April 2012

Anti-Corruption Package 'Very Urgent' - Minister

[AIM] Maputo - New anti-corruption legislation is a priority, and the anti-corruption package that the Mozambican government has submitted to the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, should be approved with great urgency, according to Justice Minister Benvinda Levy.

Cotton Producer Price Falls

[AIM] Maputo - The price of raw cotton in this year's harvest is set to fall by almost a third, following price negotiations last Friday in the town of Mocuba, in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia.

Rotanda - an Example in Agricultural Production

[AIM] Maputo - The Rotanda administrative post, in the Chimanimani mountains, in the central Mozambican province of Manica, is one of the few parts of the country where grain production vastly exceeds the requirements of the local population

Calls for Greater Transparency in District Fund

[AIM] Maputo - Residents of the locality of M'pengo, in Mossurize district, in the central Mozambican province of Manica, on Thursday called for greater transparency in the management of the District Development Fund (FDD).

Guebuza Inaugurates Chicamba Water System

[AIM] Maputo - Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Sunday urged Mozambicans to be vigilant against any attempt to vandalise water tanks, piping, taps, pumps and other components of water supply systems.

U.S. Funding Helps Citizens Secure Land Rghts

[State Department] Washington - U.S. funding from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is supporting the first systematic, large-scale land regularization and titling program in Mozambique.

Local Suppliers Can Gain From Mozambique Agribusiness

[Biz-Community] SA suppliers of agricultural inputs and packaging materials stand to gain from the revival in agribusiness in Mozambique.

Results of Prosecutors Gathering Meets Outlined Goals

[ANGOP] Luanda - The Deputy Attorney General of Mozambique, Angelo Matusse, said on Saturday in Luanda that the results produced in the first meeting of the African Prosecutor's Association (APA) in SADC region met the objectives initially envisaged.

Resources Must Be Duly Valued and Conserved

[AIM] Maputo - The Mozambican economy can only prosper if the country's resources are duly valued and conserved, the country's Deputy Environment Minister, Ana Paula Chichava, warned on Friday.

Country Needs Skilled and Enterprising Work Force

[AIM] Maputo - Mozambique is faced with the challenge of producing a skilled, enterprising and professionally competent labour force which can respond to the needs of an increasingly demanding and competitive labour market, declared Prime Minister Aires Ali on Friday.