Inkinga Yamandla Angabonakali: Ukuchithwa Kwemithwalo Kuyithinta Kanjani Imboni Yezokuvakasha yaseNingizimu Afrika

INingizimu Afrika, izwe elibungazwa umhlaba wonke ngezilwane zayo zasendle ezihlukene, amasiko ahlukile, kanye nezindawo ezibukeka kahle, ibhekene nenkinga engabonakali ethinta omunye wemithombo emikhulu yezomnotho.-imboni yezokuvakasha. Umlandu? Indaba eqhubekayo yokucishwa kukagesi.

Ukucishwa kukagesi, noma ukuvala ngamabomu amandla kagesi ezingxenyeni noma ezingxenyeni zesistimu yokusabalalisa amandla, akuyona into entsha eNingizimu Afrika. Kodwa-ke, imithelela yayo iye yagqama kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva, okunomthelela omkhulu ekusebenzeni komkhakha wezokuvakasha. Ngokwemininingwane ekhishwe yiSouth African Tourism Business Council (TBCSA), inkomba yebhizinisi lezokuvakasha yaseNingizimu Afrika engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2023 imi emaphuzwini angama-76.0 kuphela. Lo mphumela ongaphansi kwe-100 upenda isithombe semboni edonsa kanzima ukuhambisana ngenxa yezinselele eziningi, nokucishwa kukagesi okunguyena omelene naye.

Ama-80% amabhizinisi amangalisayo emkhakheni wezokuvakasha ahlonza le nkinga kagesi njengesithiyo esibalulekile ekusebenzeni kwawo. Leli phesenti libonisa iqiniso eliqinile; ngaphandle kokufinyelela okuzinzile kugesi, izikhungo eziningi zikuthola kuyinselele ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ezibalulekile ekuhlangenwe nakho kwezivakashi. Konke kusuka ezindaweni zokuhlala zamahhotela, izikhungo zezokuvakasha, abahlinzeki bokuvakasha kuya ezindaweni zokudla neziphuzo kuyathinteka. Lokhu kuphazamiseka kuholela ekukhanselweni, ekulahlekeni kwezimali, kanye nedumela eliwohlokayo lezwe njengendawo efiselekayo yezivakashi.

Naphezu kwalezi zingqinamba, i-TBCSA iveze ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha yaseNingizimu Afrika izodonsa abavakashi bangaphandle ababalelwa ezigidini ezingu-8.75 ekupheleni kuka-2023. NgoJulayi 2023, isibalo sase sifinyelele ezigidini ezingu-4.8. Nakuba lokhu kuqagela kuphakamisa ukululama okusesilinganisweni, udaba lokucishwa kukagesi oluqhubekayo lubeka engcupheni enkulu ekufinyeleleni lo mgomo.

Ukulwisana nemithelela eyingozi yokucinywa kukagesi emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, kube nomfutho ekuhlanganiseni imithombo yamandla avuselelekayo kanye ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokuwonga ugesi. Uhulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika wethule izinhlelo ezimbalwa zokukhuthaza amandla kagesi avuselelekayo, njengoHlelo Lokutholakala Kwamandla Kagesi Ozimele Ozimele (i-REIPPPP), okuhloswe ngalo ukukhulisa amandla kagesi avuselelwayo ezweni. Lolu hlelo seluhehe utshalomali olungaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyi-100 ze-ZAR futhi lwadala imisebenzi engaphezu kuka-38,000 emkhakheni wamandla avuselelekayo.

Ukwengeza, amabhizinisi amaningi embonini yezokuvakasha athathe izinyathelo zokunciphisa ukuthembela kwawo kugridi yamandla kagesi kazwelonke nokusebenzisa eminye imithombo yamandla. Ngokwesibonelo, amanye amahhotela afake ama-solar panel ukuze aphehle ugesi wawo, kanti amanye atshale izimali ezinhlelweni zokukhanyisa nezokushisa ezonga amandla.

Yize le mizamo incomeka, kuningi okusamele kwenziwe ukunciphisa umthelela wokucinywa kukagesi emkhakheni wezokuvakasha. Uhulumeni kufanele aqhubeke nokubeka eqhulwini amandla kagesi avuselelekayo futhi anikeze amabhizinisi imihlomulo yokutshala imali kweminye imithombo yamandla. Ukwengeza, amabhizinisi asembonini yezokuvakasha kumele aqhubeke nokubheka izixazululo ezintsha ukuze anciphise ukuthembela kwawo kugridi kagesi kazwelonke futhi anciphise umthelela wokucishwa kukagesi emisebenzini yawo.

Sengiphetha, ukucishwa kukagesi kuseyinselelo enkulu ebhekene nemboni yezokuvakasha eNingizimu Afrika. Kodwa-ke, ngemizamo eqhubekayo mayelana nobuchwepheshe bamandla avuselelekayo kanye nowonga ugesi, kunethemba lokululama okusimeme. Njengezwe elinokuningi esingakunikeza mayelana nobuhle bemvelo, amagugu amasiko, nezilwane zasendle, kubalulekile ukuthi sisebenzisane ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi ukucishwa kukagesi akwehlisi isithunzi seNingizimu Afrika njengendawo yokuvakasha esezingeni lomhlaba.