May 2011

Construction of Silos Severely Delayed

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 27/05/2011 - 23:39
Construction of Silos Severely Delayed - A government project for the construction of silos for storing grain in Nhamatanda, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, has been delayed by a year. [AA Network News]

Zambezi Shark Migrates to Barazuto

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 27/05/2011 - 23:39
Zambezi Shark Migrates to Barazuto - Researchers have found that a bull shark, also known as a Zambezi shark, has migrated from the South Western Cape in South Africa to near the Mozambican island of Bazaruto over a period of just two months. [AA Network News]

Mozambique Plans to Revise GMO Regulations

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 27/05/2011 - 23:38
Mozambique Plans to Revise GMO Regulations - Mozambique intends to revise its regulations on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in order to adapt this legislation to the country's current needs. [AA Network News]

Report on State of Environment Discussed

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 27/05/2011 - 23:38
Report on State of Environment Discussed - Mozambique's Ministry for the Coordination of Environmental Action has warned of growing pressure on the country's natural resources, despite the government's attempts to reverse this trend. [AA Network News]

Former Minister Jailed for Four Years

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 27/05/2011 - 23:37
Former Minister Jailed for Four Years - Mozambique's Supreme Court has sent a former Minister of Transport and Communications, Antonio Munguambe, to jail for four years. [AA Network News]

Japanese Demining Machine Delivered

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 27/05/2011 - 23:37
Japanese Demining Machine Delivered - The Japanese government on Monday delivered to Mozambique a mechanical demining machine, manufactured by the Hitachi company, and valued at more than a million US dollars. [AA Network News]

Three Arrested for Bribing Police

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 02/05/2011 - 01:28
Three Arrested for Bribing Police - Three Mozambican citizens were arrested last week for attempting to bribe policemen, according to the spokesperson for the General Command of the police, Pedro Cossa. [AA Network News]

Prisons Remain Overcrowded

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 02/05/2011 - 01:28
Prisons Remain Overcrowded - Mozambican prisons are currently holding more than twice the number of inmates they were built for, according to the country's Attorney-General, Augusto Paulino. [AA Network News]

Renamo Brings Wikileaks Back to Parliament

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 02/05/2011 - 01:27
Renamo Brings Wikileaks Back to Parliament - Tempers flared in the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Thursday when opposition deputies tried to revive the discredited diplomatic cables signed by former US charge d'affaires Todd Chapman, which accuse senior Mozambican political figures, including President Armando Guebuza and his predecessor, Joaquim Chissano, of involvement in drug trafficking. [AA Network News]

More Buses for Maputo and Matola

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 02/05/2011 - 01:27
More Buses for Maputo and Matola - A further 25 imported buses left the Port of Maputo on Wednesday, bringing to 77 the number of buses acquired over the last two month by the Mozambican Federation of Road Transport Associations, according to a report in Thursday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias". [AA Network News]