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Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:32:34 GMT
Regional Leaders to Meet Again to Decide On Military Force in Mozambique
[Daily Maverick] Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi is widely believed still to be opposed to Southern African Development Community intervention.

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:52:22 GMT
President Ramaphosa Arrives in Mozambique for SADC Summit
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Maputo, the Republic of Mozambique, to participate in the Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) scheduled for later today.

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:52:06 GMT
SANDF Budget Cuts Threaten Hopes of SA Military Intervention in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado
[Daily Maverick] The key question is whether South Africa is well positioned to provide military assistance to Mozambique in light of these cuts, especially with the former expected to play a leading role in the intervention in Cabo Delgado province.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:19:11 GMT
Nyusi Reaffirms Commitment to SADC Regional Integration
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday reaffirmed the country's commitment to turn the Southern African Development Community (SADC) into an example of regional integration, taking into account its geostrategic position and the ...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:19:11 GMT
Illegal Export of Logs to China Aborted
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican customs authorities in the northern port of Nacala have aborted an attempt to export illegally four containers full of unprocessed logs, according to a report in Tuesday's issue of the independent newssheet "Carta de Mo...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:19:11 GMT
Quelimane Mayor Cleared of Libel Charges
[AIM] Maputo -- The Quelimane city court, in central Mozambique, has fully cleared the city's mayor, Manuel de Araujo, of libel charges brought against him by two members of his former party, the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM).

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:19:11 GMT
Ndlavela - Commission of Inquiry Begins Work
[AIM] Maputo -- A former Mozambican Attorney-General, Sinai Nhatitima, has been appointed to head the ten-member Commission of Inquiry investigating allegations of sexual exploitation of inmates of the Ndlavela Women's Prison, in the southern municip...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:19:10 GMT
Pandemic Accelerating in Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated in Mozambique over the past two weeks, the Deputy National Director of Public Health. Benigna Matsinhe, told a Maputo press conference on Monday.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:19:09 GMT
Covid-19 - Delta Variant Confirmed in Tete
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago announced on Monday that one case of the Delta variant of the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease has been identified in the western province of Tete.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:19:03 GMT
Resilience Project Receives World Bank Support
[AIM] London -- The World Bank on 18 June approved a 150 million US dollar credit to support the Mozambican government's Northern Mozambique Rural Resilience Fund, with the funds being made available through the Bank's International Development Assoc...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:03:20 GMT
Terrorism, Covid-19 to Feature in SADC Leaders' Meeting in Maputo
[Nation] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will on Wednesday hold an extraordinary summit of heads of state and government meet in Mozambique's capital Maputo.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:05:31 GMT
Renamo Condemns Sex Scandal At Women's Prison
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, on Monday strongly condemned the recent allegations that guards at the Maputo Special Penitentiary for Women (EPEMM), better known as the Ndlavela Women's Prison, had forced women inmates in...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:15:28 GMT
President Cyril Ramaphosa Attends SADC Extraordinary Summit in Maputo, 23 Jun
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will participate in the Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, on 23 June 2021.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:42:25 GMT
U.S. Provides 30 Million Dollars to Address Food Insecurity
[AIM] Maputo -- The United States government, via the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has granted 30 million dollars to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to address food insecurity in communities affected by terrorism in the northern...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:36:10 GMT
President Ramaphosa to Attend SADC Extraordinary Summit in Maputo, Mozambique
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will participate in the Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, on 23 June 2021.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:26:31 GMT
Support for Mozambique Crucial
[Botswana Daily News] Nacala -- The newly-opened SADC Humanitarian and Operations Emergency Centre in Mozambique can only be effective with member states' full support and cooperation.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:42:28 GMT
Toll Gates Most Sustainable Way of Financing Roads
[AIM] Maputo -- Road tolls are the most sustainable way of maintaining Mozambique's road network, according to Angelo Lichanga, the chairperson of the public company Revimo (Road Network of Mozambique).

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:42:27 GMT
Fall in Cement Prices Was Expected
[AIM] Maputo -- The fall in the price of cement on the Mozambican market was what the government expected, after the Chinese investment in a new factory, Dugongo Cimentos, in the southernmost district of Matutuine, the Minister of Industry and Trade,...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:42:20 GMT
New Covid-19 Cases Again Exceed 100
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Sunday that, for the sixth time this month, the number of people diagnosed with the Covid-19 respiratory disease was in excess of 100.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:54:20 GMT
Covid-19 Situation Continues to Deteriorate
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities announced on Saturday that key indicators for the Covid-19 respiratory disease have continued to deteriorate, with the number of new cases and the positivity rate reaching levels not seen since early ...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:32:01 GMT
No Agreement Between Mobile Phone Companies
[AIM] Maputo -- A further round of negotiations on Friday between the publicly owned mobile phone company, TMcel, and the South African owned Vodacom, under the mediation of the Mozambique Communications Regulatory Authority (ARECOM), did not bring t...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:31:34 GMT
Police Agents Involved in Kidnapping
[AIM] Maputo -- Definitive proof of the involvement of Mozambican policemen in the kidnappings of businessmen in the country's main cities became available on Thursday when five members of a kidnap gang were detained, and two of them turned out to wo...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:31:04 GMT
Key Covid-19 Indicators Worsening
[AIM] Maputo -- Key indicators for the Covid-19 respiratory disease, suggest a significant worsening of the pandemic in Mozambique.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 04:31:53 GMT
Do Money and Power Explain Maputo's Aversion to SADC Support?
[ISS] Mozambique needs to be persuaded that SADC aims to stabilise Cabo Delgado, not undermine or compete with the government.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:25:43 GMT
Attempt On Life of Mozambican Football Star
[AIM] Maputo -- Unknown assailants made an apparent attempt on the life of the Mozambican international football star, Reinildo Mandava, on Thursday in the central province of Zambezia, according to a report on the independent television station, STV...

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:20:12 GMT
Cement Companies Wail Against Competition
[AIM] Maputo -- Seven of the 16 cement companies operating in Mozambique have called on the government to keep the price of cement high.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:57:37 GMT
Facing Unwanted Marriage in Mozambique, a 14-Year-Old Flees
[VOA] Nampula -- Like many 14-year-old girls, Sifa Maulana had a dream. Hers was to become a nurse.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:24:26 GMT
ENI Confirms It Will Launch Mozambique LNG Project in 2022
[AIM] Maputo -- The Italian energy company ENI has confirmed that it will start production of liquefied natural gas at the Coral South gas field off the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado in 2022.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:22:32 GMT
'Iron Fist' Against Sexual Abuse, Announces Public Works Minister
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Joao Machatine, on Friday announced that the government will not tolerate the sexual abuse of young girls by the employees of contractors working on road projects in Zambezia and Nampula provin...

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:18:44 GMT
Number of Active Covid-19 Cases Now Over 1,000
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Thursday that the number of active cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease has topped 1,000 for the first time since 15 May.



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