Governor Helena Taipo Asks Afonso Dhlakama’s Father to Help Secure Peace
The governor of the central Mozambican province of Sofala, Helena Taipo, on Friday called on regulo (chief) Mangunde, who is the father of Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the rebel movement Renamo, and asked him to help persuade his son to transform the current truce into a definitive peace. Taipo was making an official trip to […]
Former Mozambican Leader Chissano’s Mother Dies
The mother of former Mozambican President Joachim Chissano is dead, the O País newspaper reported. The paper said Mrs Mariana Muianga aka Vovó Mariana, died at Instituto do Coração (ICOR) in the capital Maputo on Tuesday . Mrs Muianga, a widow, was born on December 9, 1915. Mr Chissano, 78, was Mozambique’s second president from […]
Confusion and Spin in Mozambique Secret Debt Saga
Secret Debt: Maleiane defends feasibility study that Comiche damned, but blames banks for accepting study Economy and Finance Minister Adriano Maleiane defended the feasibility study which was used to justify the $2 billion in secret loans, speaking at a press conference 27 December. In effect, he directly challenged the parliamentary commission, headed by former finance […]
Botswana rocked by strongest EVER 6.8 earthquake sending tremors across Southern Africa
BOTSWANA has been rocked by what appears to be its strongest ever earthquake – just hours after South Africa was also struck. This afternoon’s earthquake has measured 6.8 on the Richter scale – a rare strong quake for Africa. It is unknown whether much damage has been caused by the quake, which occurred at around 5.40pm […]
Swaziland Wants Land From South Africa And Mozambique
Swaziland wants to annexe large parts of South Africa and Mozambique on behalf of the kingdom’s autocratic ruler, King Mswati III. The territory it seeks includes the administrative capital Pretoria. The Border Determination Special Committee (BDSC) said Friday (24 March 2017) large areas of South Africa belonged to the Swazi nation and had been taken […]
Maputo Water Supply Remains Critical
Despite a recent increase in the level of water stored in the Pequenos Libombos dam, the water supply for the Greater Maputo Metropolitan Area remains critical, warned Mozambique’s Minister of Public works, Carlos Bonete on Thursday, cited by the independent television station STV. The water supply for Maputo, the neighbouring city of Matola and Boane […]
President Filipe Nyusi to Promote Mozambican Gas in Japan
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi hopes to persuade Japan to purchase Mozambican natural gas, and to become involved in priority energy projects in Mozambique, according to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Leticia Klemens. She was speaking to reporters in Tokyo ahead of the arrival of Nyusi for an official visit at the invitation of […]
Child Petrol Smugglers In Zimbabwe Spend Their Money On Computer Games
Isaiah* says he is 15, but he looks several years younger. He lives in a rural village outside Espungabeira, on the border of Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Isaiah’s father works and lives 1,400 km away in South Africa; he thinks his son is in school. But Isaiah is out earning a rough living as a smuggler. […]
Sasol Reacts to Suspension of Foreign Workers In Mozambique
Reacting to the suspenson of 34 of its foreign workers in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, the South African petrochemical company Sasol has denied that it is in violation of Mozambican labour legislation. Last week, the General Inspectorate of Labour (IGT) in the Labour Ministry announced that it had suspended 34 foreigners, 17 of […]
Mozambique ex-rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama calls truce
Afonso Dhlakama has led Renamo since 1979 at the height of the civil war, which ended in 1992 Former rebel commander Afonso Dhlakama, who leads Mozambique’s main opposition party Renamo, has announced a two-month extension to a truce between his troops and the government to give more time for peace talks. Mr Dhlakama returned to […]
