tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25918065571886416812024-03-13T03:17:24.591+02:00MOZNewsA.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.comBlogger2264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-24080063785625155302023-10-03T15:54:00.004+02:002023-10-03T15:55:02.052+02:00Terrorists expel residents of some villages<p></p><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br />The self-styled “Islamic State” terrorist group
invaded last Wednesday, the villages of Marere, Calugo and Ulo, in Mocímboa da
Praia district, in the northern Mozambican Province of Cabo Delgado, warning
the local residents to leave their homes, according to a report in Monday’s
issue of the independent newsheet <br />“Carta de Moçambique.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">According to sources cited by the paper, the
terrorists said they did not want to see anyone, which means </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIywkDvxFVNtGVPdl7mt_Trjc3OArYm0j6z_9EK7WKlUysyG-oFBvPqWn0G1ccXV_f1L1AT9wGPMOFjUYkVoB5xFPGkM97vUHmNWEUX5zZV26YrlzpMEheCANbj3mQUvQ4fvmh1uhFxOdcyCxf-jCVWipnuCaJw-hsDMiOrvgre7xLoorOHwLzfPECSu81/s500/mmm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="500" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIywkDvxFVNtGVPdl7mt_Trjc3OArYm0j6z_9EK7WKlUysyG-oFBvPqWn0G1ccXV_f1L1AT9wGPMOFjUYkVoB5xFPGkM97vUHmNWEUX5zZV26YrlzpMEheCANbj3mQUvQ4fvmh1uhFxOdcyCxf-jCVWipnuCaJw-hsDMiOrvgre7xLoorOHwLzfPECSu81/s320/mmm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />the population had
to leave the villages.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“The population in the south of the district had
abandoned their villages for fear of the terrorists and of being mistaken for
insurgents, since joint forces operations are underway”, said Sifa Saíde, a
resident of the Aeroporto neighbourhood in Mocimboa da Praia town<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Two weeks ago, the terrorist group claimed, through
its propaganda channels, to have murdered 11 people, whom it described as
“Christians”, in Mocimboa da Praia district.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The defence Minister, Cristóvão Chume, declared on
Friday that the eradication of terrorism from Cabo Delgado demands community
empowerment, and reduction in poverty and illiteracy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He also said that governing in favour of the
well-being of the population can help stop the spread of terrorist actions on
the African continent, including in Cabo Delgado.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-84974341694642095842023-10-03T15:49:00.002+02:002023-10-03T15:49:20.084+02:00Three Muslims run for Municipal President<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Four
district administrators were dismissed , “as part of the ongoing movement of
public administration staff in the country”, according to a statement
from the Ministry of Public Administration and Civil Service issued on Friday
(September 29).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The
press release states Shafee Sidat was dsimissed from the position of
administrator of Marracuene in Maputo province; Momade Ali as district administrator
of Ilha de Moçambique district and Rui Chong Saw as district administrator of
Mossuril district, both in Nampula province; and Issa Tarmamade as
administrator of Ibo district in Cabo Delgado. On Thursday, Mozambican
president dismissed Cecília Chamutota as deputy minister of Public Works,
Housing and Water Resources, appointing her Secretary of State for Sofala
province, in central Mozambique, in place of Stela Pinto Novo Zeca, who was
dismissed from the post on Tuesday. Stela Pinto Novo Zeca is the Frelimo
candidate for mayor of the city of Beira in the municipal elections on October
11th.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Ahmad
Shafee Ismail Sidat, Momade Amisse Ali, Rui Chong Saw and Issa Tarmamade are
also Frelimo candidates in the October 11 elections – for mayors of Marracuene,
Ilha de Moçambique, Mossuril and Ibo municipalities, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-75611570224509056452023-10-03T15:44:00.000+02:002023-10-03T15:44:00.284+02:00Saudi company to produce feed and fertilizer in Chókwè<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Saudi company Jampur Mozambique, Lda, operating in Chókwè district, in the
southern province of Gaza, will produce feed to meet demand from the poultry
industry and aquaculture, as part of a series of new projects it is introducing
to make better use of by-products from the processing of rice, tomatoes and
cashew nuts. Jampur has taken control of the Chókwè Agro-Industrial Complex
(CAIC), which was once a gigantic state farm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4nAthnCrzelbg03wC_uSCbSnbveQz087vYsnnE3yx2PxFNnB0GoO3BxjBwK1rV4-0xQmDtUwEIkPNiHZhYQX6JLkcvdS8nSwWTxu1TEym1wPQJQl--xvgvfkQRDbWxXfN4nGtVXlWvMvFIBH2FQSBYyXbd7Fp5MxYeWp1miHT8mF6kGY0nxyzRzDLNtjZ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4nAthnCrzelbg03wC_uSCbSnbveQz087vYsnnE3yx2PxFNnB0GoO3BxjBwK1rV4-0xQmDtUwEIkPNiHZhYQX6JLkcvdS8nSwWTxu1TEym1wPQJQl--xvgvfkQRDbWxXfN4nGtVXlWvMvFIBH2FQSBYyXbd7Fp5MxYeWp1miHT8mF6kGY0nxyzRzDLNtjZ" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">According
to Monday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Notícias”, the company’s focus was on
seeking market guarantees for locally produced rice, but now the businessmen of
the Jampur Group want to broaden the range of investments to other projects,
which include a production line for fish and poultry feed, fertilisers and
supplements to improve the robustness of cattle. The expectation of this
business group is to reduce dependence on imports to satisfy the local market
for poultry and fish. In addition to food production and marketing, Jampur has
other projects in the pipeline, namely the establishment of an industry to
produce footwear and uniforms.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">According
to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jampur Group, Mohammad Shafiq,
at this embryonic stage of its operations in CAIC, attention is being focused
on processing and marketing. He said, without giving specific figures, that
there is investment in the pipeline for a range of structuring projects in the
value chain of products aimed at domestic consumption and also for export.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“We
are also interested in investing in the production of poultry, fertilisers and
uniforms, all here in Chókwè district,” he said.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik6qBBp1XPopxoN_LkZSIACxzMwgLPOPGCAWkqa3pxAiJrKaQ3AyXb4NRddpHk44H1ziNigwE4vDF_o706OJwAW4QLDDhg_Fk3qQU4TuKDCIaQwmagjG2vCDfuqbcG5SZ1Mc9Hc8T_lUX2bdAdBORa_MYt-CEHxmgzCdmCQbCGEeT-sq3Hp_DhSQVW2K9E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="284" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik6qBBp1XPopxoN_LkZSIACxzMwgLPOPGCAWkqa3pxAiJrKaQ3AyXb4NRddpHk44H1ziNigwE4vDF_o706OJwAW4QLDDhg_Fk3qQU4TuKDCIaQwmagjG2vCDfuqbcG5SZ1Mc9Hc8T_lUX2bdAdBORa_MYt-CEHxmgzCdmCQbCGEeT-sq3Hp_DhSQVW2K9E" width="284" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The revival of the Chókwè Agro-Industrial Complex is the result of the National
Programme to Industrialise Mozambique (PRONAI), launched in 2021 by President
Filipe Nyusi, with the aim of contributing to an increase in production,
stimulating agro-processing, reducing the export of raw materials and
generating employment and income for the family sector. According to the
governor of Gaza, Margarida Mapandzene Chongo, this is the first major step
that the province has taken in agro-processing and agro-business in the light
of the national industrialisation programme. She said that foreign researchers
had been approached during the recent presidential visit to Abu Dhabi in the
United Arab Emirates, which included a delegation from the Gaza Provincial
Executive Council, to relaunch the portfolio of anchor projects for the Limpopo
Valley production area. She emphasised that the arrival of the investors in CAIC
is an added value for boosting the province’s economy and creating more job
opportunities, especially for young graduates in various areas of technical and
vocational education, but also for valuing the efforts of producers who have
been complaining about the lack of a market for their produce.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Work
has already begun. As they are foreign investors, there is a lot of bureaucracy
in the initial procedures so that they can carry out their activities to the
full, but they are very confident in the collaboration of the central
government and we locally have been doing our part to make this project a
reality”, she said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-90455033311809228152023-10-03T15:36:00.006+02:002023-10-03T15:36:58.675+02:00Gains $500mn+ secret debt cancellation <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mozambique on Monday
announced a negotiated deal with the major Swiss Bank UBS. It took over Credit
Suisse after CS collapsed under a series of corruption scandals including the
Mozambique secret debt. This ends only part of the case about the secret debt
in the commercial count in London.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Economy and Finance Minister
Max Tonela and Deputy Attorney General Angelo Matusse told a press conference
on Monday that the negotiation in London resolves a large part of the Credit
Suisse loan. They refused to give details, but we estimate that more than $500
mn of the secret debt has been cancelled, which is a major victory for
Mozambique.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjquLl5L1Xe8Ap8sNR-itahHybQhA08jgcl4NsAdYomPc5OEGgg_yOM02spXgZ_9VQ-t8pKRDwooeUpZipTQ-KCwW_J55z19PqMJAf6jC51AoKxnfvbzaf84X5qZvPdX-kuRa9r57Pp8qShR9gIdwlqEMjVuwWqWK9oTrjqLGH79aB3GNhhN3KQTFBfhhen" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="825" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjquLl5L1Xe8Ap8sNR-itahHybQhA08jgcl4NsAdYomPc5OEGgg_yOM02spXgZ_9VQ-t8pKRDwooeUpZipTQ-KCwW_J55z19PqMJAf6jC51AoKxnfvbzaf84X5qZvPdX-kuRa9r57Pp8qShR9gIdwlqEMjVuwWqWK9oTrjqLGH79aB3GNhhN3KQTFBfhhen" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The $2 bn secret debt was
borrowed by three companies owned by the government, including the security
services SISE. Initially in 2013 and 2014 $622 mn was borrowed by Proindicus,
$535 mn by MAM, and $800 by Ematum. Of the Proindicus loan, $118 was lent by
the Russian bank VTB and the rest by Credit Suisse, which in turn syndicated
some of the loans (that is, sold the loans) to investment funds.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In case of dispute, these
loans are all adjudicated in the London Commercial Court, and in 2009 legal
cases were brought by Mozambique, by Privinvest, and by lenders. Prininvest is
the company which received all the money, allegedly for projects in Mozambique,
and which is accused of bribery and over-invoicing. What is common in such
proceedings in London is that the courts rule on points of law, and then the
parties often negotiate a deal in secret.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With accrued interest
payments and penalties, the Proindicus loan is now probably around $900 mn. The
trial is due to start today in London, but UBS and Mozambique have removed most
of the Proinidicus loan from the case and announced a deal this Monday morning.
