- Idilesi: Omusati, Namibie, Angola
- Ubukhulu: 124 m
- Ububanzi: 695 m
Kwintshona-ntshona-ntshona yeAfrika kwimlambo yaseCanene ikhona impompozi yamanzi yaseRuacan, ebizwa ngokuba yingcebo yeNamibia eyomileyo. Akusiyo kuphela umhlobiso walo mmandla, kodwa kwakhona ngumthombo oyintloko wamanzi, obangela ukuba ubukho bawo bube nobungozi kumhlaba wase-Afrika.
IJografi yeRipac Falls
Indawo ebonakalayo yendalo yindawo entlango, malunga neekhilomitha eli-1 ukusuka kwisitya esitsha esisemfuleni iKunene. Kuzo zonke iingcambu zamanzi zaseRuacan zizungezwe izityalo ze-shrub, ezithande kakhulu kwi-savannah yase-Afrika. Kwiikhilomitha eziyi-17 ukusuka kuyo ikhona kwisixeko esingaziwayo, esingafikeleleka kuphela kumlambo.
I-Ruacana yintlambo enkulu kunazo zonke ezinamandla kulo lonke elase-Afrika. Ngamanzi apheleleyo, ububanzi bomlambo iKunene apha bufikelela kumitha engama-695, kunye namanzi amanzi amakhulu - awela phantsi ubude be-124 m.
Ukusetyenziswa kweNtaba yaseRuacana
Ummangaliso wokumangalisa wemvelo uphakathi kwe-oasis. Kwiindawo ezisemaphandleni aseRacacana eNamibia, abantu baseHimba abahlala phantsi behlala iminyaka emininzi. Inani lendabuko lihlala ligcina indlela yobomi bookhokho babo. Nabo amakhaya abo awakhayo kwi-teknoloji yexesha elidala, xa isakhiwo sokhuni sendlu sinqunywe ngumxube onomnquba womquba kunye nodongwe. Abantu baseHimba bahlala ngokwahlukileyo kwaye abasebenzisi izibonelelo zentlalo, bakhetha ukubandakanya ukuzaliswa kweenkomo zemveli.
Ulimo akuyona yodwa imisebenzi eyenziwa kwindawo yeRipac Falls. Ukuphakama ngokukhawuleza kumlambo yidamu le-hydroelectric, ngenxa yokuba ngexesha lesomiso imvula yamanzi igqityiwe. Injongo ephambili ye-HPP ayikho kuphela isizukulwana sombane. Inika abahlali base-Angola kunye nenyakatho yeNamibia ngamanzi afunekayo ukunkcenkceshela amasimi ezolimo.
Izinto zo khenketho
Isikhululo samandla esiphezulu samanzi kufuphi ne-waterfall yaseRukana kaninzi kubangela ukungqubuzana kwezopolitiko. Ngowe-1988, xa kwakukho imfazwe yoluntu kweli lizwe, idama nezixhobo ze-HPP zendawo zavuthwa ngabavukeli.
Ukutyelela impompo yaseRuacan eNamibia ilandela ukuze:
- xabisa amandla kunye nobuhle bale nto ebonakalayo yendalo;
- ukuqhelana nenkcubeko yokuqala kunye nendlela yokuphila yabantu baseHimba;
- Ukufunda iiflethi kunye nezilwanyana, ezidumileyo kule nxalenye ye-African savannah.
Ukuya emanzini yamanzi kufuneka kube kwixesha eliphakamileyo lamanzi, oko kukuthi, ngexesha lokusukela ngoJanuwari ukuya kuMatshi. Ngo-Apreli, kuza isomiso, ngenxa yokuba umbhede womlambo waseNunene umile, kwaye ukusuka kwingxangxasi yaseRuakana kukho imilambo embalwa ehlukeneyo.
Indlela yokufikelela kwiRipac Falls?
Ukuze ucinge ngobuhle bale nto yendalo, kufuneka uhambe enyakatho yelizwe. Impompo yaseRuacana isemngceleni waseNamibia ne-Angola ngo-635 km ukusuka Windhoek . Ukusuka kwi-capital, ungayifumana kuyo kuphela ngezothutho lomhlaba, ngeteksi okanye ngebhasi yokubona indawo. I-Windhoek neRuakana zixhunyaniswe neendlela B1 kunye neC35, izigaba zazo ziwela e-Angola. Ukuba uwalandela kwindlela esenyakatho-ntshona-ntshona, unokufumana kwindawo yamanzi yaseRuakana emva kweeyure ezingama-13 ukuya kwe-14.