Ngokuka-Judy Lain, Isikhulu Esiphezulu Sokumaketha se-Wesgro, lo mdlalo usuthole ukuduma eminyakeni yamuva nje, udonsa izinkumbi zabantu bendawo kanye nezivakashi ezizobuka.
Ubukhulu besixuku buncike ekutheni umcimbi ukhangiswa futhi uhwebe kanjani, ngokusho koMphathi Jikelele we-sports African Association. "Ngokujwayelekile eNingizimu Afrika, eZambia naseZimbabwe kunabalandeli abaningi abayisikhombisa."
Abadlali bebhola lombhoxo abayisikhombisa eNingizimu ne-Afrika esempumalanga bazuze umfutho obufanele eminyakeni esanda kwedlula futhi, ngawo, badonsa ababukeli abaningi, abaningi babo okungabantu abavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe.
UCoralie van den Berg, oyiMenenja Jikelele yeWorld Rugby African Association, Rugby Africa, uchaza ukuthi iya ngokwanda imiqhudelwano ethuthukiswayo yizinyunyana, ikakhulukazi eNingizimu Afrika kanye ne-Easy Africa ngokubambisana nabaxhasi nabasakazi futhi, ifaka isandla ekwandeni kodumo. yomdlalo.
Lokhu kugcizelelwe nguGlen Clement Sinkamba, onguMengameli weZambia Rugby Union, esitatimendeni: “Ubudlelwano bethu nezinye izinyunyana e-Afrika yonkana sebuqalile ukuthela izithelo.”
UVan den Berg uthi iCape Town Sevens, eyingxenye yeWorld Series, idayiswa emahoreni ambalwa, iheha izinkumbi zabantu, kube nemicimbi emincane e-Afrika yonkana eheha abantu abahlukene.
Ubufakazi obengeziwe balokhu, kube yimpumelelo yeZambia International Sevens yakamuva ngoSepthemba ePolo Club eLusaka, ngokusho kukaSinkamba.
“Umqhudelwano weSafari Sevens eNairobi, eKenya, ubujwayele ukuheha ababukeli abangu-20 000+,” kusho uVan den Berg: “Imidlalo eyisikhombisa idume kakhulu eKenya.”
Mayelana ne-Uganda, u-Van den Berg uthi muva nje umqhudelwano we-sevens phakathi kwe-Uganda Cranes ne-French Military uhehe abangaphezu kuka-10,000.
UVan den Berg uthi inqwaba yemicimbi emisha ye-sevens yethulwe eminyakeni yakamuva eNamibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, naseLesotho, yonke ibe yimpumelelo.
NgoZibandlela wezi-2017, iDolobha laseKapa libambe umlenze waseNingizimu Afrika we-HSBC Rugby Sevens World Series, efake izigidi zamarandi emnothweni waseKapa.
U-Enver Duminy, oyi-CEO yeCape Town Tourism ukhulume ngezinzuzo zokusingatha imicimbi efana neHSBC Rugby Sevens World Series esihlokweni esanyatheliswa ngabeTourism Update ngoDisemba nyakenye, wathi: “Izivakashi ziza edolobheni uma kunemicimbi emikhulu, zisebenzisa imali ezindizeni. , indawo yokuhlala, ukudla, ukuqasha imoto nezinye izinto zokuhamba. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izivakashi eziningi zihlala edolobheni ngemva komcimbi, ngokuvamile zibhukha izindawo zokuvakasha nokuthenga ubuciko nemisebenzi yezandla.”
Abadlali bebhola lombhoxo abayisikhombisa bagqugquzela uhambo lwangaphakathi e-Afrika, ngokusho kuka-Van den Berg: “Omakhelwane base-Afrika nakanjani baya eKapa kumqhudelwano we-World Series ngoDisemba, ohlanganiswa nekhefu labo lasehlobo/likaKhisimusi. Impela ingenzeka neminye imicimbi yase-Afrika.”
Ngokusho kukaPhinidle Makwakwa, oyibamba le-CEO yeTourism KwaZulu-Natal (TKZN), abalandeli bavamise ukulandela imigomo yezemidlalo abazikhethela yona, ngakho-ke, uma iKZN izosingatha umqhudelwano ofana nemidlalo ye-rugby sevens, lokhu kungadala izethameli ezintsha. I-TKZN izokhombisa ezinye zezokuvakasha esifundazweni.
“Kokunye kungaba abalandeli abangakaze baye eKZN. Kusho futhi ukuthi, njengoba ababukeli bejabulela umqhudelwano, bangaphuma bayohlola isifunda phakathi nemidlalo. Bazochitha isikhathi ezindaweni zethu zobumnandi, emahhotela ethu, emabhishi ethu, futhi kungabaheha ukuthi bafune ukubuya,” kuchaza uMakwakwa.
Ngaphandle kwabavakashi bezifunda, uVan den Berg ukholelwa ukuthi i-African Sevens iheha abalandeli bombhoxo abavela eYurophu naseMelika.
NgokukaLain, ziyanda izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ezivakashela amazwe aseNingizimu ne-Afrika eseMpumalanga ukuzobuka imidlalo ye-rugby sevens bese, njengoba iyindawo ethatha uhambo olude, zengeza ngohambo lwase-Afrika.
“Eminye yemicimbi yesikhombisa ibanjelwa ezindaweni ezikhangayo ukuze kuthuthukiswe amathuba ezivakashi,” kusho u-Van den Berg, esebenzisa i-Victoria Falls Sevens kanye ne-Swakopmund Sevens njengezibonelo.
“IKapa kanye neNtshonalanga Kapa zinikeza ulwazi oluhlukahlukene, konke kungakapheli imizuzu embalwa noma amahora ambalwa enkabeni yedolobha ephilayo. Kubathandi bokudla, idolobha laseGeorge linikeza isipiliyoni esiyingqayizivele sokudla nabantu bendawo, kuyilapho i-Cape Karoo inokubuka izinkanyezi okungcono kakhulu eNingizimu nenkabazwe. Kulabo abafuna i-adrenaline, kukhona ukutshuza emanzini oshaka nokubukela imikhomo,” kusho uLain.
UVan den Berg uphakamisa ukuthi abavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe kufanele bafake i-Victoria Falls kanye neziqiwi abazithandayo, ethi ukuze bazuze okwengeziwe ngale micimbi, isinyathelo esihle kungaba ukuhlanganisa imiqhudelwano emibili ibuyele emuva ezindaweni ezimbili ezithakazelisayo nezingezona ezikude kakhulu ngezimpelasonto ezimbili. , futhi unikeze ngohlelo lohambo phakathi kokuhamba usuka kwelinye izwe ukuya kwelinye.
Izinhlobo zezibukeli zindawo zokulala zivame ukubhuka noma yikuphi ukusuka kumahhotela amakhulu, ama-Airbnb, izindlu zezivakashi nokunye, kuchaza uVan den Berg.
