IGUNYA LASENDLELWENI YASEGANDA LIQINISEKISA ABAVAKASHELA EMGAHINGA
Ngemuva kokuzwa izindaba ngomlilo wehlathi eRwanda nokusakazeka komlilo e-Uganda, isikhulumi se-UWA uLillian Nsubuga naye waphuthuma ukuyoqinisekisa umphakathi ukuthi asikho isizathu sokukhathazeka ngezivakashi ezivakashile, noma ama-gorilla ase-Uganda uhlangothi lomngcele odlula imvelo lwahlupheka nganoma iyiphi indlela noma lwalahlekelwa indawo yokuhlala noma lwabalekela imingcele, njengoba kushiwo ngamanga ngababhali abangafundiswanga kahle kwezinye izingxenye zabezindaba.
Uphinde wakuqinisekisa ukuthi izindiza ezinophephela emhlane zaseRwanda zinikezwe imvume yokucisha amalangabi ngisho naseceleni komngcele wase-Uganda, kuphinde kwehliswe abathengisi abangaqondile amaqiniso ayingxenye yokuthi kwenzeke ukwephulwa komkhathi. Imithombo yaseRwanda iphinde yaqinisekisa ukuthi lokhu kuhlanganiswa kokulwa nomlilo kususwe kusenesikhathi ngezindlela ezijwayelekile zokuxhumana.
Impilo yezinyoni nezilwane zasendle, ngaphandle kwama-gorilla, empeleni, zazisuka emlilweni ophakeme ziye emahlathini asezintabeni, kuyilapho imililo ilwa nebutho elihlangene le-Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), amanye amaqembu okuphepha izinhlangano, kanye namavolontiya avela emiphakathini esondelene.
I-UWA iveze ukuthi lona bekungumlilo wokuqala omkhulu wehlathi kusukela ngo-1978 futhi imvamisa uthathwa njengesenzo semvelo sokuhlanza ihlathi.
Akukho bungozi obube khona kubavakashi bezivakashi noma ezikhungweni zezivakashi eziseduze nganoma yisiphi isikhathi ngesikhathi somlilo, futhi ukulandelela ama-gorilla asezintabeni, ezinhlangothini zombili zomngcele, kuqhubekile ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka.
USERENA UPHELA UKUDLA KWESIFUNDAZWE EXTRAVAGANCA
Umpheki ophethwe izinkanyezi waseFrance eKampala Serena u-Alex Morlot we-La Bastide de Capelongue eProvence, ngesonto eledlule wabelane ngesipiliyoni sakhe eside nabapheki kanye nabasebenza emakhishini endaweni yokudlela esezingeni eliphezulu e-Uganda, i-The Pearl of Africa. Amakhasimende aseSerena, isonto lonke, angalinganisa izindlela zokupheka kanye nokudla okuhle kukaChef Alex ngaphandle kokuya eFrance, futhi kubikwa ukuthi ama-aficionados amaningi okudla ahambile izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa ukuzitika ngezivakashi zabo, begubha ubuciko obuhle bokudla phuma.
AMAHHOTELA AHOLA UGANDA AQINISA IZINYATHELO ZOKUPHEPHA
Ngemuva kokuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu eJakarta emahhotela aseMarriot naseRitz-Carlton ngempelasonto edlule, lapho eminye imithombo ithi izindlela zokuphepha zikude kakhulu namazinga afiselekayo nokuthi imishini ethile ayisebenzi kahle, amahhotela amakhulu ase-Uganda aqinise nezinqubo zawo zokungena, njengoba kubikiwe namabhizinisi wokungenisa izihambi eKenya naseTanzania. Ngemuva kokukhuluma nabantu abambalwa abaphezulu emkhakheni wokungenisa izihambi, amahhotela akhethiwe manje asecabanga nokuhlola umthwalo wabavakashi abafikayo ukuthola izimpawu zeziqhumane noma izikhali, njengoba omunye wababhomu baseJakarta ebonakala engena ehhotela ngaphambi kwalokho enza umonakalo omkhulu indawo, abasebenzi bayo, nezinye izivakashi. Lokhu kungafana nemithwalo ehlolwa esikhumulweni sezindiza e-Entebbe, ngaphambi kokuba abahambi bavunyelwe ukungena ehholo lokungena ukuze bangene ezindizeni zabo.
