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Mozambique

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:48:30 GMT
Parliamentary Speaker Tests Positive for Covid-19
[AIM] Maputo -- The Chairperson (speaker) of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, Esperanca Bias, has caught the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and has urged those who have been in contact with her over the previous 72 hours to fol...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:48:30 GMT
Over 30 Dead and Dozens Injured in Major Road Accident
[AIM] Maputo -- Manhica (Mozambique), 4 Jul (AIM) - At least 31 people died on the spot and 26 others sustained injuries, after a deadly accident on Saturday night on Mozambique's main north-south highway (EN1) in Manhica district, Maputo province.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:48:26 GMT
Over 1,000 New Covid-19 Cases On Saturday
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities announced on Saturday that, in the previous 24 hours, 1,139 people were diagnosed with the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:11:01 GMT
Sharp Rise in New Covid-19 Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the latest figures from the Mozambican health authorities, over 25 per cent of all those tested on Thursday for the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease provided to be infected.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:11:05 GMT
France Supports Fight Against Money Laundering
[AIM] Maputo -- The Bank of Mozambique and the French Embassy on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding, under which France will donate 500,000 euros (about 592,000 US dollars) to support the fight against money laundering and the financing of...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:11:05 GMT
Mozambique Seeks to Build Resilient Food Security
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister, Carlos Agostinho do Rosario, said on Thursday that the country has begun harmonisation of national commitments which will end up with the adoption of a wide range of actions intended to secure a sustainable,...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:11:05 GMT
EU Launches Air Bridge to Northern Mozambique
[AIM] London -- The European Union has created an air bridge to Pemba, capital of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, to deliver life saving aid to victims of islamist terrorism.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:11:04 GMT
New Water Supply System Expands Access in Manica
[AIM] Maputo -- Over 9,000 residents of the administrative post of Dacata, in the central Mozambican province of Manica, will enjoy access to clean drinking water following the inauguration on Thursday by President Filipe Nyusi of a new water supply ...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:22:50 GMT
Defence Forces Claim to Kill Over 150 Terrorists
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican defence and security forces claim they killed more than 150 terrorists in operations between 21 and 23 June, in the Afungi peninsula, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report on Radio Mozambique.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:22:51 GMT
Municipal Police Condemned for Attack On Journalists
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) has strongly condemned the municipal police in the northern city of Nampula for a physical attack against four journalists on Tuesday.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:22:50 GMT
Electricity to Reach Over 10 Million Households By 2024
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday pledged that over 10 million households will have access to electricity in their homes for the first time by 2024 in the framework of the "Energy for All" Programme, intended to secure uni...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:22:50 GMT
Nyusi Swears New Member of Supreme Court Into Office
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday recommended that the country's justice sector should exploit to the maximum the reforms under way in Mozambique, so that it can rise to new challenges.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:22:50 GMT
Renamo Demobilisation Reaches Tete
[AIM] Maputo -- The demobilisation and disarming of the militia of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, advanced into the western province of Tete on Wednesday.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:22:50 GMT
Coronavirus Positivity Rates Rise Sharply
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the Mozambican health authorities, well over a quarter of those tested on Wednesday were positive for the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and in the two central provinces of Tete and Manica, over...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:22:47 GMT
Vaccines Purchased By Private Sector Arrive in Maputo
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique received on Wednesday 500,000 doses of vaccine against the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease, purchased by 318 private companies.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:08:28 GMT
AfDB Supports Mozambique-Zim Rail Line
[AIM] London -- The African Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday announced that it has granted 665,000 US dollars to support the rehabilitation of the Machipanda railway which runs between the Mozambican port of Beira and the border with Zimbabwe.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:08:32 GMT
New Opening Times for Ressano Garcia Border
[AIM] Maputo -- The opening times of the main border post between Mozambique and South Africa at Ressano Garcia have been altered to conform with new working hours at the South African border facility.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:08:30 GMT
Cct Meets to Discuss Increasing the Minimum Wage
[AIM] Maputo -- The Labour Consultative Commission (CCT), the tripartite negotiating forum between the Mozambican government, the trade unions, and the employers' associations, met in Maputo on Wednesday, and decided, by consensus, to start discussio...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:08:29 GMT
Mavalane Covid-19 Centre Finally Opens
[AIM] Maputo -- The long promised Covid-19 treatment centre in the Mavalane General Hospital in Maputo finally opened its door to patients on Monday.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:08:20 GMT
Covid-19 Indicators Continue to Worsen
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Health, the number of Covid-19 cases diagnosed in Mozambique is continuing to rise, as are hospitalisations, and the number of active cases.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:44:29 GMT
SADC Has U.S.$12 Million Budget for Standby Force
[AIM] Maputo -- The Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Monday approved a budget of 12 million US dollars to put into motion the SADC Standby Force that will support Mozambique in the struggle against terroris...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:08:29 GMT
PM Hails Role of Public Policies in Improving Living Conditions
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister, Carlos Agostinho do Rosario, on Wednesday said the country has recorded meaningful progress in the implementation of public policies, which led to the improvement of living conditions, 20 years after the ado...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:45:05 GMT
Police Told to Seize Razors Because of Their Name
[AIM] Maputo -- The General Command of the Mozambican police force has ordered all the provincial police commands to collect and remove from the market razors of the Alshabab brand, reports Tuesday's issue of the independent newsheet "Mediafax".

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:43:11 GMT
Inae Enforcing Covid-19 Regulation in Maputo
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) has closed two commercial establishments and suspended eight others for violating Covid-19 preventive measures in Maputo city and province.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:38:54 GMT
Covid-19 Cases Continue to Rise
[AIM] Maputo -- The Covid-19 positivity rate (the percentage of people tested who are carrying the coronavirus that causes the disease) is on the increase across Mozambique, particularly in the Greater Maputo area, and in Tete and Sofala provinces, w...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 04:40:31 GMT
Life-Saving Support Urgently Needed for Women and Girls Fleeing Violence From Palma, Cabo Delgado
[UNFPA] Palma -- It's a situation that no woman could wish to find herself in. Caught in conflict in northern Mozambique, displaced women wanting to give birth safely in health facilities are being sent back to their temporary homes, where they may n...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:45:11 GMT
Criteria Announced for Candidates for MDM Presidency
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), the second largest opposition party in the country, on Monday announced the criteria for anyone wishing to stand as a candidate for the party's president at the MDM Congress scheduled for Dece...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:37:49 GMT
U.S. Provides $30 Million to Address Food Insecurity
[AIM] The United States government, via the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has granted US$30 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to address food insecurity in communities affected by terrorism in the northern Mo...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:03:59 GMT
Banco Unico Becomes Nedbank-Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- The South Africa-based financial group Nedbank on Monday completed its acquisition of one of Mozambique's smaller commercial banks, Banco Unico.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:02:38 GMT
Mozambican Gas Company and iGas Become Shareholders in Rompco
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Gas Company (CMG) in partnership with the South African based "iGas", an affiliate of the Central Energy Fund (CEF), will become shareholders of the Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Company (ROMPCO), with holdings of 25 ...



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