VTB and BCP (Banco Comerical Portuguese) are not part of the deal and are continuing
with the court case. </span><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt;">The exact deal remains secret
because of the syndicated loans, but all banks and funds except BCP have
accepted what is called a “haircut”. The Mozambican government has agreed to
pay a small part of the syndicated loans and the banks and funds accepted a
substantial loss. Thus I estimate that more than $500 mn in debt has been
cancelled. Cancelling more than half the Proindicus debt seems a good deal for
Mozambique. </span><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt;">The press conference was told
that Mozambique’s legal costs so far are $80 mn and will continue to rise as
the trial resumes. In London Privinnvest has appealed a ruling which said that
as President, Filipe Nyusi cannot be called as a witness. But it seems likely
that as the court case proceeds and the evidence is laid out, other deals will
be done.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-36473374394838321482023-10-03T15:32:00.000+02:002023-10-03T15:32:36.455+02:00Settlement with UBS was approved<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The
extrajudicial agreement between Mozambique and the financial group UBS on the
“hidden debts” case in the British courts was approved by the Council of
Ministers in June, the Mozambique Government Gazette Boletim da República dated
14 September indicates. The Supplement to the Boletim da República dated
September 14, consulted on Monday by Lusa, ratifies the ‘Transaction Agreement’
signed between the Republic of Mozambique, the state-owned company Proindicus,
the Credit Suisse Group and other litigants in accordance with a resolution
approved by the Council of Ministers [Cabinet] on June 6th.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12.0pt;">READ: <a href="https://clubofmozambique.com/news/ubs-nears-settlement-with-mozambique-govt-in-credit-suisse-1-5-billion-tuna-bond-case-report-245787/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #c00000;">UBS nears settlement with
Mozambique govt in Credit Suisse $1.5 billion tuna bond case: Report</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“The
purpose of the Transaction Agreement is the global and definitive resolution of
the dispute between the parties referred to in the previous article and the
total and reciprocal waiver of their claims, in the dispute, in the case of the
disputing parties, and outside of it, in the case of the non-litigating
parties, regarding responsibilities in financing Proindicus,” the document
states. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-Cfy9ablOxY0v265Kj_LwToXL8_9NOaUnRa10aCSVPPnMc3Inc58H7CTngXlkeo4XoCzp1GCwSgXnzp1gmFFu-ivyUsP33kSkcrPpx_QhNmz_mSRKUDKsit59zF8fEpDh89HIUCiSCMB8K24YzPSuWn5yC5-IQT16Mgg1mJXe0x6R4sPg46sQ5SSAx52/s4000/bbb1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2668" data-original-width="4000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-Cfy9ablOxY0v265Kj_LwToXL8_9NOaUnRa10aCSVPPnMc3Inc58H7CTngXlkeo4XoCzp1GCwSgXnzp1gmFFu-ivyUsP33kSkcrPpx_QhNmz_mSRKUDKsit59zF8fEpDh89HIUCiSCMB8K24YzPSuWn5yC5-IQT16Mgg1mJXe0x6R4sPg46sQ5SSAx52/s320/bbb1.png" width="320" /></a></div>In
addition to Credit Suisse, currently part of the UBS financial group, Moza Banco,
United Bank for Africa, investment funds VR Global Partners and Farallon
Capital, as well as Banco Internacional de Moçambique, Banco Comercial de
Investimentos and other institutions signed the agreement. However, the
shipping group Privinvest, the Russian bank VTB and Banco Comercial Português
(BCP) were specifically omitted from the agreement. “This deal appears to have
been in the works and cooked up [over] some time,” Privinvest lawyer Duncan
Mathews told the London High Court in London on Monday.<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff33cc; font-size: 12.0pt;">READ: <a href="https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-ubs-group-reaches-agreement-on-eve-of-hidden-debt-trial-245962/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff33cc;">Mozambique: UBS Group reaches
agreement on eve of hidden debt trial</span></a></span></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday’s
settlement, struck one day before a blockbuster London trial was due to begin,
prompted scores of lawyers representing Mozambique, Credit Suisse, Privinvest,
three former Credit Suisse bankers, creditors and others, to gather in the High
Court in London to establish how the trial should now proceed. Judge Robin
Knowles said there was an imperative to ensure the three-month trial o “complicated
and interwoven multi-party case” was fair to all parties and postponed the
opening of the trial to at least Oct. 16. Duncan Matthews, for Privinvest, told
the court that the settlement had created a “significant shift” in the burden
on his clients and that they should have time to work out which claims and
cross-claims remained on the table. He also noted that it was “not quite clear”
whether Mozambique’s claims against three former Credit Suisse bankers had also
been settled or put on hold.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #33cc33; font-size: 12.0pt;">READ: <a href="https://clubofmozambique.com/news/london-trial-delayed-until-at-least-oct-16-as-mozambique-switches-focus-to-privinvest-in-tuna-bond-case-246014/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cc33;"> London trial delayed until at
least Oct. 16 as Mozambique switches focus to Privinvest in ‘tuna bond’ case</span></a></span></b><span style="color: #33cc33; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The
trial is the culmination of almost four years of litigation in the British
courts, to which Mozambique appealed, alleging bribery, conspiracy to harm by
unlawful means and dishonest assistance to write off debts and claim financial
compensation worth millions of dollars.<o:p></o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-18629859176370084212023-10-03T15:01:00.003+02:002023-10-03T15:01:40.048+02:00US$0.55 per kilogram<p><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJVkyHaQXAACoiFXssBKTJx6a9sI-pBM8cOE3Bft3e5GT-OESupA-cod4WA4zoSEuMKkTl9_mA_i_k5C7OhPh1K_mzU4OexTqrDfj4pb5BTFFBC1AAihTpJUjunYzCEqB7_mhK9_dKokvPhwn66E08baKINqVise-IbeIwT5XL14_qcTAOyZ40N5_wFgmJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="730" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJVkyHaQXAACoiFXssBKTJx6a9sI-pBM8cOE3Bft3e5GT-OESupA-cod4WA4zoSEuMKkTl9_mA_i_k5C7OhPh1K_mzU4OexTqrDfj4pb5BTFFBC1AAihTpJUjunYzCEqB7_mhK9_dKokvPhwn66E08baKINqVise-IbeIwT5XL14_qcTAOyZ40N5_wFgmJ" width="320" /></a></div>The official price for a
kilogram of cashew nuts in Mozambique fell from 37 meticais (58 US dollar
cents) to 35 meticais (55 cents) for the 2023-2024 marketing year, the committee
responsible for regulating the sector has announced. The deputy minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development, Olegário Banze, quoted today by Notícias,
the country’s largest daily, said that the fixed price guarantees “balance
throughout the nut production chain so that there are no segments [especially] harmed”.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“In order for prices not to
be always dictated from the outside, it is necessary to create a more robust
scenario internally that allows the national market to impose its prices, which
involves increasing production and guaranteeing the processing of cashew nuts
at a domestic level,” Banze emphasised. Cashew nut production is a source of
income for thousands of families in Mozambique, mainly in the north of the
country. According to AIM news agency, India and Vietnam are currently
Mozambique’s main export destinations for cashews, and, therefore have the
greatest influence on prices in the market.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-18650078664706360512023-10-03T14:56:00.000+02:002023-10-03T14:56:19.518+02:00Balama graphite<p><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Syrah
Resources said Monday it has completed a production campaign at its Balama</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqsnv55TLM16D2d8qFWsPbfGSpBh7TsqcWXld3qNEptdXtyvtqk5VbJTDLi_ETgQzguSHcxnRtqiehzFjOXOSqMLt5969-kp-qxsKNU7CmYup6oePhL--_XlIxWV9yJQ-1WpwboEJdAES-Sem03-086VZF0JjWYTnnYaqPSETHrVnXGJTs5TPtjr0A7qh1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="177" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqsnv55TLM16D2d8qFWsPbfGSpBh7TsqcWXld3qNEptdXtyvtqk5VbJTDLi_ETgQzguSHcxnRtqiehzFjOXOSqMLt5969-kp-qxsKNU7CmYup6oePhL--_XlIxWV9yJQ-1WpwboEJdAES-Sem03-086VZF0JjWYTnnYaqPSETHrVnXGJTs5TPtjr0A7qh1" width="189" /></a></div> operation in Mozambique, with natural graphite shipped during the
September 2023 quarter. The announcement comes as the company says an
Australian article on Sunday “incorrectly” stated that Syrah continues to mine
and stockpile rather than sell output from Balama. Promising further details on
17 October, the company noted it has seen “increased anode production in China
and improved natural graphite demand recently”.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Syrah
Resources Limited (ASX:SYR) (“Syrah” or “Company”) notes that the Australian
Financial Review published an article on Sunday, 1 October 2023, which
incorrectly stated that the Company “continues to mine and stockpile rather
than sell output”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A production
campaign has been undertaken at Syrah’s Balama Graphite Operation in Mozambique
(“Balama”), and natural graphite sales and shipments were completed, during the
September 2023 quarter. Ongoing strength in global electric vehicle sales has