E-Uganda, ngisho namahhotela aphakathi nendawo futhi aphakathi nendawo manje asefake imitshina yokuhamba ngensimbi noma asebenzisa amathuluzi okuskena aphethwe ngesandla, kuyilapho amahhotela ahamba phambili edolobha nawo ethuthele emishini emikhulu yokuhlola, esebenzisa izikhwama zezandla, amaphakethe ezinsimbi, nezikhwama kufanele zihlolwe, kuyilapho izinto zensimbi, omakhalekhukhwini, namanye amadivayisi we-elekthronikhi nawo kufanele ahlolwe. Lapho amahhotela aphezulu, njengeSheraton noma iCommonwealth Resort, ebamba izivakashi ze-VIP futhi ikakhulukazi izinhloko zombuso, ezokuphepha ezengeziwe zenziwa ngePresidential Guard Brigade, nayo, ngaphandle kwezokuphepha, nayo ethatha ukuhlolwa kwabo bonke izivakashi ehhotela. Kodwa-ke, kunenqubo eqhubekayo yokuqapha, lapho abasebenzi bezokuphepha bembethe izingubo ezingenalutho bezungeza amahhotela ahamba phambili kuleli dolobha ukuze bahlale bebheka futhi banqume amazinga okusongela, umkhuba owamukelwa umkhakha wokungenisa izihambi. Osopolitiki abaphikisayo bavame ukuthatha (okuyize) ngalokhu, kwesinye isikhathi bethi bayizisulu zezinyathelo zokuphepha ezinjalo, kanti, empeleni, ukuphepha nokuvikeleka kwabavakashi bamahhotela, abavela phesheya kanye nase-Uganda, kuyisici okumele akunakunakwa nganoma yisiphi isikhathi futhi kuyinjongo enkulu yemizamo enjalo.
Maqondana nomunye wemihlangano kaNdunankulu wezwe kanye nezinhlelo zokwamukela izihambi, iSpeke Resort, kanye nomsebenzi wayo, iCommonwealth Resort - ngenxa yokuthi izosingatha iSmart Partnership Dialogue ezayo lapho izinhloko zezwe eziyi-9 ziqinisekise ukuthi ziba khona - ezokuphepha ziqala ngokuhlolwa okukodwa. ikhombe ngaphambi kwesango elikhulu, kuyilapho isango elikhulu livikelwe ngokwengeziwe uhlelo lwe-hydraulic spike, olungabhoboza amathayi emoto uma imoto izama ukungena ngenkani enkomponi. Ngokuphawulekayo, izindawo ezimbili zokungcebeleka eziyinhloko zisekude namamitha angamakhulu ambalwa ukusuka esangweni elikhulu, okwengeza ibanga eliphephile kunoma yisiphi isigameko esingaba khona. Lezi zakhiwo ezimbili zokungcebeleka, ezivame ukusingatha izivakashi zikahulumeni, ama-VIP avela emhlabeni wonke, kanye nezithunywa ezisezingeni eliphezulu, futhi okuyihhotela labasebenzi lesifunda le-Brussels Airlines, ngokusho komnikazi uSudhir Ruparelia, usebenzisana eduze nezinhlangano zezokuphepha mayelana nezobunhloli. ukuqoqa, ukugadwa, nokugada okusebenzayo. Lokhu kudlulela naseLake Victoria ukuvimbela ukungena okungagunyaziwe emanzini endaweni ethe thuthu. I-CCTV yenezelwa ukugadwa kwezokuphepha okujwayelekile endaweni ebanzi futhi nakuzo zonke izakhiwo ezinkulu zezindawo zokungcebeleka nezindawo zemihlangano. Ngokwethembeka, u-Sudhir wathi "umuntu akasoze aqiniseka ukuthi siphephile ngaso sonke isikhathi," kodwa okungenani kulesi sikhungo, konke okusemandleni abantu kwenziwa ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha kwezivakashi ngenkathi zijabulela ukuhlala kwazo. Esephetha, uSudhir uncome kakhulu ukubambisana kwamahhotela akhe nezinhlangano zezokuphepha futhi wakuchaza “ubudlelwano obuhle phakathi kwazo zonke izinhlangothi ezithintekayo.” Google lezi zindawo zokungcebeleka ezimbili ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe, noma okungcono, bavakashele futhi uhlale ogwini lweLake Victoria kwesinye sezilungiselelo ezikhanga kakhulu ezitholakala noma kuphi echibini elikhulukazi lase-Afrika.
