JOHANNESBURG, eNingizimu Afrika - INingizimu Afrika igqame njengendawo yokuvakasha emhlabeni, kusho uNgqongqoshe wezokuVakasha uMarthinus van Schalkwyk.
"Ngonyaka odlule sikhule ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kwesilinganiso somhlaba - amaphesenti angu-10.5 kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya kuNovemba 2012, uma kuqhathaniswa nesilinganiso sokukhula emhlabeni wonke ngamaphesenti amane," esho emcimbini wemiklomelo eNew York, ngokusho kwekhophi yenkulumo yakhe.
“Ngamazinga okukhula angaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kwesilinganiso somhlaba futhi aphindeke kane isilinganiso somhlaba uma umuntu ecabangela izivakashi zaphesheya kwezilwandle, singabheka emuva kahle kakhulu ngo-2012.”
Uthe ezokuvakasha zihlezi zizinzile eNingizimu Afrika naphezu kwenkinga yezimali ngo-2008/2009.
"INingizimu Afrika iyindawo ehlukile futhi ehlukahlukene enikeza izivakashi ulwazi oluvumelana nakho konke ukunambitheka kanye nesabelomali," kusho u-Van Schalkwyk.
“Abavakashi baseNingizimu Afrika babambe ongezansi ngokuthi kungakanani okuhlinzekwa yileli zwe, okuhlanganisa izinhlobonhlobo zezinto ezenzekayo, ukubaluleka kwemali, ingqalasizinda yethu yezokuvakasha esezingeni lomhlaba, kanye nabantu bakithi abahlukene ngamasiko.”
Uthe unyaka ka-2013 ube wunyaka okhethekile eNingizimu Afrika njengoba usungene onyakeni wama-20 wentando yabantu.
"Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izinhlangano zezindaba zingakutshelani, iNingizimu Afrika iseyindaba enika ithemba, indaba ekhuthazayo, kanye nendaba yekusasa," kusho uVan Schalkwyk.
“Yingakho abantu abaningi befuna ukuza ezweni lethu bazozibonela ngawabo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Visitors to South Africa stand in awe of how much this country has to offer, which includes the variety of experiences, the value for money, our world-class tourism infrastructure, and of course our culturally-diverse people.
- "Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izinhlangano zezindaba zingakutshelani, iNingizimu Afrika iseyindaba enika ithemba, indaba ekhuthazayo, kanye nendaba yekusasa," kusho uVan Schalkwyk.
- 5 percent for January to November 2012, compared to a global average growth of four percent,” he said at an awards ceremony in New York, according to a copy of his speech.
