The more than 20-year corruption case against former South African President Jacob Zuma and French arms manufacturer Thales has been postponed again by the High Court in Pietermaritzburg. Judge Piet Koen decided to postpone the corruption case to October 17 due to a pending appeal in the Constitutional Court submitted by the...
Author: José Caetano (José Caetano)
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South African Airlink will have direct flights between Cape Town and Maputo
Airlink, South Africa's largest independent regional airline, will now run direct flights connecting the Mozambican capital Maputo with Cape Town, South Africa, the company said in a statement. "Airlink is responding to the call from the travel market for a direct service between the two coastal cities, which...
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Food crisis hits 1800 families in Machaze
About 1800 families are facing a food crisis caused by drought and drought in the administrative post of Chipopopo, in the district of Machaze, Manica province. The head of the Department of Food Security and Nutrition in the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Fisheries, in Manica, Dionísio Rapieque, told journalists that the families...
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Sofala. More than 1,500 motorists banned from driving in the next 12 months
More than 1500 motorists are barred from driving for the next twelve months for committing serious traffic violations in Sofala. The scenario comes at a time when the number of traffic accidents, which have mostly resulted in deaths, is tending to increase in the country, and the government has been taking...
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South Africa. High Court resumes Jacob Zuma case
The Supreme Court in Pietermaritzburg, Kwazula Natal province, today resumes the corruption case involving the former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. According to Radio Mozambique today will be only to evaluate the viability of August 15 as the effective date for the beginning of the trial. But it is unlikely...
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Zambia to cancel over US$ 2 billion in loans to solve debt problems
Zambia has engaged lenders to facilitate the formal cancellation of more than US$ 2 billion in undisbursed loans as part of measures to address its debt challenges, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday in a statement that is quoted by Reuters news agency. The statement said the ministry has taken steps to cancel some...
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Ukraine. First shipment of cereals started this morning
The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odessa this morning, as scheduled under the terms of the international agreement with Russia signed in Istanbul, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced, quoted by Lusa. The Razoni ship left the port of Odessa for the port of Tripoli in Lebanon. The arrival at...
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New York Governor Declares Monkey Pox State of Emergency
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday declared an emergency in the state due to the continued spread of monkey pox, the Reuters news agency reports yesterday. "I am declaring a statewide disaster emergency to strengthen our ongoing efforts to address the outbreak of monkey pox," the governor said, quoted...
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Angolan Concessionaire and TotalEnergies announce investment in Begonia
The Angolan National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG), TotalEnergies and partners in Block 17/06 decided on the investment for the Begonia Development Area, in the Lower Congo maritime basin, about 150 kilometers off the coast. According to a note from ANPG, the Begonia reservoir will be developed through five wells...
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S&P downgrades Ukrainian long-term debt to "highly vulnerable"
Financial ratings agency Standard & Poor's today downgraded Ukraine's long-term debt rating to "highly vulnerable" CC, considering the recent agreement with creditors and Ukraine has asked its foreign creditors to defer payments on all foreign debt for 24 months," S&P said in a...