Paulo Machava

Machava started his career as a journalist at Mozambique's public radio Rádio Moçambique in the 1980s. He presented a radio show called Onda Matinal ("Morning Wave"), in which he talked about Maputo's organised crime. After Mozambique's democratisation and the introduction of the multi-party system Machava moved to Savana, a weekly newspaper known for being critical of the government, where he became editor-in-chief. In this position he investigated the scandal around the privatisation of the state-owned Banco Comercial de Moçambique.[1]

Later he moved to the weekly newspaper Zambeze, but stayed only for a short time before moving to the publishing house of Ericino de Salema. There he founded the electronic newspaper Diário de Notícias and Embondeiro.[2] Besides being a journalist, he also worked as a consultant for Maputo's gated community "Kaya Kwanga".[1]

On the morning of 28 August 2015, Machava was on his way back to his home from his morning sports in the centre of Maputo at the corner Avenida Vladimir Lenine / Avenida Augustinho Neto, when he was shot four times by someone inside a passing car. Machava died at the scene.[3][4][5]