2015 TOURISM INDABA AGAINST THE XENOPHOBIA ATTACKS

Key tourism and hospitality industry role-players from the KwaZulu-Natal government, Tourism KZN, Durban Tourism to the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa, have all said in unison that the tourism indaba 2015 would be the ideal symposium to project the city of Durban positively to the outside world, and also do away with all the negative perceptions and bad publicity that engulfed the eThekwini municipality recently.

The four-day trade and travel showpiece taking place at the Durban International Convention Centre comes on the backdrop of the xenophobia attacks against foreign nationals that had started as a labour dispute at one Isiphingo retailer on the Durban South Basin, quickly spread across the wider Durban surrounding townships, and later reported to have mushroomed as far as in Pietermaritzburg, the capital city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

Despite the swift response by the provincial government and eThekwini municipality leadership to provide safety tents to shelter the many displaced foreign national communities, but the South African Police Services (SAPS) figure of casualities (3 South Africans and 4 foreign nationals) killed in the provinces of KZN and Gauteng has cast asperations on visitor's safety whilst touring the coastal city.

The domino effect of the xenophobia attacks had resulted to certain countries, such as Mozambique, resolving to boycot and cancel their participation to the Indaba 2015 Trade Show.
A Mozambiquan citizen, Emmanuel Josias Sithole, who was attacked, robbed and killed was beamed worldwide through the electronic media as three thugs pounced on him in broad daylight somewhere within the Alexandra Township, Gauteng.

Despite the bad image that was created by the so-called Afrophobia, as some media prefer to call it, Durban Tourism head, Phillip Sithole, sounded positive about the safety and the increased percentage of visitors, exhibitors and the estimated revenue that would accrue to the Durban hospitality industry coffers.
"We expect as many as over 9 000 visitors in Durban attending the Tourism Indaba. The 2015 tradeshow is the ideal, perfect opportunity for the city to restore our image to the international community.
The trade show would create no less than 500 job opportunities to our residents, and the city of Durban stands to gain an estimated R 144 million over the weekend.
Security personnel has been beefed up by the municipality's Metro Police and they are working closely with the SAPS counterparts to eliminate any threat because we dismiss and condone the recent senseless attacks of our fellow foreign brothers and sisters," said Sithole.

Tourism KZN CEO, Ndabo Khoza, pronounced that Durban and the wider Kingdom of the Zulu
(as the provincial landscape was rebranded by the tourist authority agency) would continue to defy all the bad things reported recently and become the gateway of leisure for the international and continent's visitor to our shores as residents of this province were hospitable and are caregivers, too.

Addressing the tourist industry CEO's Breakfast on Saturday, KZN MEC for Economic Development and Tourism, Michael Mabuyakhulu, sounded upbeat about the Tourism Indaba but dismissed the recent spate of attacks to the foreign nationals.

However, he made an observation that the country's, provincial and municipal leadership are working closely with the business, interfaith and civil society formations, had all pledged to do their optimum best to eradicate any manifestations of discrimination against any other citizen living within the borders of South Africa, and Durban, in particular.

Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa publicity chief, Charles Preece, concured with the local tourist authority leadership by saying that the 2015 Tourist Indaba could not have at a much more opportune time.
"Despite some of our member countries having cancelled participation at this year's trade and travel show, we strongly believe Indaba 2015 will be a giant step to resore our partnership in Durban.
Let us exhibit to everyone, at home and abroad that we are one big family and nothing will ever truimph in dividing us," he said.
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SIFO SINI LESI ESIQEDA AMADODA KANGAKA LAPHA eMZANSI?

KUSHUBILE, kunzima futhi sekuxega amadolo ngoba iningi lamadoda likhungathekile ngenxa yokudlula emhlabeni kontanga zabo ngesifo noma ngohlobo lwezifo esezingumashayabhuqe kungazelelwe kosaziwayo ebekade beyimiqemane.

Izwe lonke laseNingizimu Afrika lisaphithene amakhanda ukuthi kanti ngempela kuhlaseleni kwabangamadoda aseminyakeni ephakathi (middle-aged men) abavelele emikhakheni abasebenzela kuyo, njengoba sebefa ubuthaphuthaphu nje.

