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WILDLIFE CONVERSATION SOCIETY AT ‘FRONT LINE’
OF MOZAMBIQUE’S ELEPHANT POACHING
AACEM developing bird watching tourism
NEW CAFÉ CAMISSA KEEPS UP THE TRADITION OF
EXCELLENT SUNDAY LIVE AFRO-JAZZ IN MAPUTO!
AMERICAN SCHOOL IN MAPUTO: GOOD MUSIC
FOR A GOOD CAUSE!
HOTEL DONA ANA. BUSINESS OR PLEASURE
Vilanculos at it’s best
BLUE ON BLUE AT KULUNGWANA
CULTURAL AGENDA
ACTIVITIES AND COURSES
PHOTO CREDITS
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WILDLIFE CONVERSATION SOCIETY AT ‘FRONT LINE’ OF
MOZAMBIQUE’S ELEPHANT POACHING
8 OCTOBER 2014
AACEM developing bird watching tourism
By Michaela Higgins Sørensen
© AACEM
Saturday’s Global March for Elephants and Rhinos highlighted the escalating crisis of elephant poaching in Mozambique. “We are losing an average
of 12 elephants per day,” says Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Alastair Nelson.
WCS, an American NGO, co-manages Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve alongside the government. The reserve is roughly twice the size of
South Africa’s Kruger National Park and home to 70 percent of Mozambique’s estimated 17,000 elephants. Understandably, this is where a lot of
the country’s elephant poaching happens. “The Reserve is the front line
of elephant poaching at the moment,” says Nelson. “It’s as bad as it gets.”
Not all hope it lost though. WSC are working on improving law enforcement with the government, and last month WCS had major successes
with two big arrests. During one night raid with the police, they arrested
eight people and collected four hunting rifles, five AK-47’s and hundreds
of rounds of ammunition, along with 25 tusks from poached elephants.
WCS also managed to find the poachers’ notebook containing information
on the number of elephants they had killed and the amount of ivory they
had traded, with their profits reaching US$150,000 from Mozambique
alone. “It’s been run by a king pin, we have an idea of who this person is
now” reports Nelson.
“It is crucial for WCS and other conservation groups to work with the government. I believe that over time, within the next 2 to 3 years, we will
get poaching down to below the birth-rate of the elephants,” says Nelson.
“We need a completely integrated strategy of strong law enforcement of
the government of Mozambique and involvement from the community.”
One concern is that the local community does not benefit from conservation, while poaching gives them an element of financial support. For
instance, poachers work with local youths and pay 30mts to carry tusks
for them.
“We have just started a community program where we take people’s livelihoods and food security seriously,” says Nelson. “We need to remember
that these aren’t the ordinary community members who are poaching,
these are serious armed poachers that create a security threat to the people because they go into their houses and take food, and they sleep in
their beds and are heavily armed. This is an organized crime issue”.
The Elephant March has been
a huge stepping stone in raising awareness. “It is very important to be here to show
that we care because sometimes people don’t know that
things are happening,” says
Alexandra Jorge from Biofund,
who attended the March.
“[People] are shocked when
they hear that five elephants
are being killed every day. I
think once people know that, most of them would try to help by staying
alert and talking about the issues to find solutions”.
“Associação Ambiente, Conservação e Educação Moçambique” or
AACEM is a bird orientated conservation organization, set up in Maputo in March 2014. The organisation is managed by bird enthusiast
Morris Ngwenyama.
Birding for Morris’s Ngwenyama is more than just a job – it is a joy
and a passion. Having attained a Diploma in Tourism management
from the university of Cape Town, he moved to Birdlife South Africa
(a South African conservation NGO) in 2007, where his enthusiam
was recognised and he obtained a sponsorship to attend the Birdlife
guide training course at Wakkerstroom – South Africa.
In Maputo, Birdlife South Africa, has supported the transition of the
Mozambique Bird Club from a voluntary membership association of
hobbyists, into the more active and capable organization of AACEM.
By focusing on birds, and the sites and habitats on which they depend, AACEM is working to improve the quality of life of birds, biodiversity and people at key birding sites. The organisation provides
up to date information on birding sites and tours in Mozambique
and markets Mozambique’s birding assets internationally. In addition to developing birding tourism in the region, AACEM is involved
in various environmental education initiatives in Maputo Province
as well as the training of environmental educators in Mozambique.
