The main instrument in the fight against poverty is work, declared Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Saturday.Speaking at a rally in Chicutso locality, in the southern district of Magude, as part of his “open and inclusive presidency”, Guebuza said that it is not by begging that the country can fight poverty.“We can’t build wealth by begging”, he stressed, warning that those who are always asked for money might become tired of such requests and stop giving.Guebuza attacked those who spread rumours and intrigues to justify their failure to do any work. “While others are working, the lazy are asleep”, he said. “But when harvest time comes, they begin to launch intrigues and try to denigrate those who work, calling them witches”.He claimed that fear of the scaremongers and intriguers led some people who are able to acquire goods not to do so. He urged them to abandon their fears, “Don’t be afraid of creating wealth”, insisted the President. “Breed livestock, cultivate crops, buy yourselves cars”.At the rally, Chicutso cattle farmers complained of stock theft and sought support from the authorities to bring the situation under control. “There’s a war that must be won, and it’s the war against cattle thieves”, declared one such farmer, Armando Ubisse, urging the police to collaborate with the community to stop the thefts.Ubisse said he was disappointed by the performance of the police, and accused them of protecting the rustlers. “When we surprise the thieves, the police do not collaborate”, he said. “Sometimes they even blame the people who surprised the thieves”.Chicutso residents also asked Guebuza to ensure that electricity reaches the localities of Magude district, and called for vehicles to be allocated to the police and to the local health post. They also wanted another border post to be opened on the frontier between the district and South Africa.
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