Isibonakaliso, esikhathini esingatheni lelizwe selishiywe ngokukhulu ukuzuma ngabo mnumzane Vuyo Mbuli, eneminyaka engamashumi amane nesithupha (46 years) intandokazi yomsakazo wanaBonwakude (SABC 2 Morning Live) okubikwe ukuthi wakhala ngobunzima bokuphefumula wase endela koyise emkhulu, ezijabulela nendodana beyobukela umdlalo webhola lombhoxo.

Esikhathini esingengakanani, ngoba nesikhala sakhe asikavalwa emsebenzini, nakhu futhi lesifo thizeni sesiphinda sinyonyobela saze sayojuqa ingcweti yenxele kwezebhola elazalelwa eAlex Township, umnumzane Isaac 'Shakes' Kungoane.

Kuqhubeka imidlalo yebhola lomhlaba kumanje eBrazil, iningi labathandi bebhola basakhihla esikaNandi, ngoba ubumnandi nohleko obeluhambisa nokuhlaziya ibhola kuloMbhemu owayelihlikihla kwiKaizer Chiefs FC asikazukushesha silibaleke.

Hayibo, bantu besilisa kanti kufanele kuhe kugadle kubani lokukufa osedlangile kangaka kubantu abaziwayo futhi abavelele emisebenzini abayenzelaumphakathi?

Labanomunzane esdngibabale ngasenhla, bebezisebenzela kahle futhi bengamadoda asemancane anemizi yawo. Ngokusobala kuyakhombisa ukuthi cishe bebenalo uhlelo olukhokhelwayo lokuzibhekelela ngezimpilo zabo, phecelezi, medical aid scheme, kepha bavele bazunywa ngukufa kungalundelekile.

Umbuzo-ngqangi, ngothi ngempela ngempela kwenzeka kanjani nani ukuba kuvele kubenesifo noma izifo esezukwazi kangaka ukucasha emzimbeni wezihlabani, sonke sithi siyezwa kodwa libe selidume ledlula nazo na?

Ngaphambi kokungena ngigxile ngalempicabadala yezifo ezimanyaniswa nenhliziyo, uMzansi usalila ngenkebenkebe yesilonda esivuleke ngesonto eliphelile sekuphinda kwedlula ngokuzuma kwesinye isihlabani kwezokusakaza, umnumzane Edward Makhosonke Zondi, eneminyaka engu 47, obesebenzela isiteshi sakwa Metro FM.

Okusethuse sonke, futhi kwabanzima ukuzamukela lezindaba ngoSuku lweNtsha (June 16) kwabe kungukwazi ukuthi kusa ngoMsombuluko nje, besikade iningi lethu limlalele esohlelweni lwakhe lwangamaSonto, kusukela ngehora lesithathu kuya kwelesithupha ngayizolo ntambama.

Naye uNondaba,wakoGagashe kubikwa ukuthi wakhala ngobuhlungu besesifubeni bathi bamphuthumisa esibhedlela kanti usezovela aphelele endleni.

Bafundi, masikhumbuzane ukuthi lokukudlula emhlabeni kosaziwayo bethu akuseyona into entsha, kodwa nje seyikujwayele ukushaya uohindelela ngisho kuso lesiFundazwe sikaMthaniya, kepha thina sonke esingamadoda siziqhubekele nje nezimpilo zethu kube sengathi akonakele lutho.

Iningi lenu lizakukhumbula ukuthi kunesikhathi lapho kuvele kwahlwa emini nje, lapho kudlula ngokuzuma inxele lakwaDabhasi, kwaNongoma, uMfokaMgquzula, uMfaz'omnyama Khumalo, ngesikhathi lapho wayebonakala ewubambe ngazozombili umsebenzi wakhe ngoku"taxa"intambo yesiginci kuMaskandi.

