3-534: The Samora Machel Monument in Mbuzini , near Komatipoort in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa , marks the spot where the plane carrying the then-President of Mozambique crashed in 1986 . It resulted in the death of President Machel and several Mozambican ministers. It was declared a National Heritage Site in 2006. The monument was inaugurated by Joaquim Chissano and Nelson Mandela on 19 January 1999. It
6-463: Was constructed at a cost of $ 240,000 and incorporates some of the wreckage of the plane. Its central feature is 35 tubes of steel , symbolising the number of lives lost in the air crash, that create a wailing sound in the wind. A planned R11.2 million upgrade was to add access roads, an amphitheater, a helipad and buildings. In 2006 a nearby library with a collection of books in English and Portuguese
9-524: Was opened. A statue of Machel, donated by Norwegian anti-apartheid artists, was also erected at the site. This article about a South African building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mbuzini Mbuzini is a village in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa . Situated near the borders with Mozambique and Eswatini , it is the village where Mozambican president, Samora Machel , and 34 other passengers died in an aeroplane crash in 1986 . A memorial service
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