Izinhlangano ezinhlanu zamazwe omhlaba zokuthuthwa komoya nezokuvakasha seziqalise ukunxenxa izikhungo zezimali zamazwe omhlaba, ophathina bezokuthuthukiswa kwezwe kanye nabanikeli bamazwe omhlaba ukuxhasa umkhakha wase-Afrika Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha oqashe abantu abangaba yizigidi ezingama-24.6 ezwenikazi lase-Afrika. Ngaphandle kwezimali eziphuthumayo, i Covid-19 Inkinga ingabona ukuwa komkhakha e-Afrika, kuthathe nemisebenzi eyizigidi. Lo mkhakha unikela ngama- $ 169 billion emnothweni wase-Afrika uhlanganisiwe, omele u-7.1% we-GDP yezwekazi.
Isicelo senziwa yi-International Air Transport Association (IATA), Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha Yomhlaba (UNWTO) weNhlangano Yezizwe, iWorld Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), i-African Airlines Association (AFRAA) kanye ne-Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA).
Lezi zinhlangano ngokuhlanganyela zibiza izikhungo zezezimali zamazwe omhlaba, ophathina bezokuthuthukiswa kwezwe kanye nabanikeli bamazwe omhlaba ukuxhasa umkhakha we-African Travel & Tourism kulezi zikhathi ezinzima ngokunikeza:
- AmaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama- $ 10 ukukhulula umkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha nokusiza ukuvikela izimpilo zalabo obasekelayo ngqo noma ngokungaqondile;
- Ukutholakala kosizo oluningi lohlobo lwesibonelelo kanye nosizo lokuhamba kwemali ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze kufakwe imali futhi kunikezwe ukwesekwa okuhlosiwe emazweni anomthelela omkhulu;
- Izinyathelo zezezimali ezingasiza ukunciphisa ukuphazanyiswa kwemali edingeka kakhulu kanye nokuthengwa kwemali kumabhizinisi. Lokhu kufaka ukuhlehliswa kwezibopho zezimali ezikhona noma ukukhokhelwa kwemali mboleko; futhi,
- Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi zonke izimali zehla ngokushesha ukusindisa amabhizinisi azidingayo ngokuphuthumayo, ngezinqubo ezincane zokufaka izicelo futhi ngaphandle kwesithiyo ekubhekweni okujwayelekile kokubolekwa kwemali njengokufaneleka kwesikweletu.
Abanye ohulumeni base-Afrika bazama ukuhlinzeka ngokuxhaswa okubhekiswe kubo kanye nokwesikhashana kwemikhakha eshayeka kanzima efana neTravel & Tourism. Kodwa-ke, amazwe amaningi awanazo izinsizakusebenza ezidingekayo zokusiza imboni kanye nezindlela zokuziphilisa eziyisekelayo ngalenkinga.
Isimo manje sibucayi. Izindiza, amahhotela, izindlu zezivakashi, izindawo zokulala, izindawo zokudlela, izindawo zokuhlangana kanye namabhizinisi ahlobene nazo abhekana nokulahlekelwa okwandayo. Imvamisa, ezokuvakasha ziqukethe ama-80% wamabhizinisi amancane naphakathi nendawo (ama-SME). Ukuze kulondolozwe imali, abaningi sebeqalile ukudiliza noma ukubeka abasebenzi ekhefini elingakhokhelwa.
“Umthelela we Covid-19 ubhadane lutholakala kulo lonke uchungechunge lwamavelu ezokuvakasha. Umkhakha kanye nezigidi zokuphila owusekelayo emhlabeni wonke, kubandakanya nemiphakathi esengozini kudalulwe ikakhulukazi. Ukwesekwa kwezezimali umhlaba wonke kumqoka ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi ezokuvakasha zingaholela ekubuyiselaneni okubanzi kwezomnotho nakwezenhlalo kule miphakathi, ”kusho UNWTO UNobhala-Jikelele, uZurab Pololikashvili.