I-Uganda iyona ehamba phambili ekufakeni isandla abasebenzi abahlomile embuthweni wokugcina ukuthula we-African Union eSomalia futhi, ngenxa yalokho, ubelokhu esongelwa njalo ngamasosha amaSulumane, into ethathwe kabi lapha. Izwe futhi njengamanje lisebenza iminyaka emibili eMkhandlwini Wezokuphepha we-UN, noma liphethe usihlalo ojikelezayo, liphinde liphendukela ezweni lisuka ezindaweni ezingafuneki. Ngakho-ke, ukuphepha, okusobala nokufihlekile, kuye kwandiswa ezweni lonke, hhayi nje kuphela inhloko-dolobha, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu bethu, izivakashi zethu, ukufakwa kwethu, ingqalasizinda, izindawo zemihlangano yomphakathi - njengamahhotela, izindawo zemihlangano, izindawo zokudlela, nolunye utshalomali olukhulu - luvikelwe ngaso sonke isikhathi.
I-CAA IVUMELA I-SN - LH CODESHARE YE-ENTEBBE
Kutholwe imininingwane yokuthi i-Uganda Civil Aviation Authority inikeze imvume abakwaBrussels Airlines ukuthi bangeze inombolo yendiza yokwabelana ngekhodi yaseLufthansa ngensizakalo yabo ephindwe izikhathi ezine ngesonto phakathi kweBrussels ne-Entebbe. Lokhu kuzoba yinombolo yokuqala yendiza eLufthansa eya e-Entebbe, ngaphandle kokuba kube khona izindiza ezithathwa ngezikhathi ezithile esikhathini esedlule, selokhu le ndiza yasuka e-Uganda ezinsukwini zikanobushiqela odumile wase-Uganda u-Idi Amin ekuqaleni kwawo-4.
Indiza eyabiwe ngekhodi kucatshangwa ukuthi ingena echibini elingeziwe labahambi abathembekile eLufthansa, kanye nokuphakela okuxhuma ithrafikhi kusuka kwabanye abalingani beStar Alliance ezindizeni zeSN. Izimemezelo esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Entebbe International Airport sezivele ziyasho inombolo yendiza ye-LH lapho kumenyezelwa abafikayo bezindiza nokubiza abagibeli ukuthi bangene noma bagibele.
Le kholamu ibivele ibike lokhu kwenzeka emasontweni ambalwa edlule futhi isiqinisekiso esisemthethweni esivela ezinkampanini zezindiza ezimbili manje sesitholakele, ngemuva kokuphendula kokuqala kobuhle, kanye nokumangala, mayelana nezindaba ezaziphuma ngaleso sikhathi. Ukwethulwa ngokusemthethweni bekubanjelwe eSheraton Kampala Hotel ekuqaleni kwesonto, lapho imenenja yeSN uPierre Declerk, ephethwe ngumphathi wezentengiso ezweni lakwaSN uRoger Wamara kanye namanxusa aseBelgian naseGerman, abikela abezindaba base-Uganda ngalokhu ngentuthuko namathuba avelayo. kubahambi abaseBrussels Airlines ukusuka nokuya e-Entebbe. Ngokuphawulekile, akekho noyedwa omele iLufthansa owayekhona kulo mcimbi, okugcizelela isidingo sokuthi inkampani enkulu yezindiza yaseJalimane ibuyise ubukhona obubonakalayo empumalanga ye-Afrika futhi iphinde isekele abalingani bayo bezinyunyana ezindizeni eziya empumalanga ye-Afrika, eBrussels Airlines, naseSwitzerland imisebenzi yokuthengisa nokumaketha. Kodwa-ke, imibono eyashiwo nguPierre Declerk eya eLufthansa maqondana nokugunyazwa kokwabelana ngamakhodi yaphindwa kwabezindaba bezikhona, bethi ukucutshungulwa nokunikezwa kohlelo lokwabiwa kwamakhodi “bekuphakathi kwezinto ezisheshayo ezake zabonwa,” ivoti elizwakalayo ukuzethemba kwe-Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. Lamanxusa amabili abuye azwakalisa ukweseka kwawo ukusebenzisana okusha phakathi kwe-SN ne-LH neNxusa laseJalimane u-HE Reinhard Buchholz ikakhulukazi abonakale bethokozile ukubona inkampani yezindiza enkulu kunazo zonke yaseJalimane ibuyela e-Uganda, yize manje ibingaphansi kohlelo lwe-codeshare.
Khonamanjalo, iSN ifake inombolo yayo yendiza enkonzweni esehlakalweni esenziwa kahlanu ngesonto phakathi kweFrankfurt neLibreville, eqhutshwa yiLufthansa. Buka lesi sikhala ukuthola izibuyekezo.
AYA EZINDABENI FUTHI
Imithombo yezindaba yendawo inolunye usuku lwenkambu nalokho okubizwa ngokuthi yiKampala Hilton ukuthuthukiswa ngabazalwane base-Aya abadumile, lapho abezindaba "wendawo yokuhambisa amanzi" babika ngemizamo yezinsolo yokuthengisa isakhiwo sehhotela ngemuva kokwehluleka ukuqedela inqubo yokuqeda nokunikeza.
