The High Court in Pietermaritzburg, southeast South Africa, today postponed the corruption trial of former President Jacob Zuma until later this month
Africa will get a quarter less vaccines than it was expecting this year
Africa will receive a quarter less covid-19 vaccines than it was expecting by the end of the year, compromising vaccination targets for the continent, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)
Moderna develops single-dose booster vaccine against covid-19 and influenza
The U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna announced Thursday that it has begun a program to develop a single-dose vaccine that combines a booster against covid-19 and another against influenza
European Union exports with tighter rules
The European Union (EU) has as of today, a new export control regulation. Referring to sensitive products and technologies, military or security purposes, aiming to "better respond to emerging threats." The new export control regulation entered into force today and will strengthen the control of trade in dual-use items....
GIRL MOVE ACADEMY opens applications for finalists in the CHANGE success program
GIRL MOVE ACADEMY, a Grassroots Leadership Academy that creates innovative educational models to amplify talent, and promote transformation, opens applications for 30 Mozambican women graduates or finalists to the successful CHANGE program
Third dose makes it "even harder" for Africa to achieve immunization
If developed countries move massively ahead with the third dose of the covid vaccine, it will be "even more difficult" for Africa to meet immunization targets, the head of the African Union's public health body stressed today
African Union gives $100,000 for humanitarian assistance to victims
The African Union (AU) on Wednesday handed the Mozambican government financial support of $100,000 for humanitarian assistance to the victims of armed violence in the northern province of Cabo Delgado
US donates 15 oxygen concentrators to Mozambique
The US government has donated 15 state-of-the-art oxygen concentrators to Mozambique for the treatment of covid-19, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced Wednesday in a statement.
"Goal of vaccinating 17 million in Mozambique is unlikely" - NKC African Economics
The consulting firm NKC African Economics said today that Mozambique is unlikely to reach the goal of vaccinating 17 million people by the end of the year, pointing to the expansion of the pandemic in the country's northern provinces
Engineers propose ways to improve works
The quality of construction works in the country has been raising debate for some years, and the blame is often put on contractors, engineers, and inspectors. For this reason, at the request of the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, the Order of Engineers of Mozambique conducted a study that diagnosed the problems and indicates possible solutions