Nisakhumbula nje ukuthi isikhondlakhondla sekilabhu yebhola kulesifundazwe, uMandlakazi, uSuthu olumabhesh'ankone nalo luke lwahlaselwa ngukushonelwa uzingwazi jwezikanobhutshuzwayo mahlayeni, mahlayeni nje.
Zingu 12 September 2008, kwabikwa ngokushona ngokuzuma lapho kuhlala khona abadlali kukaSiyabonga 'Bennie' Mkhwanazi, owayengomunye wabaqlbeli magoli wangempela kulekilabhu
Kungakapholi lawomanxeba ngoNdonga, uSuthu luphinde lwagqemeka omunye umvimbi lapho umdondoshiya wensizwa yakoMenziwa, uBafo 'King' Buyela, naye edlula emhlabeni kungazange kusabikwa ukuthi kwenbulwa kwembeswa.

Ngempela ngempela, kanti ngubani osaphephile kulelizwe nalezifo esezibonakala zigadla ngokuzwela kubantu abayimiqemane futhi abazisebenzels kahle na?

Nokho-ke, oyisikhulu esiphezulu (CEO) yakwaSouth African Heart and Stroke Foundation, uDokotela (Dr) Vash Mungai-Singh, uyichaza ksnje lempicabadala yezifo zanamuhla.
"Iningi labantu abansundu abasebenzayo namaphumelelayo kwiüikhskha abakuyo, banakho nje ukungaqikeleli ngezimpilo zabo. Lokhu kunganaki ngokuzibhekelela ngezimpilo nokuphila kwabo kugcina kunomthelela ongemuhle empilweni.
Siyawanxusa amadoda asemaphakathi ngeminyaka (above 40 years) ukuba bakalubhekisise uhlobo lokudla abakudlayo, ngoba kungaba yimbangela yokungenwa uhlobo lwezifo thizeni kodwa ebezingavikeleka." kuchaza Mungai-Singh.

Ngokwesilungu lezizifo sizibiza, phecelezi, "sedentary lifestyle" noma ungasibiza ngokuvilapha lapho amadoda azimele kahle engajwazisi ukuzinsjekela.

Bozakwethu, nam ngingowaseMaqadini, ngiyaphonsa esivivaneni ngokunxusa iZintanga-zethu, ngokuba masiwunakekele imizimba yethu ngokuzijwayeza ukuya ejimini, ukuphuza ingilazi yewayini elibomvu noma kathathu esontweni, kanye-ke (nakube kungaphoqwe muntu) ukuba indoda nendoda keyiphume iye kocinga ibuye neJongosi elingangabazukulu bayo, ukuze igazi nomjuluko kuhlale kugijima emzimbeni.

                 NKONZWENHLE MQADI is a Durban-based Feature Writer

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ABAMAZIYO BATHI, "UNGEKWAZI UKUMZIBA U'BHEKI CELE NGESIPHIWO SAKHE."

BEKUNGESIKHATHI esingakanani nje, lapho iningi lezakhamuzi zakulelizwe bese zimhleba zithi sekuphelile ngobuholi balowo owayekade enguMkhuzi wamaPhoyisa kwelaseNingizimu Afrika.e

Kepha-ke, labo akhula kanye nabo endaweni yaseNgcotsheni, Fairview Mission, eMzumbe, ngaphansi koMkhandlu kaMasipala woGu, bavele bathi soze' "kuphele kalula kangaka ngo'S'bheka, uNoNkemba, siphethe iSiqwayi noBhoko" besho bemhaya ngezobusha esaliBhungu endaweni yangakubo.

Nakube mina ngize ngaqala ukumazi nokusondelana naye, esevele etohoza ekuqaleni kweminyaka yangawo'1980, esebenzela esibhedlela saseASSISI Mission Hospital, nokho nami wangihlaba umxhwele ngokukhalipha, nakube wayesethe ukuba mdala ngeminyaka kunami.

Kodwa-ke,ingqikithi yokubhala kwami namuhla kungukubuka amagalelo uNdosi asebe nawo ekukhuliseni intando yeningi kulelizwe, kuhlanganisa nokuzinikela ngokungachezuki emigomweni yeqembu ayilunga nakholelwa kwinkambiso nezinjongo zalo.

