Iphulo elitsha elenziwe liKwaZulu Natala lokuya emva kweentlanganiso kunye nenkuthazo yokhenketho ziindaba ezimnandi kuMphathiswa wezoKhenketho eMzantsi Afrika uDerek Hanekom obesebenza ngokuzinikela ekudibaniseni ishishini lokhenketho lweli lizwe. Iminyhadala yenkcubeko, iintlanganiso kunye nenkuthazo zihlala zibaluleke kakhulu kwintengiso yezokhenketho, kwaye iKwaZulu Natala isendleleni efanelekileyo yoMzantsi Afrika kunye nomzi mveliso wayo wezokhenketho.
IKwaZulu Natala, emelwe yiDurban KZN Convention Bureau (KZN CB), ilungiselela ukuthatha inxaxheba kwiiNtlanganiso zeAfrika 2019 ukuqhubeka nokubeka lo mmandla njengendawo yokuqala yezokhenketho kwezoshishino.
Iintlanganiso zaseAfrika ngumboniso wezorhwebo waminyaka le obonisa ukunikezelwa kweenkonzo ezahlukeneyo kunye neemveliso zaseAfrika, indawo apho imibutho kunye neengcali zeshishini lokuhlangana zidibene khona ukuze ziphakamise zize zitshintshe icandelo lezemicimbi yaseAfrika, ngelixa iDurban KZN CB ilicandelo elikhethekileyo lezoKhenketho KwaZulu Natal (TKZN) .
“Kuyathenjwa ukuba iingxoxo ezomeleleyo ezizakwenzeka ziya kukhokelela kwiintlanganiso zamazwe ngamazwe kunye neenkomfa ezinkulu ezibanjelwe e-KZN,” yatsho i-TKZN kwingxelo.
Ngokwe-TKZN, ukhenketho lweshishini lushishino oluziibhiliyoni zeerandi, olunegalelo kwi-R115 yezigidigidi (€ 7.2bn) kwi-GDP yelizwe, ngelixa lidala imisebenzi engama-252,000 ethe ngqo nengathanga ngqo. Olu shishino lunikela nge-R3bn (€ 187m) ngonyaka eKZN, igcina phantse imisebenzi engama-24,000.
Iintlanganiso zeAfrika 2019 ziya kubanjelwa eSandton, eRhawutini, ukusuka nge-26 ukuya kwi-27 kaFebruwari, kunye neBONDay eyenzeka ngoFebruwari 25, ivumela ababonisi kunye nabathengi ukuba bathungelane kwaye baye kwiinkqubo zemfundo ezahlukeneyo.
Umnyhadala, utshilo i-TKZN, lelona qonga lishishini elifanelekileyo lokwazisa ngeemveliso, iinkonzo, kunye neempawu kwabo bathatha izigqibo, abathengi kunye nabashukumisayo. Kukwakho nethuba lokuba igqiza laseKZN lidibane neengcali zasekuhlaleni nezamazwe aphesheya ezivela kwiintlanganiso, iziKhuthazo, iiNkomfa, kunye neMisitho.
Abathengi bamazwe aphesheya abavela kumazwe angama-35 bazakuzimasa, bevumela i-Durban KZN CB ukuba ibambe iintlanganiso ubuso ngobuso kunye nabathengi abangama-4,000 abakumgangatho ophakamileyo, kunye nokunxibelelana neenkokheli zeshishini kumacandelo amaninzi.
“Sinethemba lokuqinisekisa aba bathengi bezorhwebo kunye nabathathi-zigqibo abaphezulu ukuba beze neenkomfa kunye neentlanganiso ezizayo e-KZN. Ukuzibandakanya kwethu namaqonga abaluleke kangaka kungqineke kuyimpumelelo, kukhokelela ekubeni iKZN ibambe iinkomfa ezinkulu zehlabathi njengeNkomfa kaGawulayo yeHlabathi, ebesiyibambe kabini, ”ucacise watsho uPhindile Makwakwa, i-CEO yeTKZN ebambeleyo.
Abathunywa base-Durban KZN CB bazakuthatha ii-SMMEs zasekuhlaleni ezimbini, ezizezi, iProgressor SA kunye neMaphise Holdings.
Ii-SMME zixhaswa yi-Durban KZN CB ukubanika ithuba lokufumana ulwazi kwicandelo lezokhenketho loshishino kwaye bavezwe kuluhlu olubanzi lwabachaphazelekayo ngelixa bethengisa amashishini abo.
Amaqabane ezorhwebo abelana ngesitendi semiboniso eKZN aquka uShaka Marine World, iGreyville Convention Centre, iiNdawo zokuHlala zaseMsinsi neZiindawo zokuGcina iMidlalo, iOlive Convention Centre, Okhahlamba Drakensberg Tourism, Maphise Holdings, Progressor SA, Moses Mabhida Stadium, kunye neAqua Group Tours.
Emva komboniso, i-ofisi yengqungquthela iya kubamba abathengi abaphambili bamazwe aphesheya eKZN kukhenketho ezintathu ezahlukeneyo.
Ukhenketho luza kugubungela i-Durban, i-South Coast, i-North Coast, i-Elephant Coast kunye ne-Midlands, inika i-ofisi yengqungquthela ithuba lokubonisa iindawo ezahlukeneyo kunye neemveliso ezikhoyo.
I-Durban KZN CB izakukhumbuza abathunywa kunye nabatyeleli bamanye amazwe kwiiNtlanganiso ze-2019 ukuba i-Durban ne-KZN bazakubamba inkqubo yeentlanganiso ze-International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) kwiDurban International Convention Centre ukusukela nge-18 ukuya kwi-20.
