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By Francis Kornegay South Africa and the African Union (AU) have ended up internationally isolated on the issue of a post-Gaddafi Libya. This predicament was accentuated by Russia’s recognition of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) on the eve of the Paris “Friends of Libya” summit at the beginning of September. China as well as Russia was present at this new Libyan creation of great and emerging powers, including the Arab League, but boycotted by South Africa and the AU. The ramifications of this mutual alienation between Libya’s new rulers and the AU, led by South Africa, could be far-reaching. It could include Libya’s exit from the AU along with Morocco and tensions between them both and Algeria (which was also present in Paris). This could further complicate North Africa’s relationship with the rest of the continent and the European Union’s bifurcated policy toward Africa: the Maghreb on the one hand via the EU-Mediterranean Partnership; sub-Saharan Africa on the othe...

Guy Scott, filho de imigrantes britânicos no que era chamado de Rodésia do Norte (Zâmbia) acredita que a sua nomeação, semana passada, para o cargo de vice-presidente do país, poderá abrir caminho a que outros países africanos sigam o exemplo e que se reconciliem com a sua história colonial e ultrapassem o preconceito racial. Acredita-se que Scott seja o primeiro homem de raça branca a ocupar tão alto cargo num governo africano desde o fim do apartheid na África do Sul, em 1994. Scott ganhou por esmagadora maioria no seu círculo eleitoral, mês passado, e daí ser nomeado vice-presidente pelo Presidente Michael Sata. Na sua primeira entrevista internacional, Scott disse que “sempre suspeitei que a Zâmbia está a passar de uma condição pós-colonial para de cosmopolita. A mentalidade das pessoas estão a mudar. Já não cruzam os braços a pensar o que é que estava mal no colonialismo”. A uma pergunta sobre se ele consegue imaginar um vice-presidente branco no Zimbabwe, Scott disse que “nós...

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema said last night he would not be distracted by the disciplinary hearing against him from the fight for economic freedom. He also dispelled the notion that he was against white people, saying he would defend whites the same way he would do blacks. "White people are our fellow South Africans. We must always assure them that this country also belongs to them the same way it belongs to us. The struggle is not about white genocide," he said at the OR Tambo Memorial Lecture at the University of Limpopo's Turfloop campus. Malema said that when the youth of Tambo's era took up arms to fight the apartheid regime, they were never taken through disciplinary hearings and that it was a surprise that the culture of the organisation was changing. He said that the struggle was about making sure that the wealth of this country was shared by all who lived in it. "The disciplinary action against me will never distract me from fighting f...

O combinado nacional representou com muito brilho as cores da nossa bandeira na primeira meia-final do Mundial de Hóquei em Patins San Juan-2011. Se existiam dúvidas quanto à qualidade do hóquei em patins moçambicano, ora aí está a resposta dos rapazes da “geração de ouro” do hóquei nacional, Moçambique conseguiu levar os tricampeões do mundo, os espanhóis ao prolongamento com um empate a 3, na primeira meia-final do mundial que está a decorrer na cidade de San Juan, na Argentina. Num jogo muito bem disputado pelas duas selecções, Moçambique discutiu “mano-a-mano” o resultado e até chegou a intimidar os jogadores adversários que cometeram mais faltas durante todo o jogo. Claramente surpreendidos, os espanhóis terão feito o seu pior jogo na presente campanha do mundial, tudo por culpa da boa postura táctica apresentada pela selecção de todos nós. Já sem frescura física notória, os jogadores moçambicanos viram a Espanha chegar ao “Golo de Ouro” ainda na primeira parte do prolongamento...

At just 26 years of age, he helped oust one South African president and elevate another. Some four years later, he's threatening to do it again. But Julius Malema, the fiery and powerful leader of the African National Congress party's youth league, may have gone too far when he said he also would work to overthrow the president of neighboring Botswana. Malema is now appearing before an ongoing party disciplinary committee on charges of violating the party constitution, bringing the ANC into disrepute and sowing division in its ranks. The young man some find charming and others boorish once told a local newspaper that his youth should allow him more latitude. In his words: "I must put more fire on what I say so that people can feel the heat." It was the same motivation cited by another young firebrand of the ANC more than 60 years ago. Nelson Mandela said he helped found the youth league in 1944 "as a way of lighting a fire" under a conservative leadershi...

O Brasil perdeu para Moçambique, por 9 a 6, e caiu nas quartas de final do Mundial de Hóquei sobre patins que é disputado na província argentina de San Juan, 1.200 km a noroeste de Buenos Aires. Os brasileiros, que chegaram às quartas como líderes do Grupo D, foram surpreendidos por Moçambique, segundo da chave C. Na outra partida disputada nesta quinta-feira, Portugal bateu a França por 6 a 3 e passou às semifinais em busca de seu 16º título Mundial. Os demais jogos das quartas de final terão confronto entre Espanha e Itália e Argentina e Chile.