Ngenkathi isakhiwo sikhanya ebusuku ukunikeza isithombe ngomsebenzi, emini isiza sibonakala singenamsebenzi, ngenkathi kufanele manje kube yindawo yezinyosi zabasebenzi ababhuduzela ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo sehhotela nasemakamelweni.
Abazalwane bayiphikisa le mibiko, kanti usihlalo wabo u-Mohamed Hamid ubikwa ephephandabeni lase-Uganda, i-New Vision, ukuthi "akazimisele ngokuthengisa iphrojekthi [yayo] yehhotela eNakaser". I-Red Pepper - edume kabi ngesitayela sayo sokubika kanye namacala alandelayo obugebengu asalandelwa ngumholi waseLibya uCol Gadaffi - phambilini wayethe izinsizakusebenza zehlulekile ukuthola enye imali yokuqedela iphrojekthi, manje sekungunyaka wesine. Le ndaba iphinde yadala ukuhleka isikhathi eside kanye neminye imibono efanelekile evela kubabambiqhaza bezokungenisa izihambi abangochwepheshe ababuze ngemibono yabo yephrojekthi, yona uqobo eyindlela yokuphendula.
OWAYENGUMHLAHLANDLELA WOKUHAMBA KWEZINDABA ZOMSHICILELI
UTony Clegg Butt, umongameli owedlule weSkal International waseNairobi Skal Chapter, usanda kuthatha umhlalaphansi esikhundleni sakhe njengommemezeli, kulandela ukuhlangana phakathi kwengcweti yakhe yakudala, iTravel News & Lifestyle neTwende, okuyiqembu labashicileli baseNingizimu Afrika. I-TN, njengoba kwakukhulunywa ngayo ngamafuphi, okuthi eminyakeni edlule ibe umagazini omkhulu waseKenya nowasempumalanga ye-Afrika, yaqala ukukhishwa ngendlela ehlukile maphakathi nama-90s futhi yakhula ngosayizi nokuqukethwe ukumboza hhayi nje empumalanga ye-Afrika kuphela kepha ekugcineni umhlaba kukhulu. Ekugcineni i-TN yaba yinkomba yezinkomba yanyanga zonke yokuhambela esifundeni sonke, emapaki ezinyoni angaziwa kakhulu naseziqiwini nasezindlini zokulala ezintsha, ezinkambeni nasezindaweni zokungcebeleka ezingasolwandle, ngenkathi minyaka yonke kushicilelwa abawinile be- “The Quest for the Best of East Africa” abavela phesheya umkhakha wezokuvakasha, wokungenisa izihambi, nowezindiza, ngemuva kwenqubo yaminyaka yonke yokuphakanyiswa kwabafundi bakamagazini ocwebezelayo.
I-TN ibisithathe isikhathi eside okuqukethwe okuhleliwe kusuka kule kholamu, kepha ngemuva kokuhlanganiswa, kubonakala sengathi inkatho entsha ibineminye imibono, njengoba ekugcineni beze balahla nejoyinti lokuqala elabizwa nge- “Twende ne-TN” futhi bamisa nokusabalaliswa kwamahhala kobufakazi amakhophi, abahlanganyeli ababevame ukuwathola futhi ngaleso sikhathi le kholomu ibaphonse ohlwini lwabamukeli.
UTony uzokhunjulwa, ngokungangabazeki, iningi labasebenzi bakhe bakudala e-TN kepha nakanjani uzovuka kungekudala, hhayi ukuthi uyisidalwa sokungcebeleka. Khonamanjalo, izincomo ezigcwele ngomsebenzi omuhle wokushicilela, olethe izimangaliso zempumalanga ye-Afrika kuzithameli ezibanzi nokwenze ukuhamba ekhaya kube semfashinini. Ikholomu yakhe kwi-TN, "Miscellaneous Ramblings," wayehlala etshela izinto ezingezinhle ahlangabezana nazo lapho endiza emhlabeni wonke noma ehlangabezana nezinga elingaphansi kwamazinga okulindelwa kwezivakashi endaweni yokudlela, ehhotela, noma ezindaweni zokuphumula, kodwa futhi wabancoma labo amabhizinisi enza kahle, ewanikeza ithuba lokuncintisana njengoba abafundi be-TN bebehlala belandela isimo sakhe sethrendi. Lo mbhali wekholomu nakanjani uzophuthelwa ukufunda ngokuxhaphaza kwakhe futhi bobabili njengomngani nosebenza naye bamfisela okuhle kodwa lapho ewela emikhawulweni emisha. Asante Sana Bwana Tony, kube yintokozo ukusebenza nawe!
