I-Afrika Izolindela Ukwenza U-$168BN Wokuhamba Nezokuvakasha

Lesi sitatimende se-VFS Global sivezwe ku-Global eqhubekayo WTTC Summit eKigali, eRwanda namuhla.

Ngokombiko, 'Ukuvula Amathuba Okukhula Kwezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha e-Afrika', lokhu kukhula okungaba khona kuncike emigomeni emithathu ebalulekile yokuvula ukukhula kwaminyaka yonke okungama-6.5%, okufinyelele umnikelo ongaphezu kuka-US$350BN.

Lo mbiko ubandakanya iphakethe lenqubomgomo eligxile ekwenzeni ngcono ukukhula kwe-Afrika okusekelwe engqalasizinda yezomoya, ukugqugquzela ama-visa, kanye nokukhangisa ngezokuvakasha.

I-Travel & Tourism iwumkhakha onamandla e-Afrika, onikele ngemali engaphezu kuka-US$ 186BN emnothweni wesifunda ngo-2019, yamukela abahambi bamazwe ngamazwe abayizigidi ezingama-84. 

Lo mkhakha ubalulekile futhi ekuqashweni, ukuhlinzeka ngempilo kubantu abayizigidi ezingama-25, okulingana nama-5.6% ayo yonke imisebenzi esifundeni.

Ekhuluma engqungqutheleni yenhlangano yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke e-Kigali namuhla, uJulia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, uthe: “Umkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha e-Afrika ubone uguquko olungajwayelekile. Emashumini amabili eminyaka nje kuphela, seliphindeke ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili ngenani, libe neqhaza elikhulu emnothweni wezwekazi. 

“Amathuba okukhula kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha e-Afrika makhulu. Isivele iphindwe ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kusukela ngo-2000, futhi ngezinqubomgomo ezifanele ingavula enye i-US$168 billion kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo.

"I-Afrika idinga izinqubo zama-visa ezilula, ukuxhumana komoya okungcono ezwenikazi, kanye nemikhankaso yokumaketha ukuze kugqanyiswe ingcebo yezindawo kuleli zwekazi elimangalisayo."

Ngokusho kukaZubin Karkaria, uMsunguli kanye no-CEO, we-VFS Global, “Sijabule kakhulu ukusebenzisana WTTC ukudalula amathuba amaningi ahlinzekwa yi-Travel & Tourism e-Afrika.”

“Njengoba sesisungule ubukhona bethu e-Afrika kusukela ngo-2005 namuhla singabalingani abathembekile bohulumeni abangama-38 esibasebenzela emadolobheni angama-55 emazweni angama-35 e-Afrika. I-VFS Global iyawabona amandla amakhulu e-Afrika futhi ihlezi izibophezele ngokujulile ekusekeleni intuthuko eqhubekayo yohambo nokuvakasha ukuya nokubuya ezwenikazi.

"Lo mbiko awugcini nje ngokugqamisa amathuba ahlukahlukene okukhula komnotho, ezokuvakasha okusimeme, nokusebenzisana kwamasiko ahlukahlukene kodwa futhi uhlinzeka ngemininingwane ebalulekile kohulumeni ukuze benze izinqubomgomo futhi unikeze amabhizinisi umhlahlandlela ochazwe kahle wokwanda kule makethe echumayo."

Lo mbiko udingida ohambweni lomlando lomkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha e-Afrika. Indaba yokubhekana ngqo nezinselelo, kusukela kwiGlobal Financial Crisis ngo-2008 kuya ezinkingeni ezidalwa ukubheduka kwezifo, nokuntengantenga kwezombusazwe.

Naphezu kwazo zonke lezi zinselelo, umkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha usendleleni yokusimama. 

Ngokusho kwenhlangano yomhlaba wonke, u-2023 kulindeleke ukuthi ube unyaka wokululama ngokuphelele, kuphela u-1.9% onamahloni wamazinga ka-2019, kanye nokudalwa kweminye imisebenzi ecishe ibe yizigidi eziyi-1.8.

Amathuba e-Afrika

Lo mbiko ugqamisa amathuba alo mkhakha, ahlanganisa ukutshalwa kwezimali kwamasu okuthuthukisiwe kokuxhumana, izinqubo zama-visa ezithuthukisiwe, ukuncishiswa kwekhabhoni ngokutholwa kwamandla anekhabhoni ephansi, kanye nokwenza ngcono ukusebenza kahle kwamanzi. 

Lokhu kungavula amathuba okukhula okusimeme, ukwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi, kanye nokuthuthukiswa komnotho emkhakheni wezokuvakasha nokuvakasha e-Afrika.