GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK:one of the best reasons to visit Mozambique

GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK

Before the civil war came(30 May 1977–1994),Gorongosa was one of Africa’s great game parks,teeming with elephants buffaloes,lions – the park’s emblem -and majestic sable antelope.

The game park was devastated by the fighting as hungry soldiers butchered the animals for food.

Since the philanthropic Carr
Foundation,a U.S. not-for-profit organization,that teamed with the Government of Mozambique to protect and restore the ecosystem of Gorongosa National Park and to develop aneco tourism industry to benefit local communities)arrived and began rebuilding the park animal numbers have recoverd and the reserve is on track once more to becoming one of earth’s great wildlife experiences.

One of Africas wild kingdom has been reborn and who dosen't want to be there?National Park: 1960–1980

Photo:Xenophobic attacks that took place in South Africa

EMMANUEL SITHOLE WAS ATTACKED AND KILLED WHILE PEOPLE LOOKED ON,this current year when South Africans went on a xenophobic rage that targeted fellow Africans in South Africa.Many died.
Mozambicans hate xenophobia and do not practice it and have never practised at any time.Mozambicans love foreigners from all over the world.

Mozambican women

Mangoes are plentyful in Mozambique

Beira

beach market

Mozambican necklace

Mozambican necklace.

Ceiling collapses and causes two deaths in a mosque

MAPUTO CITY 27 NOVEMBER 2015

It looked like a normal day,but the intense heat that reached the maximum temperature of 39,7ºC in
Maputo city originated the low
pressure system at the end of the day, causing strong winds,which reached 90 km per hour accompanied by rain.

The bad weather caused some accidents in downtown.The most notable accident took place at an improvised mosque,at Av. Albert
Lithuli.The tragedy struck during worship time yesterday afternoon.
According to Bay Bique, one of
the mosque believers, of the 200 people who were on the spot,eight were injured and two died- a child and an adult.

Besides the mosque,the Primary School 24 de Julho, at Av.Josina Machel,was also affected.The winds drag ram plates from the ceiling onto the road.
The event coincided with a passing car down the avenue and it was fought with the ram plates.Fortunately,the driver was unharmed in the accident.

Scadoxus multiflorus -Gorongosa National Park

Scadoxus multiflorus -
Gorongosa national park

Nyusi requires transparency in the election of the new secretary general of OJM

The Mozambican Youth Organisation (OJM) elected today the new Secretary
General,a post for which three young men competed in particular Dalfino Guila,Hendro Nhavene and Mety Gondola.

Pedro Cossa's successor election is one of the main agenda points of the first congress of the youth wing of Frelimo, which yesterday took off in Matola.

The opening ceremony was addressed by the president of Frelimo,whose entry into the courtroom of the Party Central School was cheered by 1125 delegates (the 1200 squad)and guests.

Filipe Nyusi watched the parade and
greetings of social organizations of the party and founders of OJM.On behalf of the founders,Zacarias Kupela recalled
that it was the November 29,1977 that the then President,Samora Machel, proclaimed on behalf of Frelimo,the creation of OJM as party cadres school

The president of Frelimo drew
attention of young people to the need to respect the pre-established rules during the electoral process.Filipe
Nyusi's trip to Malta and could not keep up with the election of the new
Secretary General of the party youth arm, the first of its consulate.

Maleiane says that state has money to pay salaries,including bonus

The Minister of Economy and Finance, Adriano Maleiane,spoke yesterday
to reporters,in response to a question about the delay in the payment of salaries in the Civil Service.

Employees of various sectors of the
state apparatus have not yet received wages this month,at least until the end of yesterday afternoon,something that has not been common.

The situation left the public officials apprehensive several days ago.
The situation began to be noted on Monday,day 22,when employees of somensectors in particular military
and Defense Mozambique,Police of Mozambique,education, health, among
others, began to complain about
the delay in various media.

