I-Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern Africa (RETOSA) ihola iziNgqungquthela ezintathu ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka wezi-2016; Ingqungquthela Yokuqala Yonyaka Yezokuvakasha Ezisimeme yaseNingizimu ne-Afrika, Ingqungquthela Yesithathu Yonyaka Yabesifazane AbaseNingizimu ne-Afrika Yezokuvakasha kanye neNgqungquthela Yentsha Yentsha Yezokuvakasha yaseNingizimu Afrika yesi-1, lapho Ezokuvakasha Okuzinzile kuyiprojekthi eyinhloko okuhlala ngaphansi kwayo Abesifazane Kwezokuvakasha kanye Nentsha Kwezokuvakasha.
Izinjongo ezinkulu zalezi Zinkomfa ziyefana; ukwenza lula kanye nokukhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuVakasha okuZinzile kulo lonke elase-Afrika eseNingizimu kanye nokufaka isandla ekulweni nobubha ngokuvakasha. Kuwukhiye ekuvaleni izikhala ekuthuthukisweni kwezokuVakasha ngaphakathi kwaMazwe Angamalungu e-RETOSA, kanti futhi kugcizelela isidingo sokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha phakathi kwezigaba ezihlonziwe ezihlosiwe.
I-RETOSA izokwethula futhi isingathe Ingqungquthela Yokuqala Yonyaka Yokuthuthukiswa Kwezokuvakasha Okuqhubekayo kusukela mhla ziyi-1 kuya zingama-16 kuLwezi, 18 eGoli eNingizimu Afrika, kulandela ukusungulwa kwe-Southern Africa Sustainable Tourism Development Forum eholwa yiKomidi Eliphezulu eliqokwa njalo ngemva kweminyaka emibili Ababambiqhaza Besifunda Sokuthuthukiswa Kwezokuvakasha Okusimeme.
Eyokuqala yalolu hlobo, iNgqungquthela Yezokuvakasha Esimeme ihlose ukwakha ukuxhumana phakathi kwezinhloso ezisimeme kanye nentuthuko yezenhlalakahle phakathi kwaMazwe Angamalungu futhi ithole ukwesekwa nokuqwashisa ngezindaba eziqhubekayo eNingizimu Afrika. Le Ngqungquthela izohlinzeka ngenkundla kubabambiqhaza abavela emaZweni Angamalungu e-RETOSA kanye nomphakathi wezokuvakasha osimeme emhlabeni wonke ukuze bahlangane, baxhumane futhi baxoxisane ngazo zonke izindaba ezifanele ezinomthelela ekusimameni komkhakha wezokuvakasha waseNingizimu Afrika.
Ukwengeza kulokhu okungenhla, izithunywa zizohlanganyela ekuhlaziyeni igebe elidingekayo ukuze zithole ukuqonda okwengeziwe ngamathuba abalulekile kanye nezinzuzo zokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha okusimeme kanye nezithiyo ezivimbela Amazwe Angamalungu kanye nababambiqhaza bemboni ezimele ukuthi basebenzise uhlelo oluphelele. I-Sustainable Tourism agenda.
Ingqungquthela Yonyaka Yesithathu Yabesifazane Kwezokuvakasha, zingama-3 kuya zingama-28 kuLwezi, 30 - eGoli, eNingizimu Afrika
Ngemva kweNgqungquthela Yezokuvakasha Esimeme kukhona Ingqungquthela Yesithathu Yaminyaka Yonke Yabesifazane Kwezokuvakasha ehlelelwe ukuthi iqhubeke kusukela zingama-3 kuya zingama-28 kuLwezi, 30 eGoli, eNingizimu Afrika. Kuye kwaphawulwa ukuthi ngokuvamile emazweni Angamalungu e-RETOSA, ngabesifazane abancishwe amathuba ngokwezomnotho. Ngakho-ke iNgqungquthela izogxila ekutheni ezokuvakasha zingasetshenziswa kanjani njengendlela ebaluleke kakhulu yokuhlomisa abesifazane abavela ezindaweni zasemadolobheni nasezindaweni zasemakhaya ngokwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi, amabhizinisi kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwamabhizinisi, uma kubhekwa amandla amakhulu okuthuthuka kwezenhlalo-mnotho.
I-RETOSA ihambisana nomgomo kanye nesidingo sokubandakanya abesifazane abavela emiphakathini yasemaphandleni ekuthuthukisweni kwezokuvakasha okujwayelekile, njengoba iningi lezinsiza zezokuvakasha eNingizimu ne-Afrika ziyimvelo namasiko, futhi lezi zitholakala ezindaweni zomphakathi nasezindaweni zasemakhaya. I-RETOSA ikholelwa ukuthi uma ezokuvakasha zizofaka isandla ngempumelelo ekuqedeni ubumpofu nokudala ingcebo, kubalulekile ukuthi kusetshenziswe izindlela zokungenelela ezihlosiwe kucatshangelwa abantu besifazane, okuhlobana nalokhu nokongiwa kwemvelo, ezokuvakasha ezisimeme kanye nokubamba iqhaza kwemiphakathi yendawo.
Ingqungquthela Yesibili Yonyaka Yentsha Yezokuvakasha ka-2
I-RETOSA inethemba lokufaka isandla ekudambiseni ukungezwani kwezenhlalo okuhlobene nentsha ngeNgqungquthela Yentsha Yentsha Yezokuvakasha Yesibili YaseNingizimu Afrika (i-SAYIT), ezoba kusukela mhla ziyisi-2 kuya ziyisi-7 kuZibandlela wezi-9. Inhloso enkulu yale Ngqungquthela kuzoba ukusiza ukubhekana nezinselelo zokwandisa amandla okukhiqiza kanye nokukhuthaza ukuqashwa, imisebenzi ehloniphekile kanye namabhizinisi entsheni ngezokuvakasha eNingizimu Afrika.
Intsha isaqhubeka nokuba yinkinga yemisebenzi eNingizimu Afrika. Kuwo womabili amazwe athuthukile nasathuthuka, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi kwentsha kanye namazinga okungasebenzi afinyelele emazingeni ashaqisayo.
Ucwaningo nokuhlaziya okuhlukahlukene kukhombisa ukuthi kuzoba nokuthuthuka okuncane emathemba abo okuqashwa esikhathini esiseduze. Ngakho-ke kunesidingo esikhulayo sokuthi i-RETOSA ithuthukise imizamo yayo yokweseka imizamo egqugquzelwa Amazwe Angamalungu kanye nesifunda se-SADC sonkana ukuze kubhekwane nezinselele ezihlukahlukene ezibhekene nentsha, ikakhulukazi, ukushoda kwamathuba emisebenzi emkhakheni wezokuvakasha.
