Mozambique
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:55:11 GMTAttorney-General's Office Hasn't Withdrawn Bribery Charges Against Privinvest
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Attorney-General's Office (PGR) has not withdrawn accusations of bribery against the Abu Dhabi based group, Privinvest, which is at the heart of the scandal of Mozambique's "hidden debts".
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:16:17 GMTMozambique Pledges Transparent Use of Covax Vaccines
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister, Carlos Agostinho do Rosario, pledged a transparent and very thorough use of the 484,000 doses of vaccines, delivered on Monday to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:01:21 GMTNampula Reservoir Is 100% Full
[AIM] Maputo -- The dam on the Monapo River, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, which provides most of Nampula city's water supply, reached 100 per cent of its maximum capacity over the last few days, the government's Water Supply Invest...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:52:33 GMTCovid-19 - Five More Deaths and 183 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Monday that a further five people have died from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 183 new cases were diagnosed.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:09:10 GMTFamilies to Be Evicted From Inhambane Airport
[AIM] Maputo -- About 270 families who built houses within the area belonging to the airport in the southern Mozambican city of Inhambane will be removed to restore the security and visibility conditions necessary for airport operations.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:09:10 GMTHealth Minister Becomes First Mozambican Vaccinated Against Covid-19
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Health, Armindo Tiago, has become the first health professional to be vaccinated against the Covid-19 respiratory pandemic, marking the start of a nationwide roll-out, under which the country's 65,000 health...
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:09:09 GMTRenamo Demobilisation Starts in Manica
[AIM] Maputo -- Chimoio (Mozambique), 8 Mar (AIM) - The Mozambican government and the main opposition party, Renamo, on Monday launched the demobilisation, disarming and reintegration (DDR) of members of the Renamo militia in the central province of ...
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:09:05 GMTCovid-19 - Seven More Deaths and 389 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities announced on Sunday seven more deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 389 new cases.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:02:40 GMTOver 1,600 Recoveries From Covid-19 in 24 Hours
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Friday that a further 1,602 people have made a full recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:02:34 GMTGovernment Launches Covid-19 National Vaccination Plan
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government formally launched on Friday the national vaccination plan against the Covid-19 pandemic, with the rollout of the first vaccines scheduled to start on Monday throughout the country.
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:39:36 GMTCovid-19 - Six More Deaths, 602 New Cases and 410 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Saturday reported a further six deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease and 602 new cases.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:02:22 GMTAfcon Qualifiers - Amavubi to Start Training On Monday Ahead of Mozambique Tie
[New Times] The national football team, Amavubi start training on Monday, February 8 after coach Vincent Mashami announced a 31-player provisional squad to start preparations ahead of their double-tie Group 'H' clashes against Mozambique and Cameroon...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:29:46 GMTGovernment Authorises Re-Opening of Schools
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday night announced that all schools, closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, may re-open and give face-to-face classes as from Monday.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:26:13 GMTU.S.$12 Million Needed for 330,000 Women, Girls, Youth in Cabo Delgado Conflict
[UNFPA] Cabo Delgado, Mozambique -- UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today launched a humanitarian appeal for $12 million to urgently provide life-saving sexual and reproductive health and protection services to 330,00...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:29:46 GMTRenamo Urges Junta Members to Defect
[AIM] Maputo -- The leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, Ossufo Momade, has urged all members of the self-styled "Renamo Military Junta" to follow the example of Andre Matsangaissa Junior and join in the demobilisation and disarming ...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:29:44 GMTCovid-19 - Six More Deaths and 775 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Thursday announced a further six deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease and 775 new cases.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:29:00 GMTLow Tide Among Causes of Mass Dolphin Deaths in Inhambane
[AIM] Maputo -- The death of 111 dolphins last week in the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (PNAB), Mozambique's largest marine conservation area, in the southern province of Inhambane, resulted from beaching during low tide, according to the preli...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:29:00 GMTRuby Mining to Resume in Montepuez
[AIM] Maputo -- Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) has announced that it will re-open its main mining operations in Namanhunbir, in Montepuez district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, as from the second week of March.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:29:00 GMTJapanese Grant for Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- The Japanese government has donated 3.6 million US dollars in humanitarian aid for about 670,000 displaced people and their host communities affected by terrorism and the Covid-19 pandemic in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo D...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:29:00 GMTNo Immediate Resumption of Football Championship
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday warned that the Covid-19 pandemic does not allow national sporting competitions, such as the Mozambican football championship, Mocambola, to resume in the near future.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:28:59 GMTCovid-19 Recoveries Over 1,000 for Second Consecutive Day
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Wednesday that, for the second consecutive day, well over a thousand people have made a complete recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:21:24 GMTLabour Authorities Seek to Unveil Unreported Work Accidents
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Labour Ministry launched on Monday in Maputo the first edition of an Award on Good Practices about Health and Safety at Work, after expressing concern about the underreporting of work accidents, the consequences of whic...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:47:39 GMTSix Militants Killed in Nangade
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican defence and security forces killed six islamist terrorists last Thursday night near Luneke village, in Nangade district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of the indepe...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:09:10 GMTBar Association Urges Police to Halt Detentions
[AIM] Maputo -- The Human Rights Commission of the Mozambican Bar Association (OAM) on Wednesday urged the police stop detaining citizens and holding them in police cells, under risky health conditions, merely because they were found on the streets o...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:05:09 GMTAlbano Carige Chosen As New Mayor of Beira
[AIM] Maputo -- The new mayor of the central Mozambican city of Beira, filling the position left vacant by the death of Daviz Simango, will be Albano Carige, who is currently the city councillor for construction and urbanisation.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:59:47 GMTMaputo Trade Fair Will Be Virtual This Year
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government announced on Tuesday that this year's edition of the Maputo Trade Fair (Facim) will be virtual.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:46:05 GMTOver 1,300 Recover From Covid-19 in a Day
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported that 1,384 people had made a full recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease in the previous 24 hours.
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:36:34 GMTMozambican Fisheries Exports Slumped By 56% in 2020
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's fisheries exports fell by 56 per cent in 2020 when compared with the previous year, as a result of a decline of catches by the industrial and semi-industrial fleets.
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:45:56 GMTMore Disease and Death in February Than January
[AIM] Maputo -- Despite claims that the Covid-19 situation in Mozambique is improving, the harsh statistics show that February, although a shorter month than January, was worse in terms of Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths.
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:34:37 GMTMatsangaissa Junior Surrenders to Govt
[AIM] Maputo -- André Matsangaíssa Junior, one of the key figures in the dissident Renamo Military Junta, has surrendered to the Mozambican defence and security forces.