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Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:52:20 GMT
Three More Containers of Stolen Timber Recovered
[AIM] Maputo -- The Cabo Delgado provincial attorney's office, in northern Mozambique, has announced the recovery of a further three containers of timber that had been exported illegally to China from the port of the provincial capital, Pemba, accord...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:52:19 GMT
Mozambican and Rwandan Forces Overrun Militant Base
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican and Rwandan troops have overrun one of the main bases of the islamist terrorist organization, operating in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, and known locally as "Al-Shabaab".

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:57:53 GMT
Mozambican, Rwandan Troops Overrun Major Insurgents Base in Cabo Delgado
[New Times] Mozambican and Rwandan troops have overrun one of the main bases of the Islamic States-linked terrorist organisation operating in Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique, according to reports.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:52:21 GMT
German Aid to WFP in Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- The German government has granted 26 million euros (about 31 million US dollars) to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Mozambique.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:52:20 GMT
Misa Protests At Attack On Community Radio Reporters
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) has protested at the physical attack, by members of the local municipal police, against two journalists of the Catandica Community Rad...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:52:20 GMT
No Shortage of Covid-19 Tests
[AIM] Maputo -- There is no shortage of Covid-19 tests in Mozambique, according to Ilesh Jani, Director of the National Health Institute (INS).

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:52:16 GMT
Over 2,200 Recoveries From Covid-19 Reported
[AIM] Maputo -- The number of people declared on Monday to have made a full recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease in Mozambique reached a record of 2,227, according to the Deputy National Director of Public Health, Benigna Matsinhe, addressi...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:14:46 GMT
Panguana Ousts Last Standing Kenyan Boxer Elizabeth Akinyi
[Nation] In Tokyo

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:01:30 GMT
Botswana Sends Nearly 300 Troops to Mozambique
[VOA] Gaborone -- Botswana sent 296 troops to Mozambique Monday to join soldiers from other Southern African Development Community, or SADC, countries. The SADC troops are being deployed for the first time to quell a deadly Islamist insurgency in Cab...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:07:51 GMT
SADC - Angola Plans to Deploy Military Advisors in Mozambique
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola said that it plans to send twenty military advisors to Mozambique to help it tackle escalating violence in the country's Cabo Delgado province.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:20:08 GMT
Mozambique to Vaccinate 20 Per Cent of Its Target By September
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago on Monday received 302,400 doses of vaccine against the Covid-19 respiratory disease, donated by the US government, through the COVAX global initiative.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:20:07 GMT
Terrorism Wrecking Health and Education Services
[AIM] Maputo -- The terrorist groups known locally as "Al Shabaab" have wrecked the health and education services in those parts of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado where they operate.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:20:07 GMT
Hospitals in Danger of Running Out of Beds for Covid-19
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago warned on Saturday that, in some provinces, hospitals are in danger of running out of intensive care beds for Covid-19 patients.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:20:07 GMT
No Reason to Fear Foreign Troops - Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Sunday that there is no reason to fear the presence of foreign troops in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:20:02 GMT
Covid-19 - Another 25 Deaths and 1,528 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported a further 25 deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 1,528 new cases.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:27:04 GMT
Mozambique Will Coordinate SADC Standby Force
[AIM] Maputo -- South Africa will lead the troops of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) against the terrorist groups operating in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, with Botswana assisting, but Mozambique will have an ov...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:27:01 GMT
Number of Covid-19 Hospitalisations Reaches New High Point
[AIM] Maputo -- On Friday, according to the latest statistics from the Mozambican Health Ministry, there were 511 people hospitalised with the Covid-19 respiratory disease - the highest figure since the start of the pandemic.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:10:35 GMT
Mozambique Govt Pledges to Work for Success of SADC Force
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Thursday promised to work to ensure the success of the mission of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in eliminating the terrorist groups operating in parts of the northern province of Cabo D...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:18:25 GMT
Investigation Into How Teachers Were Hired Illegally
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Education Ministry is working with the Attorney-General's Office (PGR) to investigate how 88 teachers were hired illegally in Mecanhelas district in the northern province of Niassa.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:16:04 GMT
Appeals Court Confirms Verdict in Setina Titosse Case
[AIM] Maputo -- The Maputo Higher Appeals Court (TSR) has upheld the verdict of the Maputo City Court which found Setina Titosse, the former chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Development Fund (FDA) guilty of the theft of 170 m...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:21:23 GMT
2.5 Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine to Arrive On Monday
[AIM] Maputo -- The first batch of the 11 million doses of vaccine against Covid-19 promised by Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on 15 July will arrive in the country next Monday, according to Health Minister Armindo Tiago.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:19:36 GMT
Power Utility Replaces Electricity Network in Maputo
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned Electricity Company, EDM, on Friday started to replace obsolete cables and pylons over about seven kilometres in the inner Maputo neighbourhood of Malhangalene, in a bid to improve the quality of power reac...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:08:59 GMT
New Record for Number of New Covid-19 Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Thursday reported a new record for the number of cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease diagnosed in a single 24 hour period.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:29:11 GMT
Zimbabwe Gears for Mozambique War
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has reportedly put on standby its contingent of troops to be deployed in conflict-torn Mozambique as government finalises modalities, NewZimbabwe.com can reveal.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:38:11 GMT
'Hidden Debts' Trial Set for August
[AIM] Maputo -- The trial of 19 people accused of crimes in relation with the scandal of Mozambique's "hidden debts" has been set for 23 August, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of the independent newssheet "Mediafax".

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:22:42 GMT
President Nyusi Announces New Restrictive Measures
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi on 15 July announced a series of new restrictive measures intended to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease and prevent any possible collapse of the Mozambican health system. Mozambique is now in the grip ...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:38:12 GMT
Criminal Charges in Case of Illegal Timber Export
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Attorney-General's Office (PGR) has announced that criminal charges are being brought against the Chinese company Feishang Resources Africa Ltd, and nine individuals in connection with the attempt to export illegally to...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:38:13 GMT
Mphanda Nkuwa to Start Generating Power in 2030
[AIM] Maputo -- The proposed new dam at Mphanda Nkuwa, on the Zambezi river, 60 kilometres downstream from the existing dam at Cahora Bassa, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, could start generating electricity in 2030, according to the offi...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:38:08 GMT
Covid-19 - 20 Deaths and 1,224 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 20 deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 1,224 new cases.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:34:21 GMT
Cabo Delgado Needs 12,000 Tonnes of Food a Month
[AIM] Maputo -- The northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado needs at least 12,000 tonnes of food a month to cater for the requirements of hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes by islamist terrorists, according to Cesar Tembe...



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