Graça Machel

Old-guard critics of Guebuza's authoritarianism – among them Marcelino dos Santos and supporters of Joaquim Chissano's and Graça Machel's factions – could block Guebuza's nominee...

Chipande and the presidency Chipande’s status as an undisputed hero of the party makes him an attractive presidential prospect for anti-Guebuza elements such Graça Machel widow of Founding President Samora Machel wife of South African former President Nelson Mandela and a successful businesswoman in her own right...

Pachinuapa’s wife Maria is on Frelimo’s Central Committee and is linked to Graça Machel through her Whatana Group investment company (Vol 52 No 18 Taking a stake in economic development)...

Jorge Rebelo a respected war veteran who is close to Graça Machel’s faction denounced Frelimo’s ‘ authoritarian trend’...

Guebuza’s hold on the party is not monolithic as also evident in the election to the CC of Marcelino dos Santos veteran Frelimo leader and minister under Machel and Chissano; Graça Machel; and Samora Machel Júnior (‘Samito’) son of the Founding President...

Frelimo’s conscience is Graça Machel widow of Samora Machel Mozambique’s Founding President and wife of South African former President Nelson Mandela...

Like other Frelimo traditionalists Graça Machel has criticised the centralisation of economic power in President Guebuza’s hands...

Graça Machel widow of Founding President Samora Machel and Frelimo's 'Mother of the Nation' retains her own constituency...

The Whatana Group of Graça Machel widow of Founding President Samora Machel and the wife of South African former President Nelson Mandela also has 5% of Vodacom valued in 2008 at about $10 mn...

Graça Machel owns 20%...

Graça Machel has been critical of the centralisation of economic power around Guebuza...

Speaker Marende's initiative was applauded for its 'wisdom and statesmanship' by former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan former President of Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa and former First Lady of Mozambique Graça Machel...

Paranoia and the elders Paranoia in the Harare government reached new heights when Mugabe turned away a delegation of ‘elders’ led by Kofi Annan Graça Machel and Jimmy Carter...

Stephen Lewis: United Nations' Special Envoy HIV-AIDS in Africa 2001-06; Deputy Director UN Children's Fund 1995-1999; Canada's Permanent Representative UN 1984-98; was Coordinator Graça Machel study on children in armed conflict; Senior Advisor School of Public Health Columbia University New York...