By Esona Magawana.
UMsunguli noyiNgqonyela weshishini iSophistique, uAphiwe Mazamisa uthi le nkampani yasekwa ngonyaka ka-2019. ISophistique yenza amaza kwishishini lefenitshala yaseMonti kunye nemveliso yemisitho ngokuzibophelela kuyilo oluphambili, ubugcisa obusemgangathweni, kunye nokuxhobisa uluntu. Into eqale njengombono wokubonelela ngesitayile, ifanitshala yentengiso ikhule yaba lishishini elingaboneleli kuphela uluhlu lwabathengi abahlukeneyo kodwa likwatyala imali ekubumbeni isizukulwana esilandelayo sosoomashishini.
“Siyazingca ngokunikezela ngezisombululo ezilungelelanisiweyo ezihambelana neemfuno ezizodwa zabathengi bethu,” watsho Mazamisa. “Iqhekeza ngalinye esilidalayo liyilelwe ukomeleza ubuhle kunye nokusebenza kwindawo ekuyo.”
Isiseko sabathengi beSophistique siquka izinto ezifana neSilulo Foundation, iSmartDiva Accommodation, Ekoneni Lounge, Slow Lounge, Manzana Beer Garden, kunye neYOLO Lounge eKomani. ISophistique ihambisa ifenitshala yeehotele, iiBnB, amakhaya abucala, kunye neendawo zokuzonwabisa, ebonisa ukuguquguquka kwayo kumashishini.
Ezinye zeeprojekthi zayo eziphambili zibandakanya ukwenza ifanitshala entle yeSmartDiva Accommodation, ukwenza iziqwenga zangaphandle zeManzana Beer Garden, kunye nokuphucula amava abathengi eYOLO Lounge naseSlow Lounge.
I-Sophistique igxininisa kakhulu ekusebenziseni amalaphu asemgangathweni kunye nemathiriyeli. Le ndlela yokusebenza ayiqinisekisi nje kuphela ukuhlala noyilo olugqwesileyo kodwa ikwaxhasa namanye amashishini eMpuma Koloni.
“Ugqaliselo lwethu kumgangatho yeyona nto isincedileyo ukuba sakhe ukuthembana kubathengi bethu,” ucacise watsho uMazamisa. “Sifuna ukuba yonke into ibonise ubomi obude kunye nobuhle.”
Ngaphaya kwefanitshala, iSophistique iqhuba iinkqubo zoqeqesho olusesikweni inikezela ngezatifikethi ezivunyiweyo kunye nengcebiso kubasebenzi. La manyathelo axhobisa abantu abatsha ngamava asebenzayo ngelixa ebaxhobisela ukuba bafumane umsebenzi onentsingiselo okanye baziqalele awabo amashishini.
“Bonke abasebenzi babandakanyeka kwimisebenzi yemihla ngemihla,” watsho uMazamisa. “Sikholelwa ekuphuhliseni italente enokukhula nathi okanye baqhubeke nokwakha amashishini abo.”
Njengamashishini amaninzi aseMzantsi Afrika, iSophistique kuye kwafuneka iqhelane nemingeni efana nokuncitshiswa kombane kunye nokunqongophala kwezakhono. Ukucima kombane kwakhe kwaphazamisa ukuphunyezwa kweenkonzo, kodwa inkampani iye yatyala imali kwiijenereyitha ukuqinisekisa ukuthembeka.
“Uqeqesho lube ngundoqo ekoyiseni imiceli mngeni yabasebenzi,” laphawula eli shishini. “Sizimisele ukuphuhlisa izakhono ezifanelekileyo ngaphakathi ukuze sihambisane nemfuno.”
Xa sijonge phambili, iSophistique izimisele ukwandisa ngaphaya kweMpuma Koloni kwaye isungule ivenkile yesizwe ekwi-intanethi ukuze ifikeleleke kuMzantsi Afrika wonke. Izicwangciso zikwabandakanya imigca yemveliso eyahlukeneyo kunye nokuphucula ubukho bayo bedijithali.
“Sifuna ukutsala amathuba amakhulu, kubandakanywa neekhontrakthi zikarhulumente, ezinokusivumela ukuba sinyuse izinga lokusebenza kunye nokwandisa ukuqondwa kophawu lwethu,” watsho uMazamisa.