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OVER 50 BUILT HOUSES HANDED OVER TO VICTIM AFFECTED BY MOZAMBIQUE DUMP COLLAPSED INCIDENT

Posted on April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 by Gambeta News

Mayor of Maputo Rasaque Manhique has handed over 50 houses to families that were affected during the collapse of the rubbish dump at Hulene on the outskirts of Maputo city. The incident which occured on the 19 february 2018 resulted in the death of 17 people which made headline news. According to reports, the dump was allowed to grow into a monster which towered over the houses built in its shadows. Meanwhile, Torrential rains in…

HOW BELULUANE INDUSTRIAL PARK CONTRIBUTE US$900M TO MOZAMBIQUE GDP

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Gambeta News

The 52 companies located in the Beluluane Industrial Park, under the management of MozParks, in Boane district, Maputo province, contribute around US$900 million to Mozambique’s gross domestic product (GDP). They include companies from 17 countries, including the United States of America (USA), Pakistan, India, South Africa, Portugal and Tanzania, most of which operate in the Mozal aluminium value chain. Domingo has learned that Mozal produces around 500,000 tons of aluminium per year, a significant part…

ANE BANNED VEHICLES FROM ACCESSING SAMORAL MICHEAL BRIDGE IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Gambeta News

Mozambique’s National Roads Administration (ANE) has forbidden all vehicles from using the Samora Machel Bridge over the Zambezi river, in the central city of Tete. A statement from the ANE said the ban is intended to make possible urgent repairs to the bridge cables. The damage was caused by overloaded trucks. The latest incident with an overloaded truck occurred on Thursday night, said the ANE. “Overloading has caused early deterioration of structural elements of roads…

MOZAMBIQUE PRESIDENT LAYS FOUNDATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 98KM HIGHWAY

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Gambeta News

Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, laid the first stone for paving the 96 kilometre highway in the northern province of Nampula between the coastal city of Angoche and the town of Nametil. This is part of the road that will eventually link the provincial capital, Nampula city, to Angoche. Nyusi regarded this road (N104) as key for regional and African integration. The project is an extension of Lot I of the “Promote Transport” project, funded by…

MOZAMBIQUE GOVT. SECURE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF UNFINISHED SCHOOL PROJECTS

Posted on August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Mozambican Ministry of Education has 500 million meticais (7.8 million dollars at the current exchange rate) available to conclude the construction of unfinished schools. According to the Minister of Education, Carmelita Namashulua, speaking on Wednesday at the opening of a meeting of her Ministry’s Coordinating Council, the amount will prioritize buildings that are already more than 50 per cent complete. “School infrastructures and their equipment remain a priority for the education sector’, the minister…

MOZAMBIQUE PRESIDENT INAUGURATE NEW PAVED ROAD PROJECT LINKING TANZANIA

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Gambeta News

President Filipe Nyusi has inaugurated a road in Mueda district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which provides easier access to the border with Tanzania. The 70-kilometre paved road runs from Moma to Negomano. It ends at the Unity Bridge over the Rovuma River, which forms the boundary between Mozambique and Tanzania. The first stone for the new road was laid in October 2018. It was budgeted at two billion meticais (US$31.3 million), and…

ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION OF TWO-STORY BUILDING TRIAL BEGINS IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

The trial of four men accused of the illegal construction of a two-story building within a restricted area belonging to Beira airport began on 29 June in Beira. The building was being erected near air traffic control equipment and could pose a threat to communications between aircraft and the Beira airport control tower. So, in mid-2021, the Public Prosecutor’s Office embargoed all further work on the site. A prominent embargo notice was slapped on the…

DOUBLING OF RESSANO GARCIA RAILWAY TRACK ON COURSE FOR COMPLETION IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Gambeta News

The doubling of the track along the Ressano Garcia railway line, which links Mozambique and South Africa, from the Matola-Gare Administrative Post to Secogene, in Maputo province, throughout about 50 kilometers, is due to be concluded by next September. According to the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the publicly owned ports and rail company, CFM, Agostinho Langa Júnior, who a few days ago travelled the entire length of the line to assess the…

RUSSIAN COMPANIES TO HELP IMPLEMENT MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Gambeta News

Moscow and Maputo are discussing the possibility of involving Russian companies in the implementation of major infrastructure projects in Mozambique, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. “A number of Russian companies are showing interest in the Mozambique market, including Kamaz, Inter RAO-Export, and the Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK – TASS). Now we are discussing the possibility of involving our entrepreneurs in the implementation of interesting large infrastructure projects in Mozambique,” Lavrov said following…

MACATE DISTRICT GOVT. TO REBUILD 300 HOUSES AFTER CYCLONE FREDDY IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Gambeta News

The government of Macate district, in the central Mozambican province of Manica, is mobilizing resources to rebuild about 300 houses for the victims of cyclone Freddy, which hit central Mozambique in March. Most districts in Manica were severely affected by the cyclone, which destroyed the homes of hundreds of families. The Macate district authorities want to rehouse about 300 of these families in “resilient houses’. Contacted by AIM, the district permanent secretary, Rosario Saene said…

