) Umgcinisihlalo uMnumzana Cuthbert Ncube.
Ekhuluma phambilini ngesikhathi exoxa lomabonakude iClevenard Television eseDiaspora, uMnumzana Ncube ukhuthaze abanengi abazaphatheka emkhosini weFESTAC 2023 eArusha wathi lumcimbi uzaphathisa ukumanyanisa iAfrica.
“Lo mcimbi ngowokuhlanganisa izwekazi lethu ngamasiko, ukudla, umculo, ezokuvakasha kanye nokuhambela amazwe. Ilapha ukuze ihlanganise i-Afrika, iphinde ihehe abafowethu nodadewethu abaseDiaspora. Zonke zibheke e-Arusha,” kusho uNcube.
USihlalo we-ATB uthe umcimbi ozayo we-FESTAC 2023 uzogqugquzela isidingo sokuvakasha kwasekhaya, bese uhlanganisa abantu base-Afrika.
I-FESTAC 2023 nayo izokwakha inethiwekhi yezokuvakasha yezwekazi elizoheha izivakashi eziningi ezivela kwamanye amazwekazi ukuthi zize zivakashele e-Afrika.
“Ifestivali ikhona ukuhlanganisa i-Afrika. Sifuna ukubona izigubhu zaseBurundi, ezivela e-Eswatini. Bonke beza e-Arusha,” kuphawula uNcube.
