Mozambique
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 10:20:37 GMTSenegal, Mozambique Squeeze Into Semis
[Namibian] WEST African guest nation Senegal and Mozambique booked their places in the semifinals of the Hollywoodbets Cosafa Cup 2022 after penalty shoot-out victories in their quarterfinal clashes at the King Zwelithini Stadium on Wednesday.
Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:04:50 GMTDeaths of Prisoners Blamed On Security Lapses
[AIM] Maputo -- The deaths of five prisoners, shot dead while trying to escape from the Milange district jail, in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia, was due to failure to implement basic security norms, according to the commission of inquir...
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:15:40 GMTTrade Unions Denounce Government's Transport Plans
[AIM] Maputo -- The main Mozambican trade union federation, the OTM (Mozambican Workers' Organisation), has denounced the government's plans for passenger transport, in unusually strong language.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:16:31 GMTPolio Vaccination Campaign Extended
[AIM] Maputo -- The Maputo city health authorities have extended the third round of the polio national vaccination campaign by a further 24 hours, in an attempt to cover all children under the age of five in the Mozambican capital.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:16:07 GMTBeira Minibus Drivers Go On Strike
[AIM] Maputo -- The operators of the minibuses (known as "chapas") that provide much of the passenger transport in the central Mozambican city of Beira pulled their vehicles off the roads on Monday morning, demanding that new fares take effect immedi...
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:02:12 GMTDhlakama Family Threatens to Sue Sibindy
[AIM] Maputo -- The family of Afonso Dhlakama, who led Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, from 1979 until his death from diabetes in 2018, is threatening to sue a minor opposition figure, Yaqub Sibindy, for using Dhlakama's name without the ...
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 09:01:03 GMTFrom Fighting to Farming - Supporting Peacebuilding in Mozambique
[UN News] As Mozambique looks to move on from its violent past, a UN-led programme is supporting efforts to reintegrate former combatants, and give them a chance to lead productive, peaceful lives in their communities.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:02:12 GMTCovid-19 - 77 New Cases and 101 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Saturday reported a further 77 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 101 recoveries.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:02:11 GMTNyusi Calls for Redoubling of Solidarity
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Saturday that the Muslim celebration of Idul Ad'Ha should serve as a source of inspiration for the current crucial moment in the country's history, in which the Covid-19 pandemic has not y...
Tue, 12 Jul 2022 11:04:12 GMTThree New Developments in the Cabo Delgado Crisis
[MSF] The northern province of Cabo Delgado is one of Mozambique's most volatile regions, the scene of an intense conflict since October 2017, resulting in some 800,000 people fleeing from their homes. These are the latest developments.
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:44:27 GMTTruckers Block Mozambique-South Africa Motorway
[AIM] Maputo -- Truckers from South Africa on Wednesday morning blocked the motorway between South Africa and Mozambique, on the South African side of the border, in the latest protest against rising fuel prices.
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:16:11 GMTNyusi Invites Italy to Invest in the Northern Region
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has expressed interest in seeing Italy finance the Programme for Resilience and Integrated Development of the Northern Region (PREDIN) which aims to promote the recovery of basic conditions for sustai...
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:16:11 GMTSenior Frelimo Official in Tete Charged With Embezzlement
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Public Prosecutor's Office is charging the First Secretary of the ruling Frelimo Party in the western province of Tete, Goncalves Jemusse, of acts of corruption, dating from when he was administrator of the Tete distric...
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:16:11 GMTCovid-19 - 91 New Cases, No Deaths, No Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 91 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:16:11 GMTThird Round of Polio Vaccination Campaign Launched
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Health Ministry on Tuesday launched the third round in the national campaign of vaccination against polio.
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:16:09 GMTFuel Suppliers Warn of Risk of Stock Rupture
[AIM] Maputo -- Fuel distribution companies in Mozambique believe that the climate of uncertainty that characterizes the current business environment in the sector could lead to a rupture in supplies in the coming months.
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:14:25 GMTUrban Transport Crisis Persists, Amid Doubts as to Viability of 'Passenger Subsidy'
[AIM] Maputo -- Even after the government and operators of the minibuses, commonly known as "Chapas", which provide much of the passenger transport in Mozambican cities, claimed they had reached an agreement, the transport crisis has persisted at the...
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:17:15 GMTMozambique and Italy Sign Agreement to Reinforce Bilateral Cooperation
[ANGOP] Mozambique and Italy signed this Tuesday, July 5, in Maputo, an agreement of general principles to strengthen bilateral cooperation, as part of a working visit that Italian head of state, Sergio Mattarela, is making to the African country.
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:09:22 GMTDistrict Electon Chairpersons Take Office
[AIM] Maputo -- The chairperson of the Maputo City Provincial Elections Commission, Ana Chemane, on Tuesday urged the chairpersons of the city's seven district elections commissions (CDEs) to refrain from party political activities.
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:09:21 GMTPM Wants Better Supervision of Natural Gas Projects
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane, on Monday challenged the National Petroleum Institute (INP) to improve the inspection of the natural gas exploration and production projects, currently under way.
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:09:21 GMTLabour Ministry Ensures 21,000 Jobs in South Africa
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Labour, through the National Directorate of Migrant Labour (DTM), ensured the maintenance of more than 21,000 jobs for Mozambicans in neighbouring South Africa in 2021, according to Labour Minister Margarida...
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:09:21 GMTNyusi Asks China to Help Rebuild Main North-South Road
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has requested assistance from China for the rehabilitation of the country's main north-south highway (EN1).
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:09:21 GMTCovid-19 - 43 New Cases and 185 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday reported a further 43 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 185 recoveries.
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:33:22 GMTOver 300 Police Officers Expelled Due to Involvement in Crimes
[AIM] Maputo -- At least 326 officers of the Mozambican Police force (PRM) were expelled from the corporation in 2020 for being involved in crimes, including actions of excessive force and violence against citizens.
Fri, 08 Jul 2022 07:43:40 GMT6,000 People Uprooted From Their Homes Receive Household Essentials
[ICRC] Maputo -- To respond to a new wave of displacement in Northern Mozambique the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) distributed this week household essentials to 6,000 people. The displaced families arrived in Mieze, Cabo Delgado pro...
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:33:23 GMTRepatriation of Mozambicans From Malawi This Month
[AIM] Maputo -- The voluntary repatriation of about 1,600 Mozambican families, from Nsanje in Malawi, where they fled from tropical cyclone Ana in January, will start this month.
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:33:23 GMTMaputo Passenger Transport Paralysed
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo, 4 Jul - The operators of minibuses, colloquially known as "chapas", which provide much of the passenger transport in Maputo, went on strike on Monday morning for several hours, demanding the right to hike their fares, in respo...
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:33:23 GMTCovid-19 - 53 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported a further 53 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:33:20 GMTMaputo-Kigali Direct Flights From August
[AIM] Maputo -- The Rwandan national airline, RwandAir, will start operating direct flights between Maputo and Kigali, in August.
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:42:59 GMTMilitary Support Reduces Deaths in Mozambique - Ambassador
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Mozambican ambassador to Angola, Osvalda Joana, said in Luanda that the support of the SADC and Rwandan military made it possible to reduce the number of deaths in the country, between 2020 and 2021, by 82 percent.