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Parece-me bem :yes: onde se localiza?

Parece-me bem :yes: onde se localiza?

Costa do sol

Where did you get this picture from?

Where did you get this picture from?

From your a**.

Invalco is a $hit company. Why don't you hurry up and finish building my house in Costa Do Sol??

Lots of excuses as usual. I advise everyone not to do business with Invalco.

this is a old project located along the new private hospital in front of the portuguese school that should been completed in 2008,but so we are now 2011 and nothing as always in MOZ slowly slowly

this is a old project located along the new private hospital in front of the portuguese school that should been completed in 2008,but so we are now 2011 and nothing as always in MOZ slowly slowly

What response did you get from Invalco? This is unfair and it is not a Mozambican problem - it is a problem of the management of Invalco.

They are just taking our money every year and not finishing the project.

Someone needs to write a story on Jornal Noticias or O Pais about this SCAM.

...the hell is going on with you people and Invalco?

:crazy:

...the hell is going on with you people and Invalco?

We bought property from them and they are building it very very slowly. Almost not moving forward for months and the contractors are blaming each other.

Invalco is the company owned by those Aga Khan Ismaelis. Bunch of liars and scam artists.

We bought property from them and they are building it very very slowly. Almost not moving forward for months and the contractors are blaming each other.

Invalco is the company owned by those Aga Khan Ismaelis. Bunch of liars and scam artists.

oh that's terrible! But why are they being slow? Lack of money or something?
Btw where are the houses located? How much u guys paid for it? Yeah i totally agree, i advise u guys to call the press: STV, TVM, Notícias or Record.

oh that's terrible! But why are they being slow? Lack of money or something?
Btw where are the houses located? How much u guys paid for it? Yeah i totally agree, i advise u guys to call the press: STV, TVM, Notícias or Record.

Oh, there's plenty of money! We don't know the real reason but it's clear that a construction firm has subcontracted to another small firm. So there's a long chain of companies involved in the actual construction of the building rather than Invalco itself. There's also a new private hospital.

All the projects are located near the Portuguese school, behind the Fish Market and north of the Clube Maritimo. About 100m from the beach. One of the projects has been halted for nearly 3 years!

We bought property from them and they are building it very very slowly. Almost not moving forward for months and the contractors are blaming each other.

Invalco is the company owned by those Aga Khan Ismaelis. Bunch of liars and scam artists.

Firstly, this is an old project that has already been built two years ago along the coast of Maputo.

I don't know what you guys are talking about but Invalco is a construction firm that acts as an agency in case an organization wants to construct a project, they consult Invalco for the construction.The reason why your supposedly home was not built was probably because the investors of that real estate didn't pay Invalco to construct the project. If the investors did not pay Invalco, then they won't do any construction.


Invalco is a Chinese company based in Maputo and it is not owned by Aga Khan. Most of the new buildings in Maputo especially downtown where the new Mcel has been built, have all been built by Invalco. The new airport in Inhambane is currently being built by Invalco. This is the wrong place to complain my friend. They are a licensed company and have built many governmental buildings. You should know the difference between a construction agency and an investor.

The Aga Khan that you hate so much is the same Aga Khan that is building schools in Maputo and Matola that the Mozambican government can't build but prefer to be corrupt. It is also the same Aga Khan who funded for the refurbishment of the Polana hotel in Maputo.

I don't understand why white-Mozambicans complain and be nostalgic about how beautiful everything was during colonial times. It is unfortunate that your country doesn't look as it once was but it's better to think about ways to rebuild your country rather than dwell in the past.

Quite frankly, you should be happy that there are investors interested in investing in your country. Not too many countries in Africa have these opportunities.

My friend BIE

The Invalco you know and that we know i think is not the same.
First the managers are Ismaili but the company is not from Aga Kanh is unfair to say so because not all are like the Invalco guys.

This projects should be completed long ago,but as it stands lots of people are been in court against this guys and the constructor named JOMOFI but its a long story.

I think that the problem is not againt the investors but the bad developers and id like to see in such a position that you put money in their hands for 3 or 4 years ago and didnt receive anything,then im sure that you will not be happy about it.

Before you talk of whites and blacks whatever you should inform properly

Ok folks you can discuss this issue in a mature way(so far u've been doing it fine) but please do not spoil this thread by adding race related convos ok?

Mshair, it is good as you clarified that the company is not owned by Aga Khan as AOPMZ mentioned. I thought that was ludacris. Invalco is a chinese comapany under Chinese management unless they recently changed the management.

If Invaco had a problem like you guys are mentioning then the Mozambican justice department would have banned them from furthering any more developments because as of currently, they appear to be constructing lots of buildings in Mozambique. They are even currently building the airport in Inhambane and other retail developments.