Esanda kukhonjwa indlela nguMongameli weZwe, njengoKhomishana wamaPhoyisa kulelizwe, ngiyamkhumbula uCele eziphendulela kwimithombo yabezindaba ngokuthi; "Selokhu ngawujoyina lombutho kaKhongolose, angikaze nangelilodwa ilanga kengifake isicelo somsebenzi kulona. Bekuhlale kuba nguwo uANC obuzibonela indlela enguwusebenzela ngayo, bese kuba nguwo ongithumelayo lapho ubona ukuthi ngikufanele ukuyowusebenzela khona. Kuliqiniso ukuthi ngisazihlalele ekhaya ngingenamsebenzi, kodwa-ke, ngisazoqhubeka nokuwusebenzela umbutho engisakholelwa kuwona," ngimcaphuna njengoba awaphimisa lamagama uS'bheka.

Nakube kwayiwa engqungqutheleni yamaShumi amaHlanu naNtathu (53rd conference) tyeQembu likaKhongolose, kusekusha ukukhonjwa indlela kwakhe ekuholeni lomnyango kaHulumeni, kepha izithunywa ezazihambele leNkomfa zakhombisa ukumethemba njengomholi ezingeni likaZwelonke.

Imiphumela yokhetho lwezikhundla eziphezulu zeqembu zamvuna ngoba wathola imiphumela ehlabahlosile futhi wangena egijima ngokuba ilungu lesigungu esiphezulu seqembu (Natetional Executive Committeee/ NEC).

Sizokhumbula futhi sonke, ukuthi kungekudala kulesifundazwe, ngesikhathi ezingeni likaHulumeni wesiFundazwe saKwaZulu-Natal kwenziwa izinguquko, igama likamnumzane Bheki Cele liphinde lasabala kwimithombo yabezindaba njengelinye ebekungathekiswa nobengathola ithuba lokuphinde aqokelwe ukuba nguMphathiswa. Nokho-ke sekungumlando ukuthi akusakwenzekanga njengezifiso zeningi lezakhamuzi.

Ngiqhakambisa lendathane yothando ngoBheki Cele esibonakala ngokwethenjwa yizakhamuzi kuye cishe okuhlanganisa zonke izakhamuzi zakulesifundazwe.

Lapha ngingabala ukusebenza ngokuzikhandla kwakhe ekunqandeni ubugebengu njengelungu leDurban North Community Policing Forum, abalandeli namalungu eANC Youth League eNyevesi yaKwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), indlela amukelwa ngayo emngcwabeni walowo owabe eyisikhulu samaTekisi, eNanda muva-nje, kanye nezindimbane zabalandeli beqembu likaKhongolose ebezihambele i"SIYANQOBA ANC RALLY" KwaNongoma ngeledlule.

Kade ngizama ukuhosha umoya kwabahola uKhongolose kulesifundazwe ngalo"Zamlandela onguNdosi' kamuva nje kuzozonke izigaba namazinga emiphazkathi esiyakhele, akubanga khona ozimisele ngokuphuma nezwi eliyikho nelibambekayo ngekusasa likaMfaka'Magaye.

Kepha, ingxoxo engake ngaba nayo eminyakeni edlule nalabo ayeqale naye esikoleni emazingeni aphansi (kwafestiye kuze kube kuStd 2) eMagog Primary School, okungulowo owake waba liSekela-Ngqogqoshe wezokuVikela (Deputy Minister of Defence) kulelizwe, uNkosikazi Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, bekanye nalowo oyiSikhulu eMnyangweni wezeNhlakahle neziMpesheni kulesiFundazwe (Dept of Social Development & Welfare) uDokotela Langalibalele Mqadi, bakubeka ngokusobala ukuthi, "UNonkemba uyindoda ekhule yaziwa ukuthi iyaphikelela futhi ayisona nje isahluleki. Futhi uma ephinda enikezwa amathuba okuhola usazozibonalisa ngokwedlulele. Buza noma ngubani kulesifundazwe ukuthi izinga lobugengu obuhleliwe baba kuliphi izinga ngesikhathi esazibambele yena mathupha kulomnyango."

