Nigel Ncube, the Kariba Publicity Association Chairman, said that as no other operators flew regularly to Kariba, the tourists “will have to travel by road or charter a private plane”.
Solenta Aviation has also pulled routes to Bumi Hills, Victoria Falls, and Hwange. Rob Killick, Managing Director of Solenta Aviation, said the economic environment in Zimbabwe was to blame.
“The current political environment, coupled with the economic situation within the country, has not been conducive to our operations and has therefore left us with no option but to seek contracts elsewhere. After two years of operations in Zimbabwe, we had hoped there would be growth in the touristsector, but this has just not materialised,” Killick said.
It’s true that the politics in the country & the economic environment are not conducive for growth. Our appeal to ZANU PF has fallen on deaf ears over the last 10yrs or so. As long as only one person rules this country then there is only stagnation and people are more preoccupied with bringing food on the table with holidays being bottom of their priority lists
Rob Killick, of Solenta Aviation, said the economic environment in Zimbabwe was to blame?
Why must everyone blame everyone else? Since the days of Rhodesia passing the buck is such a recycled habit. Others blamed the war and quit. Now they blaming the economic situation and pulling out. Surely the fact that the world has buckled financially is not all Zimbabwe’s fault as well? A graduate of Yale, Karen Hudes, the economist and lawyer, was fired and lost her job early 2014, for blowing the whistle on Corruption, the real Big C inside the World Bank, that is destroying the world when we were warned that it would affect everyone but No! everyone who is affected in Zimbabwe blames everyone but the World Bank. Ever since the dam wall was built on the backs of the Batonga and Bemba fishermen of the Zambezi River, pushing wheelbarrows in 40 degrees heat, driving up to Kariba has always been part of the Great North Road Adventure. In 300 years time perhaps it won’t be, but until then embrace the warmth as you drive down from the Escarpment to sleep in clean sheets in a thatched lodge, listening to hippos and the cry of the fish eagle, and be grateful you can afford to do so while you are able. Such precious memories make you forget the rumours of the World Bank going bust which we thought would not affect us. But they have and there is only one thing to do and that is “Make-a-Plan”, or have you forgotten the mantra of the multitudes who have done it at least once in their life time. Now that you have land, grow food and export it for “Loadsa Money!” and solve our problems and that of the world that is starving to death.