The Zimbabwe UNWTO Candidate for Secretary of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Eng. Walter Mzembi, landed an AfricanUnion (AU) Leadership position in Lome, Togo on 17 March 2017.
African Tourism, Energy and Infrastructure Ministers in Togo for the AU STC Meetings reaffirm their faith in Zimbabwe leadership in Tourism and elected the Hon. Eng. Walter Mzembi, Tourism & Hospitality Industry Government of Zimbabwe, as their Vice Chair of the Bureau of the AU-STC.
This is seen as another important step to accept the Zimbabwe minister to lead UNWTO starting 2018.
Ithimba leZimbabwe eMhlanganweni Wokuqala Ojwayelekile weKomidi Lobuchwepheshe Lezokuthutha, iTranscontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism, liholwa yiPhini likaNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha, uMhlonishwa. U-Anastancia Ndhlovu (MP), wenze iZimbabwe yaziqhenya ngemva kokuba isizwe esiseNingizimu ne-Afrika siqokwe ngazwi linye esikhundleni sokuba iPhini likaSihlalo. I-AU-STC yahlangana mhla ziyi-17 kuNdasa 2017 e-Lome, e-Togo futhi yakhetha Ihhovisi ngokulandela uMthetho Nombolo we-16 weMithetho yeNqubo ngaphansi kweKhomishana YeNhlangano Yamazwe ase-Afrika Yengqalasizinda namandla.
I-Bureau yakhiwe nguSihlalo, amaPhini kaSihlalo aba-3 kanye noMmeli. IZimbabwe yakhethwa ukuba ngumsekeli kasihlalo wesibili, emele ugatsha lwezokuVakasha kanye nezwe laseNingizimu Afrika ku-AU-STC okweminyaka emibili ezayo kuze kube u-2. Amanye amalunga eBureau azohlangana kanye ngonyaka yiTogo -Chairperson (emele umkhakha wezokuThutha kanye nesifunda saseNtshonalanga Afrika), iPhini likaSihlalo wokuqala we-Mauritania (omele umkhakha wezaMandla kanye nesifunda saseNyakatho Afrika), iPhini likaSihlalo wesiThathu wase-Ethiopia (omele umkhakha wezaMandla kanye nesifunda saseMpumalanga Afrika) kanye no-Congo -Rapporteur (omele i Umkhakha wezokuthutha kanye nesifunda sase-Afrika Emaphakathi). IHhovisi liwuPhiko Oluphethe Longqongqoshe olubhekele imikhakha Yengqalasizinda, Amandla, Ezokuthutha kanye Nezokuvakasha elijutshwe ukuhlinzeka ngenqubomgomo kanye nendima yobuholi bokwengamela eziNhlelweni Zomsebenzi zeKhomishana Yengqalasizinda Yamandla Nezamandla Yenyunyana Yase-Afrika, kanye neKomidi Lochwepheshe Elikhethekile Lezobuchwepheshe.
Ukukhethwa kweZimbabwe kuBureau of the African Union Commission on Infrastructure and Energy akukafiki isikhathi esingangonyaka kulandela esinye isikhathi esiyimpumelelo sokuba nguSihlalo weZimbabwe ku-AU nguMhlonishwa uMongameli, uCde RG Mugabe, kusukela ngoJanuwari 2015 kuya kuMasingana wezi-2016. kulolu khetho, iPhini likaNgqongqoshe elijabule uMhlonishwa. U-Anastancia Ndhlovu uthe, “Lolu khetho luwukugunyazwa nokugunyazwa komsebenzi omkhulu owenziwe yindodana enkulu kunazo zonke yase-Afrika, uMhlonishwa, uMongameli u-RG Mugabe, lapho eqondisa iNgqungquthela ye-AU ekwamukelweni okuyingqopha-mlando kwe-Ajenda 2063, eyayigxile onyakeni wezi-2030. Izinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme. Lokhu kuyajabulisa kakhulu futhi kuqinisekisa kuphela ifa lobuholi obungenakuqhathaniswa boMhlonishwa, uMongameli”.
The election of Zimbabwe to lead the Southern Region of Africa in the Bureau of the African Union Commission on Infrastructure and Energy representing the Tourism sector, is happening when the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Hon. Dr. Walter Mzembi has successfully submitted his application to become the next Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), for the next 4 years, from 2018 to 2021, to the Headquarters of the Madrid-based global tourism organization. Hon. Dr Walter Mzembi is currently continuing with his world-wide outreach effort to garner international support for the countrys bid represented by him to secure the top job at the UNWTO. Elections for the next Secretary General will take place at the UNWTO Headquarters in Madrid, Spain from 11 to 12 May 2017, during the course of the 105th session of the Organisations 33 member Executive Council meeting.
Asked what the election into AU-STC Bureau means to Zimbabwe’s bid for the top UNWTO post, Deputy Minister Anastancia Ndhlovu had this to say, “I can confirm that the election of Zimbabwe further re-affirms the visionary leadership qualities of Hon. Minister Mzembi, as the current Chairperson of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) and the African Union-endorsed candidate for the UNWTO post, who has been very articulate on Zimbabwe’s and African tourism issues at a global scale. Therefore, this election will definitely be a boost to Hon. Minister Mzembi’s election bid, since the policy issues we pushed through to the apex of the African Union Commission on Infrastructure and Energy today reflect his vision for Africa’s tourism and the global tourism industry”.
Ukhetho lweZimbabwe ngazwilinye ukuthi lukhokhele iAU-STC Bureau kuhlangothi lwezokuvakasha luqhamuke ngemva kokuxoxisana okwathatha isikhathi eside emhlanganweni weSTC lapho okwabona khona ukuthi iZimbabwe imele ukusungulwa kanye lokusungulwa kwezokuvakasha kuAjenda ka2063 yeAU. kanye nezakhiwo zayo, ngokulandelana. Ukwethulwa nokuvezwa okugqamile kwalezi zindaba zenqubomgomo kweZimbabwe kwaba nenzuzo ngesikhathi ikhomishana ye-African Union on Infrastructure and Energy ivuma ukusungula iDirectorate noma Uphiko Lwezokuvakasha ezinhlakeni zeNhlangano ngoZibandlela wezi-2018, ukuze kuhlinzekwe ukusekelwa kwenqubomgomo kanye nokuxhumanisa. i-African Tourism Organisation ehlongozwayo. Njengamanje, abukho ubukhona bezokuvakasha kuzo zonke izinhlaka ze-AUC, naphezu kokugubha lo mkhakha njengomsebenzi wezomnotho wesithathu ngemuva kwezibaseli namakhemikhali, emhlabeni jikelele.
The UNWTO 2016 Report indicates that global tourism grew by 4.6% in the year 2015 while Africa declined by 3% in the same year, the trend Zimbabwe is fighting to reverse for the benefit of all African countries and other developing tourist destinations of the world.
