Mozambique: Only 88 Households Affected By Rubbish Dump Collapse Have Been Resettled

Maputo — The Mayor of Maputo, Rasaque Manhique, announced on Monday that the government has do far resettled only 88 of the households affected by the collapse of the gigantic rubbish dump in Hulene neighbourhood.

The dump in question caused, in February 2018, the deaths of 17 people when it collapsed as a result of torrential rains that hit Maputo city. The dump had been allowed to grow into a malodourous monster which towered over the houses built in its shadow.

In 2023, the Attorney General’s…