seen increased anode production in China and improved natural graphite demand
recently. Further information on Balama production, as well as natural graphite
sales and shipments, will be released with the Company’s September 2023
Quarterly Activities Report on Tuesday, 17 October 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-13139374604052423312023-08-10T15:36:00.000+02:002023-08-10T15:36:02.709+02:00Parliament passes revision of Law on Prevention and Combat of Money<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The
Assembly of the Republic this Thursday (10-08) voted in favour, in general and
by consensus, on the revised Law on Prevention and Combat of Money Laundering
and Financing of Terrorism.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The
revision aims to adapt and accommodate the recommendations of the
Post-Observation Period Report by the International Co-operation Review Group
(ICRG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and conform Mozambican
legislation on the regime for preventing and combating money laundering,
financing of terrorism, and financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxQGk4diLCEHb-Wn5CnDxTQR4Q43covH2bQQ8plSiM45FsGLcDXbJ9CEuRUTsNzYFXjnIjxqpQv7Me_86W5UeDKJTUPcmYaujbfAuGQY33H2u66XZ2_skJ9LQGfvNe_tiB4WxDp6a0vz710o0E24Z3ZXubwG_BWtA8KJ29B62KAIntWjj2VPogmqgzA2EU" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="825" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxQGk4diLCEHb-Wn5CnDxTQR4Q43covH2bQQ8plSiM45FsGLcDXbJ9CEuRUTsNzYFXjnIjxqpQv7Me_86W5UeDKJTUPcmYaujbfAuGQY33H2u66XZ2_skJ9LQGfvNe_tiB4WxDp6a0vz710o0E24Z3ZXubwG_BWtA8KJ29B62KAIntWjj2VPogmqgzA2EU=w229-h132" width="229" /></a></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Natural
and legal persons, legal persons without legal personality, non-profit
organisations, financial institutions and non-financial entities with
headquarters in the national territory are now obliged to adopt measures to
prevent and combat money laundering. The measures will now also cover
non-financial entities, natural and legal persons engaged in real estate
brokerage and the purchase and resale ofproperties, as well as construction
entities that directly sell properties. Lawyers and all those who exercise
functions of legal sponsorship and legal assistance, notaries, conservatory
officials, accountants and independent auditors, when involved in transactions
in the interest of their users or in other circumstances, are also covered. Service
providers to trust funds and companies now also become non-financial entities
obliged to adopt measures to prevent and combat money laundering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8KR4D3lD-HL-4Lc2o0sd4uijXm1YcjZjBPduGEQLf_EjVH9YIWs3O18SxZMZHX1SvlxtVu-c_Dqdc8r6URZC-i3g3rylNqdnFSeT0fOfQD5ySjF6sYDlGKbEHvZ3iH3n6oMgzpo66QMFleP2ie1Hcgixw7Su0CvrxQ6l3IbHeRuJUxHXBTnsgZDB_JRQZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="741" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8KR4D3lD-HL-4Lc2o0sd4uijXm1YcjZjBPduGEQLf_EjVH9YIWs3O18SxZMZHX1SvlxtVu-c_Dqdc8r6URZC-i3g3rylNqdnFSeT0fOfQD5ySjF6sYDlGKbEHvZ3iH3n6oMgzpo66QMFleP2ie1Hcgixw7Su0CvrxQ6l3IbHeRuJUxHXBTnsgZDB_JRQZ=w211-h128" width="211" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Non-profit
organisations, including non-governmental organisations and churches, must now
keep records of operations relating to donations and other contributions from
national and international entities for a minimum period of five years. According
to the amendments voted for favourably in parliament, such records must be
sufficiently detailed to allow verification that the funds received by these
entities were used in accordance with the purpose of the organisation, which
must make these records available to the competent authorities when requested. Another
innovation of the law in question is that donations or other financial
contributions to non-profit organisations must be made through bank transfer to
an account opened in the name of the organisation or by cheque, with the
necessary exceptions in the terms to be regulated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg01eBRvIQavSxmnagWuBpEpgyh5xf93NmjkTB2mhDOhHADpvS020yel_flqkX7pi-lbBq56sUBkUWajMZlfocJ7SFDgPSuXp4tHE2vmdsNo6mAmy30Z6GeW4dKEfD7nKg2A163ZuoIXnViIPJlLpPBb_Mw4m4T_oibpPZNHUXeHl2arBr7fn2JBqOL6TAc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="987" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg01eBRvIQavSxmnagWuBpEpgyh5xf93NmjkTB2mhDOhHADpvS020yel_flqkX7pi-lbBq56sUBkUWajMZlfocJ7SFDgPSuXp4tHE2vmdsNo6mAmy30Z6GeW4dKEfD7nKg2A163ZuoIXnViIPJlLpPBb_Mw4m4T_oibpPZNHUXeHl2arBr7fn2JBqOL6TAc" width="171" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Under
to the revised law, engaging in money laundering crimes can engender a fine of
up to 10 million meticais. In its reasoning, the government explains that legal
persons and equivalent entities will be subject to a fine ranging from two to
ten million meticais if the crime is committed within the scope of the activity
of a financial institution. According to the same proposal, fines will also
range from one million to five million meticais if the crime is committed
through the activity of a non-financial entity.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-32020672337884272802023-08-10T15:30:00.001+02:002023-08-10T15:30:15.012+02:00China lifts bans on group tours to<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">China
on Thursday included Mozambique, Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde and São Tomé and
Príncipe in a third batch of destinations to which it will allow group tourism
travel. The decision, announced by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of the
Asian country, covers a total of 82 countries, in addition to the 40 included
in the first two batches.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Destinations
popular among international travellers, such as the United States and United
Kingdom, are now available again for Chinese tourists travelling in organised
groups.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In
early February, Beijing again allowed group tours to about 20 countries,
including destinations such as Thailand or Indonesia.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Portugal
was included in the second batch, approved the following month, as well as
Brazil, France and Spain.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">China,
which was the largest source of tourists in the world until the outbreak of the
Covid-19 pandemic, kept its borders closed for almost three years as part of
its “zero Covid” policy, which was abandoned last December after protests in
several cities across the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-17687129514675842832023-08-10T15:28:00.002+02:002023-08-10T15:28:49.570+02:00AFRICA<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yMTslPEJt16bU1VQJP3ta1ZURihYOYa8XWK7qEUEXkhtJfBs4HkJ8UliKKbPW6MvJ2C7SdNURlOvWii_uuMILAmPGnpGn6eSVuurTlLve9UyGktVQ8bbeEWszW6zMamcNv1WJuwZ9tst9Suttu2D1OzIbuBygxRSOS_SRHkkhEeQ5YgzFGpCRqNmYIM9/s800/ttt.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yMTslPEJt16bU1VQJP3ta1ZURihYOYa8XWK7qEUEXkhtJfBs4HkJ8UliKKbPW6MvJ2C7SdNURlOvWii_uuMILAmPGnpGn6eSVuurTlLve9UyGktVQ8bbeEWszW6zMamcNv1WJuwZ9tst9Suttu2D1OzIbuBygxRSOS_SRHkkhEeQ5YgzFGpCRqNmYIM9/w609-h640/ttt.png" width="609" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-80068856119745115462023-03-23T15:32:00.003+02:002023-03-23T15:32:27.716+02:00The height of indecency<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Indecency
has phases. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">In the first, the notion of priorities is lost. This happens when
it becomes more important to show that something is being done. You lose
concern about what is still not well and needs attention because for millions
of young people it is a matter of life or death. A deputy doesn't need to go
very far to see that. As you leave the Assembly building, you see the drama of
survival.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">In
the second phase, a lot of energy is invested in the superfluous. It is not,
contrary to what many people think, lick-botism. It is a sincere attitude that
manifests itself without the expectation of personal gain. The person loses
track of what is important. Scouring dictionaries looking for adjectives
becomes more important than investing time to understand a subject that,
handled well, can change people's lives for the better. This would entail
reading, talking to experts, listening to those affected, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">In
the third, an identity is created that has nothing to do with the reason that
led an individual to a certain place. Thus, the person is more concerned with
asserting himself as the deputy who makes everyone laugh with his eulogies to
the president. Without realizing it, he begins to give more importance to this
than to his own work. It becomes more serious not to make this kind of speech
than to question the rulers. The person gets silly at the party.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI1-ypSWMJm9MtsfxtvG0nwIGhE1lZRky-xBDHQCb9JMwOTYeIyc0h02LN8wdajkA3whmtBA7vLuiZF8Y4ieKusD8igYBqvG8erQ_TCSc4cS-Y-fz0qJj-szyg0l3xVqfneL2r901Yc4UN5fXESu-dHSwjjCXz8nCtU09v4hbGh-5z8kqXeoUJtiLALw" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI1-ypSWMJm9MtsfxtvG0nwIGhE1lZRky-xBDHQCb9JMwOTYeIyc0h02LN8wdajkA3whmtBA7vLuiZF8Y4ieKusD8igYBqvG8erQ_TCSc4cS-Y-fz0qJj-szyg0l3xVqfneL2r901Yc4UN5fXESu-dHSwjjCXz8nCtU09v4hbGh-5z8kqXeoUJtiLALw=w403-h214" width="403" /></a></div><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In
the fourth, and last, the person believes that what he does is funny. He
