Katubya, Zambia – Nansi indlela yokubeka le ndaba (yeqiniso) eHollywood: Umfana ovamile ogama lakhe linguJohn, ngeSonto elijwayelekile, elihamba ngebhayisikili eliya ekhaya lapho lishona ilanga. Inunu ibhonga emahlathini!
UJohn ushiya ibhayisikili lakhe, ubaleka ngenxa yokwesaba. Isidalwa siphihliza ibhayisikili, simbambe ngamagxathu ambalwa, simbamba ngehembe. Kodwa uyashibilika ehembeni awele phansi.
Liphinde limqukule aphume ebhulukwe. Enqunu, esaba ngisho ukumemeza, uyatatazela. Kodwa akafiki kude. Inunu ekhalayo imphahlaza esihlahleni.
Amakhamera aqondisa isalukazi esiza, singaqapheli ubungozi.
Akuphelanga mizuzu emingaki uzobe elele endleleni, echotshoziwe.
I-Hollywood twist? Laba bantu bahlala endaweni eyinqaba lapho izilo ezihlaselayo (futhi kunezinkulungwane zazo) zivikelekile futhi abantu bengavikelekile.
Sika ezilwaneni ezibulalayo eziklaba ngokuthula (qaphela eduze kwamehlo athambile, ahlakaniphile ngemivimbo engu-3-intshi) kanye nenzalo yazo enhle ngokungabekezeleleki.
Yiqiniso, ukuze uyidayise, uzodinga ukushintsha imininingwane embalwa: Ukulahlekelwa izakhamuzi zase-Afrika; abenze ama-suburban baseMelika. Futhi lesi silo sasingeke sibe yileso siqhwaga esithandekayo, indlovu. Ubani owayengakholwa?
Umlisa owabulawa nguJohn Muyengo, oneminyaka engu-25 ubudala wasesigodini saseKatubya eningizimu yeZambia. Lona wesifazane kwakunguMukiti Ndopu, owayehlonishwa kakhulu endaweni, inkosikazi yenkosi.
Umakhelwane, uMuyenga Katiba, 44, wabona indlovu ibeka leli bhungu icala ngalolo suku luka-April. Waqoqa umkakhe nezingane, bathuthumela endlini yakhe.
"Umfana akazange amemeze ngisho nokumemeza," kusho uKamba ngoMuygeno. "Uvele wafa ngokuthula."
Ukufa okufana nalokhu kuyanda eningizimu yeZambia nasenyakatho yeBotswana, lapho abantu begcwele khona izindlovu elandayo. Azikho izibalo ezithembekile zokushona kwabantu eningizimu ye-Afrika, kodwa esifundeni esisodwa esiseningizimu yeZambia kuphela, bahlanu abantu abashonile kulo nyaka, uma kuqhathaniswa noyedwa ngonyaka odlule, ngokwemibiko yezindaba yaseZambia.
Izindlovu, ezisengozini e-Afrika Ephakathi, zivamile eningizimu, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuthi ukuvinjelwa kwamazwe ngamazwe ukuhweba amazinyo endlovu kuye kwanciphisa kakhulu ukuzingela ngokungemthetho.
Namuhla, iBotswana inezindlovu ezingu-151,000 10,000, kanti iNamibia icishe ibe ngu-3,000 7,000. Eningizimu yeZambia, inani lezindlovu liye laphindeka ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili, kusukela kwezi-XNUMX XNUMX kuya kwezingu-XNUMX XNUMX, eziningi zazo “eziyizifiki” ezivela eZimbabwe, lapho ukuzingela nokuzingela kugcwele khona.
Izilwane zithwebula umcabango ngoba zihlakaniphile, izidalwa ezithinta imizwa. Bakhalela abafileyo babo futhi bazame ukusiza amalungu esizwe agulayo.
Kodwa njengomakhelwane bakamakhelwane?
Uziqhudelana nsuku zonke namasela ahlakaniphe kakhulu, ayingozi. Ulamba njengoba bedla izitshalo zakho. Uyesaba ukuhambisa izingane zakho esikoleni, noma umkakho emtholampilo. Kodwa ngesikhathi esithile kufanele uye edolobheni ukuze uthole ukudla, futhi uhamba ezindleleni ezibomvu ezinothuli unovalo enhliziyweni yakho.