In the future the organisation will be looking to play an increasing
role in the protection of threatened bird species and their habitats
and other conservation projects.
Mozambique’s diverse habitat serves up an astonishing array of bird
species in excellent wetland, island, estuarine and mountain locations, usually combined with superb scenery.
The recommended tour operators within Mozambique are: Birding Ecotours, Indicator Birding and Reach Africa. Emidio Sumbane
(+258825291545) an amateur bird guide, takes local and international clients out birding in some of the hot spots on their request:
Maputo wetland, Maputo city: Jardim Botanico – UEM, Maputo
Special Elephant Reserve, Eastern Swazi lebombo, Licuati forest,
Ncomati flood plains, Namaacha, Magude- Moamba.
For more information contact or visit:
AACEM – Headquarters
Museu de Historia Natural 104
Praca Travessia do Zambezi
Maputo, Mozambique
Morris Ngwenyama
AACEM Project Manager
Cellular: 825659897
Email: [email protected]
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NEW CAFÉ CAMISSA KEEPS UP THE TRADITION OF
EXCELLENT SUNDAY LIVE AFRO-JAZZ IN MAPUTO!
AMERICAN SCHOOL IN MAPUTO: GOOD MUSIC FOR A
GOOD CAUSE!
By Salomao Maxaeia
By Salomao Maxaeia
D
ays are getting longer, warmer and very pleasant in Maputo.
Winding down the hectic weekend in Maputo has for years been
associated with live music hosted by café Camissa every Sunday
evening. Good and arty people meet to network, relax and enjoy the
vibe in what has become “an institution in Maputo” when it comes to
live music according to Henrique, a regular.
Now operating from new premises at Feira Popular in down town Maputo or Baixa the Camissa @ Batuke, ©asIvan
it now
wants to be known, has
Baptista
renewed itself and opened its doors again last Wednesday October
1. “We have a bigger and nicer stage here” says Esme, the proprietor,
“new here at this venue will be the coming together of amateur theatre alongside our live afro-jazz ” .
Walking in the new premises of Café Camissa one is greeted by the
pleasant arty atmosphere made special by the tastefully decorated
and handpicked furniture. Esme’s personal collection of water colours
hanging on all walls makes the place warm and full of life . “ The new
venue is vast and it gives ample opportunities for Nucleo D’Arte artists to showcase their own work” further remarks the proprietor who
hastens to say that different artist will be showcased monthly on a
rotating basis.
Camissa @ Batuke’s new location is strategically located in the heart of
Maputo baixa area, making it an ideal place for lunch, light snacks or
simply to unwind after a day’s work. Choose from their tasteful menu
of light meals or hot dishes such as Byriani rice and you will be pleasantly surprised.
The line-up for this month includes Makazani Muthimu (Rodrigues) on
Friday 10 October at 20h00, Afro Amado on Sunday 12 Oct at 19h30
© Ivan Baptista
and Five Fingers on Friday 17 Oct at 20h00
Camissa @ Batuke Av 25 de Setembro 1025, Feira Popular grounds,
near Catembe Ferry Jetty, Maputo +258825846169 www.facebook.
com/cafecamissa.maputo.
Live Music is offered on Sunday from 19:30 until late and Friday 20:00
until dawn. Entrance 200Meticais
C
hude Mondlane and Projecto Transito will be delighting us all with
their music at the American International School of Mozambique
(AISM), this Friday 10th August, in a programme entitled “Rhythm
and Motion”. They will share the stage with fellow musicians Likute and
Grupo Cultural Gwaza Muthini to raise funds for “ an investment in Mozambique’s future leaders who are committed to achieving academic success, overcoming obstacles and serving their community with pride and
integrity” according to the AISM Open Doors scholarship programme.
Projecto Transito started in early 2013 and is made up of top international
artists from Mozambique, the USA and France with a lot to offer the local
music scene as both performers and composers. What keeps the Projecto
Transito members together is their passion with traditional instruments
of various origins and the fact that they “enjoy working together” according to Chude Mondlane, daughter of a leader who himself benefited from
similar academic scholarships in the past.
