Mozambique
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:36:34 GMTThe Gatekeepers of Mozambique's Community Seed Banks
[FAO] These food heroes are guardians of their villages' food security
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:48:28 GMTPresident Informs Presiding Officers of Employment of 1,495 SANDF Members to Support Mozambique
[Parliament of South Africa] The Presiding Officers of Parliament, National Assembly Speaker Ms Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces Chairperson Mr Amos Masondo, have received correspondence from President Cyril Ramaphosa informing them th...
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:14:20 GMTMilitants Operating in Small Groups
[AIM] Maputo -- The islamist terrorists in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado are now operating in small groups, attacking isolated villages, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of the independent newssheet "Mediafax".
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:14:20 GMTChairperson of Competition Authority Dismissed
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Tuesday dismissed Julio Joao Pio from his position as chairperson of the Competition Regulatory Authority (ARC).
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:14:20 GMTMozambique Receives a Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Deputy Health Minister, Lidia Cardoso, on Tuesday night received a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, which arrived at Maputo International Airport on board an aircraft of Qatar Airways.
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:14:20 GMTBusiness Environment Stable, Despite Terrorism
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday guaranteed that the business environment in Mozambique, and in most member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), remains stable, despite terrorism and the Cvid-19 pan...
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:14:15 GMTNew Record for Covid-19 Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 34 deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease - the highest death toll in a single 24 hour period so far.
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:09:51 GMTMozambique Vows to Cooperate With Tz Judiciary
[Daily News] THE Ambassador of Mozambique to Tanzania, Ricardo Mtumbuida, has pledged to co-operate with the Judiciary of Tanzania in various matters, which contribute to the improvement of the state pillar. Ambassador Mtumbuida made the promise on M...
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:52:20 GMTThree 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 GMTMozambican 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 GMTMozambican, 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 GMTGerman 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 GMTMisa 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 GMTNo 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 GMTOver 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 GMTPanguana Ousts Last Standing Kenyan Boxer Elizabeth Akinyi
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Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:01:30 GMTBotswana 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 GMTSADC - 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 GMTMozambique 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 GMTTerrorism 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 GMTHospitals 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 GMTNo 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 GMTCovid-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 GMTMozambique 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 GMTNumber 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 GMTMozambique 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 GMTInvestigation 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 GMTAppeals 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 GMT2.5 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 GMTPower 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...