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.
Moifo wa Zimbabwe ho Seboka sa Pele se Tlwaelehileng sa Komiti e Ikgethileng ya Setekgeniki (STC) e Ikgethileng ya Dipalangwang, Dinaha tsa Dikontinente le Dinaha tse Kopanetsweng, Eneji le Bohahlaudi, e etelletsweng pele ke Motlatsi wa Letona la Indaseteri ya Bohahlaudi le Kamohelo ya Baeti, Mohl. Anastancia Ndhlovu (MP), o entse Zimbabwe motlotlo ka mora hore naha e ka Borwa ba Aforika e kgethelwe maemong a Motlatsi wa Modulasetulo ka ntsoe-leng. AU-STC e kopane ka la 17 Hlakubele 2017 Lome, Togo mme ya kgetha Ofisiri ho itshetlehile ka Molao wa 16 wa Melao ya Tsamaiso tlasa Khomishene ya Kopano ya Aforika ya Meralo ya Motheo le Matla.
Bureau e entsoe ka Molula-Setulo, Batlatsi ba Balula-Setulo ba 3, hammoho le Rapporteur. Zimbabwe e khethiloe e le Motlatsi oa Molula-setulo oa Bobeli, ea emetseng lekala la Bohahlauli le Afrika Boroa ho AU-STC bakeng sa lilemo tse peli tse tlang, ho fihlela 2. Litho tse ling tsa Bureau e tla kopana hang ka selemo ke Togo -Molula-setulo (ea emetseng lekala la Dipalangwang le lebatowa la Aforika Bophirima), Motlatsi wa Modulasetulo wa Pele wa Mauritania (ya emetseng lekala la Eneji le lebatowa la Aforika Leboya), Motlatsi wa Modulasetulo wa Ethiopia wa bo-2019 (ya emetseng lekala la Eneji le lebatowa la Aforika Botjhabela) le Congo -Rapporteur (ea emetseng Lekala la lipalangoang le sebaka sa Afrika Bohareng). Ofisi ena ke Setheo sa Phethahatso sa Matona a ikarabellang bakeng sa makala a Meralo ea Motheo, Eneji, Lipalangoang le Bohahlauli e filoeng mosebetsi oa ho fana ka karolo ea boetapele ba maano le bolebeli ho Mananeo a Mosebetsi a Khomishene ea Kopano ea Afrika mabapi le Meralo ea Motheo le Eneji, le Komiti e Ikemetseng ea Litsebi tsa Setsebi.
Kgetho ya Zimbabwe ho ba Ofising ya Khomishene ya Mokgatlo wa Dinaha tsa Afrika mabapi le Meralo ya Motheo le Eneji ha e fihle pele selemo se latela katleho e nngwe hape ya bodulasetulo ba Zimbabwe ba AU ke Motlotlehi Moporesidente, Cde RG Mugabe, ho tloha ka Pherekgong 2015 ho isa Pherekgong 2016. Likhethong tsena, Motlatsi oa Letona ea thabileng Mohlomphehi. Anastancia Ndhlovu o itse, "Likhetho tsena ke tumello le tumello ea mosebetsi o moholo o entsoeng ke mora e moholo oa Afrika, Motlotlehi, Moporesidente RG Mugabe, ha a ne a tsamaisa Seboka sa AU ho amoheloa ka mokhoa oa bohlokoa oa Lenaneo la 2063, le thehiloeng ho 2030. Lipheo tsa Nts'etsopele ea Moshoelella. Taba ena e monate haholo ebile e tiisa feela lefa la boetapele bo ke keng ba lekanngoa ba Motlotlehi, Mopresidente”.
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”.
Khetho e ntsoe-leng ea Zimbabwe ea ho etella pele Ofisi ea AU-STC sebakeng sa Bohahlauli e bile khahlano le semelo sa lipuisano tse nkileng nako e telele likopanong tsa STC tse ileng tsa bona Zimbabwe e nka bohato ba ho kenya letsoho le ho theha setsi sa bohahlauli Lenaneong la 2063 la AU. le meaho ea eona, ka ho latellana. Tlhahiso e ntlehali le tlhaloso ea lintlha tsena tsa leano ke Zimbabwe e ile ea fana ka phaello ha Khomishene ea Kopano ea Afrika e mabapi le Meralo ea Motheo le Matla e lumela ho theha Botsamaisi kapa Lekala la Bohahlauli ka har'a meaho ea Mokhatlo ka Tšitoe 2018, molemong oa ho fana ka ts'ehetso le khokahanyo ea maano. Mokgatlo wa Bohahlaudi wa Aforika o sisintsweng. Hajoale, ha ho boteng ba bohahlauli meahong eohle ea AUC, leha ho ketekoa lekala lena e le ketsahalo ea boraro ea moruo ka mor'a mafura le lik'hemik'hale lefatšeng ka bophara.
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.
