August 2010

Mob Justice Kills Three in Beira

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 26/08/2010 - 21:43
Mob Justice Kills Three in Beira - Three people died after being severely beaten by residents in the neighbourhood of Munhava, in the city of Beira, Sofala province. According to Radio Mozambique, the deceased were accused by the mob of burglary. [AA Network News]

Human Rights Drowning in Oil

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 26/08/2010 - 21:43
Human Rights Drowning in Oil - The oil interests of Angola, Brazil and Portugal could pave the way for former Spanish colony Equatorial Guinea to become the ninth member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) two years from now, despite the country's poor human rights record. [AA Network News]

Rat Catchers Try to End Arson

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 26/08/2010 - 21:43
Rat Catchers Try to End Arson - Albinio Matias, a Mozambican farmer, lost his daughter, Cassula, and his home to wildfires, which also damaged his crops for four consecutive years. Raising large domesticated rats could have saved him a great deal of pain. [AA Network News]

Parliament Speaker Visits Maputo Fortress

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 26/08/2010 - 21:42
Parliament Speaker Visits Maputo Fortress - The Angolan Parliament speaker António Paulo Kassoma visited Tuesday, Fortress of Maputo, one of the main historical monuments of Mozambique. [AA Network News]

Mozambique to Sign Co-Operation Programme Accord

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 26/08/2010 - 21:42
Mozambique to Sign Co-Operation Programme Accord - Angola and Mozambique will sign this Wednesday a co-operation programme accord in the parliamentary field, aiming for the strengthening of the bilateral relationship at this level and a good functioning of institutions. [AA Network News]

South African Firm Authorised for Oil Prospection

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 26/08/2010 - 21:41
South African Firm Authorised for Oil Prospection - The Mozambican government on Tuesday authorised a contract for oil prospection in the central province of Sofala. The concession was awarded to the South African company SASOL and the Mozambican state-owned Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) - which has a fifteen per cent stake. [AA Network News]

New Regulations for Higher Education

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 26/08/2010 - 21:41
New Regulations for Higher Education - The Mozambican government on Tuesday approved new regulations on the licensing and functioning of higher education institutes that deal with more than 70,000 students throughout the country. [AA Network News]

International Interest in Facim 2010

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 19/08/2010 - 02:23
International Interest in Facim 2010 - Fourteen countries, half of which are members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), have confirmed their participation in the forty-sixth Maputo International Trade Fair (FACIM 2010) that will take place between 30 August and 5 September. [AA Network News]

Foreign Nationals Arrested for Illegal Logging

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 19/08/2010 - 02:17
Foreign Nationals Arrested for Illegal Logging - Mozambican authorities arrested in the region of Negomano, district of Mueda, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, a group of eight illegal loggers, including six Tanzanian nationals and two Mozambican, reports the state Radio Mozambique on its website. [AA Network News]

Nation to Revise Mining Law

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 19/08/2010 - 02:17
Nation to Revise Mining Law - The Mozambican government is set to revise the existing Mining Law to comply with new international practices and in response to growing number of domestic and foreign investors in the last few years, announced on Thursday the legal advisor of the Mineral Resources Ministry Manuel Sithole. [AA Network News]