Kungalokho ngikusho kugcwale umlomo ukuthi lesifundaze sakwelika'Mthaniya, kanye nalolonke izwe laseMzansi, lisazoyihuba kabusha ingomaz ethi, "loMagaye waseMzumbe ufana ncamshi neDangabane."

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KUSOBALA UKUTHI SONKE SIKE "SIDIKHEYE" NJE KUNGONAKELE LUTHO

KANGIKHOLWANGA kulelisonto lapho ngithola umyalezo kumakhalekhukhwini wami uphuma kwelethembekile futhi elizisebenzela kahle ngokwemfundo yalo iJongosi.

"Kungabe kuliqiniso yini ukuthi nangalonyaka iDurban July Handicap izokubanjelwa lapha eThekwini na?
Uma kunjalo, ngicela ungizamele amathikithi okuhlala etendeni elibizayo ngoba ukuqhetha nomtakabani." kufundeka umyalezo.

Nakube kwiningi labafundi lokhu kungezwakala kuyinkulumo engatheni phakathi kwabangani, kepha uma usuyihlayizisisa uyabona ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi uma ukhuluma noma wenza izinto kungase kuqhamuke incazelo.M
Mhlampe esingeyikona neze lokho obukuhlosile phambi kwamehlo omphakathi noma sikuveze ngokwehlukile kulokho oyikho noma okholelwa kukho.

Engiqonde ukukuveza lapha ngukuthi kuneningi labantu abasezikhundleni ezibalulekile futhi nabayizibonelo, kodwa abavele bakhulume nje noma benze izinto ngokukhulu unganaki. bese ziba nomthelela ongaseyukuba muhle emehlweni eningi lezakhamuzi.

Okubuhlungu ezinye zalezizinto zibaphendula iziduphunga zangoqobo emehlweni omphakathi ngakho belu ukungaqikeleli.

Kwesinye isikhathi baphenduka izilima ngendlela yokuthi uvele ungazi nokuthi ungazichazela uthini izingane uma zifuna incazelo ngezisuke zikubona kumabonwakude okanye zikufunda kumaphephandaba.

Nokho-ke, abezempilo bayakwazi ukuthi kunohlobo lwabantu okuvele nje esithubeni kungenzeke lutho olutheni bavele benze nje izinto thizeni, okuvele kuhlwe emini ukuthi ungachaza uthi yintoni kabani makutheni futhi eyake yenziwa ngubani kutheni phambilini?

Okuseyindida nanamuhla koSompilo ngukuthi umuntu nomuntu osuke esegila leziga usuke emehlweni omphakathi eziphilela kahle ngokomqondo, kodwa-ke, gwiqiqi avele enze okuyimpicabadala.

Isichazamazwa, i"Oxford Dictionary" ikuchaza lokhu ngokuthi, phecelezi, "schizophrenia".

Kuthiwa abavame ukuphathwa ilesisifo babonakala emehlweni omphakathi beziphilela nje, futhi bengakhombisi zimpawu zokubuye babe nobuzim-zim.

Isibonakaliso nje, singayichaza  siyithini indaba kalothisha ("educator") okwabikwa ukuthi ulilunga lenhlangano yami iSADTU?

Imithombo yabezindaba yamkhombisa lapho ozakwethu bemasha behambisa izimfuno zabasebenzi ezabe zizwakala ngempela ngodaba lokusingathwa kwemihlomulo yabothisha ababuye baqashelwe ukumaka amaphepha okuhlolwa abafundi akade besuke sebebhale kaMatekuletsheni.
Ilo´Mdikheyi' engiwuqhakambisayo, lapho umabonwakude wasinekela isithombe sesifundiswa sika   "Thisha" endaweni evulelekile yomphakathi esechome othini isikhindi sangaphansi sabantu besifazane.

Nakube sesike sababona nosayizi abehlukene  bamaBlomasi ehlukene, kepha esakukhonjiswa ngaleliyalanga kuyadumaza.

