I-tsunami yabavakashi baseZimbabwe

Ngenkathi siqala iMalanga Africa ngo-1995, kwakungezinsuku “zamavulandlela” zokuvakasha eziphumela e-Afrika, i-imeyili yayiwumbono ongakude kakhulu, ubandlululo lwalufile futhi lwangcwatshwa, futhi iNingizimu Afrika yayisanda kwamukelwa “emndenini wama-Afrika. ”. Inkampani yethu, uma umuntu engayibiza kanjalo ngaleso sikhathi, yazalwa ihlezi izungeza umlilo osebeni lweZambezi eLivingstone, eZambia. Bengincenge umkami (Natalie) ukuthi ahambe nami ohambweni/uhambo lwase-Afrika, olwasibona sihamba futhi sijabulela izimangaliso eziningi ezazilethwa yiZimbabwe ngaleso sikhathi. Nokho, esikhundleni sokuhlala kwenye yeminikelo eminingi emihle iVictoria Falls eyayinayo, sakhetha ukuwela ibhuloho siye endaweni yokulala ngaphandle kwaseLivingstone. Kwakungesikhathi sihlala endaweni enhle yase-rustic bush lodge lapho kwavela khona umbono wokuthengisa izindawo zokulala esifundeni saseVictoria Falls emakethe yaseNingizimu Afrika nangale kwayo. Sazithanda ngokoqobo izinto ezibukwayo nephunga lale ndawo, kithina, indawo ekhetheke kakhulu emhlabeni.

Uma ngibheka emuva kumamagazini amadala e-Getaway ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yawo-90, ngibona ukuthi “safihla” izakhiwo zaseLivingstone esasizikhangisa esigabeni saseZimbabwe emakhasini ethi Destinations. Kungani? Phela ngalezo zinsuku zakudala (ngaphambi kuka-2000) iZambia yayinethuba elincane lokuncintisana nomshini wezokuvakasha waseZimbabwe ohlotshiswe kahle. Amaphesenti angama-XNUMX abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abafunwayo - abafunwa - iVictoria Falls, iZimside, hhayi uhlangothi olungakatholwa "Enkabeni ye-Afrika" yaseZambia. Ngeminyaka yobandlululo, abantu abaningi baseNingizimu Afrika babekholelwa ukuthi iZambia yayiyindawo okungenwa kuyo. Eqinisweni, iZambia yayiyisizinda esisebenzayo se-ANC, futhi abantu abaningi baseNingizimu Afrika babeyesaba iZambia ngenxa yalokhu.

Ngakho-ke lapho izingcingo zikhala futhi sihlanganisa amaphakheji ndawonye, ​​kwakudingeka sitshele amakhasimende ethu ukuthi lelodji ethile noma inkampani ye-rafting ababesabela kuyo, empeleni, yayizinze eZambia, hhayi eZimbabwe! Izikhathi eziyisishiyagalolunye kweziyishumi sakwazi ukukholisa amakhasimende ukuthi i-Livingstone yayiyindlela enhle ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuthi izindawo eziningi zokulala zazizinze osebeni lomfula i-Zambezi - indawo enkulu yokudayisa. Noma kunjalo, njengoba sikhuluma nje, uhlangothi lwase-Zim lwe-Vic Falls lungaziqhayisa ngendawo eyodwa kuphela etholakala emfuleni i-Zambezi (eduze nezimpophoma), okuyi-A'Zambezi River Lodge eyintandokazi ngaso sonke isikhathi.

Ngo-2000, umongameli othile wanquma ukuthi uzoxoxisana neZimbabwe sonke esasiyazi futhi esiyithandayo; okunye kungumlando futhi ngeke ngigxile kokwenzekile. Kodwa-ke asikho isidingo sokusho, ezokuvakasha eZimbabwe zehle zaze zaqopha amazinga aphansi futhi lokhu kwaqhubeka kwaze kwaba nguMbasa wonyaka odlule. Eqinisweni, saze sacabanga nokufihla izindawo zokulala zaseZimbabwe esizikhangisile engxenyeni yaseZambia ye-Getaway mag.

Namuhla sibona isimo esihlukile, izinombolo zezokuvakasha seziqala ukukhuphuka, futhi abantu baseNingizimu Afrika bafuna ukuzwa iZimbabwe yemilingo futhi. Kulungile kodwa benzani ngesikhathi sokuduba okukhulu kwezokuvakasha eZim? Njengomsebenzi wezokuvakasha waseNingizimu Afrika, sabona ukujikijela eBotswana naseZambia kodwa asizange sibe nezinombolo kanye nokufuna esake sakujabulela eZimbabwe. Cha, iningi lemakethe yezokuvakasha yaseNingizimu Afrika lalihlala khona lapha ekhaya. Abanye bakhuphuka baya eMozambique, futhi lokhu kubonakala ngenani lezikole zokutshuza ezivulwe zadlondlobala ngalesi sikhathi. Wonke u-Tom, u-Dick, no-Fanie manje uneziqu zokutshuza futhi ubonakala eqala lolo hambo olukhulu olulandelayo lokucwila ogwini oluthambile olunikezwa yi-Mozambique.