Appearing on stage will also be Likute, an all-woman band that has successfully continued to work with traditional and modern rhythms and in
the process challenge in a practical way the largely male domain that is the
art of making and performing music in Mozambique.
Grupo Cultural Gwaza Muthini will showcase traditional dances from various parts of Mozambique.
This year’s “Rhythm and Motion” will be a breath of fresh air in the local efforts to mobilize resources for continued social change and empowerment
of young Mozambicans. Open Doors “promises to deliver once again spectacular entertainment from renowned Mozambican artists in an intimate
atmosphere of fun and camaraderie”. Last year’s event raised USD12000
towards the tuition fees of two Mozambican students (male and female).
Venue: AISM, Friday 10 October 18H00 – 20H00 Tickets@ 900MZN @ gate
or +258 21 49 1994 Night of Rhythm and Motion
Other venues offering Live music in Maputo on Sundays:
Bar & Bar, Av Armando Tivane 877, Loja 4,
+ 25884698321 [email protected]
www.facebook.barebarmaputo
Dolce Vita, Av Julius Nyerere,+258828927697
www.facebook.com/dlcevita.maputo Website
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HOTEL DONA ANA. BUSINESS OR PLEASURE
Vilanculos at it’s best
W
onderfully renovated, in keeping with its original design, the
historic Hotel Dona Ana is once again ready to welcome tourists and business visitors from both Mozambique and abroad.
This, the first hotel to be built on the Vilanculos mainland, is situated in
a prime position with spectacular views across the bay to the famous
Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique’s premier tourist attraction. The
area, now a conservation sanctuary, is one of the top ten dive sites in
the world and is home to a vast variety of species including the rare, protected Dugong - the mermaid of the sea.
Here you can be as active, or as lazy as you wish. Scuba dive, deep sea
fish, snorkel, take a dhow trip, climb a dune, swim with a horse, learn to
kite surf - or simply chill out. The Hotel Dona Ana offers all this and more.
With a choice of fully equipped rooms, from suites to standard, all with
sea views, a stunning cocktail lounge and a restaurant which simulates a
luxury liner, the indoor facilities are superlative. Outside you can enjoy a
drink at the pool bar, a game of volley ball, a sleep on a lounger or a walk
along the beach - which is only a few steps away. This is holiday magic!
If business is your purpose – Wi-Fi access is freely available in all public
places. There’s an 18 seater board room on site and full, modern conference facilities are just a short drive away.
The Hotel Dona Ana - a monument to timeless design and exceptional
construction, is the place to visit in Vilanculos. Whether you fly or drive the dedicated, friendly staff are waiting to welcome you.
BLUE ON BLUE AT KULUNGWANA
U
ntil 1 November Kulungwana is home to the exhibition “Blue on Blue” by Berry
Bickle and Marjorie Wallace. Yves
Klein made BLUE famous as IKB. In
May 1960, Klein deposited his patent for the paint formulation under
the name of International Klein Blue
(IKB). The numbered Monochrome
Paintings continued from 1959 to
the end of his life. His innovation was
to make the colour blue the same colour brightness and intensity as
dry pigment, saturating the process so the visual experience has no
beginning or ending as he wanted to create, in his words, “a landscape of freedom “. In 1957, the year Marjorie Wallace was born, Yves
Klein was placing blue in the void zones of the immaterial, blue as IKB
again and again and again. Graduated from Michaelis School of Art in
Cape Town, Marjorie Wallace is a talented ceramicist. She produces
fine porcelain objects inspired by the traditional baskets that remind
her of her youth, of which she scrapes, compresses and carves with
drawings and linear designs. In a country where supply and resources
are a constant problem, Marjorie Wallace opens her pottery to other
ceramists and trains young crafters.
Blues as in the musical form of rhymed narrative ballads, Berry Bickle
has struck a Blue Note and as with the musical genre that possesses
characteristics of lyrics and instruments Berry Bickle’s Blue Note is
visual narratives photographically composed. Fine layers of fabric and
diffused light are the sediment of memory wrapping the objects and
then relating them to the body placing them close to the skin, as a danger within corporal vulnerability, as feminine with masculine wrapped
in the same fate. Exploring issues of race, psychological violence, power, territory, history, memory and exile, Bickle raises questions about
submission versus control, tradition versus modernity, and the local
versus the global. By playing with subjectivity Bickle turns set ideas
upside down and appeals to our imagination and to our senses, she
touches on rituals to emphasize the meaning of principles identifying
and cementing together the members of a community. She addresses
their souls and spirits, transforming social codes into allegories of a
shared alienation, as if this process was a way to create armour that
could carry memory and transcend history.
