May 2010

Toxic Waste Yet to Be Confirmed as Radioactive

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sun, 09/05/2010 - 02:36
Toxic Waste Yet to Be Confirmed as Radioactive - The authorities of the coastal district of Vilankulo, in the southern province of Inhambane, have discarded the possibility of opening the 13 containers found in a floating dock abandoned last week in the region of Nhate Island, near Cape St. Sebastian, due to the lack of suitable equipment, reports Wednesday's issue of the daily "Noticias". [AA Network News]

Funds for Rural Water and Sanitation

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sun, 09/05/2010 - 02:35
Funds for Rural Water and Sanitation - International Cooperation partners of Mozambique have pledged to grant a package of 10 million US dollars this year to implement the activities of the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (PRONASAR). [AA Network News]

No Radioactive Waste on Dumped Floating Dock

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sun, 09/05/2010 - 02:34
No Radioactive Waste on Dumped Floating Dock - The team of experts that has been dispatched to the district of Vilankulo, in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, found no evidence of radioactive waste inside the 13 containers on the floating platform dumped last week about 20 miles off that coastal town. [AA Network News]

Resettlement Strategy a Success, Says Government

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sat, 01/05/2010 - 00:19
Resettlement Strategy a Success, Says Government - The success of the Mozambican government's resettlement strategy to remove people from flood prone areas meant that this year only a few thousand people were evacuated when major flooding hit the central river valleys, the Minister of State Administration, Carmelita Namashalua, told the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday. [AA Network News]

Water Flows Freely Under Three-Nation Accord

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sat, 01/05/2010 - 00:18
Water Flows Freely Under Three-Nation Accord - At Ekuvinjelweni village, in South Africa's Mpumalanga Province, the Komati River flows clear and fast through the mountains. [AA Network News]

New Cooperation Agreements Signed with Portugal

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sat, 01/05/2010 - 00:18
New Cooperation Agreements Signed with Portugal - Mozambican President Armando Guebuza's two day state visit to Portugal ended on Friday with the signing of ten cooperation agreements between the two countries in various fields. [AA Network News]