October 2011

Taekwondoists Aim Higher, As Chukwumerije Showers N3.3 Million On Maputo Winners

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 15:46
Senator Uche Chukwumerije on Wednesday in Abuja backed his words with action when he splashed N3.3m on Nigeria's taekwondo team to the last All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110281483.html

Engen Acquires Chevron Assets in the Country

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 08:58
The South African fuel company Engen has announced it has closed a deal to acquire the assets of the US-based company Chevron in Mozambique.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280162.html

Rubbish Collection Fee Tripled in Nampula

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 08:58
Residents of the northern Mozambican city of Nampula are angered at the decision of the municipal authorities to triple the rubbish collection fee, reports Thursday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280161.html

Second Day of Demobilised Protests

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 08:58
Several hundred people claiming to be demobilized soldiers or their relatives demonstrated on Wednesday, for the second successive day, at the Antonio Ripinga athletics circuit, in a public park in central Maputo, near the Prime Minister's office.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280160.html

President Guebuza Wants Stronger Commonwealth Partnerships

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 08:58
Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Thursday called for the strengthening of economic partnerships between the members of the Commonwealth.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280159.html

Currency Smugglers Arrested

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 08:58
The Mozambican police on Wednesday detained at Maputo International Airport two men of Asian origin who were attempting to smuggle 600,000 US dollars in bank notes out of the country.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280158.html

Assembly Exempts Animal Feed From VAT

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 08:58
The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Thursday unanimously passed the first reading of a government bill exempting the raw materials for animal feed from Value Added Tax (VAT).
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280157.html

Almost 70 Million Dollars Pledged From IDB

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 27/10/2011 - 08:51
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will provide Mozambique with 68.3 million US dollars over the three year period 2011-2013 to finance projects in aquaculture and artisanal fisheries, rural water supply, and sanitation and electricity infrastructures, according to Planning and Development Minister Aiuba Cuereneia.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110270239.html

Less Pollution From Power Generation

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 27/10/2011 - 08:51
The expansion of the national electricity grid, based on the Cahora Bassa dam, across most of Mozambique has greatly reduced the level of carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity sector, because a large number of small and obsolete diesel-fired power stations have closed down.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110270238.html

Government Wants Fishermen to Move From the Coast

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 27/10/2011 - 08:51
The Mozambican government intends to encourage artisanal fishing on the high seas, in an attempt to reduce the pressure from small scale fishermen on coastal fishery resources.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110270237.html