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DP World launches Maputo-Harare freight rail service
MoreDP World, the company that holds the concession to operate the container terminal at Maputo Port, has launched a rail service between the port and Harare, reducing the transit time for containers travelling between Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
World Bank grant for sustainable rural economy
MoreThe World Bank on 10 June approved a grant of US$150 million from the International Development Association (IDA) in support of the first phase of Mozambique’s Sustainable Rural Economy Programme.
Construction of Cuamba solar power station begins
MoreThe Mozambican Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Max Tonela, on Thursday reiterated the government’s determination to diversify the country’s energy matrix through further investment in clean and renewable sources of power.
Government seeking to reduce vulnerability to climate change
MoreThe Mozambican government is focused on optimising plans and strategies to reduce the country’s vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change, declared the Minister of Land and Environment, Ivete Maibase.
High Commissioner presents credentials to Queen Elizabeth II
MoreMozambique's new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Albertina Maria Domingos Mac Donald, on 8 June presented her credentials to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London.
President Nyusi swears into office new CSCS members
MorePresident Filipe Nyusi on 12 May in Maputo swore into office the 11 members of the Higher Mass Media Council (CSCS), a watchdog body, set up under the Constitution, which has the task of ensuring the independence of the mass media, in exercising the right to information, the freedom of the press, the right of reply, and the allocation of broadcasting time to political parties.
Equipment not being dismantled in Afungi
MoreA claim that a consortium of firms has been hired to dismantle and remove infrastructure for the national gas liquefaction project on the Afungi Peninsula, in Palma district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, appears to be entirely untrue.
Inflation turned into deflation in April
MoreInflation in Mozambique turned into deflation in April, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute (INE).
Japan suspends Mozambique's debt service
MoreThe Japanese government has suspended the servicing of Mozambique’s debt to Japan, amounting to 92 million meticais (about US$1.3 million).