MOZAMBIQUE: DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE President congratulates teachers The President of the Republic, Armando Guebuza, yesterday congratulated the efforts of teachers to provide education and training for people around the country, in a message addressed to those professionals on the occasion of the celebrations on 12 October. "We salute him for all he has done to realize the dream of Mozambicans to make education an instrument of combating poverty. By themselves, the pupils and students learn the values of the nation, take on a greater self-esteem, national unity, culture, work and citizenship in building a prosperous Mozambique and always at peace, "Guebuza said in his message issued from the city of Inhambane, adding that this greeting is extended to the National Organization of Teachers (ONP). http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/900380 MDM submit complaint against CNE The Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) sent yesterday, a criminal complaint against the National Electoral Commission (CNE), to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), in connection with the alleged loss of documents of that party. The CNE rejected the applications relating to other constituencies because there was “procedural irregularities". "We continue to say that there was misuse of our processes in the CNE," said Lucas Bernabe Ncomo, representative of MDM. The complaint of the MDM was accompanied by all documents submitted to this electoral body for the delivery of applications to join the party in this election race and the copy of the ruling of the Constitutional Council (CC). Even in their contact with the press, Ncomo said that his party insists on the argument that the ruling of the CC was based solely on the control maps of the CNE, ignoring the documents submitted by the complainants. Asked if the MDM expects some impact of the complaint, given that the elections will be held within two weeks, Ncomo said: "We are concerned about the legality and not with the deadlines of the electoral process." http://www.rm.co.mz/ OTM consolidates wage model The Organization of Mozambican Workers (OTM-Central Sindical) says bet on the consolidation of the new model of bargaining in order to contribute to the improvement of living conditions of workers. This is the main challenge of the largest union in the country as part of celebrations of its 33rd birthday, which today is marked with the slogan "OTM-CS - 33 Years in Promoting Decent Work, Fighting Poverty and Social Inequality". Speaking at the launch of the celebrations of the anniversary, the Secretary General of the OTM-CS, Alexandre Munguambe, said the salaries paid to Mozambican workers are still far to meet their basic needs. The condition of workers is exacerbated by the fact that there are still companies that do not pay the minimum wages for different sectors in accordance with the provisions of law. http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/900385 CNCS receives criticism from donors and partners The National Council to Combat AIDS (CNCS) is receiving harsh criticism from its cooperation partners, namely the World Bank as well as civil society organizations working in the field of HIV / AIDS and those funded by this body. While many organizations calling for the delay and bureaucracy in the transfer of funds to implement projects, particularly in the provinces, international organizations like the World Bank - the largest donor – is pressing CNCS to contract a company to manage the funds. In its 2008 report to the Special Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations on HIV / AIDS, prepared by the CNCS, the institution admits it still needs to take more substantial support to civil society, so that it has a more active role in all aspects of the intervention of the epidemic. http://www.opais.co.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2930:cncs-recebe-criticas-de-doadores-e-parceiros&catid=45:sociedade&Itemid=176 Environmentalists condemn again the plan to build the Mphanda Nkuwa dam According to a report being released in Maputo in the next 19th October, the Mozambican government project to build the Mphanda Nkuwa dam on the Zambezi River, "ignores the warnings of climate change that point to the emergence of huge hydrological problems in Southern Africa. Authored by Mark Hankins, a specialist in renewable energy, the report states that the commitment of the parties involved in the dam is to create more energy, but in future the region will be deprived of water. The Report emphasizes that "this is a choice with that southern Africa could face a few years if current plans to build more large dams in the bed of the Zambezi River move forward." http://www.canalmoz.com/default.jsp?file=ver_artigo&nivel=1&id=6&idRec=6529