I-Broad coalition ikhulisa umkhankaso ngokumelene nombukiso wezikhali waseLondon

ngu-Andrew Metheven, Septhemba 13, 2017, Ukuguquka Ukungaboni.

ELondon, izinkulungwane zababhikishi bezithatha izinyathelo eziqondile zokuvala umbukiso wezikhali omkhulukazi emhlabeni. I-Defence and Security Equipment International, noma i-DSEI, yavulwa ngoSepthemba 12, kodwa isikhungo sombukiso lapho ubanjelwe khona savinjwa kaningi phakathi nesonto ngaphambi kokuba uqale, njengoba izishoshovu zithathe izinyathelo zokuphazamisa amalungiselelo alo mbukiso. Bangaphezu kwekhulu abantu asebeboshiwe, phakathi amahemuhemu okuthi ukumiswa kwalo mbukiso kwakusemuva ngezinsuku. Lokhu kuphawula ukwanda okukhulu kwezenzo eminyakeni edlule.

Kubukeka sengathi ukuqina kokumelana nesonto eledlule kukhungathe amaphoyisa nabahleli balo mcimbi, kanjalo nobuqambi nokuzimisela kwenqwaba yamaqembu abebambe iqhaza kule mibhikisho. Usuku ngalunye lwaluhlelwe ngamaqembu ahlukene akha i- Misa i-Arms Fair ukubambisana ukuze babavumele ukuthi bahlele izenzo zabo kanye nabantu abanomqondo ofanayo abanokukhathazeka okufanayo. Izindikimba ezahlukahlukene zazihlanganisa ubumbano lwasePalestine, Akukho Ukukholwa Empini, Cha ku-Nuclear kanye ne-Arms to Renewables, kanye nobumbano ngale kwemingcele. Kuphinde kwaba nengqungquthela yezemfundo emasangweni, nesemina yoMkhosi Wokuphikisa kanye ne-War Stops Here ngempelasonto.

Le ndlela yokwenza ivumele amaqembu nemikhankaso engakaze isebenze ndawonye ukuthi ithole isizathu esivamile sokumelana nokungenzeleli. Labo ababefuna ukugxila esenzweni sabo esithile bakwazi ukwenza kanjalo, beqiniseka ukuthi amandla amaningi ayengena kwezinye izinsuku zokumelana. Kuphinde kwavumela abantu abasha embuthweni ukuthi bathole iqembu labantu abazizwa bekhululekile ukuthatha isinyathelo eceleni. Njengoba ubuso obusha buhileleka emkhankasweni, umuzwa "wempendulo enhle" ukhulile, njengoba amandla afakwa esenzweni esisodwa abuyela emuva emsebenzini wabanye abaningi.

Ukuba nenqwaba yabahlanganyeli abahlukahlukene kuholele ezenzweni eziningi zobuciko nezihlekisayo, okuhlanganisa "izigilamkhuba ezivelele zikhetha izikhali" - isikhungo sombukiso lapho i-DSEI ibanjelwa khona futhi sinemihlangano evamile ye-sci-fi - ne-Dalek evela. "Ubani udokotela" ukukhumbuza abantu ngamalungelo abo asemthethweni ngaphambi kokuboshwa. Kuphinde kwaba nezimo eziningi zamaqembu asebenzisanayo asebenza ndawonye ngempumelelo ukuze abeke izithiyo eziphazamisayo. Isibonelo, njengoba isikhiya sagcina sisusiwe emgwaqeni ithimba lamaphoyisa elisikayo ngesikhathi sokuvinjwa okwakuhlelwe amaqembu ezenkolo, abanye baxoshwa ebhulohweni eliseduze ukuze bavale omunye umgwaqo.

I-DSEI yenzeka ezikhumulweni zemikhumbi zaseLondon njalo eminyakeni emibili. Izinkampani ezingaphezu kwe-1,500 ziyabamba iqhaza, zikhombisa izikhali zempi kubantu abangaphezu kuka-30,000, okuhlanganisa nezithunywa zezempi ezivela emazweni anamarekhodi ashaqisayo amalungelo abantu kanye namazwe asempini. Izimpahla nezikhali ezingekho emthethweni kuhlale kutholakala ukuthi zidayiswa e-DSEI, okuhlanganisa nemishini yokuhlukumeza kanye nezibhamu ezihlangene. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela, nokho, ukuthi labo abahlela ngokumelene ne-DSEI abafuni nje umbukiso wezikhali ohlanzekile, osemthethweni noma ohlanzekile, bafuna ukukumisa ngokuphelele ukubonisana kwezikhali. I-DSEI ihlelwa yinkampani ezimele ebizwa ngokuthi i-Clarion Events, ngokwesekwa ngokugcwele nguhulumeni waseBrithani, edlulisa izimemo ezisemthethweni kuzithunywa zezempi emhlabeni jikelele.