Okudabukisayo ukuthi ukufa kweZimbabwe kwaba yinzuzo yeMozambique.

Njengoba sonke sazi ukuthi isondo liyaphenduka, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ngingakhulumela iningi lozakwethu besilisa uma ngithi ayikho into edina njengokuthi uhlale ogwini lolwandle wenze i-bugger, ngemuva kokuthi ube kuleyo dive enkulu. Izingcingo nama-imeyili agcwele; esikhundleni sokuzama ukuthengisa kanzima iZimbabwe, sibona isidingo esivela kumakhasimende kanye nezinkampani ezifisa ukukhombisa ukwesekwa nolwazi konke okunikezwayo futhi. Ukulala ogwini lolwandle eMozambique sekuphelile - bafuna ukubuya bazokwenza imibuthano nemizila okulula ukuyenza, ikakhulukazi njengoba ukudla nophethiloli sekuphinde kutholakale futhi kunentengo ephusile.

Lokhu kuhle eZim kodwa kuthiwani ngeZambia esebenzise iminyaka eyi-10 edlule ukuthuthukisa nokufaka emakethe izindawo zokulala namahhotela amaningi eLivingstone? Kuzokwenzekani kule ngxenye yeMpophoma ezinyangeni ezizayo? Sikholelwa ngempela ukuthi ukuvuka kabusha kweZimbabwe kuzoba kuhle esifundeni seVictoria Falls; ngamanye amazwi, isifunda sisonke kufanele sikhule manje njengoba “umtshuzi uFanie” eseba “u-Safari Stephan” futhi.

Isikhathi esifanele seVic Falls Region, hhayi isizwe esisodwa kuphela.

Inani elikhulu lokumaketha elithi "buya eVictoria Falls" seliyenziwe futhi izihloko eziningi ezinhle nezihehayo sezibhaliwe. Isihambi asisona isilima; bayazi ngentuthuko yamanje futhi baye balinda kwaze kwaba yisikhathi esifanele sokubuya.

IZambia manje isibhekene nomqhudelwano onzima, esifundeni iVic Falls. Cishe kukhona ukugcwala okuphezulu kakhulu kwamahhotela, izindawo zokulala, nemisebenzi noma yikuphi eningizimu nenkabazwe e-VFR, futhi konke kulungile emnyango wethu. Eqinisweni, izinhlangothi ezimbili ze-Vic Falls manje kuzofanele ziqhudelane endaweni ehlukile yokumaketha uma kuqhathaniswa nalokho okwakukhona eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule. Cishe yisimo se-Coke ne-Pepsi, futhi sonke siyazazi izimpi zokumaketha ezilwiwe yilezi zinhlobo ezimbili ezinkulu zomhlaba.

Kodwa kufanele sibheke izinsongo futhi sithole izixazululo. Abahambi abaningi nama-ejenti bakholelwa ukuthi iZambia isiphenduke ingenabungane kubasebenzisi; i-bureaucracy ibusa kakhulu emingceleni futhi izimali eziphezulu zama-visa azisho lutho. IZimbabwe isethula ezinye inhlupho, enkulu lapho okungenwa khona eSouth Africa, iBeit Bridge edume kakubi. Balinganiselwa ezigidini ezintathu abantu baseZimbabwe abahlala eNingizimu Afrika, futhi iningi labo lizama ukuya emakhaya (koBulawayo) ngePhasika nangoKhisimusi. Lokhu kuchaza isihogo kumvakashi ozishayelayo ngokubambezeleka okufika emahoreni angu-3 okubikwa kulo mngcele nasePlumtree. Ubani ongafuna ukuqala iholide ngale ndlela? Isixazululo kufanele sibe lula - dala iposi emngceleni ogeleza mahhala ofana ne-Mexico ne-USA, wenze lula i-red tape, futhi ube nenani elilodwa nezindawo eziningi zokukhokha ukuze ugcine konke kugeleza kahle - umzila oyishumi odlula emngceleni kufanele usebenze. kahle. Kuwubuwula kithina esihlala eNingizimu Afrika ukucabanga njengoba izinkinga sezizophela eZimbabwe, izigidi ezintathu zizobuya unomphela. Izinxushunxushu zomngcele zizoqhubeka futhi empeleni zingaba zimbi kakhulu. Cabanga ngakho, ukube wonke amaZimbo agoduke, iqembu le-The Spur kanye nomnotho waseNingizimu Afrika mhlawumbe ungabhidlika.

Sesisendaweni yokuqala. Lindani isidingo esikhulu sesifunda esizoqala ngoJuni 11. Akubona bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abathanda “lomdlalo omuhle.” Bazofika… futhi sidinga ukuncintisana, sinikeze inani lemali, futhi kube lula ukwenza ibhizinisi ngakho.