20 November 2008
Maputo — Theft of electricity cables over the past two weeks in the Maputo suburbs of Triunfo and Costa do Sol have caused Mozambique's publicly-owned electricity company, EDM, losses estimated at US$60 000, according to a report in independent daily O Pais.
No less than 3 000 metres of cable was stolen a fortnight ago, and a further 200 metres was stolen from the same transmission line subsequently.
The thieves also vandalized six metallic pylons.
According to EDM, importing this material from South African costs US$60 000.
This comes on top of earlier losses from theft of cables and metallic parts in central Mozambique (Sofala, Manica, Tete and Zambezia provinces) between January and September which cost EDM an estimated US$700 000 dollars.
The copper and aluminium cables and parts are sold to scrap merchants, or to artisans making pots and pans.
The telecommunications and railway companies, TDM and CFM, have regularly complained of similar thefts, yet scrap metal continues to be exported from Mozambique, without careful examination of its origins.
- Nampa-AIM Telecom hosts workshop on human resources * Telecom Namibia will host the 3rd Southern Africa Telecommunications Association (Sata) Regional Workshop on Human Capital Development in Windhoek from 27 to 28 November this year.
Sata is a regional body for fixed and mobile telecommunications' operators and other information and communication technology (ICT) service providers within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
The Sata human resources subcommittee, whose terms of reference are centred on human resources' planning and training in the SADC region, is co-ordinating the workshop.
The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Joel Kaapanda, is expected to officially open the meeting, while Telecom Managing Director Frans Ndoroma will also address the opening session.
Nampa
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