For more information and bookings
THE HOTEL DONA ANA
T: +258 293 83200 E: [email protected] W: www.thehoteldonaana.com
JHB RESERVATIONS OFFICE
T: +27 (0)11 028 0882 | +27 (0)11 465 8135
E: [email protected]
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AGENDA | 8 OCTOBER 2014
MUSIC EVENTS
MAPUTO WEATHER
List your music events in this section for FREE!!!
Just send your event’s information (date, time, place & price) and a Google maps location link to: [email protected]
Thursday 9 OCTOBER
Bar Gil Vicente | Rir as Quintas | 19h00
ART & PHOTO EXHIBITIONS
Soul Gourmet Real Jazz Project | 19h00
CCFM | Caymmi Visita Tom | 19h00
UNTIL 22 OCTOBER
Bella Madalena | Fado | 20h30
Naguib “Tatuagens d’Alma”
Musart
Bar & Bar | Soul Jazz | 20h30
UNTIL 1 NOVEMBER
Dolce Vita | Miguel Xabindza | 21h00
Friday 10 OCTOBER
AISM | Night of Rhythm and Motion | 18h00
Café Camissa | Makazani Muthimu | 20h00
Bar & Bar | Karaoke | 21h00
Kulungwana Blue on Blue
Elvis Pool Bar | Live Music | 22h30
UNTIL 4 NOVEMBER
Xima Bar | Live Music | 22h00
Musart Naguib “Tatuagens d’Alma”
Bar Gil Vicente | Jamozbraz | 22h30
THEATRE & CINEMA EVENTS
Saturday 27 SEPTEMBER
FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER
Elvis Pool Bar | Karaoke | 19h00
Bar & Bar | Dance Sounds | 19h30
Gungu | “Hora de mudar” | 18h30
CCFM Ster City 20h30
FRIDAY & SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Xima Bar | Live Music | 22h00
“Hora de Mudar” I Cine-teatro Gilberto Mendes
Kadoc | coisas doces | 22h00
Bar Gil Vicente | Live Music | 22h30
Sunday 12 OCTOBER
SUNDAY
Xapa 100 My Love | Teatro Avenida
18h00
OTHER EVENTS
Bar e Bar Jazz | 19h00
THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER
Dolce Vita | Acústico | 18h00
Maputo a Pe Maputo | Pekiwa and Flamingos Meet at Sommerschield Park | 9h00
Elvis Pool Bar | Matiné Dançante | 19h00
FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER
Café Camissa |Afro Nhimbo | Live Music | 19h30
Maputo a Pe | Art colonial Maputo Meet at Portuguese Association | 11h30
Monday 29 SEPTEMBER
Bella Madalena | Karaoke | 19h00
For a full list of events venues in Maputo, please click here
SUTURDAY 11 OCTOBER
Maputo a Pe Dutch in Maputo Meet at Villa Joia | 14h00
SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER
Maputo a Pe Art Deco Meet at Hotel Cardoso 10h30
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ACTIVITIES & COURSES | 8 OCTOBER 2014
MUSIC LESSONS
YOUR ACTIVITY IN LIVING IN MAPUTO
SOCIAL
INTERNATIONS
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2,200 members can meet at monthly events and activities and get to
know other expats. Join us at: www.InterNations.org/Maputo-expats
Info: IN Maputo Ambassador
Luisa Freitas - [email protected]
MUSIC LESSONS
Experienced music teacher, proven through Berklee College of Music, Boston - USA ,University Eduardo Mondlane, Cross Roads Music
School, International American School, available for private lessons
in drums and percussion (djembe, ngoma, conga´s, pandeiro and
fine percussion). Theory and practice including technique and reading music for each instrument. For more information: Daniel Vilanculos +258 84 422 8952 or [email protected]
HEALTH
SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION
MAPUTO HASH HOUSE HARRIERS (SOCIAL RUNNING CLUB)
Where? Meet us at The Aeroclube, Nº 1697, Av. Mártires da
Machava
When? Every Saturday - Fee: 80 MT
[email protected]
Come learn the simple techniques of Sahaja Yoga meditation at Brazilian Center every Tuesday from 17h30 to 19h00. Free of charge. For
more information
email: [email protected] or visit www.sahajayogamz.info
or call +258 84 684 5840/ +258 82 044 1100.