IZindiza ezingama-540 zengeza izindiza eziningi zasendlini
Njengoba isidingo sokuhamba ngendiza eKenya sibonakala senyuka futhi, iFly 540 isiqalile ngokushesha ukwengeza izindiza ezengeziwe ezisuka esikhumulweni sabo eNairobi ziya eMombasa, Malindi naseKisumu. Inkampani yezindiza yokuqala ebiza kancane, engabizi ama-frills esifundeni esiseMpumalanga ye-Afrika manje indiza izikhathi ezinhlanu ngosuku phakathi kwenhlokodolobha yaseKenya iNairobi nedolobha elisogwini iMombasa, kuyilapho bengeze indiza yesithathu yansuku zonke phakathi kweNairobi neKisumu. UMalindi, naye, manje usephakelwa kathathu ngosuku, engeza okungenani amandla athile ngemuva kokuthi iKenya Airways ihoxise inkonzo yayo ye-Embraer 170 emasontweni ambalwa edlule, ibalula imithwalo enganele ngaleso sikhathi.
Inkampani yezindiza, ngasikhathi sinye, iqinisekise ukuqagela phambilini kokuthi indiza entsha esuka eNairobi iya eZanzibar izokwethulwa ngo-Agasti, futhi izohamba ngomgwaqo idlule eDar es Salaam naseKilimanjaro, inikeze abagibeli uhla oluphelele lokuxhumana kweTanzania. Phambilini abakwaFly 540 basebenzise indiza yabo ebheke eZanzibar bedlula eMombasa, kwaqinisekiswa yinkampani yezindiza ukuthi lezi zindiza ezimbili zansuku zonke zizoqhubeka nokutholakala. Lokhu kuvumela inhlanganisela yeholide eMombasa naseZanzibar, lapho izivakashi zingajabulela amanye amabhishi amahle kakhulu emhlabeni, ngaphandle kwendawo yokuhlala enhle kakhulu nokudla okuhle.
IKENYA IPHITSHELELE EJAPANE
Ukulandela i-blitz yezentengiso yakamuva empumalanga yeYurophu, imisebenzi ye-KTB manje isibheke eJapan nakwezinye izimakethe empumalanga ekude naseningizimu ye-Asia. IJapan, yize kunezinselelo zomnotho ezikhona manje, ihlala iyimakethe ebalulekile yomthombo wezivakashi eKenya nasempumalanga ye-Afrika ngalolo daba. Ama-Workshops, izikhathi zomhlangano we-B2B, nezingcingo zokuthengisa manje kuyenzeka emadolobheni amakhulu aseJapan ngenhloso yokwandisa iKenya njengeholidi nendawo yamagundane.
UMengameli Mwai Kibaki, okwamanje, unxuse amanye amazwe angamalungu eMpumalanga ye-Afrika ukuthi anciphise ukuhamba ngaphesheya kwemingcele yangaphakathi ukuze ezohwebo nezokuvakasha zikwazi ukukhuthazeka futhi nomnotho onqamula empumalanga ye-Afrika uzuze ebudlelwaneni bezomnotho obuseduze. Unezela le kholamu: “Qala nge-visa evamile yezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ukuze zivunyelwe ukuthi zivakashele zonke izifunda ezingamalungu ngaphandle kokukhokhela i-visa emngceleni ngamunye, futhi zivumele uhambo olungena-visa lwabahlali abavela kwamanye amazwe kunoma yiliphi lamazwe angamalungu e-EAC, ngokugcwele thepha kulowo makethe wabavakashi wasekhaya. Ngaphezu kwalokho, yenza kube lula ukuhamba ngemoto esifundeni sonke ngokuphoqa izinkampani zomshuwalense zikazwelonke ukuthi zikhiphe imishwalense evumelekile kuwo wonke umphakathi wase-East African futhi ziqondanise futhi zifake izitifiketi zamalayisense okushayela kanye nezincwadi zobunikazi bezimoto ze-EAC. ”
IZIMPAHLA EZININGI ZESHAYANA EMOMBASA
Imininingwane etholwe eKenya ikhuluma ngomzila omusha wamaholidi ozosungulwa phakathi kweMoscow neMombasa, okuzoba ngowokuqala ukwenziwa kwalolu hlelo ukuletha abenzi bamaholide ngqo ukusuka eRussia ukuya emabhishi anesihlabathi oLwandlekazi lwaseNdiya ogwini lwaseKenya.
