April 2012

Researchers Find Watermelon Intercropping Mitigates Drought

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 13/04/2012 - 07:26

[AIM] London - A research study carried out in two semi-arid areas in Mozambique has found that watermelon is a good companion crop for intercropping with grain to mitigate the risk of total crop failure due to drought.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201204130165.html

Minister Promises Action Against Tomato Mafia

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Fri, 13/04/2012 - 07:26

[AIM] Maputo - Mozambique's Minister of Industry and Trade, Armando Inroga, has promised that the people responsible for restricting the entry of imported tomatoes into Mozambique will be arrested, reports Thursday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201204130164.html

Portuguese PM Urges Companies to Internationalise

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 11/04/2012 - 18:48

[AIM] Maputo - Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho on Tuesday encouraged Portuguese companies to internationalise their businesses, including by investing in Mozambique, in order to confront the current crisis in Europe.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201204111172.html

Ringleaders of Student Protest Must Leave Algeria

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 11/04/2012 - 18:48

[AIM] Maputo - The Mozambican government has not backed down from its position that the ringleaders of last month's protest by Mozambican students at the country's embassy in Algiers have forfeited their scholarships and must return to the country.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201204111171.html

Benefits of Mega-Projects Explained to Parliament

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 11/04/2012 - 18:48

[AIM] Maputo - The Mozambican government is in favour of large scale industrial, mining and agricultural projects because they contribute to the rapid formation of national capital, provide a large amount of direct and indirect employment, lead to an increase in exports and state revenue, and provide a market for small and medium companies, the Minister of Planning and Development, Aiuba Cuereneia, told the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201204111170.html

Prime Minister Speaks of Malaria and HIV Vaccines

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 11/04/2012 - 18:48

[AIM] Maputo - Mozambique is committed to the international efforts to develop a vaccine against malaria, Prime Minister Aires Ali told the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201204111169.html

Bicycle Owners Deny MDM Link

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 11/04/2012 - 18:47

[AIM] London - The purchaser of 18 bicycles seized by police in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane has categorically denied that the bikes were intended to support the Inhambane mayoral by-election campaign of the opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM).

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201204111168.html

Renamo Bill Falls On Constitutional Grounds

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 11/04/2012 - 18:47

[AIM] Maputo - The bill on the theft of state funds presented to the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, by the country's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, has been rejected, not approved, as was erroneously announced last week by the Assembly's chairperson, Veronica Macamo.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201204111167.html

Nation to Slash Mozambique Power Arrears

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 11/04/2012 - 11:28

[The Herald] ZIMBABWE is this week expected to pay about US$36 million to Mozambique's Hydro Cahora Bassa to reduce Zesa's power debt.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201204110384.html

Baobab Resources Announces Positive Results

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 11/04/2012 - 07:19

[AIM] London - The London-based company Baobab Resources on Tuesday reported that it has completed the first stage of a joint venture agreement with another British company, North River Resources, to explore Monte Muande, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, in search of magnetite, phosphorus, uranium and gold.

Source:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201204110040.html