November 23

• 38 Per Cent of Mozambicans Have Electricity

  AIM

  Currently 38 per cent of the Mozambican population have electricity in their homes, as compared with just seven per cent in 2004, according to the Minister of Energy, Salvador... Read more »

• The Task Ahead for Our Next President [column]

  The Star

  In its issue of November 10th 2012, the New York Times had this report, filed from Mozambique by Linda Polgreen: Read more »

November 22

• Govt Jails Thousands Unlawfully, Says Rights Group [press release]

  AI London

  Thousands of people are being held in Mozambique's prisons despite not having been found guilty of a crime, Amnesty International said in a report released today, which exposes how... Read more »

• Case Sheet of People Irregularly Incarcerated [press release]

  AI London

  Case studies from the Amnesty International report, "Locking up my rights: Arbitrary arrest, detention and treatment of detainees in Mozambique": Read more »

• No Consensus Reached on Electoral Bodies

  AIM

  Despite a week of meetings between the leaderships of the three political parties in the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, there is still no consensus on the... Read more »

• District Administrator Closes Community Radio

  AIM

  The administrator of Macanga district, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, has illegally closed down the local community radio station, according to a report in... Read more »

• Vietnamese Arrested With Rhino Horns

  AIM

  The Mozambican police have arrested a Vietnamese citizen caught in possession of six rhinoceros horns. Read more »

• Minister Explains Surge in Cement Prices

  AIM

  A breakdown in one Mozambican cement factory, rises in the international price of cement, and increased demand have all conspired to cause sharp rises in the domestic price of... Read more »

• Prime Minister On Tax Breaks and Renegotiation

  AIM

  Mozambican Prime Minister Alberto Vaquina on Wednesday effectively denied a claim by the main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, that he had ever claimed it was... Read more »

November 21

• Dozens Escape From Tete Provincial Prison

  AIM

  The Mozambican Ministry of Justice on Monday sent a brigade from the General Directorate of Prisons (DGP) to investigate a mass break-out from the Tete provincial prison. Read more »

• In Brief - Govt Condemns Israel-Palestine Conflict

  Daily Maverick

  A round-up of the day’s news from South Africa. Read more »

• Reduction of Interest Rates

  AIM

  The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO) decided during its eleventh regular session of 2012, to reduce the interest rate on permanent loan facility to 9.5%,... Read more »

• Machel Boosts Malnutrition Fight

  Namibian

  PRIME Minister Nahas Angula says the government is committed to accelerating its efforts and mobilising more resources in eradicating malnutrition in Namibia. Read more »

• Eight Miners Die in Manica Collapse

  AIM

  Eight miners died last Friday when an illegal gold mine collapsed in Macossa district, in the central Mozambican province of Manica. Read more »

• Labour Minister Cancels Work Permits

  AIM

  Mozambique’s Minister of Labour, Helena Taipo, has cancelled the work permits of two Indian citizens, Manoj Kumar Pandey and Ram Many Pandey, with immediate effect, according... Read more »

• Simango Annouces He Will Run for Presidency

  AIM

  The mayor of the central Mozambican city of Beira, Daviz Simango, has confidently predicted that he will be the candidate of his party, the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), in... Read more »

• LAM Cabin Crew Grievances to Be Solved By January

  AIM

  All the grievances presented by cabin crew of Mozambique Airlines (LAM) will be dealt with between now and January, according to LAM technical director, Joao de Abreu, speaking at... Read more »

• Chissano Urges Dhlakama to Use Normal Channels

  AIM

  If Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique’s main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, really has matters that he wishes to discuss with President Armando... Read more »

• Angolan MPs End Training in Maputo

  ANGOP

  A group 11 members of the Angolan Parliament, headed by Raul Augusto Lima, concluded over the weekend a three-day upgrading course in Maputo, Mozambique. Read more »

• Local Advertising Firm Goes Global

  Daily News

  TANZANIA has become the eighth country in the region to join the ICOM+IN Group, putting it on the global advertising map for several large Sub-Saharan, Asian, European and American... Read more »

November 20

• Guebuza Receives Africom Commander

  AIM

  The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has pledged to increase its cooperation with Mozambique in improving maritime security, and fighting piracy and drug trafficking. Read more »

• Cocaine Bound for Mozambique Seized in Malaysia

  AIM

  The Malaysian police have seized 76 kilos of cocaine that was allegedly on its way to Mozambique. Read more »

• Huge Losses From Illegal Fishing

  AIM

  The Mozambican state is suffering annual loses of revenue of over a billion meticais (over 30 million US dollars) due to illegal fishing, according to the National Director of... Read more »

• Cahora Bassa Power to South Africa Fully Restored

  AIM

  The normal export of electricity from the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi to South Africa has been re-established, according to a Sunday press release from the dam operating... Read more »

• Lam Strike Ends After a Day

  AIM

  Cabin crew of Mozambique Airlines (LAM) have suspended the strike they began on Sunday morning, pledging to return to work on Monday. Read more »