doesn't do it anymore because he wanted to show that despite everything there
is work being done. He does it because he thinks it's funny, a lot of it. What
they fail to realize is that making jokes in the parliament of a country where
millions of people go to bed - if they have a bed and shelter - without eating
is an affront to the values </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">of their own party, society and, of course, their own
family. .</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Now,
the height of indecency is when colleagues join in the laughter, clap loudly
and show no sign of embarrassment. That's where you realize that the mozes are
orphans of government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">And
to make matters worse, not a single decent person in this party and government
has publicly and loudly distanced themselves. Maybe it's because they know that
it's aimed at decent people so that they know once and for all that boçalismo
rules.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(E.Macamo <span style="color: #0b5394;">in</span> facebook)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><br /><p></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-5702096802472336982023-03-22T12:32:00.007+02:002023-03-22T12:32:33.921+02:00Mozambique sends fuel to malawi<p><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The Mozambican government is
sending aid of 40,000 litres of fuel to Malawi, in response to the appeal
launched by Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera, following the passage of
tropical cyclone Freddy, which devastated southern Malawi, killing at least 438
people.The fuel will be delivered officially by the Mozambican High
Commissioner in Malawi, Elias Zimba, in representation of President Filipe
Nyusi.</span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8dPDfSmllFf1w27N-zuacSy05SvPhJzXUDZWMGOyxWvGFijnBqwBdgKIlpb_sp9O1g6CDzEuTGD0uxMi4IQH9rS9e9r8iEhyf6_yHqhhO6zeQHdzimOoXoPteB0iR-Q40rRBcehjbOj_9-u2Slvb2vpD1x_mUE9WSUWZ6hV2I4pWt7qV_dj5mJ4G-dg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="262" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8dPDfSmllFf1w27N-zuacSy05SvPhJzXUDZWMGOyxWvGFijnBqwBdgKIlpb_sp9O1g6CDzEuTGD0uxMi4IQH9rS9e9r8iEhyf6_yHqhhO6zeQHdzimOoXoPteB0iR-Q40rRBcehjbOj_9-u2Slvb2vpD1x_mUE9WSUWZ6hV2I4pWt7qV_dj5mJ4G-dg=w281-h193" width="281" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">According to Radio
Mozambique, the fuel will be used in search and rescue operations in parts of
Malawi flooded by the cyclone. 238 people are still listed as missing, and more
than 345,000 people have lost their homes.</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For Zimba, Nyusi’s gesture
shows the brotherhood and friendship between African peoples, who, at times of
catastrophe, need to unite their efforts to reduce the impact of natural
disasters.Mozambique has thus joined Tanzania, which has disbursed a million US
dollars, and made two military helicopters and 100 soldiers available to
support rescue operations and humanitarian assistance in Malawi.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Malawi has also requested air
support from Mozambique and Zambia for the search and rescue work. The Malawian
government says that, with the improvement in the weather, it has become
possible to use aircraft in the relief operations, but the country is desperately
short of planes and helicopters – hence the appeal to neighbouring countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-90606355203350438792023-03-22T11:26:00.005+02:002023-03-22T11:26:51.375+02:00Civil society organisations want to destroy FRELIMO<p><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Mozambican President Filipe
Nyusi, speaking in his capacity as leader of the ruling Frelimo Party, on
Thursday claimed that some of the country’s civil society organisations want to
destroy Frelimo. Addressing a meeting in the southern city of Matola of the
Frelimo disciplinary body, the Verification Commission, Nyusi said there are
“intruders” in the party who want to weaken it and drag its name through the
mud. He urged Frelimo members to be vigilant against all those who want to
wreck the party. He called for cohesion among the membership as the only way to
face challenges imposed by the forces acting against the Party.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“The Frelimo Party is
operating in a world of intense political competition”, said Nyusi. “So we are
called upon to perfect our methods of work in order to confront the forces that
are opposed to our designs”. He warned that Frelimo’s opponents have been
strengthening their methods of operation, “seeking to subvert the Party’s
guidelines”.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBp_2VAjHR1WdB60NBbGlHpPHY8z1ddUEHQyF9rhmVq95x8ECh4JIH0NywmMuI6zYAng5cU9_zdDBwoftdPMBkiu5pPbytiZshlfEYP6mRfqcKuWAJpBSM8gonCG_6Zs9dLe4wNZu6H4biuV9dkrZk6RtrxxcZaBM0oPGO796FYPp7tc1o2w_j3z00iA/s126/nnn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="126" data-original-width="100" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBp_2VAjHR1WdB60NBbGlHpPHY8z1ddUEHQyF9rhmVq95x8ECh4JIH0NywmMuI6zYAng5cU9_zdDBwoftdPMBkiu5pPbytiZshlfEYP6mRfqcKuWAJpBSM8gonCG_6Zs9dLe4wNZu6H4biuV9dkrZk6RtrxxcZaBM0oPGO796FYPp7tc1o2w_j3z00iA/s1600/nnn.jpg" width="100" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt;">“Just as in the past, the
main target of our adversaries is to destroy the unity and discipline of our
Party”, Nyusi declared. “Tribalism, regionalism and other forms of
discrimination are among the means invoked by some elements, inside or outside
the party, to cover up their ambition for power, or to satisfy personal or
group interests”. He stressed that Frelimo needs to reorganize itself to face
the challenges of the municipal elections scheduled for October.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“This is a moment of extreme
importance in the national political cycle”, Nyusi said. “Our Party has the challenge
of maintaining the governance of the 44 municipalities currently under our
rule, of recovering the nine that are currently run by the opposition, and of
winning in the 12 new municipalities”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He warned that such a victory
can only be won on the basis of “transparency, responsibility, justice and
integrity”. Above all, the Party must ensure that its election candidates are
capable of attracting the support of the voters “for an overwhelming Frelimo
victory”. Nyusi urged the Verification Commission to fight against corruption
inside Frelimo, and in public institutions. The Commission, he said, must
guarantee strict compliance with the Frelimo statutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-82297496132141573322023-03-22T11:20:00.002+02:002023-03-22T11:20:24.079+02:00Importers suspend trips to South Africa<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "HP Simplified Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">The Mozambican
Association of small scale importers, known as “mukheristas”, has decided to
suspend trips to South Africa to prevent possible violence against Mozambican
trucks during the current protests. According to the president of the
association, Sudekar Novela, quoted by the Maputo daily “Noticias”, the action
aims to safeguard the physical integrity of operators in the sector and avoid
possible damage caused by the looting of goods.</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "HP Simplified Light",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Several South
African services were closed on Monday, and the “mukheristas” fear that the
attacks on vehicles with Mozambican number plates will worsen again with the
protests called in South Africa for this week.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8sps34Lc1vSzERL495jIqGjEZSXPzme5ENX6unnTryl12t5lR-nQA2XghN_IGyvOHNJVa80ZCS1kqsZAANbZoNwb4nRsF8WG1QIVbGqeheGwDQqFuh2O7zOHuX7wxZc51bD2F3_FXcrn1vjFmKOqNMiHMOkJtPofgxA0Rg0biEMcAg67CL1OwRm5eCw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #073763;"><img alt="" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8sps34Lc1vSzERL495jIqGjEZSXPzme5ENX6unnTryl12t5lR-nQA2XghN_IGyvOHNJVa80ZCS1kqsZAANbZoNwb4nRsF8WG1QIVbGqeheGwDQqFuh2O7zOHuX7wxZc51bD2F3_FXcrn1vjFmKOqNMiHMOkJtPofgxA0Rg0biEMcAg67CL1OwRm5eCw" width="320" /></span></b></a></div><span style="font-family: "HP Simplified Light",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">The protests are
against the rising cost of living, and the constant power cuts, and led by the
opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, which is calling for the
resignation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Despite this scenario,
Novela guaranteed that his members have enough stock to supply the Mozambican
market for short period.</span></b></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "HP Simplified Light",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">“At the moment
there is no reason for concern because the Zimpeto Wholesale Market in Maputo
has goods to supply the city for a few weeks without any restrictions”, he
claimed.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "HP Simplified Light",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">In recent days,
the price of fresh products in Zimpeto has fluctuated as a result, on the one
hand, of the flooding of crops in the production fields and, on the other, of
rising acquisition costs in South Africa. Hundreds of people were arrested in
South Africa on Monday, the first day of the EFF protests, but the country was
