Lezi zincwajana zokuvakasha zingase zibonise ipharadesi elishisayo kodwa isimo sezulu sezokuvakasha esiqhingini esidumile saseFiji iDenarau sibonakala sibanda.
Izibalo zakamuva zikhombisa ukuthi abantu base-Australia nabaseNew Zealand bahlala kude nendawo eshisayo yokuvakasha ngobuningi.
Izivakashi ezifika eFiji zehle ngamaphesenti angu-30 uma kuqhathaniswa nalesi sikhathi ngonyaka odlule futhi amanani okuhlala ahlala ngaphansi kwamaphesenti angu-50, ukwehla ukusuka kusilinganiso esinempilo esingamaphesenti angu-70 esibonwe eminyakeni edlule.
Izivakashi ezivakashela izindawo zokungcebeleka ezinezinkanyezi ezinhlanu njengalezo ezise-Denarau ziphazamiseka kakhulu, naphezu kwezaphulelo ezinkulu ezifika kumaphesenti angu-80 ezinikezwa ngokuhlala emahhotela asezingeni eliphezulu namadili endiza aklanyelwe ukulwa nesilayidi.
Phezu kwalokhu, izinto ezintathu ezinkulu ezenzeka kulesi siqhingi zibe nenkinga ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula, okuhlanganisa nokwamukelwa kwesandiso se-Hilton resort esixhaswe ngabatshalizimali abaningi base-Australia naseNew Zealand.
Inkinga inezici eziningi. Izikhukhula ezimbi zangoJanuwari zivimbele izinkulungwane ukuba zivakashele ehlobo futhi ukwehla komnotho emhlabeni wonke sekubeke phansi ezokuvakasha zasePacific.
Ubuholi bezombangazwe bezwe ngombuso wezempi nabo bufake ingcindezi.
UNdunankulu ozibeke yena uFrank Bainimarama wenqabile ukulalela izeluleko ze-Australia ne-New Zealand futhi abuyisele izwe kuntando yeningi ngaphambi kosuku alukhethile lokhetho luka-2014.
Umphumela ube ukumiswa kwe-Pacific Islands Forum, ukunqanyulwa kwezimali zosizo ezivela ku-European Union futhi, kuleli sonto nje, ukuxoshwa ku-Commonwealth.
UDkt Steven Ratuva, isifundiswa saseFiji eNyuvesi yase-Auckland, uthi ipolitiki inengxenye enkulu ekuwohlokeni kwezokuvakasha eFiji.
"Umbuso kungenzeka ungathandi ukucabanga kanjalo kodwa ukuketula umbuso kanye nobudlelwano obungebuhle phakathi kwe-Australia neNew Zealand kanye nohulumeni waseFiji ngokungangabazeki kwenza abantu bangavakashi," kusho uDkt Ratuva.
“Akusikhona ukuthi akuzinzile lapho. Empeleni kuhle impela okwamanje.
"Kodwa abantu abawuthandi uqhekeko futhi banovalo lokuthi izinto zingashuba."
Uthi ezokuvakasha ziyimboni ebucayi kakhulu, futhi nakuba ukumiswa kungashintshi ezokuphepha eFiji, kuthinta “imicabango” yezivakashi.
“Bacabanga ukuthi kukhona okushintshile futhi kwanele ukubavimba,” kusho uchwepheshe.
Indida ukuthi inhlolovo yango-2007 yabonisa ukuthi iFiji ingelinye lamagama ayi-10 aphezulu athengiswayo emhlabeni, namabhizinisi amaningana ase-Europe asebenzisa leli gama ukuze ahlomule kokushiwo “zothando”.
"Nokho unayo iFiji ngokwayo edonsa kanzima ukusebenzisa izinzuzo zalelo gama elithengiswa kakhulu ukuze ukhiqize izinzuzo zezomnotho," kusho uDkt Ratuva.
Ukufaka ukushisa okwengeziwe e-Fiji ukuncintisana okunamandla okuvela eSamoa eseduze, i-Cook Islands ne-Vanuatu, konke okuhlanganise imikhankaso yabo yokumaketha ukuze kuzuze.
UNdunankulu waseSamoa uTuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi utshele izintatheli ngenjabulo ukuthi kuyasebenza. “Yebo, ngoba iSamoa ingcono,” kusho umholi, umgxeki osobala wombuso waseFiji.
Ezokuvakasha zaseFiji nazo zibhekene nosongo oluvela engxenyeni entsha kuleli sonto, njengoba i-International Federation of Journalists icela abahambi ukuthi bacabange kabusha noma yiziphi izinhlelo zokuvakashela lapho.
"Abavakashi abaya lapho bengazi ngeqiniso lokucindezelwa okunzima kwabantu baseFiji basekela ubushiqela ngamadola abo ezivakashi," umkhulumeli waleli qembu ozinze eSydney, uDeborah Muir, etshela iRadio Australia.
Kodwa uFrank Yourn, umqondisi ophethe we-Australia-Fiji Business Council, uthi iseluleko asilungile.
“Akuyona indaba yokusekela ubushiqela; kuyindaba yokuzama ukuqinisekisa ukuphila komnotho kwabantu abahlupheka kakhulu,” usho kanje.
UDkt Ratuva ngokwakhe unqabela izivakashi ukuthi zivote ngezinyawo zazo.
"Cabanga ngoGeorge Bush ngokwesibonelo, noJohn Howard, futhi.
“Angizange ngiyithande indlela kaHoward kwezombusazwe kodwa ngaya e-Australia. “Yimpilo nje leyo.”
