Gaza: Road accident claims two lives, sixteen injuries.
Three fatalities and sixteen grave and minor injuries resulted from a road accident Friday morning, in the administrative post of Chidenguele, Mandlakazi district as a consequence of the he head on collision ,of two semi-collective passenger transport vehicles, which were traveling in the south-north direction and vice versa, on National Road number 1 (EN1).
The traffic police officer who went to the scene of the accident, cited overspeeding and fatigue on the part of the driver who was traveling Gaza-Inhambane, as the principal causes of this road accident which also resulted in damage to both vehicles.
The injured were taken to the Chidenguele Health Center and Quissico District Hospital, in the Zavala district, Inhambane, where they are getting treatment.
Mozambican sugar hits Malawian market
Mozambican manufactured sugar is being exported to Malawi, as a response to the sugar problem in that nation .
20 licenses to local firms to import sugar from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Brazil have been issued by Malawi's Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
The liberalization of the sugar market in Malawi comes at a time when the two local companies producing this product have found their capacity reduced , due to a number of constraints imposed on their production chain as a result of climate change.
Malawi has been in a severe crisis as a result of sugar shortage on the national market .
Consumers revolted as a consequence of hoarding of sugar and subsequent prices' increases which became the trend, where a kilo soared from the old 1700 kwachas, around 64 meticais to 3,000 kwachas, around 115 meticais.
The government, through the ministry of industry and commerce, was forced to liberalize the market, as a way of increasing supply and reducing the price of the product to the consumer.
The monopolistic sugar companies of Malawi contestation of the measures taken, will not, according to commerce minister Sosten Gwengwe , not make the government to revoke its decision, to ensure greater commercial competitiveness.
As of writing, the Malawian government has ordered seven commercial establishments to close due to exbortintant sugar prices.
The executive director of the Malawi consumer association, John Kapito, says the government's decision is welcome and commendable, as the monopolization of the market was a real ordeal for the people.
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Mozambique attack survivors file complain against energy giant Total Energies
Survivors and relatives of victims of a 2021 insurgent attack in Mozambique have filed a complaint against Total Energies TTEF.PA for negligence and indirect manslaughter, saying the company had failed to ensure the safety of subcontractors.
Total Energies rejected the allegations, saying they were “inaccurate.”
Islamist insurgents attacked the port city of Palma in March 2021, killing many civilians in areas close to Mozambique LNG infrastructure projects, owned in part by Total Energies.
The plaintiffs – including three survivors and four relatives of victims who died in an ambush – allege that Total Energies failed to inform subcontractors of the risks of possible attacks or of the progress of such attacks, and did not have proper safety or evacuation plans in place.
The complaint alleges that a private security company’s helicopter rescuing people who had taken refuge in a hotel was stopped due to a lack of fuel, and that Total Energies had refused a request for fuel on the grounds of not wanting to be associated with a private security company.
Some subcontractors tried to escape from the hotel with a convoy of vehicles, which was then ambushed, leaving several dead, the plaintiffs said.
“It’s quite rare to presume that a company could be indicted and prosecuted for indirect manslaughter … But here you have a series of negligences that contributed to a situation that allowed the loss of many lives,” said Henri Thulliez, a lawyer who represents the plaintiffs.
“It is not alleged that Total Energies directly caused the deaths of victims but that the company did not act in accordance with the expected diligence standards of a professional in its responsibilities,” lawyers for the plaintiffs said in a statement.
Total Energies denied the allegations, saying it did have a security plan and had carried it out.
“During the attack on the city of Palma, and according to the information we have, all Mozambique LNG personnel and their contractors and subcontractors were evacuated,” TotalEnergies said.
The company said the Mozambique LNG group’s security plan was for the subcontractors to shelter in place and be evacuated by ferry.
Total Energies said the security situation had improved in the region, where it plans to restart the project before the end of the year.