The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Maputo - Three children were killed and two seriously injured in northern Mozambique after accidently exploding a mortar bomb left over from the country's past wars, a local newspaper reported Friday. Noticias daily reported that the children in Nias...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
In a country where brutal civil war raged just two decades ago, surprisingly little anger remains today It's hard to imagine a more tranquil place than Gaza: farmers taking their produce to market, women and children standing patiently at bus stops, towns crowded with shoppers, and along the almost empty sandy beaches no sound to disturb the stillness except the thunder of surf. This is the "other...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Mozambican Brazilian, and Southern African business people are meeting for two days in Maputo to look into investment opportunities for producing biofuels, particularly ethanol, from sugar cane in Mozambique.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Mozambican government and the publicly owned National Hydrocarbon Company (ENH) on Thursday signed two contracts under which ENH is granted concessions to distribute and market natural gas in the northern part of Inhambane province, and in Maputo city and the adjacent district of Marracuene.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Mozambican Education Minister Aires Aly said in Maputo on Wednesday that though there are still problems of access of children to school, the main challenge to the country, at national level, is about the quality of education.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
The Mozambican Engineering Laboratory (LEM) opened in Maputo on Monday a course on security of dams, with the participation of 40 people, including managers of dams, professionals from consultancy companies, teachers and students from various universities.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
The trail began in Maputo on Monday of former Transport Minister Antonio Munguambe, the former chairperson of the Mozambican Airport Company (ADM), Diodino Cambaza, and three others, who are facing corruption charges involving the theft of over 54.4 million meticais (about two million US dollars, at current exchange rates) from ADM between 2005 and 2008.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
MAPUTO, Mozambique -- A former Cabinet minister and four other defendants are standing trial in the biggest corruption case to go to court in Mozambique since independence in 1975.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
MAPUTO, Mozambique -- Mozambique's main opposition party says the ruling party stuffed ballot boxes and expelled opposition monitors from polling stations to help it win the country's Oct. 28 presidential election.
turenchi (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Coach of the Mozambican team, Martin Nooij believes the Super Eagles, and not Tunisia, deserve to be at the World Cup as he is of the opinion that the Nigerian team has a better international status than the North Africans.Nooij, on Saturday, guided Mozambique to their first African Cup of Nations appearance since 1998 following their 1-0 win over the Tunisians in Maputo, a result which guaranteed...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
MAPUTO, Mozambique -- Amnesty International is calling for an end to deadly police violence in Mozambique.
France24 (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
At one stage on Saturday a prediction by Brazil football legend Pele that Nigeria could reach the 2010 World Cup semi-finals in South Africa seemed far off the mark. The 'Super Eagles' were not living up to their nickname as they trailed modest Kenya 1-0 in Nairobi while Group B leaders Tunisia had battened down the hatches in Maputo to keep Mozambique goalless. It meant Tunisia were three points...
turenchi (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
It was celebration galore from every nook and cranny of the country yesterday and great relief for players and Nigerians at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya when the Super Eagles survived a huge scare from the Harambee Stars to secure the sole Group B ticket to the next year?s World Cup finals in South Africa. This came on the heels of a pass mark given the country by the Federation...
Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
The four play-off games in the European qualification zone were all tight affairs with all left to play for in the second legs. France edged Ireland 1-0 at Croke Park in Dublin with a second half Nicolas Anelka goal. In Lisbon, a Bruno Alves strike gives the Portuguese a slight advantage ahead of the return leg in Sarajevo. There were no goals in Athens as Greece and Ukraine played out a cagey draw....
All Africa (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
The curtain fell today on the 6th and final day of group B qualifiers for the combined 2010 World Cup/African Cup of Nations as Tunisia lost 1-0 against Mozambique in Maputo. On its part Nigeria beat Kenya 3-2 in a cliff hanger.
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