BUILDING OF CONCRETE BARRIERS SEPERATING MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTH AFRICA RESUMES

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Prime Minister of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has urged the Department of Transport to move swiftly to resume the construction of a concrete barrier to bolster the government’s efforts to curb cross-border crime, especially vehicle theft, between South Africa and Mozambique. The concrete wall also referred to as New Jersey Barriers, will run for a stretch of eight kilometers, starting from the boundary of the Isimangaliso Wetlands Park and moving…

INDIA GOVT. TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY BACKBONE PROJECT IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Indian government is willing to support the gradual construction of the railway backbone project, linking southern and northern Mozambique, as a way of increasingly facilitating the transport of people and goods in the Mozambican market. The willingness was expressed in Maputo by Indian Foreign Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, during his visit to the country, when he visited Mozambique’s publicly owned Ports and Rail Company (CFM). According to Jaishankar, India is open and ready to work…

CONSTRUCTION OF A MOZAMBIQUE SOLAR PLANT STATION EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN MAY

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

The construction of a solar power station, in Cuamba district, in the northern Mozambican province of Niassa, which has already consumed 38 million dollars, will be concluded by the end of May. The construction of this power station, which will generate 15 megawatts, started in August 2021. It was due to be concluded this month but, due to the passage of cyclone Freddy, work was interrupted for about a month. According to Marcelino Alberto, chairman…

HOW MOZAMBIQUE NEEDS US$9.3M TO REPAIR DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE CAUSED BY CYCLONE FREDDY

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Mozambican relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD), needs about 600 million meticais (9.3 million dollars, at the current exchange rate) to repair the damage caused by the passage of cyclone Freddy, in February, in the southern province of Inhambane. According to INGD technician, Luís Bomba, who was addressing the Provincial Emergency Committee (COE), during a visit to Inhambane by members of the Standing Commission of the Mozambican Parliament, the Assembly of the…

MOZAMBIQUE PRESIDENT SAYS LACK OF DECENT ROAD HINDER DEVELOPMENT

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Gambeta News

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi warned on Monday that the lack of decent roads is a factor delaying the development of Africa. He was speaking in Maputo at the opening of a meeting of the General Assembly of the African Roads Maintenance Fund Association (ARMFA), an event which brought together representatives of 35 national Roads Funds. The absence of good roads leaves the continent in a situation of “atrophied development’, said Nyusi. The lack of a…

MOZAMBIQUE EDM DEMAND ALL CONTRACTORS COMPLY WITH ELECTRICITY PROJECT DEADLINE

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Mozambique’s publicly owned electricity company, EDM, Marcelino Alberto, demanded that contractors comply with the agreed deadlines for undertaking work on electricity projects. He was speaking during a visit to monitor work on the Temane thermal power station (CTT), in the southern province of Inhambane, and on the transmission line from Temane to Maputo. When completed, the gas-fired CTT should generate 450 megawatts of power for 24 years….

EU ANNOUNCED US$1.8M FUND TO MOZAMBIQUE AS FINANCIAL AID AFTER DEVASTATING FLOODS

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Gambeta News

The European Union has announced immediate emergency aid to Mozambique of 1.85 million US dollars, in response to devastating floods, the impact of tropical cyclone Freddy, and the current cholera outbreak. According to an EU press release, “first line response was ensured by European Union Humanitarian Office (ECHO)”, which provided partners such as Save the Children and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) with 350,000 dollars aimed at financing shelter, water and sanitation activities…

MOZAMBIQUE TO JOIN AFRICA50 TO HAVE ACCESS OF INFRASTRUCTURAL FUNDING

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Gambeta News

Mozambique is in the process of joining the Africa50 platform, to facilitate access to funding for infrastructure projects. Headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco, the Africa50 platform was established by the African Development Bank and African states with the aim of supporting and facilitating the development of infrastructure projects on the continent, by mobilizing public and private sector funding. The desire to join this financing mechanism was expressed in the Maputo daily “Notícias’ by a source in…

JAPANESE GOVT. APPROVED US$7.4M FOR MOZAMBIQUE YOUTH PROJECT

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Japanese government has disbursed US$ 7.4 million to support a project on youth empowerment and peace construction in cases of conflict in the northern Mozambican provinces of Nampula and Cabo Delgado. According to Maria Fornara, a representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), cited by the Maputo daily “Notícias’, the project will target 170,000 people “to strengthen educational competence among children and youth, especially in three areas: change in social behaviour, mobilization of…

CONSTRUCTION OF BUS TERMINAL TO KICK-OFF IN CABO DELGADO, MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 by Gambeta News

Valige Tauabo, Governor of the Province of Cabo Delgado, laid the first stone of a passenger bus terminal and a centre for the elderly in the district of Chiure. The construction of the bus terminal will proceed in two phases, the first of which will consist of the construction of the perimeter wall, porch, toilets and interior division for the movement of people, cargo vehicles, waiting places, boarding and disembarkation of passengers. Governor Tauabo said…

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