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New law courts building in Maputo

Mozambique’s new law courts building in Maputo was inaugurated on 1 March by the country’s president, Armando Guebuza.Known as the Palace of Justice, the 12-storey building was built by Ch...
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New bus terminal in Maputo

A new bus terminal was opened in Maputo, on 29 February. The terminal, which can hold 35 buses and is used by Mozambican inter-provincial transport operator Etrago, cost $800,000. It is located nea...
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China to finance Maputo ring road

A ring road around Maputo is to be financed with a
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New gas pipeline for Maputo port

Construction of a two-km long gas pipeline to receive domestic gas from Maputo port is to be completed by April, according to Mozambican fuel importer Importadora Mo
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Tolls rise on Maputo-South Africa motorway

Tolls on the Maputo-South Africa motorway are to be increased by between 10 and 15 per cent from 1 March, according to an announcement by the Trans-Africa Concessions (TRAC), the company that operates...
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Reconstruction of railway between Beira and Machipanda

Reconstruction work has begun on the railway line connecting the port city of Beira with Machipanda on the Mozambique/Zimbabwe border, according to Carlos Isidoro, the director for transport and commu...
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Storms hits Mozambique

A second tropical storm to hit southern Mozambique in less than two weeks has destroyed thousands of homes in the south of the country and affected some 250,000 families. The state radio says that th...
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Business booming at Maputo port

Coal exports from Maputo port have increased from 1.5 million tons to over four million tons since 2003, according to the port
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Major power project in Mozambique

A major construction project that will connect Maputo to a hydro-electric dam 3,000 km further north has been announced. The power lines will transport over 3,000 MW from the Cahora Bassa dam, in t...
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Anti-piracy agreement between South Africa and Mozambique

An anti-piracy agreement has been reached between South Africa and Mozambique, to be extended eventually to include Tanzania. The agreement was signed at the third South African-Mozambican Joint Perma...
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China to finance Maputo-Catembe bridge

China has agreed to finance a bridge over the Bay of Maputo, which will link the centre of the Mozambican capital to the district of Catembe on the southern side of the bay. Until now the project had...
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New banknotes in Mozambique

Mozambique has issued new banknotes made of synthetic material better suited to humid conditions. The notes came into circulation on 1 October and contain reinforced security features compared to the...
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All Africa Games declared closed

The All Africa Games in Maputo were closed by Mozambican president Armando Guebuza on 18 September with South Africa as the top medal-winning country with 151 medals. Nigeria, which fielded the la...
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Maputo threatened by fruit fly invasion

A fruit fly invasion, which has caused havoc in the central Mozambican province of Manica, is now travelling south to the provinces of Maputo, Inhambane and Gaza, despite the current ban on exporting...
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All Africa Games begin in Maputo

The tenth All Africa Games were inaugurated on 3 September with a lively opening ceremony at the 42,000-seater Zimpeto National Stadium in Maputo. Accompanied by African drums, traditional Mozambican...
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All Africa Games underway in Maputo

The tenth All Africa Games were inaugurated on 3 September with a lively opening ceremony at the 42,000-seater Zimpeto National Stadium in Maputo. Accompanied by African drums, traditional Mozambi...
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Mkesh mobile banking launches in Mozambique

Mozambican financial institution Carteira M
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Tenth All Africa Games in Maputo

48 African nations are participating in the tenth All Africa Games at Zimpeto Stadium in Maputo on 3 September. An estimated 5,000 athletes are expected to take part in 23 different sports over the tw...
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New flights to Maputo from South Africa

The airline company Comair, which operates British Airways flights in southern Africa, is launching scheduled services from Lanseria International Airport between Pretoria and Johannesburg to Maputo a...
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Maputo International fair opens in Marracuene

17 countries are participating in Maputo
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Maputo reinstates Goba passenger train

The passenger train service between Maputo and Goba, a remote region on the Swaziland border 75km from the capital, has been reinstated by the country's rail and ports company CFM. The passenger servi...
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Maputo considers over-ground light railway

The Mozambique government is considering establishing the country
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Chinese buses for Maputo

The Chinese government has donated 72 new buses to Maputo public transport company Transportes P
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Gas-powered buses for Maputo

Maputo's publicly-owned bus company Transportes P
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Australian company to export coal from Mozambique in 2012

Australian company Riversdale Mining plans to begin extracting coking coal from its mines at Benga, in the northern Mozambican province of Tete, in November. However, due to ongoing work on the port t...
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Italy and World Bank fund new dam in Mozambique

A hydroelectric power plant, funded by the Italian government, is to be built on the Pungu
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Power line to link Maputo with Tete

A plan for a 3,000MW transmission line linking Maputo to Tete in northern Mozambique is to be launched in August. After contracts are awarded, Mozambique's energy minister Salvador Namburete is expect...
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Tourism in Maputo

About 330,000 tourists visit Maputo a year according to the Mozambique ministry of tourism, bringing in an income of about US$95 million for the city. It also reports that tourism revenue could increa...
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