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Photographer Ricardo Rangel dies.

The acclaimed Mozambican photographer Ricardo Rangel has died in Maputo at the age of 85. Born in Louren
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HIV/Aids affects Mozambique civil service

Maputo has seen a sharp rise in the incidence of HIV/Aids, with around 500 new cases a day being reported. In light of the increase in the figures Prime Minister Luisa Diogo has announced plans to int...
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Climate change study in Mozambique.

Mozambique could experience cyclones, floods, droughts and disease as a result of global climate change, a recent report suggests. The Climate Change Report produced by the country
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Tourist numbers on the rise.

Over 1.5 million foreigners visited Mozambique in 2008 according to figures released by the tourism ministry in Maputo. This is in line with a growth trend that has seen the number of tourists to the...
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Mpanda Nkuwa dam project to begin in 2010.

Construction of the Mpanda Nkuwa hydroelectric power station in the western Tete province is due to begin next year, energy minister Salvador Namburete has said. The plant will be located on the Zambe...
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Mozambique elections in October.

Mozambique is to hold general elections on 28 October and not in December as earlier thought. Incumbent president Armando Guebuza of the ruling FRELIMO (Mozambique Liberation Front) will be standing...
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New Radisson Maputo hotel.

Maputo is soon to get a new luxury hotel. The 150-room five-star Radisson Maputo Hotel will be located next to the international conference centre on the coast and will boast conference and meeting fa...
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Mozambique per capita GDP rises despite financial crisis.

Per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in Mozambique rose from US$301 in 2004 to US$356 in 2006 and $US473 in 2008, or by over 50 per cent in four years, the Mozambican government has said. Instead e...
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Mobile telecommunications in Mozambique.

The government is to launch a tender for a third mobile telecommunications operating licence in Mozambique. Two operators currently work in the country: the state-backed mCel, which has around 3.5 mil...
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Mozambique receives Japanese rice aid.

Mozambique is one of several African countries to benefit from a loan of $US4.2 billion from the Japanese government for the production of rice and other development initiatives. The other countries a...
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Opposition party threatens to create

The opposition party Renamo has announced that it will nominate
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Organic fertilizer factory opens in Maputo.

Waste management in the city of Maputo has taken a step forward with the launch of a small organic fertilizer factory. The
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Mozambique remembers Eduardo Mondlane.

On 3 February over 40,000 people gathered in the village of Nwadjahane in southern Mozambique to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of Eduardo Mondlane, founding father and first president of the...
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Mozambican entrepreneur of the year awards.

The multinational professional services company Ernst and Young will award the second edition of the prize
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Cholera kills 72 in Mozambique.

At least 72 people have died from cholera in Mozambique in the last ten months, with 6,301 cases registered in nine out of the country
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Floods return to Mozambique.

At least 19 people, mainly children, have been killed by flooding in central Mozambique caused by heavy seasonal rains. Thousands of homes have also been destroyed by high water while the Zambezi rive...
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Grindrod to develop Maputo port.

South African shipping and logistics group Grindrod has announced plans to develop Maputo port as an alternative to Durban and to facilitate the movement of goods and raw materials into and out of the...
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Refurbishing for Maputo’s Polana Serena Hotel.

The historic Polana Serena Hotel on Maputo
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HIV/AIDS in Mozambique.

The ministry of health has announced the first national research project on HIV/AIDS in Mozambique, called INSIDA. The study will be carried out in 2009, involving 17,000 individuals of all ages from...
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Maputo city centre roads get overhaul.

Work to overhaul the road network in the cidade cimento (city centre) will end in December, the person in charge of city infrastructure has said. The works, which began almost a year ago, have involve...
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Foreign vehicle registration.

The Tax Authority of Mozambique (AT) has announced a campaign to regularise foreign vehicles and boats in Mozambique under the temporary vehicle import regime. Owners of vehicles or boats registered o...
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New Maputo market car park.

Shoppers at Maputo
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Turtle conservation in Mozambique.

Conservationists have called on Mozambicans to help protect marine turtles, which are under increasing pressure from human activities in the country. Specific dangers faced by these reptiles include a...
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Local elections in Mozambique.

The labour ministry has declared Wednesday 19 November a public holiday to facilitate local elections in 43 municipalities across the country. Meanwhile the technical secretariat of electoral admini...

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