Esikhathini esedlule, i-Aeroflot endala yayiqhuba izindiza phakathi kweSoviet Union neKenya ngaleso sikhathi, kepha izindlela eziningi nokusetshenziswa kwemishini esephelelwe yisikhathi kanye neminyaka edlule kwagcina kumise lezi zindiza. IKenya Tourist Board nezinkampani ezizimele muva nje ziqale umbukiso omkhulu womgwaqo eRussia, ePoland naseCzech Republic ngenhloso yokungena kulezi zimakethe ezisafufusa, kanti nabavakashi abavela emazweni amabili akamuva kubikwa ukuthi bacabanga ukuqala izindiza eziqondile zokuqasha izivakashi . UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha waseKenya uMhlonishwa. UNajib Balala uphinde wazisa abezindaba edolobheni langakubo eMombasa ngempelasonto edlule ukuthi izingxoxo zamaholide zingabuye ziqale futhi ngonyaka ozayo zisuka eFrance, eBelgium naseHolland, njengoba isidingo besikhombisa ukwenyuka kwamaholide asogwini eKenya. Abanini bamahhotela asogwini le kholamu abakhulume nabo banethemba lokuthi izindiza eziqonde ngqo ezivela ePoland naseCzech Republic zingasungulwa kungekudala.
IZIMFUHLO 540 TANZANIA ENGEZA UKUTHUTHUKA KWEZindiza
Izindaba zakamuva ezivela emsebenzini we-Fly 540 waseTanzania manje zikhomba ukuthi bafake ibhanoyi le-Beech 1900 esikhumulweni sezindiza sikamasipala wase-Arusha ukuze banikeze ukuxhumana okulula kwabavakashi abafisa ukusuka lapho baye eManyara naseSerengeti. Kuyaqondakala ukuthi izindiza zizophinde zidlule ngeKilimanjaro International ukulanda noma ukwehlisa abagibeli abaya eNairobi, Dar es Salaam, noma eZanzibar, noma besuka lapho bezovakashelwa yiziqiwi. Ukuthuthuka kungesinye futhi isibonakaliso esinamandla sokuthi imboni yezokuvakasha yesifunda ingahle ibhekane nenkinga enkulu yezomnotho nezomnotho emhlabeni jikelele nokuthi isimo esiqinile sokuya phezulu sesiphinde savela. I-B1900 iyindiza enengcindezi ephelele, inikela ngesipiliyoni sokundiza esingcono kakhulu uma siqhathaniswa nezinye izindiza ezingamawele ezimbili ezivame ukusetshenziselwa ukundiza nge-safari, ngenkathi ngasikhathi sinye sifinyelela isivinini esisheshayo nokuphakama kokuhamba ngezinyawo ukugwema ingxenye enkulu ejwayelekile yantambama “emabhampini gibela. ” Wenze kahle!
IZAMBEZI AIRLINES COMMENCE DAR ES SALAAM - IZindiza ZE-LUSAKA
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UZambezi waqala ukusebenza esikhathini esingangonyaka esedlule kanti manje usebenzisa izindiza ezimbili eziqashiwe ze-B737-500, ngayinye inikela ngezihlalo ezingu-12 zebhizinisi likaNdunankulu nezihlalo ezingama-99 ezisesigabeni sezomnotho ngokulungiswa kwamakilasi amabili. Imininingwane engaphezulu mayelana nenkampani yezindiza iyatholakala nge-www.flyzambezi.com.
IRWANDA IPHAKAMISA ABASHWALI BASE-UAE
Ukuvakasha kwakamuva eRwanda ngamaqembu ahamba phambili otshalomali aqhamuka e-United Arab Emirates kuholele ekutheni kube nokuxhumana okuhlangene, iRwanda igcizelela ukuthi utshalomali olususelwa e-UAE lwamukelekile ezweni. Okusebenzele le kholamu bekuyindawo ebaluleke kakhulu yokutshalwa kwemali emkhakheni wokungenisa izihambi lapho iRwanda ihlose ukuphinda kabili inani lamakamelo akhona njengamanje ezweni ukuxhasa ngokwengeziwe ezokuvakasha ezenzelwe izilwane zasendle kanye nezokuvakasha ezingqungqutheleni.
Ngokwentuthuko ehambisanayo, iRwanda manje futhi isebenza ngokuqhubekayo ukuze yamukele izincomo ze-EAC mayelana namazinga, ukuhlelwa, nokuhlelwa kwamabhizinisi okungenisa izihambi ukunikeza izivakashi isithombe esicacile salokho abangakulindela ngokwezinga lehhotela noma i-safari lodge ekhethiwe.