not brought to a standstill.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-68452936890184120512023-03-21T13:44:00.004+02:002023-03-21T13:44:26.545+02:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0UDwJdHd3chOB0W82od7jS2xjZ2CiDW05tbSwW5XEMipjmxgqQ_XCgydwxQVPq7AlMH3SULDOMxz8ZaFrJd0ZojUhs0tJ44-K9ylUcjNsEdtiE8SnKx7uIsqAKWfSygkRs67MAt0PVSGL2qhHyVh7sFKWvcxN-u0khoQdBpODMlpdqoqXXx1n5PJjLQ" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="626" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0UDwJdHd3chOB0W82od7jS2xjZ2CiDW05tbSwW5XEMipjmxgqQ_XCgydwxQVPq7AlMH3SULDOMxz8ZaFrJd0ZojUhs0tJ44-K9ylUcjNsEdtiE8SnKx7uIsqAKWfSygkRs67MAt0PVSGL2qhHyVh7sFKWvcxN-u0khoQdBpODMlpdqoqXXx1n5PJjLQ=w611-h518" width="611" /></a></div><br /><p></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-57675497417138883902022-10-27T14:11:00.001+02:002022-10-27T14:11:12.275+02:00UAE, Mozambique ink MoUs on counterterrorism<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhFRSJtuc1inb1SKIaEEeEANcfGCnbCXz6h0nNHdtn97e7SL8u4Hq8HKOT7D8QoQ8SMszP-W4ZAw-lQhHRySHN95Cg6jnHRnyQqs4UUlaVvYIdC6YmULHzhJ3TKDewwwY2DmLjFMfFA-9fXsI07Dgoib-8krsmdxsJHdQtFvc8W7oDSMaUmoae9eX_mw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhFRSJtuc1inb1SKIaEEeEANcfGCnbCXz6h0nNHdtn97e7SL8u4Hq8HKOT7D8QoQ8SMszP-W4ZAw-lQhHRySHN95Cg6jnHRnyQqs4UUlaVvYIdC6YmULHzhJ3TKDewwwY2DmLjFMfFA-9fXsI07Dgoib-8krsmdxsJHdQtFvc8W7oDSMaUmoae9eX_mw=w120-h83" width="120" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today received Filipe Jacinto Nyusi,
President of Mozambique, along with his accompanying delegation at the Zabeel
Palace in Dubai. The leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation
across various sectors in the best interests of the peoples of both countries.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid welcomed the President of Mozambique in the presence of
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; Sheikh
Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE; and Lieutenant General
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Interior.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid underscored the UAE’s keenness to foster trade and
commercial relations with Mozambique and other African nations. His Highness
noted the strong bonds of friendship and cooperation that bind the two
countries and their keenness to explore ways of expanding their partnership to
promote mutual investments and enhance stability and prosperity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWis2L6vLiq6UHHkQmTuMjJ1qYQvyuuIlxhu6PpIkHxnD0yJdGZ1GvaES8UPjdkSvNZpVcTwaMEiFblRXHHhA21nkZ_BbDerplWELBQyP0ZFfLPoJUaQwGM1p4Ya25mnnEQyuXbvCMYzk41Zq8Z9DZwa0lVK5b4vmcvYM0t0EMdMKW9zWcdB-S6YjHzw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="237" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWis2L6vLiq6UHHkQmTuMjJ1qYQvyuuIlxhu6PpIkHxnD0yJdGZ1GvaES8UPjdkSvNZpVcTwaMEiFblRXHHhA21nkZ_BbDerplWELBQyP0ZFfLPoJUaQwGM1p4Ya25mnnEQyuXbvCMYzk41Zq8Z9DZwa0lVK5b4vmcvYM0t0EMdMKW9zWcdB-S6YjHzw" width="268" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br />
leaders assessed opportunities to enhance bilateral cooperation in different
sectors, especially economic fields, and reviewed steps to increase mutual
trade and investment opportunities. They discussed ways to share knowledge and
expertise in several areas, including trade, agriculture, and tourism. The
meeting addressed various aspects of UAE-Mozambique ties and the opportunities
available to expand the scope of common interests. The two leaders exchanged
views on regional and international issues of common concern.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">President
Nyusi expressed his pride in the strong relations between Mozambique and the
UAE. He said he hoped to see even greater cooperation between the two countries
in various vital fields.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid and President Nyusi also witnessed the signing of several
agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) covering various sectors. Lt.
General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Verónica Macamo, Minister for
Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, signed an MoU on security and
counterterrorism.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Reem
Al Hashimy, the UAE’s Minister of State for International Cooperation, and
Mozambique’s Verónica Macamo signed an MoU on military collaboration and an
economic and technical collaboration agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-39146792507507070732022-10-27T13:54:00.002+02:002022-10-27T13:54:35.639+02:00Opens branch in Afungi<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Standard Bank recently opened a new branch in
the town of Quitunda, Palma district, in Cabo Delgado province. Among several
benefits, the new agency opened in partnership with the Mozambique LNG project,
operated by TotalEnergies, as part of its “Pamoja Tunaweza” (Juntos Somos
Capazes) initiative, which aims to support community development initiatives,
and will contribute to meeting the specific needs of the population in the
Afungi region while boosting development of the province in general.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2qTu11yB-HzdrsZ-RR_XjSclTjQwF6sjeBfb9jXNzHnwnVfO2tNQz3YPS9v7pesDMTFkfULQc0WwDUBgKiM222pED9gitQuI4IG_1J4fz1O6KUswRHAcq-qAOzX0pQ53N3Qu7og_LbJ57dy0Vna-7RUG6lXuqFFdAZZTVrdO13sVV7l9OxhryAZrmhg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="137" data-original-width="368" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2qTu11yB-HzdrsZ-RR_XjSclTjQwF6sjeBfb9jXNzHnwnVfO2tNQz3YPS9v7pesDMTFkfULQc0WwDUBgKiM222pED9gitQuI4IG_1J4fz1O6KUswRHAcq-qAOzX0pQ53N3Qu7og_LbJ57dy0Vna-7RUG6lXuqFFdAZZTVrdO13sVV7l9OxhryAZrmhg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt;">In addition to supporting the participation of
local companies in the projects installed there, the new Standard Bank branch
will significantly contribute to the ongoing reconstruction process and to the
return of populations to their places of origin. The new facility will also
contribute to the acceleration of the process of the local population joining
banking institutions and to raising the levels of financial education and
inclusion of the residents of Afungi and Quitunda, providing them with a safe
place to store their savings. The new branch is equipped with state-of-the-art
technology and ATMs and has several cashiers to attend to the public in a space
which provides greater convenience and comfort to customers. The opening of the
Quitunda branch is part of Standard Bank’s business strategy of being ever
closer to its customers, serving them with rigor and excellence.</span><p></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-49585511529194331412022-10-27T13:51:00.001+02:002022-10-27T13:51:05.174+02:0015 mln<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">More than 15 million Mozambicans will be able
to use cooking gas instead of firewood and charcoal in their houses by 2030,
Mozambique’s largest newspaper Noticias reported Wednesday, citing Moises
Paulino, the National Director of Hydrocarbons and Fuels in the Ministry of
Mineral Resources and Energy. This is part of the government’s vision and
effort to preserve the environment and public health, the report said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Mozambique has a population of just over 30
million people. It is estimated that currently only 3.8 percent of the
population has access to cooking gas, said the report.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">“The gas produced in Temane, in the southern
province of Inhambane, or in the Rovuma Basin in northern Cabo Delgado, is not
only intended for export, but also for the domestic market,” the paper quoted
Paulino as saying.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">According to the official, a campaign will be
carried out to encourage the communities to use cooking gas in a gradual
process. He said that in the city of Maputo, the country’s capital, there are
neighborhoods where people no longer need to buy cooking gas from a gas station
or service station as they already have piped gas in their homes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-30228902228107982952022-09-28T13:16:00.002+02:002022-09-28T13:16:45.860+02:00UNGA<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQzVArhAudZ3Tn7kIXp9-xXZxSwpCA3KbwiGV1UiRMwdNdaC83YTwiL1e9GLqdwK4yqf4InVMVakQgJH-KctK3W9j6XqNCF22Rck3Oec9mi0guO4OSRGWgjw4RO0QahLaH8wBGWSCu6el9ZbDESrOZShw-XgefP0QjanCZ01G2X4fMRnjpGdqz2MvGfg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQzVArhAudZ3Tn7kIXp9-xXZxSwpCA3KbwiGV1UiRMwdNdaC83YTwiL1e9GLqdwK4yqf4InVMVakQgJH-KctK3W9j6XqNCF22Rck3Oec9mi0guO4OSRGWgjw4RO0QahLaH8wBGWSCu6el9ZbDESrOZShw-XgefP0QjanCZ01G2X4fMRnjpGdqz2MvGfg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"><br /> Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane says it’s time for the
world to adopt new funding models to fast track the implementation of the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030. Maleiane made the
challenge during his speech at the General debate of the 77th Session of the
United Nations General Assembly underway in New York under the theme ‘ A
watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges.’ He
assured that Mozambique still views the SDGs 2030 as relevant to design
collective solutions for the challenges facing the world. Therefore, according
to Maleiane, the government shares the view that the SDGs should be not be
scrapped because they are still valid. However, finance is still confined to
domestic funds and each country is expected to mobilise its own to cover the
expenses to meet the set targets.<br />
.<br />
‘We are working to reach the targets, but facing major difficulties. Therefore,