Uma ucikwa udubula indlovu, uzoboshwa, ngoba izilwane zivikelekile. Babonakala bebalulekile eZambia, ngoba baheha izivakashi, bangenisa izigidi zemali.
Kodwa abantu abavikelekile. Futhi akuzona izitshalo zabo, noma izindlu. Asikho isinxephezelo uma umuntu ebulewe. Ngakho abantu abahlala emazweni anezindlovu bakhononda ngokuthi ohulumeni nezivakashi bathanda izindlovu ukudlula abantu.
U-Albert Mumbeko waseKatubya, owayeyisisebenzi sikaloliwe, uhlala endlini entekenteke enotshani nezinduku: Leyo kwakuyiyona kuphela isithiyo phakathi kwakhe nenkunzi yendlovu enkulu eyavusa indoda eneminyaka engu-76 ubudala kanye nonkosikazi wayo phakathi kwamabili ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule.
Wawudla ummbila wakhe omncane.
Waphuma uMumbeko, inhliziyo ishaya kakhulu. “Ngabona amehlo ayo ekukhanyeni kwenyanga, makhulu futhi anolaka. Yayibukeka ithukuthele futhi inolaka. Izindlebe zayo bezivulekile.”
Leso yisixwayiso sendlovu. Yena nomkakhe babaleka, kodwa indlovu yawugxoba umuzi wabo. Bese eqhubeka nokudla.
“Sithukuthele kakhulu, saphatheka kabi lapho sibuya sibona umuzi wethu ubhidlikile.”
Lapho ebona indlovu, uzwa ulaka olunamandla. “Siyazizonda izindlovu. Bonke babi.”
Kusihlwa ngo-Okthoba okufudumele, isikhathi esihle sokubona izindlovu e-Mosi O Tunya National Park eningizimu ye-Zambia. Njengoba isibhakabhaka siphenduka i-slate, iqembu lezindlovu libhukuda ngaphesheya komfula. Kusenjalo, umsindo ojabulisayo wendlovu ikhala, eduze kwemoto.
Inqwaba yezindlovu izulazula ngokuthula noma ibhizi emanzini. Inkunzi eyodwa endala yendlovu izithela ngamanzi. Izindlovu ezincane ziyadlala.
Umntwana oyedwa, onamazinyo amancane, uyantweza phakathi kweqembu le-matriarchal. Emilenzeni emifushane, iwela ngemuva. Isonga umboko wayo emlonyeni iphinde igingqike, igqekeze ukuze ihlangane neqembu elikhulu.
Izimoto eziningi ezivulekile ze-safari ziyagudla eduze, njengoba abaqaphi beshintshana ngomsakazo ngokubuka izindlovu ezihamba phambili. Konke kuthulile, ngaphandle kocingo lwezinyoni, izinjini kanye nokubhala kuTwitter okungapheli kanye nokuchofoza esidlekeni samakhamera edijithali ajabule.
Umlindi wezindlovu ongumakad' ebona u-Ferrel Osborn umangazwa izidalwa. Lokho akusho ukuthi unozwela ngabo.
Uthi: “Ziyangihlaba umxhwele izindlovu. “Kodwa angibathandi.”
Akalona uhlobo lomlondolozi wemvelo ocabanga ukuthi inkinga yangempela yezindlovu ngabantu - ukuchichima kwabantu base-Afrika kanye nokucekelwa phansi kwezindawo zokuhlala.
Ucabanga ukuthi abantu bangahlala nezindlovu, inqobo nje uma bethatha izinyathelo ezimbalwa zokuzivikela. Isihluthulelo esisodwa siwukunikeza abantu ugqozi lokuzama: Okwamanje, imali etholwa ezokuvakasha ayifinyeleli kulabo abaziphilisa ngokusongelwa izilwane.
Impahla yakhe, i-Elephant Pepper Development Trust, inethemba lokulondoloza izindlovu ngokusiza abalimi ukuthi bavikele izilimo zabo, banciphise izingxabano nokusindisa ukuphila kwabantu nezilwane.
