Aziza’s bicycle repair

gert — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 15:45:58 +0000

Olivio (right) and his mobile phone repair shop

gert — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:26:27 +0000

Aziza’s house at the Clube Sportivo de Ilha de Moçambique

gert — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:51:23 +0000

Nampula: Uria Petra

gert — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:08:51 +0000

Gurue cinema: Jahanguir

gert — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 07:05:24 +0000

Jahanguir, freelance camera man for TVM (Mozambique’s national TV station) runs the still functioning Portuguese cinema in his hometown Gurue. A real life example of Cinema Paradiso.

Venancio and his bicycle repair shop

gert — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:48:55 +0000

Alex

gert — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:35:59 +0000

Alex (r) at the Mtendere Guesthouse, Chiponda, Namwera, Malawi-Mozambique border.

Malawi: car breakdown

gert — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:43:54 +0000

Blantyre: a box with new cameras

gert — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 15:07:00 +0000

There is a parcel with new cameras at Chileka Airport, with a whopping 38 410 kwachas import duty on it. No single customs officer blinked an eye when I crossed borders with my first parcel. Why should I pay duty for an amount far exceeding the actual value, about 150 pounds?

Tete

gert — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 14:42:35 +0000

Tete, the hottest place on earth, halfway on the main road connecting Zimbabwe with Malawi and eventually Blantyre, where a shipping with new cameras is waiting.

Tete looks as typical a Mozambican town as you can get: as if nothing changed since Independence, with retro neon billboards, and obviously, matching hotels.