Dude, do you really think they will still be granted a license to work with all these accusations?

Invalco is NOT Chinese

@Bie1, Invalco is a Mozambican firm. Go to their website and see for yourself. I think I already mentioned that before. They are also in a partnership with LenMed of South Africa and they are building the new Private Hospital. And the construction company for Sommerschield Gardens is JOMOFI Construcoes, who has also subcontracted to another firm because they have too many projects and everyone is giving them the tenders - because they are supposedly the best local firm.

As for "accusations", Mozambique does not yet have consumer protection. That is why companies do illegal things, false promises, etc. You cannot do anything. If you take them to court, they will pay the judge $5000 and he will rule in the defendant's favour. Better to play nice and be friends with everyone.

Invalco is NOT Chinese

@Bie1, Invalco is a Mozambican firm. Go to their website and see for yourself. I think I already mentioned that before. They are also in a partnership with LenMed of South Africa and they are building the new Private Hospital. And the construction company for Sommerschield Gardens is JOMOFI Construcoes, who has also subcontracted to another firm because they have too many projects and everyone is giving them the tenders - because they are supposedly the best local firm.

As for "accusations", Mozambique does not yet have consumer protection. That is why companies do illegal things, false promises, etc. You cannot do anything. If you take them to court, they will pay the judge $5000 and he will rule in the defendant's favour. Better to play nice and be friends with everyone.

Very sad that corruption keeps being Africa's best friend. :ohno:
I want to invest in Mozambique but this just makes me think twice before doing anything.:ohno::ohno:

It's me the "fake" Mozambican :)

I'm banking on the fact that some of you are feeling homesick hence the tendency to be quite barky. Anyhoo, I was at the site a few weeks ago and took some snaps. The white building is part of the Bela Vista Complex which has been stopped for 3+ years. And next to it is Sommerschield Gardens still under construction after 2+ years!

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Very sad that corruption keeps being Africa's best friend. :ohno:
I want to invest in Mozambique but this just makes me think twice before doing anything.:ohno::ohno:

You can still invest in Mozambique. Investment isn't the main problem, you can build, buy whatever you want as long you go through the correct channels.
It's a very attractive place for investment because of a rising middle class, new consumer market, etc.

The quality of the services is what I was referring to.

AOP do not you speak portuguese?

It's me the "fake" Mozambican :)

I'm banking on the fact that some of you are feeling homesick hence the tendency to be quite barky. Anyhoo, I was at the site a few weeks ago and took some snaps. The white building is part of the Bela Vista Complex which has been stopped for 3+ years. And next to it is Sommerschield Gardens still under construction after 2+ years!

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Finally something from you relevant. Posts like these are better than political
debates.

Finally something from you relevant. Posts like these are better than political
debates.

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Your post is irrelevant.

What is more irrelevant are your political frustrations in every post.
Like Alama said, you can create a thread based on the problems facing your country and city.
Hope you keep us updated , not for my sake but for Alama's sake:cheers:

What is more irrelevant are your political frustrations in every post.
Like Alama said, you can create a thread based on the problems facing your country and city.
Hope you keep us updated , not for my sake but for Alama's sake:cheers:

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dude chill out

That is why I said you can create a thread for that. If it is something you really wanna discuss, create a discussion thread so that those interested can all discuss. Is that hard to understand?.

Omg fight fight fight you people crack me up!
There's a moose outside my house in my front yard, it's actually blocking the driveway, and it's eating my half-frozen apple tree's branches. What shall i do, i need to get going but it's blocking our way lol :lol:

I forgot to say that it's been there for more than an hour, i'm scared to go outside :runaway:

o k e um moose:?:



Yo AOPMZ1, please comeback to the forum but it will be better if you start a discussion thread on Maputo /Mocambique rather than starting random discussions in the photo gallery threads.

We need your contributions

Later

o k e um moose:?:



Yo AOPMZ1, please comeback to the forum but it will be better if you start a discussion thread on Maputo /Mocambique rather than starting random discussions in the photo gallery threads.

We need your contributions

Later

I'm not sure if I feel like replying to your diarrhea. You can see that I even removed my previous posts because I thought they were too unforgiving.

...but thanks for assessments. Maybe one day you can become a forum moderator.

You removed your posts because you threw insults at me for no reason and for someone your age, I expected you to behave as an adult and get to understand what we are saying rather than jumping over the roof and insulting people without understanding they are saying.


If you think the reason I post in the Moz forum more than my own country- Angola, is to become a moderator, then I feel deeply sorry for you:lol:. If there was a very active user in the Moz forum I won't have even bothered posting here.


Thanks for the offer, but I rather prefer not to become a moderator and don't have intentions on being one because I won't commit myself to continue posting in the forum in the long run.

