Irish Firm Kenmare Resources, Announces Discovery of Major Heavy Mineral Deposit in Mozambique

The Irish firm, Kenmare Resources, has announced the discovery of a new deposit with 140 million tonnes of various heavy minerals close to its the Moma heavy minerals project in northern Mozambique’s Nampula province. Kenmare’s Mozambique director...

World Bank Approves $25m Aid Package to Assist Economic Agents in Mozambique

The World Bank has approved a $25 million aid package to assist economic agents in the Mozambican provinces of Inhambane and Nampula who will, until 2014, have access to funding to improve the business climate and increase their competitiveness. The bank...

Mob Kills 4 Health Workers in Mozambique

Four people have been killed by angry mobs in Mozambique, accusing them of spreading the deadly water-borne disease cholera which has claimed 79 lives from 9, 533 cases so far reported this year, a top health official said here on Tuesday. Health Ministry...

New Cholera Outbreak in Northern Mozambique Kills 40

Mozambique’s new cholera outbreak in the northern region of Nampula has killed 40 people, with over 60 others are seeking medical treatment daily, health officials said on Wednesday.

Nacala Military Air Base in Mozambique to be Converted Into a Civilian Airport

Mozambican Transport and Communications Minister Paulo Zucula on Wednesday said work to transform the Nacala military air base in Mozambique’s Nampula province into a civilian airport will start in the first quarter of this year.

Mozambique Issues $10m Tender to Build Grain Silos

Mozambique said on Saturday that it has issued a U$10 million international tender to build silos with a handling capacity of 60,000 tonnes of food stuffs, a top official said here. The Trade and Industry minister, Antonio Fernando told APA in an exclusive...

Storm in Mozambique Kills Eight People

A tropical storm caused by torrential rains which have been pounding the northern Mozambican province of Nampula has killed eight people and destroyed over 800 houses and 80 classrooms, according to an official report presented Thursday.

Mozambique Voter Registration in Trouble, Again

Friday dawned rainy. Fifteen minutes past the opening hour posted outside, the voter registration office for the neighborhood of Malhangalene, in Maputo, capital of Mozambique, was still locked. A guard sat on a chair, text messaging on his cell phone,...

Condom Mythology in Mozambique

In the city of Nampula in northern Mozambique, Custodio (last name withheld), 25, who earns his living as a hawker, believes he can prove that condoms contain the HI virus: all you have to do is put one in a container with water and a few hours later...