“Izinkampani zezindiza zingumnyombo wohlelo lwamanani ezokuvakasha olubizwa ngeTravel & Tourism oludale amathuba emisebenzi kubantu abangu-24.6 million e-Afrika. Indlela abaziphilisa ngayo isengcupheni. Okuqukethe ubhadane kuyinto ehamba phambili. Kepha ngaphandle komugqa wokuxhaswa ngemali ukugcina umkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha uphila, ukonakala kwezomnotho kwe-COVID-19 kungabuyisa intuthuko ye-Afrika eminyakeni eyishumi noma ngaphezulu. Ukukhululeka kwezezimali namuhla kuwutshalomali olubucayi ekusaseni le-Afrika ngemuva kokubhebhetheka kwezigidi zabantu base-Afrika, ”kusho uMqondisi-Jikelele kanye ne-CEO ye-IATA, u-Alexandre de Juniac.
“Umkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha usemzabalazweni wokusinda, ngokulahleka kwemisebenzi engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-100 emhlabeni jikelele futhi cishe izigidi eziyisishiyagalombili e-Afrika kuphela ngenxa yenhlekelele ye-COVID-19. I-Travel & Tourism iwumgogodla weminotho eminingi e-Afrika yonkana futhi ukuwa kwayo kuzoholela ekutheni amakhulu ezigidi zezindlela zokuziphilisa zibe nomthelela kanye nengcindezi enkulu yezezimali eminyakeni ezayo. Manje, kunanini ngaphambili, kubalulekile ukuthi ohulumeni basebenzisane ngendlela ehlelekile yomhlaba wonke ukuze kululame ngokushesha kanye nokwesekwa okuqhubekayo Kwezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha. Kubalulekile ukuthi imiphakathi esengozini kakhulu ithole usizo lwamazwe ngamazwe. Ijubane namandla umphakathi wamazwe omhlaba ohlangana ngawo futhi uphendule ngokusebenzisa izikhungo zezezimali zamazwe ngamazwe, abalingani bezokuthuthukiswa kwezwe kanye nabaxhasi bamazwe ngamazwe kuzoba okubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlinzeka ngosizo ezigidini eziningi zabantu abaphila impilo encike kakhulu emkhakheni wethu, "kwengeza uGloria Guevara. WTTC Umongameli kanye ne-CEO.
“Izimboni zokuthuthwa komoya nezokuvakasha ngezinye zezinto ezithinteke kakhulu ubhadane lwe-COVID-19. Ukuthuthwa kwezindiza kubaluleke kakhulu ekuthuthukisweni komnotho nasekuhlanganisweni kwezwekazi lase-Afrika. Ngakho-ke, ukwesekwa embonini yezindiza kuzosiza ekuvuseleleni umnotho ngokushesha. Ukuphela kokusebenza kwezindiza zase-Afrika kuzodala inqwaba yemiphumela ebucayi yezezimali, kanti ukushintsha insizakalo yomoya enikezwa yizindiza kungaba inqubo eyinselele futhi ebiza kakhulu. Izinyathelo ezisheshayo, ezisheshayo nezingaguquguquki kumele zithathwe ukuze kusinde futhi kuphindaphinde izimboni, ”kusho uNobhala-Jikelele we-AFRAA, u-Abdérahmane Berthé.
“Igalelo le-COVID-19 e-Afrika liyaqhubeka nokuba nesihluku. Ukuhamba ngendiza nezokuvakasha empeleni kuvaliwe. Manje, kunanini ngaphambili, amazwe omhlaba adinga ukuhlangana ukusiza leyo miphakathi esengozini enkulu. Ukusinda kwemboni yethu kanye nemikhakha ehlangene nayo kunemiphumela ebucayi yohlelo lonke lwezokuthutha emoyeni e-Afrika, ”kusho isikhulu se-AASA, uChris Zweigenthal.
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