{"id":50863,"date":"2023-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?guid=674aeee2fb7d0d333ac81172e037b949"},"modified":"2023-05-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T00:00:00","slug":"religion-boosts-kariba-tourism-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/religion-boosts-kariba-tourism-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion boosts Kariba tourism sector"},"content":{"rendered":"
from ESTHER SHAVI in Kariba, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau KARIBA, (CAJ News) THE impact of religion on tourism has been felt in Kariba where thousands of women from the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church gathered in the northern town for their conference.More than 4 000 women congregated at Nyamhunga Primary school in Kariba from Thursday until Sunday.<\/P>
Officials in the sector confirmed all local lodges were booked, forcing some delegates to seek accommodation in the suburbs. Some had camping tents at the venue.<\/P>
“This is our first conference in Kariba. We have been all over the country previously,” Chipo Mhandu, who holds the position of director of Women’s Ministries, said.<\/P>
“Our mandate is to preach and help the community. We want to empower each other as women.<\/P>
We are receiving world class hospitality that is from security, accommodation and business people.”Since the festive season ended, business in Kariba had dropped, hence the SDA’s women conference was a boost.<\/P>
Local entrepreneurs, including the fisheries sector, also recorded an increase in businesss.”They have boosted our business,” said city father, Roses Madyira.<\/P>
“Kariba will no longer be the same. It is going to be marketed broadly since these women came from various parts of the country,” he added.<\/P>
Maureen Ngwenya, a member of the SDA, expressed excitement at the beauty of Kariba.”I am very happy to be here.<\/P>
The view is amazing. Kariba is blessed,” Ngwenya said.<\/P>
The main attraction locally is the Lake Kariba, the planet’s largest man-made dam with a length of 220 kilometres and 40km wide, in the River Zambezi, between Zambia and Zimbabwe.It is also the world’s largest water reservoir by volume.<\/P>
Kariba offers spectacular views, unique sunsets, great fishing, boating opportunities, water sports and wildlife on the shoreline.The dam wall is an architecture masterpiece, measuring 128 metres tall and 579m long.<\/P>
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Source: CAJ News Agency<\/P>
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