The Southern African Development Community Project Preparation Facility (SADC PPDF) last August approved a total of USD 20.2 million for the preparation of 12 regional projects covering the energy, transport and water sectors, and these are expected to generate at least USD 3 billion...
Author: José Caetano (José Caetano)
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Mozambique and Tanzania to establish 400-megawatt electricity link
Mozambique and Tanzania will establish a combined electrical connection of 400 megawatts. The investment should benefit both countries, said the chairman of the board of directors of Electricidade de Moçambique on the sidelines of the visit of the Tanzanian President to the Maputo Thermoelectric Plant. "We have been talking with Tanzania in the sense of establishing a line...
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Filipe Nyusi receives officers from the FADM
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, received at moments general officers of the Armed Defense Forces of Mozambique (FADM) for a greeting to the Commander in Chief of the Defense and Security Forces. The act is part of the celebrations of the 58th anniversary of the beginning of the Armed Struggle for National Liberation and the Armed Forces of Defense of Mozambique Day,...
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"Non-communicable diseases kill most in the world" - WHO
Noncommunicable diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases, currently surpass infectious diseases and are the most killing in the world, warned today the World Health Organization (WHO) through a statement. In a new report released by the WHO and cited by the Lusa agency, contains data from 194 countries...
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Kenmare celebrates the return of the transshipment vessel Bronagh J
With the return of the Bronagh J, the Kenmare Mine, one of the world's largest producers of heavy sands products, expects a significant increase in processed mineral loading. Kenmare is known to have started commercial production in 2009 and is recognized as a major supplier of heavy sands products to a global customer base...
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Terrorists behead three people in Metuge
Three people, all males, were beheaded, last Monday, near the village of Pulo, less than 30 kilometers from the district headquarters of Metuge, in Cabo Delgado. One of the victims was beheaded in front of his wife and young son, after the couple was found in a machamba preparing...
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A mask is created that detects Covid in 10 minutes
Researchers at Tongji University in Shanghai, China, have developed a mask that can diagnose several viruses, including the coronavirus that causes the disease Covid-19, in about 10 minutes, advances the scientific journal Matter, adding that the arrival of this novelty to the market may be soon. Droplets expelled when speaking, sneezing or coughing by a...
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Power line Temane/Maputo. Resettlement of families only at the end of the year
Delay in the disbursement of monetary values by international donors compromises the resettlement deadline of the families covered by the route of the Temane/Maputo electric power transmission line, in a 590 kilometers extension. There are in total 250 families from the districts of Manhiça, Marracuene and Boane that are currently waiting for their removal from their places of residence.
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Extractive Industry: Government to clarify community rights
The process of establishing a legal instrument that clarifies the rights of local communities hosting extractive industry projects in the country is underway. The information was advanced by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, during the launch of the tenth independent report of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, referring to the...
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M-Pesa and FARMAC, S.A. team up to facilitate the payment of medicines in public pharmacies
Vodafone M-Pesa SA, a subsidiary of Vodacom Mozambique and the company Farmácias de Moçambique, S.A. (FARMAC, S.A.) celebrate this Thursday, at Vodacom's headquarters, a memorandum of understanding that seals a partnership between the two entities that will allow users of pharmacies of FARMAC, throughout the country, to make the payment of their medicines through a...