Shashe was the first area to be occupied in Masvingo Province when the popular land occupation movement began, in the early 2000s, before spreading throughout Zimbabwe.
Boaventura Monjane
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This Monday (25 June 2018), Mozambique celebrated 43 years of independence. It was at the dawn of 25 June 1975, that Samora Machel (1933-1986) announced to all Mozambicans, the proclamation of the “total and complete” independence of the country.
Tagged under Democracy & Governance Mozambique Mozambique independenceEarlier this month, the South African parliament voted for a motion to amend the constitution that will allow the government to expropriate private land (largely in the hands of white South Africans) without compensation.
Tagged under Land & Environment South Africa Land Reforms(Derio, Basque Country, 20 July, 2017) - “It is amazing to see how linked our struggles are”. With a countenance showing enthusiasm and eagerness, Nicolette Cupido could not conceal her emotions. There are two main reasons for her excitement.
An independent committee of examiners, based in Tokyo, Japan, has recently accepted to investigate the conduct of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) over the controversial major agricultural project in Mozambique, ProSavana.
Tagged under Global South ProSavana, JICA, Mozambique, Japan in Africa, African DevelopmentEurocentrism, Racism and Knowledge: Debates on History and Power in Europe and the Americas, edited by Marta Araújo and Silvia Rodriguez Maeso, both from the prestigious Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, addresses key contemporary issues in the critique of Eurocentrism an
Held in the context of the SADC Peoples´ Summit – an alternative popular gathering in parallel to the official Heads of States and Government summit - the Tribunal brought together activists and community members from rural areas where Transnational Corporations (TNCs) extract various minerals in
Tagged under Resources Swaziland Transnational Corporations, MiningEva Anadón Moreno departed at 3:35pm today March 30 from Maputo International Airport, and is expected to arrive tomorrow March 31st at 1:25pm in Madrid International Airport (Barajas), accompanied by a Mozambican Police Officer.
Tagged under Advocacy & Campaigns Mozambique MozambiqueResistance to ProSavana [1], the controversial agricultural development programme in the Nacala corridor located north of Mozambique, is not isolated. This resistance is part of the broader forms of resistance sweeping across the country particularly in the metropolises.
Tagged under GovernanceThe victory of Filipe Nyusi and the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) in the October 15 presidential and parliamentary elections poured cold water on the hopes of many who were convinced that 2014 would bring political change to Mozambique.
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