Espungabera

Espungabera is a township in the Mossurize District of Manica Province in central Mozambique. It is situated 4 km (2.5 mi) from a border post with Zimbabwe, which is open daily from 8:00 to 17:00 or 18:00. Espungabera has 3 fuel stations but supplies can run out.[1] The language spoken on either side of the border is chiNdau.[2]

During the Frelimo-Renamo struggle of the late 70s to early 90s it was one of the strategic towns where the FPLM maintained a heavy mechanized presence, since the Espungabera-Dombé-Chimoio road link which offered access to Zimbabwe, was repeatedly attacked and disrupted by insurgents.[3] In 2010 the Espungabera-Dombé road was being rehabilitated, which was expected to improve the area's economic and tourism potential.[4]

The Pafuri border post with South Africa can be reached via Chitobe (in Machaze District) and Save Centro to Massangena or Zambaredja, but an off-road vehicle is required.[1]

References
  1. "Caution: Mozambique travel warning". SA 4x4. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. Patrício, Marta. "Ndau identity in the Mozambique-Zimbabwe borderland". academia.edu. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. Emerson, Stephen A. (2014). The battle for Mozambique: the Frelimo-Renamo struggle, 1977-1992. Helion and Company. pp. 26, 55, 62, 64. ISBN 1909384925.
  4. Fitzpatrick, Mary (2010). Mozambique (3 ed.). Footscray, Vic.: Lonely Planet. p. 114. ISBN 1741048885.

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