The silence from the authorities about the delay was reason even more anxiety generated within the staff.The Ministry of Sea, Inland and Fisheries, through theDAF / 2015 note, the
Department of Administration and Finance,was one of the few institutions that warned employees about the
situation,although it has not revealed the reason for the delay

Traditional leaders In Mozambique

SONGO CAHORA BASSA.

SECRETARIAS/SECRETERIES are traditional leaders who rule over villages in Mozambique.

They are very powerful and execute a lot of duties like presiding at local traditional ceremonies,receiving important gorvenment figures,writing declarations of proof of residence for those who want to open bank accounts,get loans from the gorvenment and banks or process birth certificates and IDs

They also give land to Mozambicans who need it.In the following photos the local village leaders are waiting to receive Presdent Filipe Nyusi on his visit to Cahora Bassa to participate at the 27th of November ceremony to Commemorate another anniversary for the reversal of HCB

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PROTECTION OF THE ALBINO PERSON: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVES DECREE LAW

Albinos now have greater protection and security against criminal acts and
segregation.The government approved Wednesday,the ordinance that ensures the safety and protection of albino people in Mozambique.

The dramatic situation of abductions and extraction of albino organs in the country is making the government very concerned.Tuesday the Cabinet had to approve a legal provision that will protect and give proper security to the albino person in Mozambique.

The government said that it had already established a line of social action,through the ministries of Health and Social Welfare for assistance to this group of people but now it is to safeguard their physical integrity.

In the fortieth session of the
Council of Ministers the government approved the decree-law establishing the installation of toll gates in Maputo.

It does not point how many gates but it is estimated maybe five.Prices may vary 50-900 meticais,depending on the vehicle class.

Another measure taken by the government aims to make public transport cheaper for albino passengers through the exemption from VAT rate.Read more here

ASSAULTS WITH FIRE WEAPONS AND MATCHETES:POLICE DETAINED THREE INDIVIDUALS IN PEMBA,CABO DELGADO

The Police of the Republic of Mozambiwue in Cabo Delgado detained three individuals indicted of theft with use of machetes and firearms.

From the district of Nacala,Nampula province, the accused confessed their involvement in that type of crime.YoutubeASSALTOS COM RECURSO
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Nacala airport will open to the world in 2016

Nacala Airport will start receiving international traffic March 2016.

According to the president of the public company Airports of Mozambique (MoS),Emanuel Chaves, the airport will receive next month,December,their certification to operate as an international airport.

With the certification,airlines operating in Mozambique will now use the Nacala Airport in 2016.

Emanuel Chaves said he had already handed over to the national authorities a request for the airport of Nacala to be the only one in the north of the country to process International flights.

"It is expected that from March the companies operating in the north of the country shall begin to use the
airport infrastructure'',said Chaves, quoted by Macauhub.

The project of transformation of the Nacala airport into an international airport will mainly involve companies carrying passengers linked to the exploitation of natural gas deposits discovered in the Rovuma basin.

Zambezia want to increase production of cashew to 10,000 tons

Zambezia province intends to increase sales levels of cashew nuts.
In 2014/2015,the province did not exceed nine tons of cashew nuts.
In the current year (2015/2016) Zambezia expects to get an output of
just over 10 thousand tons.

The delegate of the National Cashew Institute in Zambezia,Jabula Zubia, warned producers to be more organized so as not to be obliged to change the prices of cashew nuts.
Unlike the price of other products, cashew nuts is set by buyers.

First lady says women should become involved more in the fight against "hunting" of albinos

The first lady of the republic yesterday
urged women of Nampula province to increasingly get involved in the fight against albino kidnappings plaguing
the country in recent times.

Isaura Nyusi was speaking at a meeting with the women of Nampula, the province with the highest incidence of albino abductions.

"We are here at this time,to attend to the issue of discrimination of our brothers albinos .We have to further intensify our work in hard form, because only with our firm can we transform this society'',said Isaura Nyusi.This year, 15 cases were recorded between kidnappings and murders of albinos.

Of the 22 individuals suspected of practicing this crime and held in different jails in Nampula,five already confessed to murdering and selling parts of human organs of albino citizens.