NEWS SUMMARY 2nd JUNE 2009

DEMOCRACY, GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION

Renamo accuses Frelimo of attempting to destroy its Maringue base
Renamo has accused Frelimo of attempting to destroy its military base in
Maringue, Sofala province.
According to Fernando Mazanga, spokesperson of Renamo, anonymous
messages were circulated last Friday saying that there would be a
blood-bath. He stated that two community police officers, identified as
Juvencio Saiene and 'Domingos', were found with explosives and were
ready to detonate them at the first opportunity.
Mazanga said that “these are terrorist actions which aim to intimidate
the population of Maringue, to create panic at a time when people are
preparing for the electoral census and the elections of October 28.”
O País. 2nd June, 2009
http://www.opais.co.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1520:-renamo-volta-a-acusar-frelimo-de-intentar-destruir-maringue&catid=63:politica&Itemid=273


Bureaucracy and corruption paralyse development – says Guebuza
President Armando Guebuza believes that bureaucracy and corruption
continue to paralyse the development of the City of Maputo. He made
these statements at a press conference on Sunday at the end of his visit
to the City, which lasted for four days.
Noticias. 2nd June 2009
http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/776721


More private companies collecting waste
The Municipality of Maputo (CMCM) will at the end of this month launch a
tender competition to contract companies to collect waste in the
suburban areas of the capital.
According to the Mayor, David Simango, the number of companies which
will be selected is currently unspecified.
Notícias. 2nd June, 2009
http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/776995


ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT

Vale Thermoelectric plant will produce 1800 MW in Moatize
The Vale Thermoelectric plant, in Tete province, will be capable of
producing 1800 MW of electricity. In its initial phase 600 MW will be
produced, of which 53 MW will be for internal use and the remaining 547
MW will be available for public consumption.
Jornal da Manhã. Radio Moçambique. 2nd June, 2009.


New geological map to be presented in Maputo
A new geological map with a scale of 1/1000000, produced within the
scope of an institutional capacity building project for the geological
and mineral sectors, with the ultimate aim of promoting foreign
investment in the country, will be presented on Friday at the Joaquim
Chissano International Conference Centre in Maputo. The ceremony will be
hosted by the Prime Minister, Luisa Diogo.
O País. 2nd June, 2009.
http://opais.sapo.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1524:mirem-apresenta-novas-cartas-geologicas-de-mocambique&catid=38:economia&Itemid=181


Africa meets in Maputo against elephantitis
Around twenty countries are meeting in Maputo to discuss strategies to
combat elephantitis. Data suggests that, within Mozambique, only Maputo
is free of the disease, while Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Zambezia are the
most affected provinces. Meanwhile, the erradication of the disease by
2020 is foreseen, with the launching of a mass treatment campaign
planned this year.
O País. 2nd June 2009
http://opais.sapo.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1519:oms-apoia-mocambique-no-tratamento-da-elefantiase&catid=45:sociedade&Itemid=176


Aquaculture project in Songo will cost US$8m
More than US$8m will be invested in the implementation of an aquaculture
project in Songo, Tete province. Named “Tete Water Producer”, the
project, which was lauched on Friday, aims to ensure the creation of a
fish known locally as “Pende”.
Jornal da Manha, Rádio Moçambique, 2nd June, 2009


HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND LEGAL AFFAIRS

Need for alternatives to prison sentences
The Head of the Project of Citizens’ Access to Justice (PACAJ), Eduardo
Mussanhane, stated on Monday, in a meeting with a delegation of the
European Commission and representatives of the UNDP in Maputo, that the
country needs a new type of sentences which offer alternatives to
prison.
According to him, the alternative sentences prevailing in the Mozambican
Penal Code come from the colonial era and do not make sense in present
times.
O País, 02 de Junho de 2009
http://opais.sapo.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1522:justica-defende-alternativas-as-penas-de-prisao&catid=45:sociedade&Itemid=176


Levi asserts that investigation into the Mogincual case will need more
time to be concluded
The Minister of Justice, Benvinda Levi, stated yesterday in Maputo, that
the process of investigation of the deaths of 12 prisoners in a jail of
Mogincual, will, given its complexity, require more time for evidence to
be collected. She guaranteed that the case is under investigated.
O País. 2nd June, 2009


Private security workers: managers break the law
The union of private security sector workers (SINTRAVESPA), wants the
help of the Government to combat grave violations commited by managers
of private security firms against their workers. The appeal was made to
President Guebuza, on Friday, during his visit to the City of Maputo.
O País. 2nd June, 2009).
http://www.opais.co.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1505%3Aseguranca-privada-atropelos-a-lei-do-trabalho&catid=45%3Asociedade&Itemid=176


Collaboration

Constancio Nguja and Michael Howard – Translation
Delfina Dança – Democracy, Governance and Corruption
Saite Junior – Development
Sandra Matusse – Human Rights, Justice and Legal Affairs

Celso Gusse – CEMO Director Executive

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