Ukumelana nemibukiso yezikhali efana ne-DSEI kubalulekile, ngoba ingenye yezibonakaliso ezicacile, ezicacile zokuhweba ngezikhali; abathengisi bezikhali bangempela bamaketha amathuluzi empi abawakha emabuthweni afuna ubuchwepheshe bamuva. Kakade kulo nyaka, kunemibukiso yezikhali Spain, Canada, Israel kanye Czech Republic babhekane nezinyathelo eziqondile ezivela kubakhankasi bendawo, nge-ADEX yaseSeoul kanye ne-Bogota's ExpoDefensa okufanele yenzeke ezinyangeni ezizayo.

Imboni yezikhali - njengazo zonke izimboni - ithembele kulayisensi yezenhlalo ukuze isebenze, okusho ukuthi kanye nokwamukela ukusekelwa okusemthethweni okusemthethweni nayo idinga ukwesekwa ngumphakathi obanzi. Le layisensi yezenhlalo ivumela imboni yezikhali ukuthi izisonge ngengubo esemthethweni, futhi ukumelana nokuhweba ngezikhali noma kuphi lapho kuvela khona kuyindlela eyodwa ecacile yokubekela le layisensi yezenhlalo inselelo.

Okwamanje, imboni yezikhali icabanga ukuthi imisebenzi yayo cishe isemthethweni, kodwa lokho kungenxa yokuthi abantu abaningi abavamile, uma kwenzeka, bacabange ngobukhona bayo noma ukuthi isebenza kanjani. Ukuthatha isinyathelo esiqondile ngokumelene nemicimbi efana ne-DSEI kusivumela ukuthi "sikhombe ngomunwe" futhi sidonse ukunaka ekuhwebeni okubanzi kwezikhali, sibuze ukufaneleka kwakho, kuyilapho futhi kuphazamisa ngokuqondile amandla ako okusebenza. Emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale umbukiso osanda kukhethwa njengomeya waseLondon, uSadiq Khan, wathi ufuna ukubona iDSEI ivaliwe, kodwa wayengenawo amandla okuwumisa.

Imicimbi emikhulu efana ne-DSEI ingaba nzima uma kuqhathaniswa ukuyiphazamisa ngendlela enkulu. Lesi esinye sezizathu ezenza ukuthi kuqondiswe amalungiselelo ombukiso wezikhali, okuyisu elisha uma kuqhathaniswa. Umfelandawonye uphinde wagxilisa amandla awo kuleso siteji ngo-2015, okokugcina kubanjelwa umbukiso wezikhali, nabahleli. wabona ikhono. Isixhumanisi esintekenteke somcimbi siwuhlelo oluyinkimbinkimbi lokusimisa kwasekuqaleni, futhi amandla anikezwa yilokhu emkhankasweni wesenzo esiqondile kanye nokungalaleli komphakathi acacile. Ukungangeneki okusobala kwemboni eyinkimbinkimbi kanjalo nenezinsizakusebenza ezinhle kungazelelwe kubukeka kuntengantenga kakhulu njengoba izishoshovu zibeka imizimba yazo endleleni, zikhumbula amabhuloho, futhi zisebenzisa izingidi ukuxhumanisa ukuvinjwa kwamaloli athwala impahla.

Njengoba abathengisi bezikhali nabameleli bezempi bethenga izikhali ezinsukwini ezintathu ezizayo e-DSEI, imilindelo nezenzo cishe zizoqhubeka, futhi isonto lonke umbukiso wobuciko obunamandla obizwa ngokuthi. Art the Arms Fair izokwenzeka eduze nendawo. Kunomqondo wangempela phakathi kwabahleli wokuthi kwakhiwa umnyakazo onamandla, osebenzayo ozokwazi ukuqhubeka nokukhombisa ukumelana ngempumelelo ne-DSEI eminyakeni ezayo.