Mozambique
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:20:22 GMTRessano Dry Port Will Remove 7,500 Trucks From En4 Toll Road
[AIM] Maputo -- The new customs terminal at Ressano Garcia, on Mozambique's busiest border with South Africa, scheduled to open in May, will remove about 7,500 heavy goods vehicles every month from the flow of traffic along the EN4 toll road connecti...
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:20:22 GMTZambezia Grapples With Cholera Outbreak
[AIM] Maputo -- At least 26 people have been admitted to Mopeia district hospital, in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia, following an outbreak of cholera, which began in March, Radio Mozambique reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:20:21 GMTBritish Company to Support Transport Infrastructure Development
[AIM] London -- The British company Mott MacDonald has announced that it will be supporting the Mozambican government's efforts to improve the country's road network and other infrastructure.
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:20:20 GMTNegotiations On Minimum Wages End
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Labour Ministry on Monday announced that this year's discussions on increases in the minimum wages have ended and the proposals will now be submitted for approval by the Council of Ministers (Cabinet).
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:55:30 GMTNational Health Institute Launches Drone Project
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Health Institute (INS) on Friday launched the second phase of a study on the use of drones to transport medical samples and equipment to and from remote areas.
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:55:30 GMTCovid-19 - Seven New Cases, No Deaths and No Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Sunday a further seven new cases of the Covid-9 respiratory disease.
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:55:27 GMTNyusi Praises Role of Veterans in Fighting Terrorism
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Sunday stressed that the veterans of Mozambique's war for independence are playing a determinant role in securing the gains made in the fight against jihadist terrorism in the northern province of ...
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:11:57 GMTMalawi, Mozambique Sign Trade Pacts
[Nyasa Times] Malawi and Mozambique have signed two important trade pacts aimed at unlocking and boosting trade of the two countries.
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 08:21:21 GMTUse of Child Labour Could Lead to Banning of Mozambican Products
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Labour Minister Margarida Talapa has warned that the use of child labour could lead to the banning of Mozambican products on the international market.
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 08:21:21 GMTCovid-19 - Six New Cases and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Saturday reported a further six cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, which compares with just one case identified on Friday.
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 08:21:18 GMTTransport Operators Threaten to Go On Strike
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican passenger transport operators have threatened to pull their vehicles off the roads in the event of a further increase in the price of fuel, according to a report from the independent television station, STV.
Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:54:43 GMTRwanda Operates Alongside SADC Forces in Macomia District
[New Times] Rwandan security forces deployed in Mozambique's northernmost Province of Cabo Delgado have moved out of their earlier designated areas of responsibility, pursued and routed the Islamic State-linked insurgency in the district of Macomia, ...
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:32:38 GMTMalawi, Mozambique Launch Power Interconnector Project
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi and Mozambique this week launched a power transmission project to help Malawi meet an increasing demand for electricity.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:09:23 GMTNacala Corridor to Spur Economic Growth
[MBC] President Dr Chakwera says the signing of the Nacala Development Corridor Agreement, the Railway Agreement and the Road Transport Agreement between Mozambique and Malawi will boost economic operations in the two countries.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:48:43 GMTChakwera to Preside Over Mozambique-Malawi Power Interconnector in Tete
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is expected to travel to Mozambique tomorrow, Thursday April 21, 2022, where he will preside over the launch of the Mozambique-Malawi Power Interconnector in Tete, Nyasa Times has confirmed...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:00:22 GMTNyusi and Chakwera Inaugurate Electricity Interconnection
[AIM] Maputo -- Matambo (Mozambique), 21 Apr (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi said on Thursday that laying the first stone for the regional electricity interconnection between Mozambique and Malawi is a historic landmark in that the two coun...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:00:21 GMTHealth Minister Admits Poor Quality of Training in Some Instiutions
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago on Wednesday admitted that the poor quality of the training received by health staff is one of the reasons for poor attendance to patients in the country's health units.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:00:20 GMTNyusi Launches Agricultural Marketing Campaign
[AIM] Maputo -- Marracuene (Mozambique), 21 Apr (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi launched on Wednesday the 2022/2023 agricultural marketing campaign in the district of Marracuene, about 30 kilometres north of Maputo.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:00:16 GMTAgreement With Millennium Challenge Corporation Signed
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government and the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on Wednesday signed in Washington a revised agreement on the Compact Development Fund (CDF).
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:04:48 GMTUSAID Launches Climate Resilience Programmes
[AIM] The US Government on 19 April announced the launch of two programmes to improve Mozambican farmers' ability to respond to and recover from climate shocks and stresses. These will be funded through the United States Agency for International Deve...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:56:05 GMTSyrah Resources to Build 11 Megawatt Solar Power Plant
[AIM] The Australian mining company Syrah Resources has taken the Final Investment Decision to build an 11.25 megawatt solar plant to power its Balama graphite mine in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:50:30 GMTNyusi Calls for Investment in Mocuba
[AIM] During the ceremony, President Nyusi invited Mozambican and foreign businesses to exploit the multiple advantages of investing in Mocuba district, in the central province of Zambezia. President Nyusi declared that there is strong potential for ...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:49:21 GMTNyusi Determined to Expand District Courts
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi on 18 April reaffirmed that under the Presidential Initiative "One District, One Decent Building for the Court", launched in May 2021, 31 district courts will be delivered across the country during this year.
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:02:43 GMTTotalenergies to Build Dondo Solar Power Plant
[AIM] The Mozambican government has selected the French multinational oil and gas giant TotalEnergies to develop a solar power plant in Dondo district in the central province of Sofala.
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:36:00 GMTMozambique to Export Electricity to Botswana
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, will provide 100 megawatts of non-firm power to Botswana, under a contract, valid for a year, signed on Thursday between EDM and the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC).
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:01:42 GMTCovid-19 - Seven New Cases, and No Deaths or Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Saturday reported a further seven cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:02:19 GMTHidden Debts - Guebuza's Son Accuses Nyusi of Poison Plot
[AIM] Maputo -- Ndambi Guebuza, the oldest son of former Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, on Thursday accused the current President, Filipe Nyusi, of attempting to poison the entire Guebuza family.
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:02:19 GMTRessano Garcia Border Post Opens 24 Hours a Day
[AIM] Maputo -- Ressano Garcia (Mozambique), 14 Apr (AIM) - The Ressano Garcia border post, on the Mozambican border with South Africa, on Wednesday began operating 24 hours a day, boosting the influx of migration and the clearance of commodities, a ...
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:02:12 GMTCovid-19 - 32 New Cases in Past Week
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported a further three cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:21:15 GMTInflation of 0.7 Per Cent in March
[AIM] Maputo -- The average level of prices in Mozambique rose by just 0.7 per cent in March, according to the latest figures on inflation published by the National Statistics Institute (INE).