Weapons out of gorvenment control no threat to peace:Interior minister.

The Minister of the Interior, Basilio Monteiro, was yesterday quoted by Radio Mozambique as saying that weapons out of control of the Mozambican State do not represent overall threat to the country's stability.

Basilio Monteiro was reacting to a question from that station on collection of weapons in the hands of armed men of the Renamo and other unauthorized individuals.The Interior Minister stressed that anytime the Government may reach a conclusion that there is no justification to the compulsory collection of weapons, because people are to giving them up voluntarily.

According to Radio Mozambique, the Mozambican minister made these statements at the end of a session of Joint Commission of Permanent Defence and Security between Malawi and Mozambique.

The meeting,according to Basilio Monteiro,allowed for achieving consensus on the peace enviroment and for better management of state borders.

Words of The Presdent of the republic concerning disarmament process

"We will instruct the Defence and Security Forces,the National Director, to consider the ongoing process of compulsive disarmament, I repeat, in the spirit of concord and reconciliation and tolerance to allow society to rediscover and reestablish dialogue that all Mozambicans expect.

I say I'm ready to talk to anyone,including the leadership of Renamo party, we already have been talking to them ,so that we can find solutions to the quiet of Mozambicans.

I repeat, we instruct the Forces of Defence and Security, to be aware that they need no further orders because they swear by the flag, when starting a mission, a stage, receive mission assigned by Constitution, which is to protect this country.

But I say we use this podium to instruct the weighting of compulsive disarmament and allow for all to willingly surrender that which they think they should not posses, above all, to enable us to work and dialogue. That in the spirit of trust and mutual will. "

Three dead, two injured after serious mine collapse in the center of Mozambique

Three people died and two were seriously injured as result of the collapse of a mine today in Gile, center of Mozambique.The same mine had been vandalized a week ago by the population, a source of the district government told LUSA news.

According to Francisco Cinquenta, the District Service Economic Activities in Gile,Zambezia province, it is possible that more people may have been buried when they sought and tantalite tourmalines in the Muiane lot, after the abandonment of the mine by Tantalum Mining in consequence of the recent riots .

"The Muiane lot is sandy and,when they opened there in the grotto inside, it came down and fell, and in that time three died and two were injured, "described to Lusa Francisco Cinquenta, adding that the bodies of these unfortunate one have been claimed by their pfamilies, which suggests that are from Gilé.


According to a district authority, the population itself began operations to search for other possible victims, using picks and shovels because the machines the company which operated the mine used were burned in the actions of vandalism that took place at that mine a few years ago.

21 November,SONGO,CAHORA BASSA:Athletics competition to celebrate victory that was achieved with the reversal of ownership of Hidroeletrica de Cahora Bassa in 2007. Previously HCB was to a greater extent a Portuguese owned company.That changed on 27 November 2007 when the Portuguese officially returned HCB to Mozambicans. 27 NOVEMBER IS the ANNIVERSARY of THE REVERSAL OF HCB...and it celebrated with great pomp and ceremony.

Annual 12 km athletics race realised in Songo,Cahora Bassa

THE RACE IS TO COMMEMORATE THE REVERSAL of Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa's ownership.The HCB power plant once was the property of the Portuguese government.

Ownership of the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi river was transferred from Portuguese control to Mozambican hands at a ceremony witnessed on 27 November 2007 by five southern African heads of state and government.

The reversal of HCB to Mozambique reflects an indelible landmark for Mozambicans, leaving out the idea of ​​complete independence.In terms of the economy, HCB is a valuable tool in line with government policies for the country’s economic growth and development.

The winners of this year's race received bycles,motorbikes and fridges.

It must be highlighted that HCB is the largest enterprise largely owned by the State and is already producing results never achieved by other public holdings .

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