SPORT
MAPUTO BRIDGE CLUB
ULTIMATE FRESBEE
Where? The Aeroclube, Nº 1697, Av. Mártires da Machava
When? Every Monday, 19h00 to 22h00 - Fee: 50 MT
Contact: Ken Gunn (Cell) +258 82 425 0820 or kengunn2001@yahoo.
co.uk
All levels welcome. If you don’t have a partner, contact us
on Monday afternoon so that we can arrange one for you!
Join our Sunday pick-up games on the beach of Costa do Sol. Ultimate is a fast paced coed team sport played all over the world by a
fast growing community. Experienced disc players and beginners are
welcome to join our games. Check the website (www.mozultimate.
com) for the schedule or send an e-mail to: [email protected]
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CLASSIFIEDS | 24 SEPTEMBER 2014
ADVERTISE IN OUR CLASSIFIEDS
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BILINGUAL - 800 MZN + VAT
Special and Bilingual classifieds will be published on our
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To visit our classifieds section click here
MOTORING
For sale: BMW X5 3.0d
PRADO FOR SELL
1999 Mitsubish Pajero io for sale
Av. Mártires de Mueda, Nº 707, Hotel Cardoso
(Loja 1), Maputo - Moçambique
+258 21 492 076 / +258 82 369 8745
[email protected]
PAM GOLDING MOZAMBIQUE – FOR RENT/ FOR SALE
T5 COSTA DO SOL FOR SALE
T4 MARES TRIUNFO FOR RENT
WAREHOUSE IN FPLM FOR RENT
T3 MAO-TSE-TUNG FOR RENT
T3 JULIUS NYERERE FOR RENT
T4 JULIUS NYERERE FOR RENT
T3 JULIUS NYERERE FOR RENT
T4 GOLDEN SANDS TRIUNFO FOR SALE
Modern apartment T3 at EDIFÍCIO 24
Modern apartment T3 at TORRES DO ÍNDICO
For Sale Honda CRV 2002
TOYOTA HILUX SURF 128,000 km
VW for SALE
Vehicle for hire or leasing
www.pamgolding.co.mz
For Sale: 5-door Pajero from 2000
REAL ESTATE
Mercedes Benz C200 Kompresser
HOUSES FOR RENT IN MAPUTO
HILUX D4 D DOUBLE CAB
PROPERTY FOR SALE 150 SQM
HILUX D4 D SINGLE CAB
For rent: Flat T4
FOR SALE / LOOKING FOR
Gas Electric Stove Combination for Sale
2nd hand wooden tables and chairs
Free standing wardrobe with glass doors
3 piece Wall unit for sale
PROPERTY for SALE
Houses TO RENT
3-Bedroom Apartment in Coop available for rent immediately
AMBI REALTY Presents Exceptional Properties For Rent
Affordable House for rent in Maputo
House Moving Sale
Dining room set with 6 Chairs
ITEMS ON SALE
JOB VACANCIES
Multiple Positions on 5-Year Agriculture Program
Job offer French School of Maputo
Ornamental Sword
Baby Stroller, Car Seat, Foam Bed Toppers
Construction Services Manager
DEPUTY OPERATIONS MANAGER
Venda
ITEMS ON SALE
CIVILS ESTIMATOR
Various appliances and general goods for sale
EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Office items on sale: office desk, chair, printer and a pump....
Wanted: Motion Graphic Designer / Animation Video Editor
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
Couch wanted
OTHER
MATURE AND STABLE CIMA FINANCE EXECUTIVE
Information Technology Goods supply and services
Reliable and hard working gardener available
Ride to Ponta do Ouro this Thursday back on Sunday
Reliable empregado available
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