Kusukela ngoMeyi 23 kuya ku-25, iGoli lizobe lidlala umqhudelwano we-African Presidential Roundtable 2012, e-University of Witwatersrand.
"Njengendawo yedolobha, kuyasithokozisa ukubambisana neBoston University's African Presidential Centre, eyayaziwa nge-APARC - i-African Presidential Archives and Research Centre - ukusingathwa kwengqungquthela efanele,” kusho uPhelisa Mangcu, Umphathi omkhulu weJohannesburg Tourism Company (JTC). “Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele ukuthi njengenye yamanyuvesi ethu adumile, iWits izosingatha ingqungquthela ebaluleke kangaka ngonyaka wayo wokuhlanganisa iminyaka engama-90!”
“IJoburg izigqaja njengesango nesizinda sezwekazi lase-Afrika, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu – futhi ngokuhambisana neGDS 2040 yeDolobha – wudaba lokulekelela nokuqhuba ukukhula komnotho nentuthuko. Siyaziqhenya ngokumataniswa nomcimbi walolu hlobo, ongase ube nomthelela omuhle hhayi idolobha lethu kuphela, kodwa nezwekazi lonke,” kusho uMangcu, “Yize sibheke ngabomvu umsebenzi onzima wokusingatha lo mcimbi ngempumelelo, siyalijabulela futhi ithuba lokuveza iJoburg njengedolobha elihluke ngendlela emangalisayo, elinokuningi okuhlinzekwa ngabahambi abathakazelayo emazingeni amaningi ahlukene.”
Njengengxenye yokwesekwa okunikezwe ingqungquthela, i-JTC izohlinzeka ngohambo lwasemadolobheni kubafundi abazobe behambele le ngqungquthela. “Nakuba kubalulekile kithi ukumaketha indawo esiya kuyo kubantu abaningi abahlosiwe, leli yithuba elihle lokuveza laba bafundi abavakashile ngalokho iGoli elilethela kona mayelana nempilo kanye namathuba emfundo. Izikhungo zethu zemfundo zidlala indima ebalulekile ekwengezeni ukubaluleka kwesiphakamiso saseGoli sezokuvakasha emadolobheni. Abagcini ngokuheha abafundi edolobheni lethu, kodwa baphinde basize ekuqwashiseni ngeziqu zaseGoli ukuze isingathe izingqungquthela nemihlangano yezemfundo yamazwe ngamazwe ebalulekile,” kuchaza uMangcu.
Okugxilwe ku-African Presidential Roundtable 2012 “kuyi-21st Century Energy Agenda for Africa,” njengokulandelela ingxoxo yezamandla ngonyaka odlule e-Mauritius. Udaba lwamandla ngenye yezinselelo ezinzima e-Afrika, okuthi uma ingaxazululwa, ikwazi ukumisa intuthuko emazweni anempumelelo. Uma ixazululwa, inamandla okuqhuba intuthuko ezwenikazi ifinyelele emazingeni angakaze abonwe. I-African Presidential Roundtable yalo nyaka izogxila ekutheni ohulumeni, izikhungo, kanye nabantu ngabanye bangasiza kanjani ekusondezeni i-Afrika ekufinyeleleni isisombululo kule nkinga enzima.
Le ngxoxo yamazwekazi amaningi ibandakanya ababengabaholi bezwe base-Afrika, osomaqhinga, abaholi bezimboni, izicukuthwane zamazwe omhlaba, kanye nabafundi kanye namalungu obuhlakani avela e-United States, eYurophu nase-Afrika. Kubaholi bakudala base-Afrika asebethathe umhlalaphansi ngenqubo yentando yeningi, i-African Presidential Centre ilindele ukuthi abangu-2012 babo bazoba khona kwi-Roundtable XNUMX.
IJohannesburg, emelwe yiJohannesburg Tourism Company, iyilungu le-International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP), okuyinhlangano entsha yezokuvakasha emazingeni aphansi nezokuvakasha yezindawo zomhlaba wonke ezibophezele ekuhlinzekweni kwezidingo ezisezingeni eliphezulu nokukhula okuluhlaza. (www.tourismpartners.org).
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- We're proud to be associated with an event of this caliber, which has the potential to positively impact not only our city, but the entire continent,” said Mangcu, “While we look forward to the serious business of successfully hosting this event, we also relish the opportunity to showcase Joburg as a wonderfully diverse city, which has plenty on offer to interest travelers on many different levels.
- “Although it's important for us to market our destination to many different target audiences, this is a prime opportunity to expose these visiting students to what Joburg has to offer in terms of lifestyle and educational opportunities.
- Johannesburg, represented by the Johannesburg Tourism Company, is a member of the International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP), a new grassroots travel and tourism coalition of global destinations committed to quality service and green growth.
