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National Stadium Will Not Be Ready Before World Cup

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 15:03 — AA Mozambique

National Stadium Will Not Be Ready Before World Cup - Mozambique's new national stadium will not be ready in time to be used for any spin-offs from the football World Cup, due to be held in South Africa in 2010. [AA Network News]

Parts of Maputo Without Electricity

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 15:01 — AA Mozambique

Parts of Maputo Without Electricity - A major breakdown has deprived parts of Maputo of electricity for most of a day. According to a statement from the publicly owned electricity company EDM, the problem began at about 21.30 on Wednesday night, when large parts of central Maputo were plunged into darkness. [AA Network News]

Bio-Fuel Refinery Project in Sofala

Fri, 07/10/2009 - 21:39 — AA Mozambique

Bio-Fuel Refinery Project in Sofala - The Galpbuzi consortium, consisting of the Mozambican Buzi Company and the Portuguese Galpenergia is planning to install a bio-fuels refinery in the district of Buzi, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, within the next 10 years. [AA Network News]

A Billion Dollars Invested in Roads Since 2004

Fri, 07/10/2009 - 21:38 — AA Mozambique

A Billion Dollars Invested in Roads Since 2004 - About a billion US dollars has been invested in Mozambique's roads over the past five years, according to the Minister of Public works, Felicio Zacarias. [AA Network News]

Zambezi Basin Countries Support New Dam

Fri, 07/10/2009 - 21:11 — AA Mozambique

Zambezi Basin Countries Support New Dam - The seven member countries of SADC (Southern African Development Community) who share the Zambezi basin, have expressed support for the construction of a new dam on the Zambezi at Mepanda Nkua, in the western Mozambican province of Tete. [AA Network News]

Positive Results Claimed for Delegated Water Management

Sat, 07/04/2009 - 03:06 — AA Mozambique

Positive Results Claimed for Delegated Water Management - The Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Felicio Zacarias, said on Monday that the reforms in water supply that began in 1995, and which have led to delegating the management of urban water supply in major cities to private consortia, have produced positive results. [AA Network News]

Administrative Procedures for Building Simplified

Sat, 07/04/2009 - 03:05 — AA Mozambique

Administrative Procedures for Building Simplified - The Mozambican government approved on Tuesday new regulations to govern the activities of construction companies, aimed at simplifying the licensing of building activities. [AA Network News]

Maputo Residents to Have Piped Gas By 2012

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 23:18 — AA Mozambique

Maputo Residents to Have Piped Gas By 2012 - Natural gas from the Temane and Pande gas fields, in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, is to be piped to homes in Maputo city and the surrounding area by 2012 as part of a government programme to expand the number of users of this natural resource. [AA Network News]

Nacala Electricity Line Sabotaged

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 23:17 — AA Mozambique

Nacala Electricity Line Sabotaged - Thieves are sabotaging the high voltage power line from the northern Mozambican city of Nampula to the port of Nacala by stealing metallic parts from the pylons, reports Tuesday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias". [AA Network News]

Assembly Eases Restrictions On Casinos

Fri, 06/19/2009 - 00:01 — AA Mozambique

Assembly Eases Restrictions On Casinos - The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday voted unanimously to relax restrictions on gambling. [AA Network News]