Uhlelo lwesithupha lukaNdunankulu I-Swahili International Tourism Expo (SITE) izoqala ngoLwesihlanu kuleli sonto umbukiso wezinsuku ezintathu wemikhiqizo yezivakashi, izinsiza zezokuvakasha kanye namasu okwenza inqubomgomo agxile ekuthuthukisweni kwezokuvakasha eTanzania, eMpumalanga Afrika kanye nase-Afrika yonkana.
Lo mbukiso uzokuba seMlimani City Grounds enhlokodolobha yezentengiselwano yaseTanzania kusukela ngoLwesihlanu, zingama-21 kuMfumfu kuze kube yiSonto, mhla zingama-23 kuMfumfu, lo mbukiso uzoqondisa kakhulu izinkampani zezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha ezivela eMpumalanga Afrika kanye nalo lonke izwekazi.
Lo mbukiso unomlingisi womcimbi wokuxhumana kwezamabhizinisi embonini yezokuvakasha, onezici zenhlalo ezoheha abantu bendawo, imindeni nabaphuma kwamanye amazwe, kusho abahleli.
Bangaphezu kuka-200 abakhangisi nabathengi bamazwe ngamazwe abangu-350 abavela emhlabeni wonke okulindeleke ukuba babambe iqhaza kulo mcimbi.
Lo mbukiso uhlose nokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha zaseTanzania ezimakethe zamazwe ngamazwe kanye nokwenza lula ukuxhumanisa izinkampani ezizinze eTanzania, eMpumalanga, nase-Afrika Emaphakathi nezingcweti zezokuvakasha ezivela ezimakethe zezokuvakasha zomhlaba wonke.
Lo mbukiso uzosingatha iForamu yayo yokuqala ngqa yokutshalwa kwezimali ezohlanganisa abatshalizimali abavela kuzo zombili izimboni, ezinkampanini zikahulumeni nezizimele, babelane ngolwazi namava ebhizinisi kanye nesimo sokutshalwa kwezimali. Tanzania, kanye nokudalula amathuba okutshalwa kwezimali kwabangase babe abatshalizimali abavela e-Afrika nasemhlabeni.
Uhlu lwabazobamba iqhaza okulindeleke ukuthi bahambele lo mbukiso luhlanganisa oNgqongqoshe abavela emazweni ayisikhombisa angamalungu e-East African Community (EAC), izinhlangano ezisebenzisana nohulumeni kanye nabamele izinkampani ezizimele.
Ungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha eTanzania uDkt. Pindi Chana uthe i-SITE Tourism Exhibition izoletha isipiliyoni esingasoze salibaleka esilungele ukuheha inqwaba yababukisi kanye nabathengi bamazwe ngamazwe eTanzania.
UDkt. Chana uthe i-SITE ibuyele emuva ngemuva kokumiswa iminyaka emithathu kulandela ukuqubuka kwe-COVID-19 emhlabeni wonke eminyakeni emithathu edlule.
“Lo mcimbi kuhloswe ngawo ukuqhakambisa ezokuvakasha zaseTanzania ezimakethe zamazwe ngamazwe kanye nokwenza lula ukuxhumanisa izinkampani ezizinze eTanzania, eMpumalanga nase-Afrika Emaphakathi nezinkampani zezokuvakasha ezivela kwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba,” kusho yena.
I-SITE yethulwa ngo-2014 futhi eminyakeni edlule yabhalisa inani elikhulayo lababukisi nabathengi bamazwe ngamazwe.
Ungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha eTanzania uqhube wathi isibalo sabathengi sesinyuke safinyelela ku-170 sisuka ku-40, kanti isibalo sabathengi bamazwe ngamazwe sinyuke safinyelela ku-333 sisuka kwabangu-24 bokuqala.
Uchaze iSwahili Expo njengenye yezinhlelo ezithathwa nguhulumeni waseTanzania ukuthuthukisa umkhakha wezokuvakasha.
“Amagundane (okungenelwa kuwo uMbukiso) angomunye wemikhiqizo yamasu ezoyisa ukuvakasha kwethu kwelinye izinga,” kusho yena.
I-Swahili International Tourism Expo ibalulekile futhi ekuxhumaneni phakathi kwabadlali bemboni yezokuvakasha abavela ngaphakathi nangaphandle kweTanzania.
"Isibalo sethu siseyizivakashi eziyizigidi ezinhlanu ngonyaka," kusho ungqongqoshe wezeMvelo nezokuVakasha uPindi Chana.
Uhulumeni waseTanzania ubehlose ukukhuphula imali yezokuvakasha iye ku-US $ 6 billion ngo-2025 ngokuhlukahluka kwemikhiqizo yezivakashi. Lokhu kuzofinyelelwa ngemuva kokufinyelela umgomo wokufika kwezivakashi eziyizigidi ezinhlanu ngawo lowo nyaka.
