Ukusukela nge-23 ukuya kwi-25 kaMeyi, iRhawuti izakube idlala indibano yomnyhadala kaMongameli wase-Afrika ka-2012, kwiYunivesithi yaseWitwatersrand.
“Njengendawo esisingwa kuyo esixekweni, siyakuvuyela ukusebenzisana neZiko likaMongameli wase-Afrika leYunivesithi yaseBoston, elalifudula libizwa ngokuba yi-APARC – iZiko loLondolozo lweeNkcukacha eziBalulekileyo e-Afrika – ukusingatha inkomfa efanelekileyo, ekumgangatho ophezulu,” utshilo uPhelisa Mangcu, obambeleyo. I-CEO ye-Johannesburg Tourism Company (JTC). Ngaphezu koko, kufanelekile ukuba njengenye yeeyunivesithi zethu ezibalaseleyo, iWits iza kubamba inkomfa ebaluleke ngolo hlobo kunyaka wayo wokubhiyozela iminyaka engama-90!”
“IJoburg izidla ngokuba lisango kunye nombindi kwilizwekazi lase-Afrika, kodwa okubaluleke ngakumbi – nokuhambelana neGDS 2040 yeSixeko – ngumba wokuququzelela nokuqhuba ukukhula koqoqosho nophuhliso. Siyazingca ngokumanyaniswa nomsitho wolu hlobo, onokuthi ube nefuthe elincomekayo hayi isixeko sethu kuphela, kodwa nelizwekazi liphela,” utshilo uMangcu, “Ngelixa sijonge phambili kwishishini elinzima lokusingatha lo msitho ngempumelelo, kananjalo siyalivuyela ithuba lokubonisa iJoburg njengesixeko esineentlobo ngeentlobo ngendlela emangalisayo, enezinto ezininzi ezinokubonelelwa ngabakhenkethi abanomdla kumanqanaba amaninzi awohlukeneyo.”
Njengenxalenye yenkxaso enikezelwe kule nkomfa, i-JTC iza kubonelela ngokhenketho lwesixeko kubafundi abaya kule nkomfa. “Nangona kubalulekile kuthi ukuba sithengise indawo esiya kuyo kubantu abaninzi abohlukeneyo ekujoliswe kubo, eli lithuba elibalaseleyo lokubonisa aba bafundi bandwendwelayo oko iGoli libonelela ngako ngokuphathelele kwindlela yokuphila namathuba emfundo. Amaziko ethu emfundo adlala indima ebalulekileyo ekongezeni ixabiso lesindululo sokhenketho lwasezidolophini saseJoburg. Abapheleli nje ekutsaleleni abafundi kwisixeko sethu, koko bakwancedisa ekwaziseni abantu ngeziqinisekiso zeJoburg ukuze isingathe iinkomfa zemfundo yamazwe ngamazwe ezibalulekileyo kunye neentlanganiso,” ucacise watsho uMangcu.
Ugqaliselo kuLuhlu lukaMongameli we-Afrika lowama-2012 “yi-Ajenda yaMandla yeNkulungwane yama-21 e-Afrika,” njengolandelelwano lwengxoxo yezamandla kunyaka ophelileyo eMauritius. Umba wamandla ngomnye wemingeni enzima e-Afrika, ethi xa ingasonjululwa, ibe namandla okumisa uphuhliso kumazwe angenempumelelo. Ukuba isonjululwe, inamandla okuqhubela phambili uphuhliso kwilizwekazi ukuya kumanqanaba angazange abonwe ngaphambili. Kulo nyaka i-African Presidential Roundtable iza kugxininisa kwindlela oorhulumente, amaziko kunye nabantu abanokuthi bancede ngayo ekusondezeni i-Afrika ekuphumezeni isisombululo kule ngxaki inzima.
Le ncoko yamazwekazi amaninzi ibandakanya ababesakuba ziintloko zamazwe ase-Afrika, oonozakuzaku, iinkokheli zeshishini, izidwangube zamanye amazwe, kunye nabafundi kunye namalungu e-faculty avela e-United States, eYurophu nase-Afrika. Kwiinkokheli zangaphambili zase-Afrika ezithathe umhlala-phantsi ngenkqubo yedemokhrasi, iZiko likaMongameli wase-Afrika lilindele ukuba ishumi elinesine labo liza kubakho kwi-Roundtable 2012.
IRhawuti, emelwe yiNkampani yezoKhenketho eRhawutini, ililungu le-International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP), umanyano olutsha lokuhamba kunye nomanyano lwezokhenketho lweendawo zehlabathi ezizinikele kwinkonzo esemgangathweni kunye nokukhula okuluhlaza. (www.tourismpartners.org).
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- We're proud to be associated with an event of this caliber, which has the potential to positively impact not only our city, but the entire continent,” said Mangcu, “While we look forward to the serious business of successfully hosting this event, we also relish the opportunity to showcase Joburg as a wonderfully diverse city, which has plenty on offer to interest travelers on many different levels.
- “Although it's important for us to market our destination to many different target audiences, this is a prime opportunity to expose these visiting students to what Joburg has to offer in terms of lifestyle and educational opportunities.
- Johannesburg, represented by the Johannesburg Tourism Company, is a member of the International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP), a new grassroots travel and tourism coalition of global destinations committed to quality service and green growth.
