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Mozambique: Collapse of Rubbish Tip Kills 17
Maputo — Maputo's main rubbish tip collapsed in the small hours of Monday morning, burying seven houses and killing at least 17 people. The rubbish tip, located in Hulene neighbourhood, about ten kilometres from the centre of the city, started out as just a hole in the ground but has, over the years, become a rubbish mountain. On Sunday night, torrential rain fell on Maputo, and this was the immediate cause of the disaster.
Mozambique: Room for Even Dhlakama in Nyusi's Heart
Maputo — There is room for all Mozambican citizens, including Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the Renamo rebels, in the heart of President Filipe Nyusi, declared the General Secretary of the ruling Frelimo Party, Roque Silva, on Thursday. Speaking during a visit to Vanduzi district, in the central province of Manica, Silva said “Our President is a true father who carries with him all his children. Even Afonso Dhlakama, who thinks differently, is in the heart of President Filipe Nyusi.
Mozambique: Japan Finances Community Projects
Maputo — The Japanese government has promised to finance a further three community projects in the Mozambican provinces of Maputo and Sofala, budgeted at about 153,000 US dollars. An agreement on this funding was signed on Friday by Japanese ambassador Toshio Ikeda, and by representatives of the beneficiary institutions. The grants form part of Japan's Programme of Assistance to Community Projects and Human Security.
Mozambique: PM Encourages Niassa Prisoners to Produce Food
Maputo — Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Friday encouraged inmates at the Ntoto open prison in Chimbunila district, in the northern province of Niassa, to redeem themselves from the harm they have caused society in their criminal past, through productive activities. “You were sentenced because you had problems with society and it should not be this same society which feeds you”, he said.
Mozambique: "we Should Rise to the Challenges of Niassa"
Maputo — Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Friday called for hard work among all segments of society in the search for the best solutions to develop the northernmost province of Niassa. “The path ahead is challenging, but we can go far because there is the political will and recognition that we need to work more if we are to rise to the challenges of Niassa”, said Rosario, in a meeting with leading Niassa business people.
Mozambique: Corruption Worsens Impact of Disasters
Maputo — Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Friday recognized that some of the country's social and economic infrastructures do not resist natural disasters because the contractors who won the building contracts did so through schemes of corruption.
Mozambique: Pacheco Claims Mozambique Can Still Export Pigeon Peas
Maputo — Once again, the Mozambican and Indian governments have insisted that Mozambique is still able to export pigeon peas to India, despite reports that surpluses of this crop are rotting in the fields.
Mozambique: Constitutional Amendments Top Priority for Assembly
Maputo — The top priority for the next sitting of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, scheduled to begin on 28 February, is the set of proposed constitutional amendments arising from the consensus reached on “decentralisation” in the discussions between President Filipe Nyusi and the leader of the rebel movement Renamo, Afonso Dhlakama.
Mozambique: Gemfields Denies Human Rights Abuses in Montepuez
Maputo — The British company Gemfields, which is the majority shareholder in Montepuez Ruby Mining Ltd (MRM), in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, has strongly denied claims that it is responsible for human rights violations in its mining concession area. A British law firm, Leigh Day, has filed a claim against Gemfields on behalf of 29 individuals living near the concession.
Mozambique: Police Arrest Zimbabweans for Illegal Mining
Maputo — Chimoio (Mozambique), 12 Feb (AIM) - The Mozambican police on Friday seized 28 explosive charges used in illegal mining, mostly for gold, in the Nhatsacara area, in Barue district, in the central province of Manica. In connection with the explosives, the police also arrested three Zimbabwean citizens, currently being held in the Barue district police command, on charges of illegal mining.
Mozambique: Governor Sets Deadline in Case of Corrupt Inspectors
Maputo — Tete (Mozambique), 12 Feb (AIM) - The governor of the western Mozambican province of Tete, Paulo Auade, has given a seven day deadline for the conclusion of the disciplinary and criminal hearings against two inspectors of the provincial fisheries directorate, who are accused of corruption. Speaking at a meeting of the provincial government in Tete city on Friday, Auade told the Provincial Director of Fisheries, Fatima Cinco-Reis, that he wanted results.
