ITanzania, izwe elicebe ngemithombo yemvelo eMpumalanga Afrika, igunyaze ukukhishwa okokuqala kwemoto ye-safari esebenza ngogesi epaki yayo evelele iSerengeti, emzamweni wokunciphisa ukungcola.
I-Mount Kilimanjaro Safari Club (MKSC) iyinkampani yabavakashi esebenza enhlabathini yaseTanzania ukukhulula imoto yokuqala kagesi ye-safaris (e-car) engu-100% esifundeni saseMpumalanga Afrika, ohlelweni lwayo lwakamuva lokwehlisa ukungcoliswa kwezimoto emapaki kazwelonke.
Isungulwe ngempelasonto esiqiwini kazwelonke sase-Serengeti, i-e-car eyiphayona iwubuchwepheshe obungasebenzisi i-carbon, imoto ethembekile futhi enethezekile ngokuya ngamaphaneli elanga ukuze aguqule injini yawo.
“I-e-car yehlisa izindleko zokuyilungisa, ayiwasebenzisi uphethiloli njengoba ishaja ngo-100% ngenxa yama-solar panel,” kusho uMqondisi we-MKSC, uMnuz Dennis Lebouteux, etshela izethameli ngesikhathi kugcotshwa imoto eSerengeti, ewina. izinhliziyo nezingqondo zabalondolozi bemvelo.
Ubuye wengeza wathi: “Izimoto ze-e-safari ezithule futhi ezivumelana nemvelo zingasondela nezilwane zasendle ngaphandle kokuziphazamisa”.
Ekuqaleni, uMnu Lebouteux wayengaqinisekanga ngokuphelele ukuthi lobu buchwepheshe bungasebenza e-Afrika, njengoba kwenzeka e-Europe lapho kunezingqalasizinda esezilungile.
“Kodwa ngazitshela ukuthi ngingazama ngoba sinamandla amakhulu elanga akwazi ukushaja izimoto. Sazama ngezimoto ezimbili zokuqala ngoJuni kwathi ngemuva kwezinyanga ezine zasebenza akukho nokukodwa okuphukile noma okusetshenzwayo,” echaza.
“Ngigculisekile, izimoto zinikeze izivakashi inkonzo encomekayo. Sizoletha amanye ama-e-vehicle amahlanu e-safaris esikhathini esizayo esiseduze ukuze siwenze ayisikhombisa,” kuphawula uMnu Lebouteux.
Umphathi weSerengeti National Park, uWilliam Mwakilema, uthe uwamukele ngenhliziyo yonke lawa ma-e-cars, njengoba ekholwa ukuthi azosiza ekunciphiseni izinga lokungcola.
Nakuba izimoto zokuvakasha eziphakathi kuka-300 nezingu-400 zingena nsuku zonke eSerengeti National Park, ngesikhathi esiphansi ipaki evelele iphatha izimoto eziphakathi kuka-80 neziyi-100 ngosuku.
“Lobu buchwepheshe buyasikhombisa ukuthi imisebenzi yethu yakusasa izokwehlisa kanjani izindleko zokuphatha, okuhlanganisa uphethiloli nokugcinwa kwezimoto zisesimweni esihle. Lobu buchwepheshe obuhlanzekile buzosisiza emsebenzini wethu wokongiwa kwemvelo kanye nezokuvakasha,” kuchaza uMwakilema.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uMlondolozi Omkhulu weNgorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), uDkt Fred Manongi, ugcizelele isidingo sokuthi izwe lamukele i-e-vehicle ukuze kuzuze umkhankaso wokongiwa kwemvelo.
“Njengezwe kumele sicabange ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe ngoba imoto ayikhiphi intuthu futhi ayikhiphi umsindo. Ukungcola sekulawuleke ngokuphelele. Emisebenzini yethu yokongiwa kwemvelo asiyithandi intuthu nomsindo,” kusho uDkt Manongi.
Into eyodwa yayicace bha ukuthi ubuchwepheshe budinga ukutshalwa kwezimali ezindleleni ezilula zokuphehla ugesi. Ngezitshalo zelanga ezimbili noma ezintathu epaki kanye ne-e-izimoto, zingakwazi ukuwenza.
Kuyaqondakala ukuthi, iNgilandi neJalimane, ngokwesibonelo, bazimisele ngokuqeda izimoto zikaphethiloli ngo-2025.
“Sizokwehlisa izindleko zokusebenza kakhulu uma senza okufanayo, sisebenzisa izindodla zemali ukuthenga izimoto zikaphethiloli. Kodwa i-e-moto nayo inesikhathi eside sokuphila; ayigugi kalula” egcizelela.
Lobu buchwepheshe buyikusasa leTanzania njengezwe, kusho uDkt Manongi, enxusa uhulumeni ukuthi acabangele ukubusebenzisa kancane kancane ukuze kwehliswe izindleko nokonga imvelo.
USihlalo weTanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO), uMnuz Wilbard Chambulo, uncome lolu hlelo, wathi izimoto zama-e-zimoto zinhle, kanjalo nezomnotho.
“Inselelo kuphela yizindleko ngoba ubuchwepheshe busebusha, kodwa uma kungena abanye emakethe izindleko zizokwehla” kuchaza uMnu Chambulo.
“Kunanzelela ukuthi intengo kaphethiloli iyakhuphuka, ama-e-vehicles alungile, ngoba azokonga imali yakwamanye amazwe esetshenziswa ekuthengeni uwoyela kwamanye amazwe. Ngikholwa wukuthi umkhakha wezokuvakasha uzokwamukela ngenhliziyo yonke lobu buchwepheshe,” usho kanje.
Omele inxusa laseFrance, uMnuz Philippe Galli, uthe izwe lakhe lizimisele ukuxhasa izinkampani zaseFrance ikakhulukazi ekulweni nemithelela emibi yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu ngokuvikela imvelo.
“Lo msebenzi uxhumene ngqo nokonga ugesi. Ngiyaziqhenya ngenkampani yaseFrance ebambisene nongoti baseJalimane ukwenza lo msebenzi,” kuphawula uMnu Galli oyinhloko yoMnyango Wezomnotho eNxusa LaseFrance eTanzania.
Uphinde wagcizelela ukuthi iTanzania izimisele ngokuvikela iziqiwi zezilwane nokuthi izimoto ngeke zilimaze imvelo noma ziphazamise izilwane.
"Njengenhloko yoMnyango Wezomnotho ovela eNxusa LaseFrance, ngizoqinisekisa ezinye izinkampani zaseFrance naseYurophu ukuba zilingise lesi sinyathelo esihle kakhulu" kusho uMnu Galli.