Phela sakhonjiswa indalakaxa yeDilozi, engangingakaze ngilibone ngisho kwelasemaJuteni, eselibhalile ukuthi noma engathekisa ngokuthi ngelika "Min Angie Motshekga".

Bafundi, angisho ukuthi ngithini, kepha sengishilo ukuthi cishe sonke siyavumelana ukuthi leliya thishela kukhon umzuzwana wesifo thizeni owabe usihlasele ngaleya mini.
Ukuthi kwabe kuyisifo sini, angeke ngibe nolwazi olugcwele, kodwa-ke lakhombisa okukhulu ukusangana.

Futhi-ke, nginenkolelo yokuthi (mangizwakale kahle angithathi sinqumo ukuba wabe enza kahle noma cha) ischezophrenia ingaba nakho ukukwenzisa izinto ezinjeya ngokunganaki.

Mfundi nomfundi waleliphepha, nawe ngakini noma lapho usebenzela khona, mangingaphonsisi sewuke wahlangana nesimo or izimo lapho uke ubone umuntu ngakho belu ukunganaki evele enze okuyimpicabadala.

Sengiphetha nje, kungabe usekhona yini osengakwazi ukusinika incazelo egcwele noma ephikisanayo nokuthi lowo owayenguMkhuzi wamaPhoyisa, umnumzane Bheki Cele, akakaze futhi akukho nelilodwa iJaji eselake lamthola enamachaphazelo obugebengu ngokwenkohlakalo.

Kepha-ke, kubuhlungu ukuthi lomholi owabe ezinikele kangaka ekulwisaneni kanye nokuqeda ubugebengu kulelizwe namuhla usehlezi ekhaya, ngoba kukholakala ukuthi wenza izinto ngobudedengu.

Phela sitshelwa ukuthi uma sewubekwe njengoMphathiswa wezimali zabaKhokhi-Ntela kaHulumeni, ngaso sonke isikhathi uma uzosayina izizumbulu zeziZumbulu zemali kaHulumeni kufanele ucophelele ngokuphindiwe.

Kodwa-ke, nakube lingasavelanga lonke iqiniso njengoba linjalo ngalendaba yeziKhulu zamaPhoyisa ngamaBhilidi lawo ekwakuzoqashiselwana ngawo, kepha kuyavela ukuthi umnumzane Hamilton Hlela wambambisa uMfoka'Ndosi iqanda leNjelwane.
Wake wakuzwaphi nje ukusayina noma emphuthuma emsayinisa izigidigidi zezizumbulu ebhuthini yemoto.
Naye uNdosi ngakho belu ukunganaki wavele wenza izinto ngokungacopheleli.
Yiyo belu ischizophrenia.

INDABA TOURISM WAS THE ULTIMATE BUSINESS PLATFORM

TOURISM KwaZulu-Natal CEO, Ndabo Khoza has eloquently described the annual Indaba Trade Show held at thr Durban's International Convention Centre as the Africa's ultimate stakeholders platform to establish a sustainable business-to-business linkages.

Khoza shared his sentiments on the sidelines of the ICC on Friday afternoon, on the eve of the official start of the 11-14 May 2013 tourism and trade exhibition that showcases all the African offerings to the international business people and visitors.
This was the perfect opportunity for everyone in the tourism and hospitality industry to interact and forge sustainable business networks with the top international buyers, he noted.

"The Indaba Trade Show remains the ultimate and viable platform for everyone involved in the industry to experience how this Africa's most succesful trade exhibition has grown to become the major attraction to the international buyers of our Afrocentric products over the years.
It has created a sound footing for major business to business transactions as, we are told, many businesses concluded at our Indaba Show continue to strenghten the foothold of the KZN business operators", explained Khoza.

South African Tourism CEO Thulani Nzima also concurred with Tourism KZN Boss, and added that  this year's Indaba Trade Show has attracted over 13 000 visitors and that 1 300 exhibitors would showcase their products inside the ICC halls and at the adjecent Durban Exhibition Centre.

"The 2013 Indaba Trade Show would be officially opened by the Republic of South Africa's Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, on Saturday evening.
Thereafter, all our delegates, including exhibitors and the media personnel would be invited unto a Tourism Indaba festivities at the all-night beach party" Nzima said.