Mozambique: State Institutions Run Up Huge Electricity Debts
Maputo — The major domestic debtors to Mozambique's publicly-owned electricity company, EDM, are state bodies, according to EDM spokesperson Luis Amado, cited by Monday's issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”. The total amount of sales of electricity invoiced every month is about 1.5 billion meticais (25 million US dollars). But around ten per cent of this - 150 million meticais - goes unpaid every month. Most of the unpaid bills are owed by what Amado called “sensitive” state institutions.
Mozambique: Drug Trafficker Arrested At Maputo Airport
Maputo — The Mozambican police on Saturday arrested a Zimbabwean citizen at Maputo international airport after finding her in possession of 11 kilos of heroin, according to a report on the independent television station STV. The 39 year old Zimbabwean woman was arrested before she could board an Ethiopian Airways flight to Addis Ababa. The authorities found a false bottom in her suitcase which was hiding the heroin.
Mozambique: Eight Tonnes of Illegal Fish and Prawns Seized
Maputo — The Mozambican fisheries authorities have seized about eight tonnes of juvenile fish and prawns that were caught illegally during the closed season, in the waters of Dondo and Muanza districts, in the central province of Sofala.
Mozambique: Maputo Port Handled 22% More Cargo in 2017
Maputo — The amount of cargo handled by the port of Maputo rose from14.9 million tonnes in 2016 to 18.2 million tonnes in 2017, an increase of 22 per cent, according to a Monday press release from the consortium operating the port, the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC). The release said the increase was influenced by the dredging of the port access channel, which was completed in January 2017, increasing its depth from 11 to 14.2 metres.
Mozambique: Reconstruction of Maxixe Jetty Begins
Maputo — Mozambican Transport Minister Carlos Mesquita on Wednesday laid the first stone for the reconstruction for the jetty at the town of Maxixe, in the southern province of Inhambane, which was severely damaged by Cyclone Dineo in February 2017. The jetty is vital for the ferry service between Maxixe and Inhambane city.
Mozambique: Illegal Ethiopian Immigrants Repatriated
Maputo — The Mozambican authorities repatriated 53 illegal Ethiopian immigrants from Maputo International Airport on Wednesday. All of them were detained in December, according to a report in Thursday's issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”. 40 were discovered in the bush in the central district of Gorongosa, and the others were arrested in other parts of the country. All of them had made the long overland journey from Ethiopia, via Kenya and Tanzania.
Mozambique: Afreximbank Hopes to Finance Agro-Processing
Maputo — The African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) has expressed an interest in financing agro-processing projects in Mozambique. The director of the bank, Gift Samwaka, was speaking on Wednesday after a visit to the Maputo headquarters of the body that represents Mozambican employers, the Confederation of Business Associations (CTA).
Mozambique: Frelimo and Renamo Welcome Nyusi-Dhlakama Deal, While MDM Condemns
Maputo — Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party and the main opposition force, the rebel movement Renamo have both praised the consensus reached in the dialogue between Renamo and the government, while the second opposition force, the Mozambique Democratic movement (MDM), has condemned it as a blow against democracy.
Mozambique: Metrobus Begins Matola-Maputo Service
Maputo — The integrated train and bus passenger transport system for the Greater Maputo area, known as Metrobus, began operating on Tuesday, and up until Friday passengers can use the system free of charge. Metrobus is an initiative by the private company Fleetrail, which has imported second hand rail cars from New Zealand. It depends on the cooperation between Fleetrail and the publicly owned ports and rail company, CFM, which is leasing use of its tracks to Metrobus.
Mozambique: Govt Denies Doing Business with North Korea
By Salem SolomonMozambique is denying allegations that it continues to do business with North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions. A CNN report published this month found that North Korea has signed contracts worth millions of dollars in Mozambique, funneled the money through diplomatic channels and used profits from fishing vessels off the Mozambican coast to fund its nuclear program.
Mozambique: Development Plan for Rovuma Basin Area One Approved
Maputo — The Mozambican government on Tuesday approved the development plan for Offshore Area One of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, where a consortium headed by the US company Anadarko has discovered vast reserves of natural gas. Approval of the plan paves the way for Anadarko and its partners to take their Final Investment Decision on the project.
Mozambique: Two Arrested After Robbery At Tete Petrol Station
Maputo — A gang of four men, armed with a Makarov pistol, on Monday raided a petrol station in the town of Changara, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, and stole over 490,000 meticais (about 8,060 US dollars). The petrol station was unguarded because, as became clear later in the day, the gang had reached an arrangement with the private security company that was supposed to be protecting the station.
