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10:21 CAT | 15 Dec 2016
O País (File photo)
Police have confirmed that Valentina Guebuza has died, and have said they will issue an official statement on the death of the daughter of the former head of state, Armando Guebuza, at 11:00 AM today, with more specifics about her murder.
The Mozambican businesswoman died at the age of 36 in Maputo. According to police, she was shot by her husband and died before reaching hospital.
Valentina Guebuza was elected to the Frelimo Central Committee during the 10th party congress in Pemba in 2012.
She was a civil engineer with a degree from neighbouring South Africa, where, in the last year of her course, she started consulting for a company.
Valentina occupied prominent positions in the telecommunications and banking sectors and led her family investment holding company, Focus 21, Gestão e Desenvolvimento, Lda, which has interests in the fisheries, transportation, mining and real estate sectors also.
Focus 21 has significant participation in operations at the Port of Beira Terminal and the subscription TV company StarTimes.
Valentina was chairman of the board of directors of StarTimes Media, a joint venture between China’s StarTimes and Focus 21 in charge of digital migration in the country.
On 26 July 2014, Valentina married Zófimo Muiuane, head of the marketing department of telecommunications operator Mcel, at a religious ceremony at the Chamanculo Presbyterian Church in Maputo. She leaves a daughter.
Valentina was on Forbes’ 2013 list of the 20 most powerful young women in Africa. In a ranking led by Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the Angolan president, Valentina appeared in 7th place.
Source: O País
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