June 2011

Government Revises Fisheries Legislation

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 17:19

The Mozambican Council of Ministers (Cabinet) on Tuesday approved a bill on fisheries, intended to make fishing more sustainable, and to guarantee greater respect for fishery resources.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201106221264.html

Niassa Food Crop Harvest Surpasses Target

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 13:23

Mozambique's northernmost province of Niassa produced over 878,000 tonnes of food crops in 2010 - thus exceeding the target figure of 850,130 tonnes by 3.3 per cent.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201106220789.html

IMF Backs Poverty Reduction Strategy

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 13:23

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed has backed the Mozambican government's latest Poverty Reduction Action Plan (PARP), and has insisted that fighting inflation remains the top macro-economic priority.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201106220787.html

Vale Enters Partnership to Produce Liquid Fuel

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 13:20

The Brazilian mining company Vale is to enter into a partnership with the Portuguese company SGC Energia to build an industrial unit to convert coal into liquid fuel in Moatize district, in the central Mozambican province of Tete.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201106220786.html

Globe Metals Announces Licence Extension

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 13:16

The Australia-based company Globe Metals and Mining on Tuesday announced that the Mozambican government has extended the company's licence covering its concession at Mount Muambe in the western province of Tete.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201106220783.html

Member of Presidential Guard Accused of Stock Theft

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 13:03

The Mozambican police in Moamba district, about 70 kilometres north-west of Maputo, have arrested a member of an elite military unit, the Presidential Guard, and charged him with stock theft, reports Tuesday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais".

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201106220749.html

Assistant Attorney-General Criticises Police

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 13:01

Assistant Attorney-General Angelo Matusse has condemned the frequent practice of the Mozambican police to parade arrested persons in public, describing them as criminals, before they have so much as appeared in court.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201106220748.html

Guebuza Praises Agricultural Production of Niassa Farmers

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 12:41

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Monday encouraged peasant farmers in the Muapula administrative post, in Maua district, in the northernmost province of Niassa, to remain committed to raising their agricultural production, and thus contribute to the eradication of poverty.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201106220680.html

Boane Farmers Want Means of Transport

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 17:33

Farmers in Boane district, in Maputo province, have asked the authorities for means of transport so that they can take their crops to local markets.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201106201903.html

UEM And Maputo-SUL Sign Memorandum

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 17:33

Mozambique's largest university, the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with the public company Maputo-Sul, intended to accelerate the development of both institutions.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201106201902.html