April 2012

World Bank to Discuss Land Policy in the Country

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Thu, 19/04/2012 - 07:54
[AIM] London - A policy paper will next week be presented to the annual World Bank conference on land and poverty in Washington DC in the United States, which focuses on the confrontation between peasant producers and investors in the Mozambican province of Zambezia.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204190230.html

First Lady Meets With ENI Chief Executive

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 18/04/2012 - 07:43
[AIM] Rome - The Italian oil and gas company ENI has promised that it will implement social responsibility programmes in Mozambique, particularly in Palma district in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, where the company is exploring for hydrocarbons.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204180326.html

Prime Minister At Agriculture Seminal in Brazil

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 18/04/2012 - 07:43
[AIM] Maputo - Mozambican Prime Minister Aires Ali on Monday praised Brazilian support for Mozambican agriculture, and asked for continued technical, material and financial support from the country's development partners so that Mozambique can win its battle against poverty.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204180325.html

New Minimum Wages - Details

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 18/04/2012 - 07:43
[AIM] Maputo - The new statutory minimum wages proposed by the Labour Consultative Council (CCT), the tripartite negotiating forum between the Mozambican government, the trade unions and the employers' associations, leaves financial services as by far the best paid sector in the country, while agricultural workers remain the lowest paid.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204180324.html

South African Drug Trafficker Detained

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 18/04/2012 - 07:43
[AIM] Maputo - The Mozambican authorities last week arrested a young South African woman at Maputo International Airport, who was found in possession of 7.1 kilos of cocaine.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204180323.html

Consensus Reached On New Minimum Wages

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 18/04/2012 - 07:43
[AIM] Maputo - The Consultative Labour Commission (CCT), the tripartite negotiating forum between the Mozambican government, the trade unions and the employers' associations, on Monday proposed increases in the statutory minimum wages ranging from six to 18.48 per cent.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204180322.html

Students Complain of Red Tape

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Wed, 18/04/2012 - 07:43
[AIM] Rome - Mozambican students in Italy on Monday complained to the country's First Lady, Maria da Luz Guebuza, of the difficulties they face when they return to Mozambique after completing their degrees.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204180321.html

Guebuza and Dhlakama Meet

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Tue, 17/04/2012 - 14:15
[ANGOP] Nampula - Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, on Sunday declared that his movement has no intention of going back to war, despite what he called "provocation" by the ruling Frelimo Party (AIM).
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204170866.html

Argentina Steps Up Ties With Continent

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Tue, 17/04/2012 - 09:58
[IPS] Buenos Aires - Under the banner of South-South cooperation, Argentina is seeking to consolidate its ties with Africa, starting with countries that are enjoying dynamic economic growth, such as Angola and Mozambique.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204170359.html

Country and Algeria to Cooperate on Hydrocarbons

Submitted by AA Mozambique on Mon, 16/04/2012 - 17:45
[AIM] Maputo - Mozambique and Algeria are to reactivate their cooperation in the area of hydrocarbons, the Minister of Mineral Resources, Esperanca Bias, announced in Maputo on Monday, after a meeting with the Algerian Minister of Energy and Mines Youcef Yousfi.
Source: 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204161556.html