And, Durban Tourism CEO, Phillip Sithole, appplauded the pivotal role that was played by the ICC's annual hosting of the Indaba Trade Show to the municipality and to the tourism and hospitality industry stakeholders.
"We are projecting a staggering R 200 million spin-offs that would translate to our stakeholders after the four-day trade exhibition." observed Sithole.
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KZN BUSINESS HUB TO CEMENT BRICS ECONOMIC TIES AMONG ORDINARY PEOPLE

The provincial economics cluster have gone all out and left no stone unturned in making the 5th BRICS two-day Summit currently taking place at the Durban's International Convention Centre and the adjacent Exhibition Centre into a runaway success,that must also benefit the average businesspersons in South Africa.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development and Tourism, Mike Mabuyakhulu has launched what he calls the "vital linkage between the ordinary business community and our visiting delegates" and should help capacitate and empower them to foster and strenghten economic ties while the political leadership from the BRICS partner countries deliberate on new economic growth and trade development fraternal programmes.

Accompanied by the top brass from their provincial business entities, namely; Tourism KZN, Trade and Investment KZN, KZN Growth Fund, IThala Development Finance Corporation, Dube TradePort, Richards Bay Industrial Zone, Agri-Business Development Agency and  the Durban Industrial Promotion   Agency, Mabuyakhulu launched the KZN Business Hub at one of the leading beachfront hotels on Monday.

We want to, says Mabuyakhulu, put the message across to our visiting delegates that KZN business community and our citizens were made of the 'most powerful economic minds' and want to make the best outcomes out of the 5th Bricks Summit, as my department has taken note of what may hve gone horribly wrong with the previous BRICS meetings.

"As DEDT, we have literally studied the shortfalls of previous government platforms at the last two government platforms during the last past-immediate two BRICS conferences, and, we ain to meticulously plug the gaps.
By launching the KZN Business Hub, we want to reposition KZN as the epicentre of African economic growth and development.
For our business community and the ordinary citizenry were created the state of the art, convenient and a fully-equipped facility whereby they could network, foster and strengthen economic ties with their fellow BRICS nation states counterparts flowing from this pivotal symposium that aim to develop strong economic growth and development." says Mabuyakhulu.

Added, Mabuyakhulu, his government puts the citizens first. Hence, we have provided you with a facility that was fully laden with all the latest digital gadgets to access all the leading business networks around the world.
And we have also provided the BRICS delegates with access to the net. DEDT officials will be on standby to advise BRICS delegates with vital information and advices of the business opportunities that our province has to offer.
We want to forge strong and sustainable economic ties through the KZN Business Hub convergennce tools in order to deepen and fasttrack strong economic ties within the emerging new global political economy framework.

"We chose this theme because the latest developments within the global economic space have shown that Africa, and South Africa in particular, is not only the next frontier of growth but is destined to be the biggest economic storyline of our contemporary time.
KZN has positioned herself to leverage all these opportunies, and, what a better place than at a BRICS Meeting taking place in the ever-warm,coastal city of Durban." summed Mabuyakhulu.
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AKAGXOSHWA NGANI LO'MATHALE WASELIMPOPO NA?

IZAKHAMUZI zaseNingizimu neAfrika kazikholwanga ngonyaka ka1997 lapho owayengumongameli  wezwe, uNelson Rolihlahla Mandela, elitheza phezulu ngokugxosha uzakwabo kwezomzabalazo (futhi abekade bendonse naye udilika-jele eRobben Island) owabe enguNdunankule waseMpumalanga Kapa, uBba Raymond Mhlaba.

Nakuba isimo sezepolitiki ngaphakathi eqenjini elibusayo kulelizwe, uKhongolose, kanye nokuhlumelisa inkambiso yokubusa ngokwentando yeningi (constitutional democracy) kuleminyaka esesikuyo namuhla,  sengeyukuyifanisa ncamashi nokwakungunyaka wesithathu lelizwe lifumane uhulumeni wentando yeningi, kodwa-ke, uTta Madiba wakwazi ukuhola ngobuqotho nesibindi kwezepolitiki, phecelezi, "political will".

