- Ikheli: Omusati, Namibie, Angola
- Ubude: 124 m
- Ububanzi: 695 m
Eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Afrika emfuleni i-Canene itholakala emanzini amakhulu aseRuacan, okuthiwa ingcebo yeNamibia eyomile. Akuyona nje umhlobiso walesi sifundazwe, kodwa futhi umthombo omkhulu wamanzi, okwesabisa ubukhona bawo emhlabathini wase-Afrika.
I-Geography ye-Ruacana Falls
Isayithi lemvelo eliyingqayizivele liphakathi nendawo egwadule, cishe i-1 km kusukela emgodini omkhulu ongasemfuleni iKunene. Kuzo zonke izinhlangothi imvula yamanzi yaseRuacan izungezwe izitshalo zezihlahla zesikhukhula, ezicebile kakhulu kwi-savanna yase-Afrika. E-17 km ukusuka kuyo itholakala edolobheni elingavamile, elingafinyelelwa kuphela ngokudlula umfula.
I-Ruacana iyimvula enkulu kakhulu kunawo wonke e-Afrika. Ngamanzi aphelele, ububanzi bomfula iKunene lapha bufinyelela kumamitha angu-695, namanzi amakhulu amanzi - awela phansi ubude buka 124m.
Ukusetshenziswa kweRipac Falls
Lesi simangaliso sokumangalisa semvelo sitholakala phakathi kwe-oasis. Esiqhingini semvula yamanzi e-Ruacana eNamibia, abantu baseHimba abahlala emadolobheni baye baphila amakhulu eminyaka. Lesi sizwe somdabu sisalokhu sigcina indlela yokuphila kokhokho babo. Ngisho nemakhaya abo abakwakhayo kwezobuchwepheshe obudala, lapho uhlaka lwokhuni lwendlu luhlanganiswa nengxube ejulile yomquba nobumba. Abantu baseHimba bahlala ngokwehlukana futhi basebenzisi izinzuzo zempucuko, bakhetha ukuhlanganyela ekuzaleni izinkomo zendabuko.
Ukulima akuyona kuphela imisebenzi eyenziwa endaweni yaseRuacana Falls. Okuhamba kancane emfuleni yi-dam hydroelectric, ngenxa yokuthi lapho isomiso imvula yamanzi cishe isomile ngokuphelele. Inhloso eyinhloko ye-HPP akuyona nje isizukulwane kagesi. Ihlinzeka izakhamuzi zaseNingizimu Afrika kanye nenyakatho yeNamibia ngenani lamanzi adingekayo ukunisela amasimu ezolimo.
Izici zezokuvakasha
Isiteshi samandla kagesi samanzi eduze komfula waseRukana ngokuvamile sasibangela izingxabano zezombusazwe. Ngo-1988, lapho kunempi yombango kuleli zwe, idamu nemishini ye-HPP yendawo yaqhutshwa yizihlubuki.
Ukuvakashela imvula yaseRuacan eNamibia ilandela ukuze:
- bayakwazisa amandla nobuhle balento enhle yemvelo;
- ukujwayele isiko kanye nendlela yokuphila yabantu baseHimba;
- Ukutadisha imifino nemifino, edume ngale ngxenye ye-savanna yase-Afrika.
Ukuya emanzini kufanele kube semanzini aphezulu, okungukuthi, kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya ku-Mashi. Ngo-Ephreli, kufika isomiso, ngenxa yokuthi umbhede womfula iKunene umile, futhi kusukela emanzini aseRuakana kunemifudlana embalwa ehlukene.
Ungafinyelela kanjani e-Ruacana Falls?
Ukuze ucabange ngobuhle bale nento yemvelo, udinga ukuya enyakatho yezwe. Imvula yamanzi e-Ruacana isemngceleni weNamibia ne-Angola ngo-635 km ukusuka Windhoek . Kusuka enhloko-dolobha, ungafinyelela kuyo kuphela ngezokuthutha komhlaba, ngetekisi noma ngebhasi lokubona indawo. I-Windhoek neRuakana zixhunywe imigwaqo B1 no-C35, izigaba zazo ezidlula e-Angola. Uma uwalandela enyakatho ntshonalanga-ntshonalanga, ungathola emanzini aseRuakana emva kwamahora angu-13-14.