Jorge Rebelo Speaks On Capitalism And Corruption - Despite the formal commitment by Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party to "democratic socialism", what currently exists in Mozambique is capitalism, and a rather savage form of capitalism at that, admitted former information minister Jorge Rebelo in a long interview published in Friday's issue of the independent weekly, "Savana". [AA Network News]
Resurgent Maputo - MOZAMBIQUE'S OCEAN-fronted capital, Maputo, is emerging as a major tourist destination in the Southern Africa region after picking itself up from the civil war 16 years ago. [AA Network News]
Gold Mining At Tsiquir Resumes - The government of the central Mozambican province of Sofala has lifted the ban on gold mining at Tsiqiuir, in Gorongosa district, that was decreed in 2004 following a fatal accident. [AA Network News]
Oil Refinery Planned for South - If all goes according to plan, by the middle of the next decade there could be two oil refineries operating in Mozambique, one at Nacala in the north of the country, and one in the district of Matutuine, in the far south of the country. [AA Network News]
Major Tourism Investments Planned - The Mozambican government is mobilizing investments in the tourism industry, in the hope that the country can benefit considerably from the large number of tourists who will visit southern Africa in 2010, when the football World Cup is due to be held in South Africa. [AA Network News]
Slow Arrival of New Buses for Maputo - Very few of the new buses ordered by the Mozambican government to strengthen the capacity of the Maputo public bus company, TPM, have so far arrived in the Mozambican capital, much to the annoyance of TPM, according to a report in Friday's issue of the independent newsheet "Mediafax". [AA Network News]
Mozambique Inaugurates Mini-Hydroelectric Scheme - It is possible to eliminate poverty in Mozambique by using the country's natural resources to generate wealth, declared President Armando Guebuza on Saturday, as he inaugurated a mini-hydroelectric scheme in Barue district, in the central province of Manica. [AA Network News]