2008-09-06
Death Toll From Bush Fires Reaches 21
The death toll from bush fires that swept through parts of the central Mozambican province of Sofala this week stood at 21 by Thursday, according to the provincial governor Alberto Vaquina, cited in the Beira daily paper "Diario de Mocambique".2008-09-05
Food Crisis Can Be Solved, Says Guebuza
The world food crisis can be solved, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza declared on Thursday, if major investments are made in countries such as Mozambique, which possess large amounts of arable land that is still unused or underused. 2008-09-05
Cheap Rail Travel Boosts Cross-Border Trade
Angelina Sidumo is one of the hundreds of traders that throng the busy train station in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, on most Wednesday afternoons to catch the once-weekly train south to Chicualacuala town in Gaza Province, an 18-hour journey covering nearly 500km. 2008-09-05
Three Journalists Convicted of Threatening State Security Over Article Questioning Prime Minister's Citizenship
Three journalists working for "Zambeze" newspaper, an independent publication, charged for allegedly defaming the Prime Minister of Mozambique, Luísa Diogo, and of threatening state security, have been sentenced to 6 months in prison, converted to a monetary fine of 30 Mozambican Meticais (US$1.20). The ruling was made on 29 August 2008. 2008-09-06
Transport Ministry Apologises to Bus Company
The Mozambican Transport Ministry has apologised to the bus company Putco-Mozambique for the disruption to its operations caused by rivals who objected to competition on the routes from Maputo to the southern province of Gaza. 2008-09-06
Renamo Delivers Nomination Papers
Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, on Friday afternoon delivered the nomination papers for its municipal election candidates to the Maputo offices of the Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE), the electoral branch of the civil service, just one and a half hours before the deadline expired. 2008-09-06
Simango Registers, Renamo in Difficulties
Supporters of the mayor of the central Mozambican city of Beira, Daviz Simango, on Thursday registered him as an independent candidate for mayor in the November municipal elections. 2008-09-05
Tico-Tico Confident of Mambas' Squad
Tico-Tico Bucuane says he is confident Mozambique have a strong enough squad to beat Ivory Coast in Sunday's 2010 World Cup qualifier and, in so doing, keep alive their hopes of progress to the last phase of the African preliminaries. 2008-09-04
31 Corruption Cases Tried This Year
Between 1 January and 31 July this year, Mozambican courts tried and sentenced 31 cases of corruption, and the associated crime of theft of public funds. 2008-09-04
Government Alarmed At Rise in Road Costs
Mozambique's Deputy Minister of Public Works, Gabriel Mutisse, on Wednesday warned that the vertiginous rise in the costs of road rehabilitation and maintenance could endanger implementation of the country's ambitious road programme. 2008-09-04
Frelimo Delivers Its Nomination Papers
Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party on Wednesday delivered the nomination papers for all its local election candidates to the Maputo headquarters of the Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE), the electoral branch of the civil service. 2008-09-04
Simango Independent Candidature to Go Ahead
The "Renamo Management Commission" which has taken control of Mozambique's main opposition party in the central city of Beira has confirmed that on Tuesday it did indeed send a letter to the party's general secretary, Ossufo Momad, demanding the reinstatement of the Mayor of Beira, Daviz Simango, as the party's Beira candidate in the local elections scheduled for 19 November. 2008-09-05
Samora Machel 'Killer' is Namibian
A former Civil Cooperation Bureau (CCB) operative who 'confessed' his role in the assassination of former Mozambican president Samora Machel and was released on parole from Pretoria Central Prison after serving part of a 28-year-old jail term is a Namibian national. 2008-09-05
Experience On Aid Effectiveness
African countries and donors share the belief that aid has the potential to contribute to economic growth, reduce poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, the way both donors and recipient countries are performing for delivery and use of aid undermine this potential. 2008-09-03
Domestic Revenue Set to Rise, Claims Govt
The Mozambican government envisages increased tax revenue over the coming three years that will allow it to reduce its dependence on foreign grants and loans, the government spokesperson, Deputy Education Minister Luis Covane, told reporters on Tuesday. 2008-09-03
Labour Ministry Denies Hotel Claims
Contrary to claims by the management of the luxury Pemba Beach Hotel in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, the Labour Ministry has indeed discovered racism towards Mozambican workers in the hotel, the General Inspector of Labour, Joaquim Siuta, told AIM on Tuesday. 2008-09-03
Daviz Simango May Run As Independent
Supporters of Daviz Simango, mayor of the central Mozambican city of Beira, are threatening to run him as an independent candidate in the municipal elections scheduled for 19 November, if Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the country's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, does not reverse last week's decision to jettison Simango. 2008-09-04
Textile Factories May Reopen
Two large Mozambican textile factories, paralysed for years, may reopen later in 2008, according to the National Director of Industry, Sergio Macamo. 2008-09-04
JPC Delivers Nomination Papers
The Maputo independent citizens' group Juntos Pela Cidade (JPC - Together for the City) on Thursday morning delivered its nomination papers for the November municipal elections to the Maputo headquarters of the Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE), the electoral branch of the Mozambican civil service. 2008-09-04
Daviz Simango Confirms His Candidature
The mayor of the central Mozambican city of Beira, Daviz Simango, declared on Thursday morning that he will indeed accept nomination as an independent candidate in the November municipal elections, following the decision of his party, the former rebel movement Renamo, to ditch him in favour of Renamo parliamentarian Manuel Pereira. |
