November 2010

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National Stadium Inauguration Postponed

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 18/11/2010 - 19:34
National Stadium Inauguration Postponed - The Mozambican government on Tuesday announced the formal postponement of the opening ceremony of the new National Stadium in the outlying Maputo neighbourhood of Zimpeto, the largest and most modern sports venue in the country. [AA Network News]

Mozal 'By-Pass' Begins

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 18/11/2010 - 19:34
Mozal 'By-Pass' Begins - The Mozal aluminium smelter on the outskirts of Maputo on Wednesday began its controversial "by-pass" operation, whereby pollutants will be emitted from the two fume treatment centres (FTCs) without passing through filters, while the FTCs are rebuilt. [AA Network News]

Beira Evictions Postponed to Wednesday

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 18/11/2010 - 19:33
Beira Evictions Postponed to Wednesday - The Sofala Provincial Court did not carry out its threat to start evicting Beira City Council from 15 disputed buildings on Tuesday, but says the evictions will go ahead as from Wednesday. [AA Network News]

New Terminal Should Encourage Tourism - President

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 18/11/2010 - 01:12
New Terminal Should Encourage Tourism - President - Mozambican President Armando Guebuza declared on Friday that the new look of Maputo International Airport should not be regarded simply as a new passenger terminal but as facility to encourage increased tourism. [AA Network News]

U.S.$110 Million for New Domestic Terminal

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 18/11/2010 - 01:11
U.S.$110 Million for New Domestic Terminal - Mozambique's publicly-owned Airports Company (ADM) has announced that it will soon embark on the construction of a new domestic passenger terminal at Maputo Airport, budgeted at 110 million US dollars. [AA Network News]

Delays in Concluding Tete Bridge Repairs

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 18/11/2010 - 01:11
Delays in Concluding Tete Bridge Repairs - Repair work on the Samora Machel bridge over the Zambezi river, in the western Mozambican city of Tete, has run into further delays, and will not be completed by 31 December as hoped, reports Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias". [AA Network News]

Norwegian Oil Company Drills Again in Sofala

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 18/11/2010 - 01:10
Norwegian Oil Company Drills Again in Sofala - The Norwegian oil and gas company DNO will begin this week to drill an exploratory well about 3,500 meters deep in the Inhaminga block, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala. [AA Network News]

Government Plans New Prisons

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sat, 13/11/2010 - 23:55
Government Plans New Prisons - the Mozambican government intends to build more prisons in order to reduce overcrowding in the country's jails. [AA Network News]

Brazil to Finance Nacala Airport

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Sat, 13/11/2010 - 23:55
Brazil to Finance Nacala Airport - Outgoing Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva announced on Tuesday night that Brazil is to finance work on the new airport in Nacala, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, to the tune of 80 million US dollars. [AA Network News]