Africa: Europe Tries to Ease EPA Fears

1 June, 2009 in Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, SADC, South Africa

source: allAfrica Jo-Maré Duddy 20 May 2009 Windhoek — THE European Union (EU) is not motivated by commercial self-interest in seeking economic partnership agreements (EPAs) with Namibia and other African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) countries, Dr Elizabeth Pape, the European Commission’s (EC) Ambassador to Namibia, said on the eve of the watershed EPA meeting between Trade and Industry [...]

Botswana compelled to rehabilitate Zimbabwe`s transmission lines

1 June, 2009 in Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

source: Standay Standard by Gowenius Toka 31.05.2009 Plans by Botswana government to draw electricity from Mozambique through Zimbabwe’s existing electricity supply infrastructure, will help revive the latter’s economy, in more ways than one. This follows successful negotiations between Botswana and Mozambique, through the Ministers of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources of the two countries recently, [...]

Southern Africa: Mozambique, Zambia And Zimbabwe Agree On Conservation Area

27 May, 2009 in Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

source: allAfrica Maputo — Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia have agreed that the three countries will jointly manage the natural resources in their cross border conservation areas. The announcement was made in Maputo on Tuesday by Afonso Madope, of the Cross-border Conservation Areas Unit in the Mozambican Tourism Ministry. He was speaking to reporters shortly after [...]

DIS interest in Cahora Bassa alleged saboteur raises eye-brows

12 May, 2009 in Botswana, Mozambique

source: Standay Standard by Sunday Standard Reporter 10.05.2009 8:04:28 P The Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) this week sent an agent to Mozambique, allegedly to try and secure the release of former Botswana Defence Force (BDF) pilot, Captain Tino Phuthego. Phuthego, who in 2006 led the Botswana Defence Force C-130 crew to the Dafur region [...]

Pipeline means more fuel for SA

10 February, 2008 in Mozambique, South Africa

source: News24 09/02/2008 16:20 – (SA) Gcina Ntsaluba Nelspruit – Construction of a 249km-long pipeline that will transport liquid petroleum from Mozambique to South Africa is set to begin in June. The pipeline will transport liquid petroleum from Matola harbour in Mozambique to Gauteng via Nelspruit. “Construction will take 18 months at a cost of [...]

SA, Moz to upgrade border post

19 January, 2008 in Mozambique, South Africa

source: SouthAfrica.info Gcina Ntsaluba 18 January 2008 South Africa and Mozambique are to open a R600-million, 24-hour, one-stop border post by 2009 to handle the growing movement of people and goods between the two countries. Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative CEO Barbara Mommen told BuaNews that the existing Lebombo/ Ressano Garica border post was not designed [...]

Zimbabwe: Cahora Bassa Switches Off Power

11 January, 2008 in Mozambique, Zimbabwe

source: allAfrica Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo) 10 January 2008 Posted to the web 10 January 2008 Maputo Mozambique’s Cahora Bassa dam has interrupted supplies of electricity to the Zimbabwean power facility, ZESA, for non-payment of bills. A senior source in the dam operating company, Hidroelectrrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) told AIM on Thursday [...]

Southern Africa: SADC Free Trade Area Now in Force

3 January, 2008 in Mozambique, SADC

source: allAfrica Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo) 2 January 2008 Posted to the web 2 January 2008 Maputo The SADC (Southern African Development Community) Free Trade Area took effect as from Monday, and in principle the vast majority of goods produced in other SADC countries can now enter Mozambique free of customs duties. To [...]

Mozambique: New Tobacco Regulations Take Effect

3 December, 2007 in Mozambique

source: allAfrica Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo) 3 December 2007 Posted to the web 3 December 2007 Maputo A new set of regulations on the marketing and consumption of tobacco products took effect in Mozambique at the weekend. From Saturday onwards it became illegal to smoke in any public place, including all state institutions, [...]