The government of Morrumbala district in the central Mozambican province
of Zambezia plans to meet in the near future with the local leadership
of the former rebel movement Renamo in the locality of Sabe, reports
Tuesday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”.Sabe is where the illegal Renamo militia set up a new military base last
year, which Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama called a “general staff
headquarters”. The instability in Sabe led to the interruption of
classes in primary schools in the locality last October, and unless a
solution is found rapidly about 9,000 pupils may be unable to continue
their studies.Morrumbala district administrator Pedro Sapange told reporters on
Friday, in the provincial capital, Quelimane, that a meeting with Renamo
to negotiate the reopening of the schools could happen before the start
of the school year on 5 February.Sapange plans to meet on Tuesday with State employees who have fled from
Sabe in an effort to persuade them to return to their posts, since the
military situation is currently calm.Not all state workers have abandoned Sabe. According to Sapange, the
Sabe health centre is continuing to operate. Every day the health
workers, who are currently living in Morrumbala town, travel to Sabe,
work at the centre, and return to the town in the evening.Sapange thought that Sabe teachers, who are currently also in Morrumbala
town, could do the same. He wanted the teachers to return to their
schools, even if they have to commute between Morrumbala and Sabe, “to
guarantee that the children can study. We are worried because the school
year is about to begin”.There are about 170 teachers in the Sabe schools. They have fled from
Sabe to take refuge either in Morrumbala town, or in neighbouring
districts. At the end of 2015, 1,200 seventh grade pupils in Sabe were supposed to
sit final exams (for the transition from primary to secondary education)
but the military tensions made this impossible.The presence of armed Renamo gangs has also had a serious impact on the
Sabe economy, hitting agricultural production because farmers feel it is
not safe to work their fields.Tuesday, January 26, 2016
MORRUMBALA GOVERNMENT WANTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH RENAMO
The government of Morrumbala district in the central Mozambican province
of Zambezia plans to meet in the near future with the local leadership
of the former rebel movement Renamo in the locality of Sabe, reports
Tuesday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”.Sabe is where the illegal Renamo militia set up a new military base last
year, which Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama called a “general staff
headquarters”. The instability in Sabe led to the interruption of
classes in primary schools in the locality last October, and unless a
solution is found rapidly about 9,000 pupils may be unable to continue
their studies.Morrumbala district administrator Pedro Sapange told reporters on
Friday, in the provincial capital, Quelimane, that a meeting with Renamo
to negotiate the reopening of the schools could happen before the start
of the school year on 5 February.Sapange plans to meet on Tuesday with State employees who have fled from
Sabe in an effort to persuade them to return to their posts, since the
military situation is currently calm.Not all state workers have abandoned Sabe. According to Sapange, the
Sabe health centre is continuing to operate. Every day the health
workers, who are currently living in Morrumbala town, travel to Sabe,
work at the centre, and return to the town in the evening.Sapange thought that Sabe teachers, who are currently also in Morrumbala
town, could do the same. He wanted the teachers to return to their
schools, even if they have to commute between Morrumbala and Sabe, “to
guarantee that the children can study. We are worried because the school
year is about to begin”.There are about 170 teachers in the Sabe schools. They have fled from
Sabe to take refuge either in Morrumbala town, or in neighbouring
districts. At the end of 2015, 1,200 seventh grade pupils in Sabe were supposed to
sit final exams (for the transition from primary to secondary education)
but the military tensions made this impossible.The presence of armed Renamo gangs has also had a serious impact on the
Sabe economy, hitting agricultural production because farmers feel it is
not safe to work their fields.
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