we propose a model that will incorporate multilateral financial institutions,
such as those linked to the United Nations, to also provide funds for this
agenda,’ he said.Speaking at a press conference, which marked the end of his
participation in the event, Maleiane explained that this was one of the
motivations for Mozambique’s participation. Another reason was to express
Mozambique’s gratitude for the country’s election as a non-permanent member of
the United Nations Security Council.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">‘We achieved our independence years ago, but we had never been to
this forum. One hundred and ninety-two countries out of a total of 193 voted in
favour of Mozambique and that is very good for the country and for
Mozambicans,’ he said.Naturally, Maleiane said, the Mozambican government
reaffirmed its position that peace and sustainable development are sacred
values. It was precisely for this purpose that the United Nations Organisation
(UNO) was created, Maleiane said, stressing that this was also the content of
the message of his speech delivered at the General debate. Asked about
Mozambique’s position on the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine,
Maleiane said that the Constitution of the Republic is very clear on the
matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi7dtEz6UXQiNbLS2GsA0lSBV5wcNz2gNCRooYLLaK2O_sVjyKlD8Nk3prRU3m_swnb44WA1mE6-40vhOByYq2fjXpA9MY633ScGKlMdlhDA-2g7cJfqZqeU3arTvxegD4TivRIoMd-LIIikkafN_JrW1VB7H2dAX6vJgeEHdFjTChCUGT2Yoh3GQg_Q" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="284" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi7dtEz6UXQiNbLS2GsA0lSBV5wcNz2gNCRooYLLaK2O_sVjyKlD8Nk3prRU3m_swnb44WA1mE6-40vhOByYq2fjXpA9MY633ScGKlMdlhDA-2g7cJfqZqeU3arTvxegD4TivRIoMd-LIIikkafN_JrW1VB7H2dAX6vJgeEHdFjTChCUGT2Yoh3GQg_Q" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">‘Our Constitution is very much for peace and dialogue and
everything we are doing is in line with these principles and values, but also
this institution where we are present was precisely designed to guarantee peace
and stability,’ he stressed. Mozambique, Maleiane said, argues that it is
necessary to give dialogue a chance rather than embark on violence. ‘We are not
taking sides. We are doing what our constitution says to do. It is good for the
country and for the interests of Mozambique. Maleiane took the opportunity to
announce that he was the bearer of a message from the Mozambican President,
Filipe Nyusi, addressed to the Secretary General, António Guterres, who played
a very important role in consolidating peace and reconciliation in Mozambique
and invite him to visit Mozambique.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">‘We
believe that its important to invite him to witness the end of this first phase
of demobilisation and reintegration of the residual force of Renamo, the
largest opposition party in Mozambique.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-87860734022151039642022-09-28T13:12:00.003+02:002022-09-28T13:12:24.467+02:00Return of residents to Mocimboa da Praia<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">The massive return of residents to the coastal town of Mocímboa da
Praia, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, is putting under
pressure health services, which are currently operating in a makeshift
building. Health infrastructures were severely damaged by the terrorists and
now, with the return of thousands of residents who had left the town, efforts
are underway to restore public services, including health facilities. The
clinical director Benjamin Ernesto says that Mocímboa da Praia Health Centre
attends on average 150 people a day, a number that falls short of meeting the
huge demand.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKUs73yrG_zX_yaoX8WOf25_MCA5OVT4kDz4WJD186OcRIpPnSecTVzNF23i2IkNhBnu2MhZ2zg3Re-3A1vwjChpTwx7Hm6qreHlUDwV1y2SRglnBqkonnM90Ga4H4WDw6y6sw4T-uImwk8gZWcBd3Mp1BeRVEh0iDRoTtusKeDk2ZTKW4MjEr2Wm6Ug" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKUs73yrG_zX_yaoX8WOf25_MCA5OVT4kDz4WJD186OcRIpPnSecTVzNF23i2IkNhBnu2MhZ2zg3Re-3A1vwjChpTwx7Hm6qreHlUDwV1y2SRglnBqkonnM90Ga4H4WDw6y6sw4T-uImwk8gZWcBd3Mp1BeRVEh0iDRoTtusKeDk2ZTKW4MjEr2Wm6Ug" width="320" /></a></div><br />‘We attend cases that we can deal with. Those that we cannot deal
with locally we refer them to Mueda Rural Hospital,’ said Ernesto, quoted this
Monday (26) by Radio Mozambique. The Mozambican government estimates over 9,000
internally displaced residents from Mocímboa da Praia have already returned to
their homes. Mocímboa da Praia was the district where armed groups carried out
their first attack on 5 October 2017, and its main town was long described as
the terrorists’ headquarters.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">Now, security has been restored leading to an influx of families
from resettlement centres spread across neighbouring provinces. After more than
a year in the hands of terrorists, the town was looted, with virtually all
public and private infrastructure destroyed, including public utilities such as
electricity and water, telecommunications and hospitals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">A military offensive launched by government forces in 2021, with
the support of Rwanda and the Southern African Development Community forces,
allowed the government to retake control, and there are now under way several
initiatives to rebuild infrastructure. According to official estimates there
are currently over 850,000 internally displaced people in Cabo Delgado due to
the conflict, which also killed another 3,000 triggering a humanitarian crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-36457094423221354242022-09-28T13:08:00.002+02:002022-09-28T13:08:35.406+02:00156 of them expired<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">Of the approximately 900 unclaimed passports at the Provincial
Directorate of Migration in Maputo, 156 have already expired. Also unclaimed
are visas for extension of stay, plus work and visit visas not collected by
applicants. </span><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt;">The bustle of people applying for travel documents at the Migration
Service in Maputo province is plain to see. Less visible is the pile of
documents issued but unclaimed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwGzv7qQM_Osdxgu3lVnquF96WnqKZPd6DiFzNc_4JA8KYgL9wWoXqhhT3xJhPvdncF5Bf9MRdeaE4JU0kYfhWAqYl4r3bV6VSjls4W11QB9lK3HG8jp7ZzxqePZYviZQUzQyD9EuDqDyFi7Upf3ITS0yl1yyaxjFRa0UIgXyKicZLVN-qf-hRAtLJxQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="178" data-original-width="283" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwGzv7qQM_Osdxgu3lVnquF96WnqKZPd6DiFzNc_4JA8KYgL9wWoXqhhT3xJhPvdncF5Bf9MRdeaE4JU0kYfhWAqYl4r3bV6VSjls4W11QB9lK3HG8jp7ZzxqePZYviZQUzQyD9EuDqDyFi7Upf3ITS0yl1yyaxjFRa0UIgXyKicZLVN-qf-hRAtLJxQ" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"><br /> Bata, spokesperson for the Provincial Directorate of Migration
Services (SENAMI) in Maputo, says that a considerable number of documents
expire before even leaving the building.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“We have about 900 passports, some of which are from the previous
platform (SEMLEX). Of those, 156 passports have already expired. A further 43
expired residence permit are also in our possession. This situation worries us,
because we daily hear of citizens repatriated from neighbouring South Africa
for lack of passports,” he explains. </span><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Bata notes that the failure to collect these documents creates
constraints on the functioning of migration services. “Therefore, we appeal to
our fellow citizens, as soon as they return from their places of work, to go to
the Provincial Directorate of Migration and collect their passports, which will
allow them to spend their vacation well and continue their travels,” he says. </span><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt;">An SMS alert system is used to remind citizens to collect their
documents, when ready.</span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-13999129126387943942022-09-28T13:04:00.003+02:002022-09-28T13:04:23.291+02:009.5 billion US dollars to improve water<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b>Mozambican government is working to mobilize about 9.5 billion
US dollars needed to improve supply and management of water and sanitation
systems, especially in rural areas. This would allow Mozambique to meet the
Sustainable Development Goal established by the United Nations by 2030 ‘to
ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for
all.’Of this amount, 4.1 billion is to be invested in improving water supply
and sanitation and the remaining 5.4 billion for management and maintenance of
related infrastructure, announced Mozambican Prime-minister, Adriano Maleiane,
on Friday.</b></span></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“It is a huge sum of money”, said Maleiane speaking in New York at
the high-level roundtable on water supply, water management and sanitation. </span><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt;">“But I believe that using some financial institutions like the
World Bank and other regional institutions we can get there, and I would like
to mention some strategic partners like the Netherlands”. The Prime minister
assured that the Mozambican government is doing its best to provide water to
the population, particularly in rural areas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">
“If we go to the countryside we will see people benefiting from water and also
we have trained them to use water systems”, he said, stressing the need for
