Last Friday (06), in the city of Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado, a group of demonstrators toppled a statue of Alberto Chipande, a former (living) combatant to whom official history attributes the authorship of the first shot in Mozambique's struggle for independence. According to a video shared on social media, the statue of a...
Today, the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) dispersed hundreds of demonstrators who were singing the national anthem on their knees, near the statue of Eduardo Mondlane, in the Alto Maé neighborhood, along Avenida Eduardo Mondlane. The situation caused the pro-Venâncio Mondlane demonstrators, who are contesting the...
A group of people destroyed a statue symbolizing the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, which had been erected at the Engenheiro Filipe Jacinto Nyusi Secondary School. According to what we have learned, the act took place on Tuesday in Campoane, in the district of Boane, Maputo province. The motives behind the act are still...
Eduardo Mondlane's family say it is not their place to comment on the statue that represents him. Quoted by STV, the daughter of the first President of Frelimo and architect of National Unity, Nyeleti Mondlane, said that she is waiting for the opinion of the evaluation commission referred to by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. "It's not up to...
The Minister of Culture and Tourism announced today, Thursday (03), that the government will set up a technical team to evaluate the statue of Eduardo Mondlane, which was inaugurated on September 25, as part of the celebrations for the Day of the Armed Defense Forces of Mozambique (FADM). Speaking at a press conference, the government official, quoted by...
The greatest writer of Mozambican literature, José Craveirinha, will be honored with a statue representing his bust, made from clay and plaster and finished with marble and granolite. According to the Secretary General of the Association of Mozambican Writers (AEMO), Carlos Paradona, the work was built by Mozambicans Idasse Tembe, Lourenço Tsenane and Cuban Manuel Alcayde. A...
This week, the police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM), in Maputo city, seized the "People in Power" fist in memory of the musician Azagaia. According to Moz Massoko News, the statue is being held at Matchiki-Tchiki police station, on the outskirts of Maputo city. After young people made a homemade statue of the...