:gaah:

You removed your posts because you threw insults at me for no reason and for someone your age, I expected you to behave as an adult and get to understand what we are saying rather than jumping over the roof and insulting people without understanding they are saying.


If you think the reason I post in the Moz forum more than my own country- Angola, is to become a moderator, then I feel deeply sorry for you:lol:. If there was a very active user in the Moz forum I won't have even bothered posting here.


Thanks for the offer, but I rather prefer not to become a moderator and don't have intentions on being one because I won't commit myself to continue posting in the forum in the long run.

...more diarrhea. For more than 1 page you have said nothing that is useful to anyone here, Invalco, Mozambique or anything pertaining to it.

Instead you chose to pick a personal fight by retaliating on a past grudge from another thread.

May I suggest you do something valuable with your time.

:gaah:

I know...

It was much better when this person was gone.

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One good aspect the project which indicates that some progress is being made is with the drainage/sewage channels. It seems like there's a massive manhole in everyone's backyard now! :-)

That was not there before, and also a new dirt-road which will eventually become a proper road with the bitumen can be seen behind the last row of houses now. Further north, most of the slums/illegals houses have been removed but a few still stand.

If you continue the discussin in such an offensive way, you both will be spanked !

I know...

It was much better when this person was gone.

no it was much better when u weren't here...stop with this futile back and forth, u two aren't kids anymore.
If you 2 don't happen to shut the heck up then Barragon will have to get your bitching asses punished or worse, briged, no, i take that back, banned.

If you continue the discussin in such an offensive way, you both will be spanked !

finally some proper actions around here...even evanyXskytrax are not like these two boys.

If you continue the discussin in such an offensive way, you both will be spanked !

You are most welcome to go through all the posts and threads and figure out who has been abusing who.

I have not offended anyone! Someone writes unsavoury comments and you expect me to sit as if all is well.

Anyway, coming up, more information about the state of the project.

This is another view of the road behind the most recently developed row of houses. Eventually this road will be tarred and pushed further back. There's still some construction that needs to be done in front of the homes, namely the garage, driveway, etc. Then the housing on the other side will be removed to make way for another group of homes.

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Então vais morar numa dessas casas aí nesse bairro? Chique hein...
Meus pais moram mais ou menos na zona do Museu, perto da Ponta Vermelha. A uns bons km de distância daí.
PS: um dia desses te procuro por aí AOP.

Early in the year, I heard there were some heavy rains, especially during the summer season. The rains were not channeled properly through the construction site because there were no proper pathways. Basically, the water ended up flowing through the half constructed houses :-) and left behind large amounts of sand as can be seen.

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Então vais morar numa dessas casas aí nesse bairro? Chique hein...
Meus pais moram mais ou menos na zona do Museu, perto da Ponta Vermelha. A uns bons km de distância daí.
PS: um dia desses te procuro por aí AOP.

ta nice bro. I'll offer you a cup of red wine...from Algarve no less

It does rain a lot in the summer, but it's nothing to be worried about. Are you still in MPT or ur back to OZ?

Hehe i don't drink wine thanx btw.

I'm travelling to France on the weekend.

i'm just telling you that you should stop that discussion

ta nice bro. I'll offer you a cup of red wine...from Algarve no less

Red wine from algarve? :lol: which one?

França??! omg omg i'm so jealous of you man, you must be very rich by the look of things. A nice house in CDS, trip to France, lives in Perth... I wanna be like you when i grow up.

Red wine from algarve? :lol: which one?

Don't you know?? They have started making red wines from private quintals. It's a full bodied red wine. Very rare, quite expensive.

França??! omg omg i'm so jealous of you man, you must be very rich by the look of things. A nice house in CDS, trip to France, lives in Perth... I wanna be like you when i grow up.

Actually, the CDS house belongs to my aunty. She is a Mozambican but Portuguese. She stayed here after independence and she has many homes in her name. Most of them are in Sommerschield and rented to embassies and diplomats. This is the first house she is building in the 'new' area which is near the Marginal.

Ok, oops u don't live in Perth, u live in Melbz my bad. Well, enjoy your trip take a lot of pics and enjoy the pearl of Indian ocean.

If you continue the discussin in such an offensive way, you both will be spanked !

:smug:

About the Bela Vista Project, I recently heard a foreman say that the reason the half-built homes had plastered and painted walls and windows fixed was because the project was delayed and they wanted to make it seem like they were doing something, when in truth the project was halted because of an impending law suit and no further work was intended...

hahaha...only in Mozambique.

Why dont you go sit forever in whatever country you come from, and stop complainig...

Não havia um braço de ferro entre os moradores do bairro da Sommerschield II e o Conselho Municipal de Maputo por causa desse empreendimento?

Don't know.