Xenophobic Revenge: South Africans attacked in Mozambique
Xenophobic violence has broken out in Mozambique, forcing South Africans to leave the neighbouring country in a hurry, while trucks exporting goods have been grounded.Truck driver John Mashiloane, who works for Ngululu Carriers told a news correspondent that he was forced to return to South Africa after the truck he was driving was stoned a […]
Police confront protestors at S.A. border
Mozambican workers in Ressano Garcia, on the border with South Africa, on Friday expelled South Africans from their workplaces, and barricaded the road to the frontier. Infuriated by the attacks against foreign workers in South Africa, the Mozambican workers in the companies WBO, Wartsila and Gigawatt demanded that the South Africans leave. They did not […]
Xenophobia repercussions affect Sasol in Mozambique
President Jacob Zuma on Thursday condemned the attacks on foreign nationals and urged communities to assist police in bringing perpetrators to justice. Zuma’s intervention in Parliament comes as xenophobic violence spreads from troubled communities in KwaZulu-Natal to residential areas in Gauteng. His call also comes as repercussions of the violence spilled across borders on Thursday‚ […]
South African workers must go
Maputo – South Africans working in Mozambique on Thursday faced threats of reprisals in retaliation for the pogroms against foreign workers in Durban – but in the event no violence occurred. Mozambican workers at the natural gas treatment facilities of the South African company Sasol, in Inhambane province, demanded the removal of the 250 South […]
Armando Guebuza resignes as President of Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo Party
Armando Guebuza resigned as President of Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo Party shortly after 11.00 on Sunday morning, on the final day of a meeting of the Frelimo Central Committee. Frelimo spokesperson Damiao Jose, the Central Committee Secretary for Mobilisation and Propaganda, told reporters that Guebuza’s announcement “took the members of the Central Committee by surprise”. Nonetheless, […]
Floods have killed more than 71 people Mozambique
Floods that have been raging in Mozambique for 10 days have killed 71 people, authorities said on Monday.The floods sparked by heavy rains have affected the north and centre of the southern African country.Forty-nine of the victims died in the central Zambezia province, where the river Licungo burst its banks, said Rita Almeida from the […]
Contaminated traditional beer has killed 56 people in Mozambique
Contaminated traditional beer has killed 56 people in Mozambique, health authorities in the southern African country said.An additional 49 people were admitted to hospitals in the Chitima and Songo districts in the northeastern Tete province, and 146 more people have reported to hospitals to be examined for the poisoning, district health official Alex Albertini told […]
Bazaruto Islands – Mozambique
Situated off Mozambique on the east coast of Africa, The Bazaruto Islands are one of the most spectacular destinations on earth. The Islands offer exclusive accommodation options. Sunsets, peace and solitude are a reality on the Bazaruto islands, allowing the visitor to choose what or what not to do. Guests can relax on un spoilt, […]
