POLITICS
Mozambique ends 10th All-Africa Games “at its
best"
Mozambique’s Head of State,
Armando Guebuza, said at the closing ceremony forthe 10th All-Africa Games on
Sunday that "when interaction is so intense and when friendship requires more
time to develop,we start to miss each other before we have even left and we
begin to hope to meet again."
Speaking before 45,000 spectators
who packed the Zimpeto stadium, where the opening ceremony also took place, he
gave thanks to those who trusted Mozambique to host the event with less than two
years’ preparation due to Zambia’s cancellation.
Mozambique has managed to amass a
total of 12 medals in this edition of the games, lying in 24th position in the
tables. (http://www.radiomocambique.com/rm/noticias/
anmviewer.asp? a = 10313 & z = 100).
Unions for peace and against violence
On Saturday, unions affiliated to
the Organização dos Trabalhadores de Moçambique-Central Sindical (OTM-CS)
marched in protest against war-mongering speeches and incitement to violence,
which go against the Mozambican people’s will to live in peace.
Under the motto "We Are For Peace,
Loving One Another, For Life, Decent Work and Social Justice", the various union
members marched from the Praça dos Trabalhadores through several streets towards
the Praça da Paz.
According to the Secretary-General
of the OTM-CS, Alexandre Munguambe, with the signing of the Rome General Peace Accords that ended 16 years of
destability in October 1992, Mozambican society felt great relief and
joy.
Midterm elections: Prevention
of fraud is not solely responsibility of the National Elections Commission
The President of the National
Electoral Commission (CNE), Joao Leopoldo da Costa, urged all those involved in
the Mozambican political process and civil society to do their
utmost to prevent fraud in the December 7th midterm elections in the
municipalities if Pemba, in Cabo Delgado, Cuamba, in
Niassa, and Quelimane, in Zambézia.
This position was defended last
week in Maputo, in a news conference to
various media, outside the meeting of the electoral body and the political
parties aiming to provide information about the registration procedures and
proposals for the interim.
Dhlakama’s security prevents protesters from reaching his home
Hundreds of demonstrators called
by the Islamic Council of Mozambique and Christian tried unsuccessfully on
Saturday to deliver a message in favor of peace Dhlakama, President of RENAMO,
at his home in Nampula, northern Mozambique.
The protesters were prevented from walking in the Rua das Flores by bodyguards of Dhlakama, leader of the largest opposition party in Mozambique, while trying to deliver a message "to deter" Dhlakama's "bellicose speech" and to enlist old RENAMO soldiers. (http://www.radiomocambique.com/rm/noticias/anmviewer.asp?a=10306&z=100).
The protesters were prevented from walking in the Rua das Flores by bodyguards of Dhlakama, leader of the largest opposition party in Mozambique, while trying to deliver a message "to deter" Dhlakama's "bellicose speech" and to enlist old RENAMO soldiers. (http://www.radiomocambique.com/rm/noticias/anmviewer.asp?a=10306&z=100).
President of the Republic in
New York
From tomorrow until Friday, the
President of the Republic, Armando Guebuza, will take part in the 2011 meeting
of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Scheduled for this session of the
United Nations are, among other things, four high-level meetings that will
address issues such as non-communicable diseases, desertification, nuclear
safety and combating racism in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Durban Action Plan. (http://www.jornalnoticias .co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/1306237).
ECONOMY AND
DEVELOPMENT
Government of Mozambique to
zone land for agriculture
According to Vice Minister of
AgricultureAnthony Limbau, an agricultural zoning program which aims to
accurately identify areas with agricultural potential, allowing better planning
of land use, is to be carried out in Mozambique.
The program is being carried out
by the Ministry of Agriculture and should be completed in 2012 with the aim of
locating and quantifying arable land for sustainable use, leading to increased
levels of production and productivity. (http://www.macauhub.com.mo/pt/2011/09/19/governo-de-mocambique-esta-a-efectuar-zonamento-agricola-do-pais/).
China turns spotlight on emerging nations
According to the President of the
Executive Board for Mozabanco, Inaete Merali, the fact that China has overcome
the international economic and financial crisis - and the resulting profound
changes in the country’s economic and financial structure - means
that global cooperation with emerging economies has now become a focus
point.
Merali, who joined the delegation
of the recent presidential entourage to China, describes the details of this
cooperation, although he is a senior manager of an enterprise joint-owned by
Banco Espirito Santo ( 25 percent),
Geocapitais (24 percent), Mozambique Capital (51 percent). (http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/1306283).
HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGAL
AFFAIRS
Police of the Republic of Mozambique violates
Human Rights
According to the report of the
Mozambican Human Rights League released last Friday in Maputo, the Mozambican
police continues to commit serious violations of human rights.
Mostly, they are violations
against asylum seekers and refugees of different nationalities who are held each
day as they try to enter the country illegally in order to fleepolitical and
social crises in their countries of origin, in particular Somalis and Ethiopians
who are considered to be the largest refugee groups in Mozambique. (http://www.canalmoz.co.mz/hoje/20328-prm-viola-direitos-humanos.html).
Sale of land at cemetery
dividing the population and local authorities
Controversy has developed in the
city of Chimoio around the sale of part of the 7 de Setembro district’s cemetery
grounds. TLocal municipal authorities decided to sell part of the cemetery
grounds for the construction of stalls and shops, but the measure is opposed by
people who consider the space a sacred place where the remains of their
ancestors lie.
Francisco Muchine, community
leader for 7 de Setembro, is the main figure accused by the population. They
accuse him of having sold land to the cemetery for foreign citizens who wish to
open shops in the area. (http://www.canalmoz.co.mz/hoje/20336-venda-de-terreno-no-cemiterio-divide-populacao-e-autoridades-locais.html).
Three members of same family
die of poisoning
A man of 32, Dino Naissone, of
Nhassacara, Barue district, Manica province, is
accused of having poisoned nine members of the same family, three of whom lost
their lives. The remaining six are in hospital.
According to the spokesman for
the provincial command of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique in Manica, Belmiro Mutandiua,
Naissone used poisoned biscuits to poison the family. At this point, Naissone’s
motives are unknown, but he is being held in police custody. (http://www.canalmoz.co.mz/hoje/20337-tres-cidadaos-da-mesma-familia-morrem-envenenados.html).
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Constâncio
Nguja: Tradução / Translation; Etelvino Jose Armando: Edição / Edition; Matthew
Pooley: voluntario/volunteer
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