June 2011

India Willing to Assist Fight Against Piracy

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 17:33
India is willing to assist Mozambique in the fight against piracy, as long as the Mozambican government specifies the areas in which it needs help.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201106201901.html

Huge Cost of Sabotage to Electricity Company

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 17:32
Theft, sabotage and illegal connections cost Mozambique's publicly-owned electricity company, EDM, more than 50 million meticais (1.73 million US dollars at current exchange rate) in 2010, according to a report in Monday's issue of the Maputo daily, "Noticias", citing Paulo Fernandes of the EDM Board of Directors.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201106201900.html

Eni-Galp to Drill Wells in September

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 17:32
The consortium formed by the Italian oil company, ENI, and the Portuguese Galp-Energia expects to start drilling for oil and gas in the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, by September.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201106201899.html

Citizens Will "Climb the Third Mountain"

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 11:59
Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Sunday urged Mozambicans to remain firm in "climbing the third mountain".
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201106200705.html

Minister Criticises Staff Who Do Not Value Their Jobs

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 11:59
Mozambique's Minister for the Public Service, Vitoria Diogo, has criticised those state employees who do not value their jobs.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201106200704.html

Guebuza Warns Against Deforestation

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 11:59
Conserving tree cover is a determinant factor in maintaining the regular cycle of rainfall, warned Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Saturday.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201106200703.html

Central Bank Promises New Bank Notes

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 08:36
The governor of the Bank of Mozambique, Ernesto Gove, announced on Thursday that new bank notes, made of polymer rather than paper, will enter circulation later this year.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201106200102.html

Vodacom Cuts Its Prices

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 08:33
Vodacom-Mozambique, the local subsidiary of the South African mobile phone group Vodacom, on Thursday announced a 41 per cent cut in its tariffs.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201106200100.html

Bank Robbers Detained, Claim Police

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 08:31
The Mozambican police announced on Thursday that they have arrested the gang of thieves who attacked a Maputo branch of the Nigerian bank UNA (United Bank for Africa).
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201106200096.html

Beira Sanitation System Nearing Completion

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 08:30
Over 60 per cent of the new sanitation system for the central Mozambican city of Beira has been completed, with the renovation or addition of 61 kilometres of sewage pipes, 11 pumping stations, four elevating stations and six outlets into the sea.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201106200092.html