February 9

• Death Toll From Storms Rises

  AIM

  The known death toll from tropical depression "Dando" and cyclone "Funso", which hit southern and central Mozambique in January, has risen from 37 to 40, according to the... Read more »

• Japanese Deputy Minister Seeks Licence for Nippon Steel

  AIM

  The Japanese Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Tadahiro Matsushita, has asked the Mozambican government to speed up the granting of a coal mining concession in the... Read more »

• Pre-Empting Piracy - How SA Should Wield Its Clout [analysis]

  iMaverick

  This is more like it, South Africa. A cooperation deal signed with Tanzania and Mozambique to pre-emptively fight the pirate threat that hasn't even materialised yet is exactly... Read more »

• South Africa and Mozambique Discuss Poaching

  AIM

  Mozambican and South African ministers have held discussions in Pretoria on how to fight against rhino poaching, the official South African agency "BuaNews" reported on Wednesday. Read more »

• ENRC Planning New Railway for Coal Exports

  AIM

  The Kazakhstan-based company, the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) is planning to build a railway from the western Mozambican province of Tete to the northern port of... Read more »

• Did Kidnap Victims Owe Money to Loan Shark?

  AIM

  The recent kidnappings of Asian businessmen may be connected to the loan sharking operations run by Momad Assife Abdul Satar ("Nini"), suggests the latest edition of the... Read more »

• Govt Needs More Funds to Demine Cahora Bassa Area

  AIM

  The Mozambican government is working with donors in an attempt to secure additional resources that will allow the area around the Cahora Bassa dam in Tete province to be cleared of... Read more »

• Police Confirm Transfer of Satar and Ramaya

  AIM

  The Mozambican police on Wednesday confirmed that Momad Assife Abdul Satar ("Nini") and Vicente Ramaya, two of the men convicted of murdering investigative journalist Carlos... Read more »

• Frelimo Stresses Interaction Between Local Parliament, Government

  ANGOP

  The leader of Parliament group of ruling Frelimo party in Mozambique, Margarida Talapa, commended the excellent connection between the Angolan Executive and the Legislative organ. Read more »

• 130,000 Workers Benefit From HIV and Malaria Activities

  AIM

  About 130,000 workers employed in 840 Mozambican private companies have benefitted over the last five years from the activities of the Association of Businesses against HIV/AIDS,... Read more »

• Assembly Will Amend Law On Theft of State Funds

  AIM

  The governing board of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, its Standing Commission. has placed amending the law on the theft of state funds on the agenda for... Read more »

• Government Offers to Help Renamo Demobilised

  AIM

  The government of the northern Mozambican province of Nampula has offered to help demobilised soldiers who once fought for the former rebel movement Renamo, and are now stranded... Read more »

• Two of Carlos Cardoso's Assassins Transferred

  AIM

  Investigations into a wave of kidnappings of Asian businessmen have led the Mozambican police to transfer two of the country's most notorious assassins from the Maputo top security... Read more »

February 8

• Three Countries Unite to Fight Piracy on the High Seas

  AIM

  The Mozambican, South African and Tanzanian governments have established a platform to coordinate their efforts to fight against piracy and other illicit activities on the high... Read more »

• CPLP Foreign Ministers Meet in Lisbon

  AIM

  Ministers from the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) held an extraordinary meeting in Lisbon on Monday to discuss, among other matters, the application for... Read more »

• The ICRC Regional Delegation in Harare [press release]

  ICRC

  The Harare regional delegation covers Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Its main activities are detainee welfare, assistance, restoring family links, cooperation... Read more »

• Country Signs Joint Anti-Piracy Pact

  Daily News

  TANZANIA, Mozambique and South Africa on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on maritime security, in a move designed to enhance collective efforts in fighting... Read more »

• FRELIMO Acknowledges MPLA Commitment to Improving Living Standards

  ANGOP

  The leader of parliamentary bench of the Mozambican ruling FRELIMO party, Margarida Adamugy Talapa, who is visiting Angola since Monday said Tuesday in Luanda that the Angolan... Read more »

• MPLA, Frelimo MPs Device Common Strategies

  ANGOP

  The parliamentary groups of Angola's ruling MPLA and Mozambique's governing Frelimo parties, Tuesday in Luanda held talks aimed at exchanging experiences in their functioning, as... Read more »

• Police Claim That Kidnappers Will Be Brought to Justice

  AIM

  The Mozambican police have claimed they have a strategy for dealing with a wave of kidnappings of wealthy Asian businessmen. Read more »

• Losses of Portuguese Banks Will Not Affect the Country

  AIM

  The chairperson of the executive commission of the Portuguese bank BIC, Luis Mira Amaral, has denied that the losses suffered by Portuguese banks will have any impact on the... Read more »

• Japanese Aid for Disaster Victims

  AIM

  The Japanese government on Monday delivered a donation valued at 250,000 US dollars to the Mozambican government's relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGC),... Read more »

February 7

• Country Rises in Press Freedom Rankings

  AIM

  Mozambique has risen by over 30 places on the Press Freedom Index compiled every year by the Paris-based organisation Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF - Reporters without Borders). Read more »

• Frelimo Official Stresses Fight Against Poverty

  ANGOP

  The head of the ruling party in Mozambique, Frelimo, in the parliament, Margarida Adamugy Talapa, who started on Monday a five-day working visit to Angola defended joint efforts in... Read more »

• Local Power Woes Deepen As Mozambique Threatens Cut Off

  SW Radio

  Mozambique has threatened to cut off its power supplies to Zimbabwe, over the country's multimillion dollar debt to its neighbour, which could leave Zimbabwe facing even more power... Read more »