maintenance to ensure better performance.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETSoG8A_V7ApO9H6yQEWfGv-1In1Iyw_iHWht7GM4gzh6n_OTRDYC7vAcY45C0yb3O_iZAueUa5Yo04yUSytV7aQFvJPAXB6OxhLXWHtRUPrsbXwfGOt7Zx5Tm_nJOW0n4tl5yriYJ0P_4lo8nefCZUtVt3nwU1_2_cAzUYOrlkuHJZmOsFLMX5A1tA/s280/ccq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETSoG8A_V7ApO9H6yQEWfGv-1In1Iyw_iHWht7GM4gzh6n_OTRDYC7vAcY45C0yb3O_iZAueUa5Yo04yUSytV7aQFvJPAXB6OxhLXWHtRUPrsbXwfGOt7Zx5Tm_nJOW0n4tl5yriYJ0P_4lo8nefCZUtVt3nwU1_2_cAzUYOrlkuHJZmOsFLMX5A1tA/s1600/ccq.jpg" width="280" /></a></div>“We are doing our best and women today spend less time getting some
water because we are taking water near to them”, said Maleiane. He also pointed
out that the youth make up about 31 per cent of the active population in the
working age. Therefore, any programme in Mozambique is youth oriented specially
on gender issues. That’s the reason the government wants girls to be
incorporated in the economic model to give them space and time and take water
close to them.Hence, the government will continue to invest in that direction
because that will make a difference in Mozambique. Considering the steps
already taken, Maleiane assures that the country will be able to reach the
goals set by the United Nations. Earlier this year, Mozambican Minister of
Public Works, Carlos Mesquita, expressed government concerns in Maputo
ceremonies to mark World Water Day, over the low coverage rate for access to
drinking water across the country.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“Statistics show that 66 percent of the population do not have any
source of safe water”, Mesquita said. “In the urban areas, clean water reaches
83 per cent of the population, but in the rural areas, the figure is 53 per
cent”. </span><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12pt;">Mesquita stressed the need to ensure the fulfilment of the
established goals for water supply services, especially by improving the
sustainable management of infrastructures. He also conveyed the government’s
concern at the level of losses in the urban systems which are running, on
average, at about 46 per cent”.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“This requires urgent actions to control and reduce these losses
which affect the sustainability of the water supply systems. Besides
Mozambique, also in attendance were the Prime-minister of the Netherlands,
representatives from Finland, Sweden, Uganda, Egypt, Tajikistan, Iraq,
Bangladesh and international organizations, especially the World Bank.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-46151513686662416862022-09-28T12:56:00.001+02:002022-09-28T12:56:05.599+02:00Central Committee<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">The new members of the Frelimo Central Committee, the most
important body of the ruling party in the interval between congresses, are now
known. This Monday, the approximately 1,500 provincial delegates elected the 79
members necessary to fill the body, out of a total of 100 candidates registered
at the central level.</span><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12pt;">The longest electoral process in recent years in Frelimo – the
election took place at 10:00 a.m., but the results were only released after
10:00 p.m. – resulted in what was already projected behind the scenes: the
consolidation of ‘Nyussism’.</span><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12pt;">Of the results that ‘Carta’ had access to, in terms of women who
were part of the previous Central Committee, the highlight goes to the departure
of Lucília Hama, deputy of the Assembly of the Republic and former Governor of
the City of Maputo. Hama, it is recalled, was a member of the Frelimo Political
Commission between 2012 and 2017, but was rejected from the body in 2017.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">Helena Música and Joaquina Siliya were also excluded. Graça Machel,
a senior Frelimo member, did not apply to stay on. ‘Carta’ has learned that her
withdrawal was intended to avoid possible humiliation, such as that of Eduardo
Nihia, who was unable to get himself elected to that body in Nampula province.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">The list of women staying on as members of the Central Committee
therefore includes Verónica Macamo, Margarida Talapa, Carmelita Namashulua,
Alcinda De Abreu, Luísa Diogo, Conceita Sortane, Nyeleti Mondlane, Esperança
Bias, Marina Pachinuapa, Anchia Talapa, Emília Moiane, Ana Rita Sithole, Sónia
Macuvele, Amélia Muendane, Lucinda Espirito Santo and Maria Fernanda Moçambique
Tonela. Nineteen candidates competed for the 16 seats available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">From the list of women seeking to join the new Central Committee
for the first time, the highlight goes to ministers in the government of Filipe
Nyusi, namely Josefina Mpelo (Minister of Combatants), Ana Comoana (State
Administration and Civil Service), Maria Helena Kida (Justice, Constitutional
and Religious Affairs) and Eldevina Materula (Culture and Tourism).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpdxZPQixS2GHULCk3W1BFfdgcfqlrHjZlrLHXoj7ey0L8R3aIbKig_ByQMA_T0IMkFRXvmT5evbL9dqEjx1Ar2KM1xBKh24fpWsrPlsge_rCvOepJvC190od-4j_c9YgmNmK-WeuJoDT9P1Fg93pgR3Z7bD0GoS7HhmGoCyO6FBwoiNXlvDSBNDQlTQ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="900" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpdxZPQixS2GHULCk3W1BFfdgcfqlrHjZlrLHXoj7ey0L8R3aIbKig_ByQMA_T0IMkFRXvmT5evbL9dqEjx1Ar2KM1xBKh24fpWsrPlsge_rCvOepJvC190od-4j_c9YgmNmK-WeuJoDT9P1Fg93pgR3Z7bD0GoS7HhmGoCyO6FBwoiNXlvDSBNDQlTQ" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Luísa Meque (President of INGD), Ana Canhemba (Administrator of
Inhassoro district), Isabel Cumbane, Xarzarda Orá, Julita Juma, Bendita Lopes
and Rosel Salomão Pedro were also approved. In this list, 13 candidates
competed for 11 available seats. Maria de Fátima Pelembe, former Secretary
General of the OMM, and Easter Themba failed to quality.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">In the list of candidates of men staying on, there were few
surprises, as only 31 competed for 30 vacancies. Only Chinguane Sebastião
Marcos Mabote was rejected. Remaining in the Central Committee are Roque Silva,
Alberto Chipande, Alcido Nguenha, Eduardo Abdula, Eduardo Mulémbwė, Raimundo
Pachinuapa and Eneas Comiche. Also on the list are Alberto Chipande Júnior,
Namoto Chipande, Aires Aly, Samora Machel Júnior, Sérgio Pantie, António
Niquice, Celso Correia, Tomás Salomão, Marcelino Pita, Carvalho Muária, José
Pacheco, Chakil Aboobacar, Jaime Basílio Monteiro, Bruno Morgado, Licínio
Mauaie, Dominic Phiri, Salim Valá, Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Carlos
Mesquita, Agostinho Mondlane, Eusébio Lambo, Arlindo Chilundo, Raimundo Diomba
and Francisco Cabo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">However, it was in the men’s renewal list that there was most
controversy. Frelimo made seven vacancies available, with 13 candidates
applying. Among the entries, emphasis goes to the return of Oswaldo Petersburgo
(Secretary of State for Youth) – rejected at the previous Congress – and the
entry, for the first time, of Adriano Maleiane (Prime Minister), Max Tonela
(Minister of Economy and Finance) and N’Naite Chissano, son of Joaquim
Chissano, former President of the Republic and member of Frelimo. Pedro
Guiliche (a famous G15 analyst), Constantino Bacela (Minister in the Presidency
for Civil House Affairs) and Rui Chong Saw (former Mayor of Nacala-Porto) were
also elected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">Among those rejected are Joaquim Veríssimo (former Minister of
Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs), Mouzinho Saíde (former
Vice-Minister of Health and current Director of the Maputo Central Hospital),
Inocêncio Impissa (Deputy Minister of State Administration and Public Service),
businessman Prakash Prehlad, Manuel Formiga (former President of the National
Youth Council) and Virgílio Mateus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">The electoral results obtained by Carta indicate that, in the
Central Committee’s list of renewal for the economic and social area, delegates
rejected the candidacies of businessman Lineu Candieiro of the Lin Group (which
includes the famous Lin Cleanings), and the sportswoman Ana Flávia de
Azinheira, former Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge_MkjcR1aCx1nzc_J2NtOD3ji4HrjqUk-LGvskgP_qBhZKPgwVfvNhGYvtLfn8sBJQs7yZqfFjxlw0sNM2nB039YpYbwKmj546q18MS80qRfWMbHQiRNrkWxKr7jd3OnYRVWcbbFFnVuMb85linbNYu_LdTyfKRPdxr1tL_T4KR1Y8-7yZXaGYoExEQ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge_MkjcR1aCx1nzc_J2NtOD3ji4HrjqUk-LGvskgP_qBhZKPgwVfvNhGYvtLfn8sBJQs7yZqfFjxlw0sNM2nB039YpYbwKmj546q18MS80qRfWMbHQiRNrkWxKr7jd3OnYRVWcbbFFnVuMb85linbNYu_LdTyfKRPdxr1tL_T4KR1Y8-7yZXaGYoExEQ" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Eduardo Mondlane Júnior, businessman Mahomed Assif Osman and Ana
Senda Coanai, CEO of IGEPE (Institute for the Management of State Equity) were
elected in the economic and social sector.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">Among the youth, emphasis goes to the entry, for the first time, of
Jacinto Filipe Nyusi (son of the President of the Republic and Frelimo), Emília
Chambal (President of the National Youth Council), Edma Braund, Jherson
Fernandes, Baera Morreira, Francisco Nunes and Constantino André. Sale Mussa
and Patrícia Lopes were excluded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">In the renewal list, at combatant level, male delegates elected
included Rafael Rahomoja, João Américo Mpfumo and João Ferreira dos Santos.
