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Labour Minister Angered By Abuses in Cabo Delgado
The anger shown by Labour Minister Helena Taipo against her own negligent officials, and against abusive employers in the northern province of Cabo Delgado was largely sparked off by a man in a wheelchair, who has been fighting for over a year for compensation after a major industrial accident.
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Aug-2008 18:37

Frelimo Official Denies Giving Renamo Family Money
Lourenco Bulha, first secretary of the ruling Frelimo Party in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, has categorically denied offering money to Geraldo Carvalho, the Beira city spokesperson for the main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo.
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Aug-2008 18:37

Inspection is Not 'Harassment'
Mozambique's Minister of State Administration, Lucas Chomera, on Thursday lamented that there are still leading figures in the state apparatus who regard inspection as "harassment".
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Aug-2008 18:37

Sharp Drop in Fuel Imports
The soaring international prices of liquid fuels have led to a sharp drop in Mozambique's fuel imports, according to data presented on Wednesday at a meeting of the Coordinating Council of the Ministry of Energy, held in the town of Songo, in Tete province.
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Aug-2008 18:37

HIV-Positive People Commit Suicide
Three people committed suicide by drowning themselves in the Limpopo river, in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, allegedly because they learnt of their HIV- positive status.
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Aug-2008 18:37

'Disaster Does Not End When the Rains Stop' - Minister
Nobody should imagine that the flood disaster in the Zambezi valley is over just because the rains have stopped, warned Mozambique's Minister of State Administration, Lucas Chomera, on Thursday.
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Aug-2008 18:37

Camargo Correa Plans to Build $3.2 Billion Mozambique Hydro Power Plant

Camargo Correa SA, a Brazilian construction company, and the Mozambique government plan to build a $3.2 billion hydropower dam on the Zambezi River.

Source : Topix.net | 07-Aug-2008 11:08

Mozambique: First Party Registers for Municipal Elections
The Labour Party (PT) on Wednesday became the first Mozambican party to register at the National Elections Commission (CNE) in order to participate in the municipal elections scheduled for 19 November.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Aug-2008 17:52

Mozambique: Forestry Officials Detained in Zambezia
Two forestry officials in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia have been arrested for conniving at the illegal export of unprocessed wood last year, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of the weekly paper "Magazine Independente".
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Aug-2008 17:52

Mozambique: 'Science Must Contribute to Development' - Minister
Mozambique's Minister of Science and Technology, Venancio Massingue, on Wednesday urged measures to ensure that "science makes a real contribution to the country's social and economic development".
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Aug-2008 17:52

Land Conflicts in Matola
The municipal authorities in the southern Mozambican city of Matola dealt with 2,080 cases of land disputes between January 2007 and June 2008, according to the interim mayor of Matola, Maria Vicente.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Aug-2008 17:52