UKIGALI UKUHAMBA NGAPHANDLE KWENCWADI
Izindaba zivele ekuqaleni kwesonto mayelana nezinhlelo zikahulumeni zokwakha indawo engenazintambo kuyo yonke inhlokodolobha yaseKigali, ngesikhathi esifanayo exhumanisa izwe lonke nenethiwekhi ye-fiber-optic. Ngenkathi iseRwanda muva nje, le ntatheli isivele ibone amalungiselelo egcwala izintambo ze-fiber-optic ezikhungweni ezibalulekile zezwe, nalapho izixhumanisi zomhlaba wonke ze-fiber-optic, okwamanje ezimbili zazo sezivele zifikile eMombasa, noma uma kwenzeka omunye umhlinzeki, osezoxhunywa ogwini lwaseKenya, ekugcineni ukhanyisiwe, iRwanda, nayo, izosizakala ngoguquko lwe-IT njengamanje olushanela umhlaba. Ayikho imininingwane yezindleko zezinsizakalo zabasebenzisi etholakale ngokushesha nokho.
Kwentuthuko ehambisanayo neTanzania eyakhelene nayo, kwafundwa ukuthi ikhebula le-fiber-optic sea bed cable selifikile naseDar es Salaam muva nje futhi lethulwe ngokusemthethweni nguMongameli Kikwete ngoLwesine.
Ngokufanayo, eKenya, inkampani yesibili ekhiqiza izintambo zombhede wolwandle olungiselelwe i-fiber-optic nayo izongena ku-inthanethi ngoLwesine, futhi uma konke ukuxhumana sekusetshenzisiwe, ne-Uganda, kulindeleke ukuthi ihlomule ngethambo likazwelonke le-fiber-optic back elifakwe ngu izinkampani zombili zikahulumeni nezizimele.
OKUSHIWO INKINGA IRWANDA UMPHAKATHI
Inkinga yezomnotho neyezezimali emhlabeni wonke ibonakala ikhohliwe konke ngomkhakha wezindiza waseRwanda, njengoba iRCAA iqophe ukukhuphuka okuphezulu kwamaphesenti ayi-17 onyakeni ka-2008, kanti izinyanga ezimbalwa zokuqala zika-2009 nazo ziyaqhubeka nokukhomba phezulu ngokuya ngabagibeli abaphethwe, izindiza ukunyakaza, kanye nempahla kuyacutshungulwa.
Isikhumulo sezindiza samazwe omhlaba saseKanombe sisaqhubeka nomsebenzi wokusigcina sinwebile futhi sisebenze isikhathi eside, kanti kusakhiwa esinye isikhumulo sezindiza esisha ngokuphelele, esesibili ezweni, ukubhekela ukukhula komgwaqo. IRwanda ibekwe kahle ngokwendawo ukufinyelela kulo lonke elasempumalanga yeCongo futhi ihambise ukuhamba kwezimoto ngokudlula eKigali kuye kwinani elikhulayo lezindiza ezihamba phakathi kwamazwekazi ezivela lapho. Cishe izindiza ezingama-40 ngesonto zixhuma iRwanda neNairobi, kanti i-Entebbe manje isinokuxhuma kathathu ngosuku, okuhluke kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nokwakamuva ngo-2006.
ISINQUMO SE-ABYEI SIBHEKWE PHANSI NGESIGQEBA SOKUXHUMANISA SE-HAGUE
Ngenkathi isinqumo sephaneli lokulamula, esenziwe yiPermanent Court of Arbitration e-The Hague, sikhishwa ngoLwesithathu kuleli sonto, isinqumo sathi imingcele yango-2005, njengoba ibekwe yi-CPA (Comprehensive Peace Agreement) phakathi kombuso IKhartoum nenhlangano yenkululeko eholwa yi-SPLA eningizimu, beyidinga ukudwetshwa kabusha. Bekungakacaci ngokushesha ukuthi lokhu kuzoba namuphi umphumela kubukhulu bezwe nokuthi kusho ukuthini ikakhulukazi endaweni yezinkundla zikawoyela ezicebile, yize insimu yaseHigleg kubonakala sengathi yabelwe enyakatho. Isinqumo semingcele yombuso wase-Abyei, uma sesiqondwe ngokuphelele futhi senziwa sacaca, sizoba nomthelela omkhulu ekusaseni le ndawo ephikisanayo kuze kube manje lapho abantu base-Abyei, kanye nereferendamu jikelele e-2011 lapho iSouth Sudan ithatha isinqumo ngekusasa layo , anganquma ukuthi nabo, bafuna ukuba ngabaseningizimu. U-Abyei njengamanje ubuswa yihhovisi likaMengameli waseSudan futhi kulindeleke ukuthi akhethe ukuba ngowaseningizimu, uma sekufika isikhathi sokuvota. Khonamanjalo, amehlo oklebe azobheka isimo ezinyangeni ezizayo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abukho ububi obukhishelwa abantu base-Abyei nokuthi le ndawo ayigcwele abantu bangaphandle abangebona abakhona ukuze bashintshe isibalo sabantu kanye nomphumela wereferendamu.
