"I-Afrika kumele isebenzise i-Africa Day ukuvikela lokho esinakho futhi sicabange ukuthi siziqhenya kangakanani ngezwekazi lethu," kugcizelela uSt.
"Ukunxusa kwami e-Afrika: Masiziqhenye ngalokho esinakho e-Afrika," kusho uSt Ange, owayenguNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Namasiko eRepublic of the Seychelles.
Ubalule ukuthi imithelela ye-COVID-19 ibe nomthelela omubi kwezokuvakasha e-Afrika ngesikhathi lapho imizamo yokuvikela izilwane zasendle iqhubeka nohulumeni base-Afrika abasebenza kanzima ukulwa nokuzingela ngokungemthetho ngaphansi kobunzima bezomnotho obudalwa ukwehla kwemali engenayo yezokuvakasha.
"Masisebenzisane nohulumeni bethu ekuvikeleni izilwane zasendle kanye nemvelo bese sikukhuthaza ukungazingelwa kwabantu ngokungemthetho," kusho uSt.
UMnu Theotimos Rwegasira ovela ophikweni olwa nokulwa nokuzingela ngokungemthetho eTanzania uthe izilwane zasendle beziwumgogodla omkhulu wezokuvakasha eTanzania kanye nomazibuthe ohamba phambili wezivakashi ezivakashela kule ndawo yase-Afrika.
URwegasira uqaphele ukuthi amaphesenti angama-80 ezokuvakasha eTanzania asuselwa ezilwaneni zasendle, okudala amathuba emisebenzi angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.6 ngqo noma ngokungaqondile, kepha ukuzingela ngokungemthetho kuzilimaze kabi ezokuvakasha eTanzania nakwamanye amazwe ase-Afrika ngenxa yokulahleka kwezilwane.
Ubuye waveza ukuthi iTanzania manje ilwa nobugebengu obuhleliwe bokulwa nezilwane zasendle ngokuzibophezela ngokuphelele ekulweni nokuzingelwa ngokungemthetho ngokuchibiyelwa kwemithetho nokusungulwa koPhiko Lwezempi manje olwenzeka kuwo wonke amapaki ezilwane zasendle.
Usihlalo we-African Tourism Board, uMnu Cuthbert Ncube, uthe ukuzingela ngokungemthetho kube yivesi lokongiwa kwezilwane zasendle e-Afrika njengoba izinhlangano zokuzingela ngokungemthetho ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwezwekazi zisebenza ngokushelela ukubukela phansi ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha e-Afrika.
Usihlalo we-ATB uqaphele ukuthi uchungechunge lwama-barons lubangela ukuzingelwa kwabantu e-Afrika, abaxhasa abazingeli ngokuthola izibhamu ezisindayo nemali.
“Sikhombe abazingela ngokungemthetho, sishiya amaholo,” kuphawula uSihlalo we-ATB.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uMnu Ncube uthe imiphakathi yase-Afrika ibaluleke kakhulu ekulondolozweni nasekuvikelweni kwezilwane zasendle ngoba ukubandakanyeka kwemiphakathi kuzoqinisekisa imizamo yokongiwa kwemvelo.
Ukusungulwa kwezokuvakasha ezenzelwe umphakathi kuzobandakanya imiphakathi yase-Afrika ekuvikeleni izilwane zasendle ngokungenelela okuqondile nokwabelana ngokuhlanganyela phakathi kwemiphakathi kanye nezikhungo zokongiwa kwemvelo, kusho uNcube.
“Masihlangane ngezandla. I-Afrika kumele ibumbane ukulwa nokuzingelwa ngokungemthetho, ”kuphetha uSihlalo we-ATB.
Ekuhlonipheni umsebenzi oncomekayo wokongiwa kwezilwane zasendle e-Afrika, amaPolar Projects ngokubambisana ne-African Tourism Board (i-ATB) ahlela i-African Tourism Showcase Series ngemihlangano yokusondeza nezimemo kongqongqoshe bezokuvakasha abavela emazweni ase-Afrika ukuxoxa ngemizamo yokulwa ukuzingela ngokungemthetho kwezokuvakasha zase-Afrika.
Imihlangano yokusondeza isithombe iphinde yaheha izikhulu kanye nochwepheshe bezokulondolozwa kwezilwane zasendle ukuba baxoxe bese benikana imibono ngezindlela ezingcono zokulwa nokuzingela ngokungemthetho e-Afrika.
