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New public service television channel in Mozambique.

The state-run broadcaster Televisao de Mo
Maputo News

Restaurants come and restaurants go.

Since the beginning of 2008 Jersey islanders have learnt of the closure of three well-known restaurants. Two of these were in the little village of Rozel in the northeast corner of Jersey. The Bistro...
Maputo News

Price of bread to rise.

The price of bread is to rise by 50 centavos across the country as of 1 February, the Mozambican bakers
Maputo News

Jersey Rhapsody

There are four sections to the Jersey Rhapsody: Sunrise over St Ouen
Maputo News

50 dead in Mozambique floods.

Roughly 50 people are thought to have died in heavy flooding in Mozambique according to the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The problem is particularly acute along the Zambezi...
Maputo News

Floods return to Mozambique.

At least six people have died and thousands have been displaced from their homes as a result of heavy flooding in central Mozambique. The areas worst affected are along the Zambezi, Pungue, Buzi and S...
Maputo News

Voters register in Mozambique.

Eligible voters in Mozambique now have until 15 March to get their name on the electoral roll in readiness for upcoming local government, provincial and general elections. Voter registration was ori...
Maputo News

Mozambique takes over Cahora Bassa dam.

Mozambique has taken control of Cahora Bassa on the Zambezi river in the western Tete province following an agreement with Portugal, the former owner. Under the agreement, the former colonial power no...
Maputo News

Barclays buys Mozambique Austral bank.

Austral bank account holders should not be surprised if they find their habitual bank branch or automatic teller machine (ATM) carrying a new name: Barclays-Mozambique. The change is the result of the...
Maputo News

Shoprite supermarket in Matola.

South African group Shoprite Holdings Ltd has opened a supermarket in the southern city of Matola. This takes the number of Shoprite outlets in Mozambique to five, with other branches already operatin...
Maputo News

Chissano son dies.

Nympine Chissano, the eldest son of former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano, has died at his home in Maputo aged 37. He is believed to have been ill for some time, although the exact cause of dea...
Maputo News

Chissano wins Mo Ibrahim prize.

Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano is the winner of the inaugural prize for achievement in African leadership awarded annually by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to a retired head of state or gove...
Maputo News

Chinese tourists target Mozambique.

Mozambique is now an official tourist destination for Chinese citizens. The new status paves the way not only for large groups of Chinese tourists to visit the country, but also for closer bilateral r...
Maputo News

Voter registration in Mozambique.

A huge voter-registration campaign is underway in Mozambique before the forthcoming provincial, city council and general elections. Music, drama and other activities are being used to promote the impo...
Maputo News

Southern African free trade zone agreed.

Regional leaders have agreed to launch a free trade area in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which comprises Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mala...
Maputo News

Counterfeit Colgate toothpaste withdrawn.

The Mozambican government has seized thousands of tubes of counterfeit toothpaste containing a potentially lethal chemical. The country-wide operation follows a ban on all sales of
Maputo News

Population census in Mozambique.

The third general population and housing census in Mozambique will take place from 1-15 August. The last nationwide headcount was in 1997, when the population was 16,099,200. The National Statistics I...
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Investment needed in Mozambique cities.

Over half of Mozambicans will be living in urban areas by 2015 and most of these will be living in slums without basic infrastructure or services unless serious investment is made, Jose Forjaz, direct...
Maputo News

Photographer Rangel receives French arts award.

Veteran Mozambican photographer Ricardo Rangel has been admitted as an officer to the French Order of Arts and Literature for his contribution to the evolution of photography in Mozambique and cultura...
Maputo News

S. Egidio to open children’s HIV centre in Maputo.

The S. Egidio community is to expand its pioneering HIV/AIDS treatment programme DREAM (Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition) in Mozambique by creating a special centre in Maputo fo...
Maputo News

Freephone for domestic violence.

The interior ministry has said it is setting up a freephone number connected to police stations to encourage victims of domestic violence to report the crime. Initially the service will connect users...
Maputo News

Three children die in explosion.

Three children have been killed after a howitzer shell exploded in the courtyard of a house in the Magoanine
Maputo News

New stadium for Maputo.

Mozambique is one step closer to getting a new national stadium following an agreement between the ministry of youth and sport and the publicly-owned electricity company EDM for the supply of electric...
Maputo News

Maputo-South Africa railway gets overhaul.

Work on the railway linking the port of Maputo to South Africa is underway and should be finished by July. The $20 million project includes replacing rails, sleepers, points and ballast, overhauling t...
Maputo News

Reconstruction after arsenal blasts slow.

Slow progress is being made in work to rebuild the homes destroyed by the explosions at the arsenal in the Maputo suburb of Malhazine on 22 March. In total 4,490 homes were damaged or destroyed in the...
Maputo News

New wholesale food market for Maputo.

Maputo is to get a new wholesale food market in the outlying suburb of Zimpeto in the northern part of the capital, the state news agency reports. Built at a cost of $900,000, the six-hectare facility...
Maputo News

Higher utility bills for Maputo residents.

The city council has introduced new rubbish collection fees for Maputo residents as of the start of May. Under the new regime, which has been subject to repeated delays, the old monthly flat rate of 2...
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