SOMALI pirates, who kidnapped Durban couple Bruno Pelizzari and Deborah Calitz almost a year ago, have threatened to kill them if the US$4-million (R33-million) ransom is not paid soon. In a phone call made to his sister Vera on September 5, Pelizzari said: "I know you are doing everything you can. If they do not get the ransom, they are going to kill us". Vera yesterday said it was the first time that she had spoken to her brother since the kidnapping. "I know he is alive. I heard his voice and I knew it was him," she said. Vera said a pirate named Ali had been calling her weekly. "I explained to him that we are not rich. I told him that it is going to take time to get the money," she said. Desperate to raise the amount, Pelizzari's family have registered a trust, SOS Bru and Deb Trust. "We have been forced to beg for donations. We had to get the NGO certificate and then the stamp and approval of the government so the trust has only been a...

No centro prisional Quinta do Girassol em Quelimane. Um agente da guarda prisional no centro prisional Quinta do Girassol, localizado a cerca de 45 quilómetros da cidade de Quelimane, província da Zambézia, Centro de Moçambique, espancou dois reclusos até à morte. Os dois reclusos estavam em fuga, quando foram interceptados pelo agente, cuja identidade não foi revelada. Fonte do Ministério da Justiça confirmou que o facto ocorreu na tarde do passado dia 24. A mesma fonte contou à Agência de Informação de Moçambique (AIM) que o agente saiu para recapturar os reclusos evadidos. Ele encontrou o primeiro e, com recurso a paus, pedras e blocos, espancou-o, ferindo-o gravemente Jornal O País

518 Apartamentos poderão ser vendidos a crédito de longo prazo. Destinados a jovens, funcionários ou agentes do Estado, o preço proposto é de 7.875,00 MT por mês durante 25 anos. O Ministério das Obras Públicas e Habitação (MOPH) propõe ao Governo a venda, por empréstimo de longo prazo, de 518 apartamentos da Vila Olímpica dos 844 existentes. A proposta, na posse do jornal “O País”, sugere que outros 250 apartamentos sejam vendidos a pronto pagamento e os restantes 80 destinados ao Ministério da Juventude e Desportos. O lote de 518 apartamentos será vendido num prazo de 25 anos a uma taxa de juro de 5%. O dinheiro servirá para alimentar programas de habitação e garantir o financiamento bancário para a construção de novas casas. O MOPH pretende disponibilizar os apartamentos em condições acessíveis aos cidadãos, tendo em conta a alta taxa de juro à habitação. Essas taxas de juro praticadas pelos bancos comerciais variam entre 20 e 25%. A venda dos outros 250 apartamentos, a pronto ...

US President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and “put on your marching shoes” to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity. And though he didn’t say it directly, he sought their support for a second term, too. Obama’s speech to the annual awards dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus was his answer to increasingly vocal griping from black leaders that he’s been giving away too much in talks with Republicans — and not doing enough to fight black unemployment, which is nearly double the national average at 16.7%. “It gets folks discouraged. I know. I listen to some of y’all,” Obama told an audience of some 3,000 in a Washington convention center. But he said blacks need to have faith in the future — and understand that the fight won’t be won if they don’t rally to his side. “I need your help,” Obama said. The president will need black turnout to match its historic 2008 levels if he’s to have a shot at winning a second term,...

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema owns two houses worth almost R5 million and cars worth R1.2 million, on an alleged salary of R20,000 a month. The Star on Friday reported that Malema bought a three-bedroom home in Sandown, Johannesburg for R3.6 million in December last year. He has another home in Polokwane for which he paid R1 million. The report said the Sandown home was luxurious, with three bedrooms, an office, a TV room, a lounge, a pool and a large garden. It was here that Malema entertained guests at a house-warming party last year which hit headlines after a police reservist said he was assaulted by the youth league leader. This was after neighbours complained about the noise and mess. Guests were entertained by YFM DJ Oskido and drank Johnnie Walker Gold Label whisky, which costs around R700 a bottle, and Moët et Chandon French Champagne. When approached for comment by The Star, Malema reacted angrily. "You and your husband and your family -- that's wh...

O EMPRESÁRIO Ismail Jassat, 49 anos, foi encontrado morto, na manhã de ontem, no interior do seu estabelecimento, sito na avenida Karl Marx, na cidade do Maputo. Maputo, Sexta-Feira, 23 de Setembro de 2011:: Notícias A Polícia da República de Moçambique (PRM) admite a possibilidade de se tratar de um caso de assassínio, pois o corpo do malogrado apresentava sinais de golpes desferidos com recurso a objectos contundentes. O corpo do finado foi descoberto por um guarda do edifício número 1744, onde funciona a Serigrafia Aquarius, propriedade do finado. O segurança ia pedir que Ismail Jassat retirasse a sua viatura que, na circunstância, tinha bloqueado o carro de um morador do prédio, onde funciona a serigrafia. Foi nessa ocasião que o vigilante se apercebeu que o estabelecimento estava com as portas entreabertas e, no seu interior, um corpo sem vida e com a cara ensanguentada jazia no chão, tendo a partir daí informado aos demais residentes. Os moradores do edifício trataram de comu...