Mozambique: Natural Gas for Maputo Power Stations - The two diesel fired back-up power stations that can provide Maputo with electricity in the event of interruption to the normal power supply are being converted to run on natural gas, according to a report in Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias". [AA Urbanisation]

Mozambique: Two New Railways Planned - The Mozambican government is planning two new rail lines that will link the centre of the country to the northern line that runs from the port of Nacala to Malawi. [AA Urbanisation]

Mozambique: Main North/South Highway Fully Rehabilitated by 2012 - The 2,500 kilometres of Mozambique's main north/south highway, linking Maputo and Pemba, capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, will be fully rehabilitated by 2012. [AA Urbanisation]

Mozambique: Investors Want to Produce Cement - An unspecified number of investors have submitted applications to the government's Investment Promotion Centre (CPI) to build cement factories in Mozambique. [AA Urbanisation]

Maputo - Mozambique's new national stadium will not be ready in time to be used for any spin-offs from the football World Cup, due to be held in South Africa in 2010.

Nigeria: Urbanization Can Be Used to Develop Agriculture - An official of the Confederation of Associations of Mozambique, Mr. Jose Filipe, has said that urbanisation can be used to develop agriculture in Africa.Filipe stated this on Tuesday at the official opening ceremony of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Network (FANRPAN) annual stakeholders dialogue in Maputo. [AA Urbanisation]

Mozambique: Mozambican Jails Overcrowded - The national managing director of Mozambique's National Prison System, Joao Zandamela, said last week in the southern province of Gaza, that most of the existing 119 jails in the country are overcrowded, reports Monday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais". . [AA Urbanisation]

Mozambique: Fire Devours Central Maputo Store - A fire broke out on the premises of the Kayum Centre, a large shop in central Maputo specialising in electrical appliances, early on Sunday morning, causing losses that might run into millions of dollars. [AA Urbanisation]

Mozambique: Emergency Repairs to Sena Line Concluded - Emergency work on the Sena rail line in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, following a major derailment on 23 June, have been concluded, much earlier than initially expected, reports Friday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias". [AA Construction]

Administrative Procedures for Building Simplified - Administrative Procedures for Building Simplified - The Mozambican government approved on Tuesday new regulations to govern the activities of construction companies, aimed at simplifying the licensing of building activities. [AA Network News] [AA Mozambique]

Mozambique: Maputo Residents to Have Piped Gas By 2012 - Natural gas from the Temane and Pande gas fields, in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, is to be piped to homes in Maputo city and the surrounding area by 2012 as part of a government programme to expand the number of users of this natural resource. [AA Urbanisation]

Communities to Receive Guarantees of Access to Land - Communities to Receive Guarantees of Access to Land - Communities in central and northern Mozambique will see their land demarcated and their land tenure rights guaranteed by 2010. [AA Network News] [AA Mozambique]

A detailed study of the effects of climate change on Mozambique has confirmed what many experts feared: unless immediate action is taken, the country will be overwhelmed by the impacts of cyclones, floods, droughts and disease outbreaks.

"I am alarmed by many of the findings presented in this study," said Ndolam Ngokwe, the UN resident coordinator in Mozambique, at the launch of the INGC Climate Change Report by Mozambique's National Disaster Management Institute (INGC) in the capital, Maputo, on 25 June.

"Climate Change is a massive threat to human development and in some places it is already undermining the international community's efforts to reduce extreme poverty," he said.

Mozambique, already more frequently and severely affected by natural disasters than virtually any other country in Africa, would have to adapt to a changing reality, Ngokwe warned.

Zooming in for a better picture

Mozambique, Zambia And Zimbabwe Agree On Conservation Area - Mozambique, Zambia And Zimbabwe Agree On Conservation Area - Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia have agreed that the three countries will jointly manage the natural resources in their cross border conservation areas. [AA Network News] [AA Mozambique]