UMHLAHLANDLELA EMANZINI AMANZI AMANZI ASEZAMBIA
Incwadi eyisiqondiso yezimpophoma eziningi ezingakatholwa kuze kube manje ehlane laseZambia isanda kutholwa yile ntatheli, eyashicilelwa ngo-2005 ngu-Ilse Mwanza noQuentin Allen. Umhlahlandlela onamakhasi ayi-180, oboniswe ngokucebile ngezithombe namamephu, unikeza abahambi abanesibindi nabafuna ukuzidela ulwazi oluningi ngemifula engaziwa kakhulu ezweni lonke nezimpophoma eziyi-150 umuntu angazithola uma sezisukile emikhondweni eshaywayo bese engena umAfrika omkhulu ongaziwa. Izixhumanisi eziningiliziwe ezithathwe kumadivayisi we-GPS, zishicilelwa eceleni kwemininingwane efanelekile ekuweni ngakunye. Abanye babo ngokungangabazeki basalinde ukutholakala, futhi imikhankaso eya eZambia ngaleyo njongo ingahlelwa ngabaholi abahamba phambili be-safari nabahloli bezokuvakasha.
Uhlelo lokulinganisa izimpophoma ezisanda kutholwa lusetshenzisiwe futhi ngababhali, benikeza isikali esisuka ku-1 kuye ku-10, lesi sakamuva sokuwa okumangazayo kakhulu okutholakalayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, le ncwadi inikeza izincazelo ezanele zezincazelo zempophoma, izinhlobo zezimpophoma, kanye nohlu lwamagama emibandela yezimpophoma, ngokungangabazeki kuthuthukisa isilulumagama sabavakashi. Lo mbhali, ohanjwa kabanzi, e-Afrika esempumalanga nasenkabeni, waqonda ukuthi likhona yini igebe elisekhona ohambweni lwakhe lwase-Afrika, engazange aye eZambia ngendlela efanele.
U-Ilse Mwanza, ongowokuzalwa eJalimane, ungunkosikazi wowayengumphathi weBhange Elikhulu LaseZambia uDkt.Jacob Mwanza futhi usehlale kusukela ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1960 eLusaka. Sibonga kakhulu u-Ilse ngomusa wakhe ngokuthumela le ncwadi ngeposi eKampala, futhi njengoba sisho lapha e-Uganda, “Webare Nyo Nyo Nyo.”
Abafundi abanentshisekelo bangayithola le ncwadi ngaphansi kwenombolo ye-ISBN elandelayo: ISBN 9982-9952-0-0, isatshalaliswe ngabakwaGadsden Books yaphrintwa yiNew Horizon Printing Press, eLusaka, eZambia.
SIYAJABULELA USUKU LOKUZALWA MADIBA
UNelson Mandela ugubhe usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lwama-91 ngempelasonto edlule ngombukiso omkhulu eNew York lapho osaziwayo abaningi bomhlaba wonke kanye nobuntu babo babesondele ukuzobona lo mcimbi futhi benandisa. UMandela, iqhawe leqiniso lenkululeko yase-Afrika, wathola ukuthi usevele emkhulu kunesikhathi sempilo yakhe eNingizimu Afrika wakwenza kwaba okuphawuleka kakhulu ngesinqumo sakhe sokusebenza ihlandla elilodwa kuphela lokuba nguMongameli waseNingizimu Afrika. Lokhu kucishe kube yinto engakaze yenzeke ezimweni zezepolitiki zase-Afrika, lapho abaholi bavame ukuzama ukubambelela ezikhundleni ngaphezu kwezinsuku zabo "zokuthengisa". UMandela uyisikhuthazo esizukulwaneni esisha sase-Afrika esifisa futhi sifisa ukuhlala endaweni enokuthula nentando yeningi lapho zonke izinhlanga, izinhlanga, izinkolo, namasiko kungabambisana futhi kuphumelele khona.
Isifiso Sokuzalwa Esijabulisayo esivela kulo mbhali wephephabhuku, obheka “uMadiba” uNelson Mandela njengo “Mlweli wenkululeko” wase-Afrika, umkhululi, isikhulu sikahulumeni, kanye nobuntu bomhlaba wonke bekhulu lama-20 kanye nelama-21.
