Mozambique
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:08:13 GMTNamibia Supports Mozambique Amid Crisis - VP Mbumba
[Namibian] Vice president Nangolo Mbumba says the Namibian government has made a commitment to assist Mozambique with the security crisis the country is currently experiencing, caused by insurgencies in its Cabo Delgado province.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:16 GMTTwo Judges Expelled for Corruption
[AIM] The Higher Council of the Judicial Magistracy (CSMJ), the regulatory body for the law courts, has expelled two judges from the profession for corrupt behaviour, reports "Carta De Moçambique" on 7 January.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:15 GMTMaputo Study On Cutting Mother to Child Transmission of Hepatitis B
[AIM] A study carried out in Maputo has shown that antenatal departments can cut the transmission of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) from mother to child through integrating vaccination at birth into standard procedures.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:50:20 GMTRecord Year for Kenmare Resources
[AIM] The Irish company Kenmare Resources on 13 January reported that last year it produced record levels of titanium minerals and zircon at its mine at Moma, on the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Nampula.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:49:44 GMTPequenos Libombos Reservoir Filling Up
[AIM] The reservoir behind the Pequenos Libombos dam on the Umbeluzi River, in Maputo province, is filling up rapidly requiring an increase in discharges.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:17 GMTFishermen Denounce Smuggling of Kapenta
[AIM] Fishermen who catch the small fish known as "kapenta" (the local name for the Lake Tanganyika sardine), in Cahora Bassa lake, in the central Mozambican province of Tete, have denounced the smuggling of the catch to neighbouring countries, accor...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:16 GMTIngc Ready to Respond to Flooding
[AIM] The Mozambican government's relief agency, the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management (INGC), has confirmed that it is ready to intervene in the event of floods during the current rainy season.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:16 GMTHcb Plans to Produce 14,228 Gigawatt-Hours in 2022
[AIM] The company Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), which operates the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi River, in the western province of Tete, has announced that it plans to produce 14,228 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2022.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:16 GMTPolice Arrest Maputo Drug Dealers
[AIM] The Mozambican police have announced that an operation against drug traffickers on 8 January resulted in the arrest of two of the main suppliers of illicit drugs in the part of the city so notorious for drug trafficking that it is commonly refe...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:16 GMTCovid-19 - Positivity Rate Gradually Falling
[AIM] Health authorities reported on 16 January that the positivity rate among people tested in Mozambique for the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease has continued to decline.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:16 GMT1.49 Per Cent Inflation in December
[AIM] The expected hike in Mozambican prices in December did not materialise, despite the festive season. According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), citing the consumer price indices for the three largest cities (Maputo, Nampula and Beira)...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:15 GMTPrice of Wheat Flour Set to Rise
[AIM] One of the main food processing companies in Mozambique, Companhia Industrial de Matola (CIM), has announced an 11 per cent increase in the price of wheat flour, leading to fears that the price of bread will now rise, reports the independent ne...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:15 GMTTax Authority Collects 287 Billion Meticais in Revenue
[AIM] The Mozambican Tax Authority (AT) collected more than 278 billion meticais (about US$4.3 billion, at the current exchange rate), during 2021, which was 105 per cent of the target figure of 265 billion meticais.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:15 GMTIllicit Import Racket Shut Down By Authorities
[AIM] The Public Prosecutor's Office announced on 17 January that it has uncovered a racket whereby customs exemptions worth US$18.6 million were illicitly issued to import goods supposedly for the benefit of people displaced from their homes by terr...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:13 GMTAfrican Development Bank Support for Agro-Industrial Processing
[AIM] The African Development Bank (ADB) has approved a grant of US$47 million for Mozambique's Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:04 GMTSADC Extends Military Mission to Mozambique
[AIM] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has noted the good progress made in the fight against terrorism in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado since the deployment of the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) and decided to ...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:03:46 GMTMbumba - an Attack On Mozambique Is an Attack On Us
[New Era] Despite not having committed troops to Mozambique to help battle an Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Cabo Delgado province, vice president Nangolo Mbumba says Namibia remains committed to the SADC goals, aspirations and policies.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:30:28 GMTSADC Examines Progress of SADC Mission in Mozambique
[Government of Mauritius] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government took place on 12 January 2022 in Lilongwe, Republic of Malawi. The Summit, chaired by the President of the Republic of M...
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:22:04 GMTSADC Leaders Pledge Continued Fight Against Insurgents in Mozambique
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- A summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has ended in Malawi with a pledge from member states to continue fighting insurgents in Mozambique. SADC sent troops to Mozambique last year after the Islamist ra...
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:24:31 GMTSADC - Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to Review Progress of SADC Mission in Mozambique
[Government of Mauritius] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government is taking place, today, in Lilongwe, Republic of Malawi.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:55:30 GMTRwanda, Mozambique Security Chiefs Discuss Current Cabo Delgado Situation
[New Times] Rwandan defence and security chiefs alongside their Mozambican counterparts on Sunday agreed to establish joint security teams that will among others design new strategies to improve the stabilization and security sector reform process in...
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:41:48 GMTTop Politicians Look Set to Escape Justice
[ISS] The hidden debt scandal trial won't boost governance if those who designed and concealed the scheme are not prosecuted.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:21:40 GMTSADC Extraordinary Summit to Review Mozambique Progress
[Daily News] THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) will tomorrow hold a virtual Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to review the progress and mandate of the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM).
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:16:47 GMTMozambican Refugees Start Flooding Mangochi
[Nyasa Times] About 17 Mozambicans have sought refuge in a village of Chief Bwananyambi's area in Mangochi District after they fled from their Lichinga Province in that country on December 21, 2021 following Al- Shabaab insurgency.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:43:21 GMTMozambique Society Sceptical of Manuel Chang Facing Justice Over Hidden Debt Scandal
[Daily Maverick] The corruption trial won't boost governance if those who designed and concealed the scheme are not prosecuted.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:21:54 GMTSyrah Resources to Supply Processed Graphite to Tesla
[AIM] The Australian mining company Syrah Resources on 23 December announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Tesla under which the electric car and battery manufacturer will buy "Active Anode Material" produced out of graphite from ...
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:21:53 GMTFloating Platform Anchored Off Cabo Delgado Coast
[AIM] The floating platform to be used in the production of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the Coral South gas field, within Area Four of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, has reached Mozambican waters from Sou...
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:21:47 GMTMix and Match Covid-19 Vaccine Study to Take Place in Mozambique
[AIM] Mozambique's National Health Institute (INS) will carry out research to investigate the effectiveness of mixing two approved Covid-19 vaccines.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:34:52 GMTSADC - Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to Review Progress of SADC Mission in Mozambique
[Government of Mauritius] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will on 7th January 2022 hold a virtual Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to review progress and mandate of the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM).
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:47 GMTMozambique Receives Covid-19 Debt Service Relief From IMF
[AIM] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided debt service relief for Mozambique to help it cope with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, covering repayments of US$55 million.