2012-02-06
CPLP Moving Towards Establishing More Democratic Societies
[ANGOP]
Lisbon -
The executive secretary of the Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLP), Domingos Simões Pereira, said last Sunday that in 15 years since its foundation, the CPLP has been taking significant steps in the construction of more democratic and free societies, in which there is rule of law.2012-02-06
Risk of Epidemic in Mozambique After the Recent Floods
[Oxfam]
Tropical storm Dando and cyclone Funso affected more than 117,000 people and left 40 dead in Mozambique last week 2012-02-06
HCB Keeps Floodgate Partially Open
[AIM]
Maputo -
A floodgate on the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi river, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, will stay open three days longer than initially planned, but this is not expected to lead to any flooding on the lower reaches of the river. 2012-02-06
Growth in Wildlife in Limpopo National Park
[AIM]
Maputo -
The number of large mammals in the Limpopo National Park (PNL) in southern Mozambique has grown by about 15 per cent over the past ten years and now stands at about 4,000 animals. 2012-02-07
Country Rises in Press Freedom Rankings
[AIM]
Maputo -
Mozambique has risen by over 30 places on the Press Freedom Index compiled every year by the Paris-based organisation Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF - Reporters without Borders). 2012-02-07
Parliamentary Delegation of Frelimo Arrive in Angola
[ANGOP]
Luanda -
A delegation of deputies of the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) arrived on Monday in Luanda for a five-day work visit, in the ambit of the historical relations of friendship and cooperation with the ruling party of Angola, MPLA. 2012-02-07
Guebuza Receives U.S Business Mission
[AIM]
Maputo -
Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Monday received a business mission from the United States, which is seeking to discuss possible projects for investment in the area of energy. 2012-02-07
Memorandum Signed Between Maputo and Mbabane
[AIM]
Maputo -
The Mozambican and Swazi capitals, Maputo and Mbabane, have agreed to cooperate in the areas of youth, education, tourism, investment, arts and culture, sport, urban management, trade, and small and medium enterprises. 2012-02-07
Locals Being Readmitted to Mine After Strike
[AIM]
Maputo -
Mozambican mineworkers are being readmitted to the Impala platinum mine at Rustenburg, in South Africa's North-West province, after taking part in a strike last month that a local court ruled was illegal. 2012-02-07
Indian Group Plans New Local Port
[AIM]
Maputo -
The second largest private port operator in India, Essar Ports, is likely to sign a concession agreement with the Mozambican government for the construction of a new port in Mozambique, according to reports in the Indian press. 2012-02-07
New Cashew Factory for Northern Cabo Delgado
[AIM]
Maputo -
A cashew processing plant under construction in Nangade district in the far north of Mozambique may halt the trend for local peasants to sell their cashew nuts over the border, in Tanzania. 2012-02-06
Passenger Trains Return to Moatize
[AIM]
Maputo -
The first passenger train in almost three decades reached the town of Moatize, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, from the port of Beira, on Wednesday. 2012-02-06
Guebuza Launches Frelimo Anniversary Celebrations
[AIM]
Maputo -
The next 50 years should be ones "of victory against poverty and of celebration of a united, prosperous, and peaceful Mozambique, enjoying prestige in the concern of nations", declared President Armando Guebuza on Friday. 2012-02-06
Malaria Twice As Deadly As Feared
[AIM]
London -
A study published on Friday in the British medical journal "The Lancet" has found that malaria kills almost twice as many people as formerly believed. 2012-02-06
Local Heroes Are 'Source of Inspiration'
[AIM]
Maputo -
Mozambican President Armando Guebuza said in Maputo on Friday that when Mozambicans recall the lives of Eduardo Mondlane and other national heroes, they are seeking a source of inspiration to continue the struggle and overcome all obstacles that may appear. 2012-02-06
37 Deaths in January Storms and Floods
[AIM]
Maputo -
leThe storms and flooding brought to southern and central Mozambique in January by tropical depression "Dando" and cyclone "Funso" resulted in a total of 37 deaths, according to a government assessment, approved on Thursday by the Council of Ministers (Cabinet). 2012-02-06
Changes to Simplified Licensing Rules
[AIM]
Maputo -
The Mozambican government has approved a decree extending the number of activities that can qualify for simplified licensing procedures from seven to nine. 2012-02-03
UN Agency Begins Food Distribution to Flood Victims
[UN News]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing rations in Mozambique, where an estimated 70,000 people are in urgent need of assistance after the country was pounded by two tropical storms. 2012-02-03
Frelimo 50th Birthday Celebrations Begin On Friday
[AIM]
Maputo -
The celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, will be "moments of festivity, of exalting our Mozambican identity and of lifting our self-esteem", declared the Frelimo Central Committee Secretary for Mobilisation and Propaganda, Edson Macuacua, on Thursday. 2012-02-02
Gangs Kidnap Businessmen
[AIM]
Maputo -
The Mozambican police have complained that the families of businessmen of Asian origin kidnapped by criminal gangs are not cooperating in the investigation - but prominent members of the Asian community claim that some policemen are involved in the kidnappings. |
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