Mozambique: Police Concerned About Circulation of Illegal Firearms
Maputo — The General Commander of the Mozambican police, Bernadino Rafael, has warned that large numbers of firearms are still circulating illegally, and this contributes to an increase in crime. Speaking to police officers in the central city of Beira on Tuesday, Rafael urged members of the force to do all in their power to collect guns held illegally by private citizens.
Mozambique: Rubbish Containers Provided for Matola
Maputo — Mozambique's National Sustainable Development Fund (FNDS) on Monday delivered 35 containers to the southern city of Matola to support the municipality's environmental management programme. The delivery of the containers was part of the celebrations of the 46th anniversary of Matola's elevation to the status of a city.
Mozambique: Electricity Companies of Mozambique Sells Electricity to Lesotho
Maputo — The electricity companies of Mozambique and Lesotho, EDM and LEC, signed an agreement in Maputo last Thursday, under which EDM is contracted to sell LEC between 10 and 30 megawatts of power between January and December. This sale is expected to earn EDM seven million US dollars, and will pave the way for a further agreement covering a longer period.
Mozambique: Cholera Outbreak Spreading in Nampula
Maputo — The cholera outbreak in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula has now spread to the Lurio administrative post in Memba district. The provincial chief doctor, Sulaimana Isidoro, told AIM on Tuesday that the first cases of choelra in Lurio were diagnosed on 30 January. So far 22 people in Lurio are known to have caught the disease, one of whom has died. Isidoro said that, since the outbreak began in September, there have been 1,552 cases diagnosed and two deaths.
Mozambique: INAE Suspended 12 Establishments in January
Maputo — The Mozambican government's National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) suspended 12 shops and other commercial establishments in January. Speaking at a Maputo press conference on Monday, the INAE national director of operations in education, culture and sport, Ali Mussa, said the closures were ordered mainly because of extremely poor conditions of hygiene, and the use of obsolete equipment. “We also noted the presence of products unfit for human consumption”, he added.
Mozambique: Government Denies Cooperation With North Korea
Maputo — Mozambique's Deputy Foreign Minister, Maria Lucas, on Monday denied claims, carried by the US television station CNN, that Mozambique is violating United Nations sanctions against North Korea, and is cooperating militarily with Pyongyang. Interviewed by Radio Mozambique, Lucas said that the only cooperation between Mozambique and North Korea is political.
Mozambique: Sub-Standard Universities Will Be Closed, Warns Minister
Maputo — The Mozambican government has repeated its warning that sub-standard institutions of higher education will be forced to close down if they do not improve their performance by October. The warning came on Monday from the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Jorge Nhambiu. Cited in Tuesday's issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”, Nhambiu said there are 28 university level institutions which do not meet the legally required conditions to operate.
Mozambique: Project Linking Agriculture to Nutrition Launched
Maputo — The governor of the western Mozambican province of Tete, Paulo Auade, on Monday launched the “Linking Agriculture to Nutrition” project, an initiative intended to reduce the high rate of chronic malnutrition in the project. Auade said the government is concerned with the rate of malnutrition, which he regarded as making no sense in a province which is self-sufficient in agricultural production. “The results remain poor, since the reduction in malnutrition remains very slow”, said Auade.
Mozambique: Another Alleged Thief Lynched in Tete
Maputo — This was the second lynching in Tete in the space of five days. According to the spokesperson of the Tete Provincial Police Command, Lurdes Ferreira, the man lynched was accused of breaking into a house where he stabbed a citizen in the stomach with a pair of scissors, in order to steal 6,700 meticais (about 110 US dollars, at current exchange rates).
Mozambique: Prime Minister Urged Teachers to Avoid Corruption
Maputo — Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Friday called on the country's teachers to avoid corrupt practices, so as not to compromise the quality of education. He was speaking at the opening of a new secondary school in Rotanda, in Sussundenga district, in the central province of Manica, which coincided with the start of the 2018 school year.
Mozambique: Honour Heroes By Raising Production, Urges Nyusi
Maputo — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Saturday urged all Mozambicans to redouble their efforts to increase production and productivity as a way of paying tribute to the country's national heroes, who fought against all adversities to build a free Mozambique.
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