Njengomongameli wezwe okhethwe ngokwentando yeningi, ajkazange alokhu ebhala ecisha futhi ebukela abantu bakhe bebhubha ububha bamabomu eMpumalanga Kapa ngenxa yokwehluleka ukuhola ngokuyikho kukaNdunankule wesifundazwe.
Umongameli Mandela wavele wamkhomba indlela loyandunankulu kwangabi ndaba zalutho, futhi nokusebenza kwesifundazwe kwabuyela kuzinzo lokuphucula izimpilo zezakhamuzi ngokwamukelekiyo.\

Ngaphandle kokuvikela (engingenalungelo lokikwenza) uNgqogqoshe weMfundo yamazinga aphansi kuzwelonke, Nkosikazi Angie Motshekga, okunguye okufanele abhekane ngqo nalensumansumane yempicabadala yokungalethwa kwezincwadi zabafundi kwisifundazwe saseLimpopo, kufanele ibhekiswe ngqo emnyango kaNdunankulu Cassel Mathale.

Asikho nesincane isizathu sokulokhu siya ngapha nangapha -sifunisela ngabantu abanezinjongo ezimbi- kwezokuhola ngokwezinkambiso zikaKhongolose futhi okuyibo abadicilelele phansi imfundo yezingane zaseLimpopo.

UNdunankule wesifundazwe saseLimpopo, uMhlopniswa Cassel Mathale, wehlulekile, uyisahluleki futhi uyehluleka.

IInjumbane ngiyikhomba kuMathale nje, ngiyakuqonda kabanzi ukudunguzela kwesimo sezepolitiki kulesiyasifundazwe, kodwa-ke, siyizakhamuzi zakuleNingizimu neAfrika ekhululekile singekwazi ukubukela osopolitiki behudulela phansi ukusebenza ngokuzimisela kobuholi obuphezulu bukaKhongolose ngoba benezinhloso zabo ngalobuholi umasekubhekwe okhethweni lweqembu ngenyanga kaZibandlela kophezulu.

Sekuyabonakala manje ukuthi ngesikhathi uhulumeni kazwelonke uthatha isinqumo sokwengamela iminyango emihlanu kulesiyasifundazwe ngenyanga kaZibandlela 2011, kwakufanele ngesikhathi esebenzisa ngokweSigaba seKhulu -Section 100- soMthetho-Sisekelo wakulelizwe, ukuba uMongameli Zuma wavele wamkhomba indlela uNdunankulu Mathale, ukuzwe ukubuswa kwesifundazwe kubuyele kuzinzo olwamukelekiyo.

Ngokophenyo engilwenzile kuvela isithombe sokuthi ukuthengwa kwezincwadi ezizosebenza ekuqaleni konyaka olandelayo (January 2012) kwakufanele ukuba sekwenziwe kwaqedwa ngesikhathi uhulumeni kazwelonke ungenelela ekusingathweni kwenqwaba yeminyango (administration) kulesiyasifundazwe.

Ngezizathu ezaziwa nguye uMathale neKhabinethi yakhe -zingasabalwa-ke izinhlamba athukwa ngazo uMongameli wezwe kulesiyasifundazwe- lohulumeni oholwa nguMathale awukwazanga ukuhlinzekela izingane zakulesiyasifundazwe ngezinsiza zokuthula "Impilo engcono kuwonke wonke.
Esikuzwayo nje ngukuthi kulesiyasifundazwe kukwampunzi edla emini kwizikhulu ezisondelene noMathale uma sekuziwa ekuhlomuleni ngama"Tender kaHulumeni" kubobonke labo abaziwa ngokusonselanda naye.

Nxamalala, Msholozi, Mongameli owakhethwa ngokwentando yeningi yizakhamuzi zakulelizwe ekubuseni ngokungachemi nobuqoptho, sesifikile isikhathi sokuwudedela umpetshisi kulabo sopolitiki abahola ngokugigiyela ngaphansi kobuholi bukaKhongolose.