I-trust yaseZambia iqeqesha abalimi base-Afrika ukuxosha izindlovu ngokusebenzisa upelepele. Izindlovu ziyawazonda ama-chiles.
Abalimi base-Afrika bavame ukushisa ama-chiles njengento yokuxosha, kodwa akwanele. Indlela yokwethenjwa ibandakanya izinyathelo ezine ezilula, kodwa ithatha umsebenzi omningi nokuzibophezela.
Indlela: 1) Shiya amayadi angu-5 esikhala esisusiwe phakathi kwehlathi namasimu. Ebusuku, ukuhogela abantu nxazonke, ukweqa igebe ukuya ensimini kwenza izindlovu zibe novalo. 2) Tshala umgoqo owugqinsi wamachiles ensimini. 3) Misa uthango ngentambo enamathini e-jangling (okubenza bathuke) namafulegi endwangu agcotshwe ngamafutha aminyene ane-chile. 4) Shisa ushizi, wenze intuthu ebabayo.
I-trust iqinisekisa ukuthenga ama-chiles atshalwe kubalimi futhi ikhiqize uhlobo lwayo lwe-Elephant Pepper yezinongo namasoso, athengiswa eningizimu ye-Afrika futhi maduze azofika emakethe yase-US. (Sezivele zitholakala kumakhasimende ase-US ngewebhusayithi yeqembu.) Izinzuzo zibuyela emuva ku-trust.
“Sithi, 'Asizile ukuzokunikeza ukudla noma imali,' ” kusho u-Osborn. ” 'Silapha ukuze sikunikeze umbono. Kukuwe ukuthi uyithathe.' ”
Omunye umlimi waseZambia wayilandela ngokucophelela lendlela futhi uye waphumelela ukuvimba izindlovu ezitshalweni zakhe iminyaka emithathu. Kwasebenza kahle kangangokuthi omakhelwane bakhe bamsola ngokuthakatha.
Kodwa isixazululo sesikhathi eside esibaluleke kakhulu, isisekelo sithi, ukuthi abantu bayeke ukuhlalisa nokutshala izitshalo emihubheni yezindlovu.
“La maphaseji asenamashumi eminyaka ekhona, ngakho-ke kulula ukuhambisa abalimi kunokugudluza amaphaseji,” kusho u-Osborn. Kodwa ukusetshenziswa komhlaba wudaba olubucayi kakhulu, olulawulwa ngamakhosi ezizwe, okuyiwona anqumayo ukuthi ubani ongahlala futhi alime kuphi. Uma inkosi yakho ikunika umhlaba - ngisho phakathi nendawo yendlovu - yilapho oya khona. Kodwa izindlovu ezidlulayo zizodla isivuno, futhi umndeni wakho uzoba sengcupheni yokuhlaselwa yizindlovu.
Ohulumeni esifundeni abenzi lutho olutheni ukusiza abalimi, ngokusho kwezinhlangano zosizo zendawo kanye nabalimi - kanti i-Elephant Pepper Development Trust incane kakhulu futhi ayinayo imali yokuqeqesha wonke abalimi eningizimu ye-Afrika kanye nokuhlinzeka ngezinto zokuqala zokuxosha ama-chile.
Abalimi, ngokubona imihlomulo embalwa evela kwezokuvakasha, bayakucasukela ukungasebenzi kukahulumeni.
“Izivakashi ziyafika, kodwa abantu lapha abanawo amanzi okuphuza aphephile futhi banezikole ezimpofu, futhi banomuzwa wokuthi abazuzi lutho,” kusho u-Osborn. “Uma umphakathi ubungabona ukuthi uthola imali eningi kubavakashi, ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke bakhathazeke ngezindlovu.”
UMmbeko, owadilizelwa indlu, unesakhe isixazululo: Uma izivakashi zithanda izindlovu kakhulu, uhulumeni kufanele azibiyele.
“Uma ngibona esinye salezo zilwane, ngivele ngazi ukuthi sifuna ukungibulala.”