Among the women, Joisse Jock and Laura Agostinho Mavota. Maria Gundana,
Victória Daniel and Miguel Mkaima succeeded, while André Massaite and Xavier
Nelson were left out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">The 79 members of the Central Committee elected at the XII Frelimo
Congress yesterday will join the members elected at the provincial conferences,
the two honorary party presidents, the six honorary members, the 11 Provincial
First Secretaries and the three Secretary-Generals of Organs social bodies of
the party (the OJM, OMM and ACLLN).</span><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12pt;">The Frelimo Central Committee will in future be composed of 250
members and 11 provincial substitutes. It remains to be defined how many
substitutes will be elected at central level.</span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-15785758648899946352022-09-28T12:49:00.001+02:002022-09-28T12:49:15.035+02:00Drug<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">Official figures from the Central Office for the Prevention and
Fight against Drugs (GCCPD) indicate that drug addiction in Mozambique rose
about 14% between 2020 and 2021, with the provinces of Manica, Nampula, Sofala
and Maputo seeing the most cases. The national model of rehabilitation for drug
addicts may not be the most appropriate, warns mental health expert Júlio
Macamo. Júlio tried cannabis sativa, aka ‘soruma’, at the age of 14, at the
invitation of a friend. By the age of 16, he had already used more than two
types of drugs. He stole items from his parents’ house to sell for money to buy
drugs, he confesses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“The evil lies in experimenting. I tried it, I liked the feeling
and started to consume it. I met people who got into the world of crime, and I
was about to get involved myself, because I hung out with friends, one of whom
had his father’s gun, who was a police officer. Little by little, I was trying
more things,” the interviewee says.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">At a certain point in his life, Júlio realised that he was on a
path that could lead to his death, and that was the start of a happy ending.
With the help of relatives and friends, he managed to rehabilitate himself.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“One day, when I was drugged, I looked at myself in the mirror and
thought: ‘I’m that uncle I always said I didn’t want to be’, because when we’re
kids, we look at that uncle from the area, who drinks and creates trouble, and
we don’t want to be like him. So I looked at myself and I saw myself as that
drug-addict uncle. When I realised this, I started looking for help,” he
explains. Júlio’s testimony is just one example of what happens all over the
country, and GCCPD figures point to an increase in drug addiction country-wide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“In 2020, we had 9,788 [addicts] and, in 2021, this number
increased to 11,164, so we are seeing growth of around 14%,” says Orlando
Alberto, head of the Department of Public Education at the Central Office for
the Prevention and Combat of Drugs. According to Alberto, the provinces of
Manica, Nampula, Sofala and Maputo lead the statistics table.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO3zyyMvOyMLUXQFpltVX0AMIu5ceANpIJJNIbEsR60myqXcSNuUQoyDW8OpgenGl-KxV15-aBrruAoRhbEhH4rcVVrTl1t14gB6HaestzM31CeHFEvhp4nTknoVb3AXGXVnOF0_rC6Ah8_QzF0otBMRNlFNk2OcEMWj8D9PgConMpAsHhM9bOArAA1w" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="749" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO3zyyMvOyMLUXQFpltVX0AMIu5ceANpIJJNIbEsR60myqXcSNuUQoyDW8OpgenGl-KxV15-aBrruAoRhbEhH4rcVVrTl1t14gB6HaestzM31CeHFEvhp4nTknoVb3AXGXVnOF0_rC6Ah8_QzF0otBMRNlFNk2OcEMWj8D9PgConMpAsHhM9bOArAA1w" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>“Last year, the province of Manica had 2,713 cases, which
represents 24% of the total. Nampula, with 2,416, corresponds to 21%, while
Sofala had 2,084 and Maputo City had 2,050,” he details.The GCCPD records 2,050
cases for Maputo city, while the Health Directorate presented a different
figure of around 3100.</b></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“Last year, we had 3,057 cases in outpatient consultations, which
means that there were around 3,000 people who approached the hospital,” says
Maputo City Health Directorate representative Maria de Lurdes Sive. The health
sector is not only concerned about the increase in drug addicts, but also about
the number of those mentally ill as a result of drug use. In 2021, 9,000 were
admitted to the Infulene Psychiatric Hospital, in Maputo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“In our largest psychiatric hospital [Infulene], the main cause of
hospitalisation is mental and behavioural disorders due to the consumption of
toxic substances. In the 2021 report, we learned that about 9,000 people sought
mental health services for issues related to mental disorders and substance
use,” says Elisa Mfumo, head of the Department of Mental Health at the Ministry
of Health. More up-to-date data from the GCPCD indicate that, in the first half
of this year, more than 4,000 people with mental and behavioural problems
caused by drug consumption were admitted to health service units.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cannabis sativa and alcohol are the
most-consumed substances, due to their easy availability. Adolescents and young
students are among those who consume drugs most, often mixing them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“It is with great sadness that I report that we have more teenagers
and young people, aged 14-17, in the rehabilitation program. At the moment,
there are 67,” says Anderson Jesus, representative of the REMAR rehabilitation
centre. The country does not have a hospital specialising in the treatment of
drug addiction. Patients are admitted to the Infulene Psychiatric Hospital and
this overloads the health unit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“In addition to treating two people with schizophrenia and mental
retardation, we also have to assist drug addicts, as is their right,” says
Infulene Psychiatric Hospital director Serena Chachuaio. “A drug addict often
has disciplinary problems, which is why they often destroy sponges or clog
faucets in order to protest against hospitalisation by their relatives.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2J1YBVeUJ176u7tohmgyLcDq9R3huJenSLFciRYfn9doGm45ztJMX2ZXKawR7FqNAJni2bLPQlnSxNTTkeKW0powc65lK9O4NTI8caprz938_vCj2mmVNyyMjt_sbfI6Fqfh_dHRu5OAuy5TGMIlp6hWi3OOhTDgmpniILt8rW5wxPa0WLEXxPaHdzQ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2J1YBVeUJ176u7tohmgyLcDq9R3huJenSLFciRYfn9doGm45ztJMX2ZXKawR7FqNAJni2bLPQlnSxNTTkeKW0powc65lK9O4NTI8caprz938_vCj2mmVNyyMjt_sbfI6Fqfh_dHRu5OAuy5TGMIlp6hWi3OOhTDgmpniILt8rW5wxPa0WLEXxPaHdzQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Psychologist Celma Ricardo is critical of the country’s
rehabilitation model.</b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12pt;">“We don’t have a one-stop centre, so that the individual doesn’t
have to go from one hospital to the other. We don’t have a unit that supports
an individual for complete rehabilitation, with the ability to provide
psychological follow-up, with a psychiatrist providing assistance and
activities to occupy them and help them stop using drugs,” she says. The Maputo
City Health Directorate recognizes the problem and promises improvements.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">“Together with the government, we are working towards opening a
rehabilitation centre for these cases. It won’t happen from one day to the
next, so until then we will continue to work with the Infulene Psychiatric
Hospital,” Maria de Lurdes Sive explains. According to SERNIC, during the first
six months of this year, close to 400 drug trafficking and consumption cases
were registered, against about 300 in the same period in 2021. Narcotics valued
at an estimated 50 million meticais were seized. In 2019, the United Nations
cited Mozambique as a major corridor for large volumes of drugs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591806557188641681.post-30100963445681090992022-09-28T12:39:00.001+02:002022-09-28T12:39:11.875+02:00Raises 4.2 million dollars<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7fwgyQUjEC0iJz0_Oo6WNQOlrxHGXoWY15lVQjVHvD2iKmTrItbpGYzaIpFbCPgcRCTOmzUkMhJHro0ZysOiB5B1mblFaZ4J5Xhr0jmMdffcuyNhI3zsC9LECKR9A0_0vXAYBqSuEImR_XtPyprn7ZDwmOjv8CXnd9c6VaEDF1uu9c0z1aTEnPFn0qQ" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="247" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7fwgyQUjEC0iJz0_Oo6WNQOlrxHGXoWY15lVQjVHvD2iKmTrItbpGYzaIpFbCPgcRCTOmzUkMhJHro0ZysOiB5B1mblFaZ4J5Xhr0jmMdffcuyNhI3zsC9LECKR9A0_0vXAYBqSuEImR_XtPyprn7ZDwmOjv8CXnd9c6VaEDF1uu9c0z1aTEnPFn0qQ" width="291" /></a></div>The London-based mining company Gemfields on Tuesday announced that
it has raised 4.2 million US dollars from an auction of predominantly
commercial-quality sapphire, corundum, and low-quality ruby held from 19
September to 23 September 2022. In total, 3.6 tonnes of material (18.1 million
carats) were sold.The gems were mined in the northern Mozambican district of
Montepuez by Montepuez Ruby Mining Limitada (MRM), which is 75 per cent owned
by Gemfields and 25 per cent by Mwiriti Limitada.According to Adrian Banks,
Gemfields’ Managing Director of Product & Sales, “the buoyant conditions
prevailing in the coloured gemstone market made this an excellent time to sell
several years of accumulated MRM commercial-quality inventory”.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"><br /> added, “we thank and congratulate the government of Mozambique
and our partners at Mwiriti – both of whom attended the auction – on what are
very healthy results for material of this quality”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-family: "Estrangelo Edessa"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #1F4E79; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">Gemfields stressed that “the proceeds of this auction will be fully
repatriated to MRM in Mozambique, with all royalties due to the government of
the Republic of Mozambique being paid on the full sales prices achieved at the
auction”.Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) holds a 25-year concession on an area of
340 square kilometres in Montepuez, in Cabo Delgado province. Since 2014, over
830 million dollars have been raised from the auction of rubies and other gems
from the mine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>A.Majacunenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923595062533518628noreply@blogger.com0