Inkinga Kagesi Engabonakali: Indlela Ukucinywa Komthwalo Okuyithinta Ngayo Imboni Yezokuvakasha YaseNingizimu Afrika

INingizimu Afrika, izwe elidumile emhlabeni wonke ngezilwane zalo zasendle ezahlukahlukene, ifa lamasiko eliyingqayizivele, kanye nezindawo ezinhle, ibilokhu ibhekene nenkinga engabonakali ethinta enye yezimbangela zayo ezinkulu zomnotho.-imboni yezokuvakasha. Ubani oyimbangela? Inkinga eqhubekayo yokuphela komthwalo kagesi.

Ukuncipha komthwalo, noma ukuvalwa ngamabomu kwamandla kagesi ezingxenyeni noma ezingxenyeni zesistimu yokusabalalisa amandla, akuyona into entsha eNingizimu Afrika. Kodwa-ke, imiphumela yako iye yabonakala kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva nje, ithinta kakhulu ukusebenza komkhakha wezokuvakasha. Ngokusho kwedatha ekhishwe yi-South African Tourism Business Council (TBCSA), inkomba yebhizinisi lezokuvakasha eNingizimu Afrika yengxenye yokuqala ka-2023 ime kumaphuzu angu-76.0 kuphela. Leli phuzu elingaphansi kwe-100 lidweba isithombe semboni elwela ukuqhubeka ngenxa yezinselelo eziningi, lapho ukuncipha komthwalo kuyisitha esikhulu.

Amabhizinisi angu-80% amangalisayo emkhakheni wezokuvakasha akhomba le nkinga kagesi njengento ebalulekile ekuvimbeleni imisebenzi yawo. Leli phesenti libonisa iqiniso elinzima; ngaphandle kokufinyelela ugesi okuzinzile, izikhungo eziningi zikuthola kunzima ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ezibalulekile kokuhlangenwe nakho kwezivakashi. Konke kusukela ezindaweni zokuhlala emahhotela, izinhlangano zokuhamba, abahlinzeki bohambo kuya ezindaweni zokudla neziphuzo kuyathinteka. Lokhu kuphazamiseka kuholela ekukhanselweni, ekulahlekelweni kwezimali, kanye nedumela elibi lezwe njengendawo efiselekayo yezivakashi.

Naphezu kwalezi zithiyo, i-TBCSA ibikezele ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha yaseNingizimu Afrika izoheha izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ezingaba yizigidi ezingu-8.75 ekupheleni kuka-2023. NgoJulayi 2023, inani lase lifinyelele izigidi ezingu-4.8. Nakuba lokhu kubikezela kuphakamisa ukuthi kuzolulama kancane, inkinga yokuncishiswa komthwalo eqhubekayo ibeka usongo olukhulu ekufezeni lo mgomo.

Ukuze kulwiwe nemiphumela emibi yokucinywa komthwalo emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, kube nokusunduzelwa ekuhlanganiseni imithombo yamandla avuselelekayo kanye ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusebenzisa amandla ngendlela eyongayo. Uhulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika uqalise izinhlelo eziningana zokukhuthaza amandla avuselelekayo, njengoHlelo Lokuthengwa Kwamandla Avuselelekayo Oluzimele Lwabakhiqizi Bamandla (i-REIPPPP), oluhlose ukwandisa amandla avuselelekayo ezweni. Lolu hlelo seluvele ludonsele imali engaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyi-100 ze-ZAR futhi lwadala imisebenzi engaphezu kuka-38,000 emkhakheni wamandla avuselelekayo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, amabhizinisi amaningi embonini yezokuvakasha athathe izinyathelo zokunciphisa ukuthembela kwawo kugridi yamandla kazwelonke futhi asebenzise imithombo yamandla ehlukile. Isibonelo, amanye amahhotela afake amaphaneli elanga ukuze akhiqize ugesi wawo, kanti amanye atshale imali ekukhanyeni nasekufudumaleni okusebenzisa amandla kahle.

Nakuba le mizamo incomeka, kuningi okudingeka kwenziwe ukunciphisa umthelela wokucinywa komthwalo emkhakheni wezokuvakasha. Uhulumeni kumele aqhubeke nokubeka phambili amandla avuselelekayo futhi ahlinzeke ngezibonelelo kumabhizinisi zokutshala imali emithonjeni yamandla ehlukile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amabhizinisi embonini yezokuvakasha kumele aqhubeke nokuhlola izixazululo ezintsha zokunciphisa ukuthembela kwawo kugridi yamandla kazwelonke nokunciphisa umthelela wokucinywa komthwalo emisebenzini yawo.

Ekuphetheni, ukucinywa komthwalo kuseyinselele enkulu ebhekene nemboni yezokuvakasha yaseNingizimu Afrika. Kodwa-ke, ngemizamo eqhubekayo yokuthola amandla avuselelekayo kanye nobuchwepheshe obusebenzisa amandla ngendlela eyongayo, kunethemba lokululama okusimeme. Njengezwe elinokuningi esingakunikeza maqondana nobuhle bemvelo, ifa lamasiko, kanye nezilwane zasendle, kubalulekile ukuthi sisebenzisane ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukucinywa komthwalo akunciphisi isimo seNingizimu Afrika njengendawo yezivakashi esezingeni lomhlaba.