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Fourth consecutive month of deflation
MoreIn July, prices fell in Mozambique for the fourth consecutive month, according to figures published by the National Statistics Institute (INE), based on the consumer price indices for the three largest cities (Maputo, Nampula and Beira).
HCB to increase discharge
MoreHidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), the company that operates the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi River, on 11 August warned that it will increase the discharge from the dam’s floodgates from 1 September. According to a release from Mozambique’s Central Regional Water Board (ARA-Centro), the move will result in an increase of the waters discharged into the Zambezi to 2,100 cubic meters a second.
Half a million vaccine doses arrive
MoreA further 500,000 doses of the VeroCell vaccine, produced by the Chinese company Sinopharm, for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, arrived in Maputo on 9 August.
President Nyusi extends phase II of vaccination campaign
MorePresident Filipe Nyusi on 17 July extended the administration of the second dose of vaccine against Covid-19, under the second phase of the national vaccination campaign. He announced a three day extension to give a further opportunity to all those who have taken the first dose of the vaccine, but not the second.
Kenmare sets record for ilmenite production
MoreThe Dublin and London listed company Kenmare Resources, which operates the Moma titanium minerals mine on the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, on 14 July announced that it set a record for production of ilmenite in the second quarter of this year.
UNICEF needs $80 million for Mozambique operations
MoreThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on 12 July lamented that it has only received $16.3 million in donations to provide life-saving and life-sustaining services for children in Mozambique.
Mozambique in grip of third wave of Covid-19
MoreThere can no longer be any doubt – Mozambique is indeed in the grip of a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, declared the Director of Surveys of the National Health Institute (INS), Sergio Chicumbe, on 5 July.
Mozambique receives humanitarian aid from EU
MoreThe European Union and the governments of Portugal and Italy have coordinated efforts to undertake three flights carrying humanitarian cargo to support the victims of extremist violence in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.
Electricity to reach over ten million households by 2024
MorePresident Filipe Nyusi on 1 July pledged that over 10 million households will have access to electricity in their homes for the first time by 2024 in the framework of the “Energy for All” Programme, intended to secure universal access to electrical power.