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Culture 14 Mar, 2013

The fifth annual Italian Film Festival in Maputo opens on 15 March and runs until 22 March. The festival opens with Francesco Bruni's "Scialla", which won the out-of-competition award at the 2012 V...

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Maputo-South Africa railway closed for six weeks

Transport 25 Feb, 2013

The Ressano Garcia railway line, which links Maputo port to South Africa, will be closed for at least six weeks following a serious accident on 18 February involving a South African goods train near T...

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Maputo bus fare protests subside

Transport 18 Nov, 2012

The protests on 15 November following the introduction of higher bus fares in Maputo and its neighbouring city Matola have subsided and the transport situation is reportedly back to normal. The dis...

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Swine fever outbreak in Maputo

Food and Agriculture 12 Nov, 2012

Authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the African swine fever virus (ASFV) in the province of Maputo and have banned the movement of pigs within the province unless the animals receive a clean bil...

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Maputo set for public transport price increase

Transport 25 Oct, 2012

Authorities in Maputo have approved a 40 per cent increase in charges for public transport, four years after a similar price hike triggered riots that resulted in the deaths of four people in Maputo a...

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Recycling on Maputo's beaches

Pollution 15 Oct, 2012

Maputo has launched a recycling programme to clean up the capital's Costa do Sol and Miramar beaches. The rubbish will be collected and recycled by the Mozambican Recycling Association (A...

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New domestic terminal opens at Maputo airport

Infrastructure 08 Oct, 2012

Construction work has finished on the new domestic terminal at Maputo International Airport, in a project that cost $36 million. Work began 20 months ago when Chinese firm Anhui Foreign Economic Co...

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Mozambique president sacks prime minister

Politics 08 Oct, 2012

Mozambique president Armando Guebuza has sacked his prime minister Aires Bonifacio Ali in a surprise cabinet reshuffle, which has raised uncertainty over who will run in the country's presidential pol...

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P&O Maritime Wins Contract in Maputo

Infrastructure 04 Oct, 2012

Ports company P&O Maritime FZE has won the contract to provide specialist shipping and marine logistics services at the port of Maputo. The firm is a subsidiary of the Dubai-based giant DP Worl...

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Mozambique to ban import of analog radio and tvs

Telecoms 02 Sep, 2012

The Mozambican government is drafting legislation to ban the importation of analog radio and televisions, in line with its 2006 commitment to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to switch...

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Headscarves allowed in Mozambique schools

Religion 27 Aug, 2012

The Mozambican government has overturned its new law banning the wearing of traditional Muslim headscarves in the country's schools, following confusion over the decree which banned headscarves, veils...

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Mozambique’s demining programme continues

General 11 Jul, 2012

Almost 20 million sqm of Mozambican land deemed dangerous due to anti-personnel land mines had been made safe between 2008 and 2011 as part of Mozambique's National Mine Action Plan, according to fore...

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Mozambique suggests extension of anti-piracy patrols to Kenya

Crime 11 Jul, 2012

Mozambique has suggested the anti-piracy patrols it currently undertakes in collaboration with South Africa and Tanzania should be extended further north to cover Kenyan waters. Mozambican defence...

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Mozambique gives green light for Moatize-Malawi railway

Infrastructure 10 Jul, 2012

The Mozambican government has awarded the tender for construction of the Moatize-Malawi railway and the Nacala-a-Velha branch line to the Integrated Northern Logistics Corridor (CLIN), which is a part...

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Major ivory theft in Maputo

Animals 10 Jul, 2012

Maputo authorities have confirmed the theft of 266 elephant tusks, weighing six tons, from the country's National Directorate of Land and Forests (DNTF), a guarded institution under the aegis of the M...

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Vale funds training of Mozambican train drivers

Transport 04 Jul, 2012

Brazilian mining company Vale is funding the training of Mozambican train drivers in order to boost the efficiency of the rail network from its open-cast coal mines in the western Mozambican province...

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Flights from Maputo to Qatar

Transport 20 Jun, 2012

Qatar Airways plans to launch scheduled flights between Maputo and Qatar capital Doha, from 31 October. The service will operate three times a week, via Johannesburg, and will become the airline's...

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CNBC Africa opens base in Maputo

Media 29 May, 2012

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Japan donates rice to Mozambique

Humanitarian 29 May, 2012

Japan is to donate rice worth about

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Barcodes for Mozambique

Economy 27 May, 2012

The Mozambican government is poised to introduce a barcode system in the country later this year, according to the industry and trade minister Armando Inroga. Inroga said that his adminis...

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Mozambique authorises Shell’s bid for gas field

Energy 13 May, 2012

Mozambique's ministry of natural resources has given the green light to the bid by Royal Dutch Shell to buy out Cove Energy’s 8.5 per cent stake in a major gas field. In April, Shell Bidco, a...

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Ireland funds climate change action in Mozambique

Environment 08 May, 2012

Ireland is to provide €5m to assist the Mozambican government in minimising the adverse effects of climate change over the coming years. The agreement was signed in Maputo on 7 May by represen...

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Mozambique to buy gas from South Africa’s Sasol

Energy 25 Apr, 2012

Mozambique is to buy six million gigajoules (GJ) of gas from South African petrochemicals group Sasol, according to the state-owned Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH). Until now most of the...

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Mozambique and Tanzania sign forest agreement

Environment 23 Apr, 2012

Mozambique and Tanzania have signed an agreement to work together to improve the management of their forests and conservation areas. The deal between the National Directorate of Land and Forests of...

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Mozambique to buy hydro scheme from Portugal

Infrastructure 19 Apr, 2012

Portugal is selling its 15 per cent stake in the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam, with Mozambique buying 7.5 per cent for almost €32 million, and the other 7.5 per cent going to Portuguese power s...

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Mozambique considers changing working hours

Economy 23 Mar, 2012

The Mozambican government is considering changing the working hours of the country's financial sector in a bid to reduce traffic congestion in major cities such as Maputo. Discussions are taking pl...

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France provides loan for Maputo water supply system

20 Mar, 2012

The French government is to provide more than €40 million for the expansion of water supply projects in Maputo and nearby Matola, and for training Mozambican healthcare workers, as agreed in two...

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New gas pipeline for Maputo port

Infrastructure 11 Mar, 2012

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 Moçambicana de Combustí...

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China to finance Maputo ring road

Infrastructure 11 Mar, 2012

A ring road around Maputo is to be financed with a €300 million loan from the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank), after an agreement was ratified by Mozambique's council of ministers on 28 F...

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New bus terminal in Maputo

Infrastructure 11 Mar, 2012

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 near He...

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