Official opening of new Zambezi bridge.

The new bridge spanning the mighty Zambezi river and linking the central coastal Sofala and Zambezia provinces is due to be officially opened on 10 July according to the June newsletter of the development cooperation office of the Italian embassy...

Photographer Ricardo Rangel dies.

The acclaimed Mozambican photographer Ricardo Rangel has died in Maputo at the age of 85. Born in Lourenço Marques (present-day Maputo) in February 1924, Rangel was widely considered the most important photographer in Mozambique. Of mixed African, Asian and European...

HIV/Aids affects Mozambique civil service

Maputo has seen a sharp rise in the incidence of HIV/Aids, with around 500 new cases a day being reported. In light of the increase in the figures Prime Minister Luisa Diogo has announced plans to intensify the city’s campaign...

Climate change study in Mozambique.

Mozambique could experience cyclones, floods, droughts and disease as a result of global climate change, a recent report suggests. The Climate Change Report produced by the country’s National Disaster Management Institute (INGC) paints an alarming picture of the problems facing...

Tourist numbers on the rise.

Over 1.5 million foreigners visited Mozambique in 2008 according to figures released by the tourism ministry in Maputo. This is in line with a growth trend that has seen the number of tourists to the country more than double since...

Mpanda Nkuwa dam project to begin in 2010.

Construction of the Mpanda Nkuwa hydroelectric power station in the western Tete province is due to begin next year, energy minister Salvador Namburete has said. The plant will be located on the Zambezi river around 60 km downstream from the...

Mozambique elections in October.

Mozambique is to hold general elections on 28 October and not in December as earlier thought. Incumbent president Armando Guebuza of the ruling FRELIMO (Mozambique Liberation Front) will be standing for re-election in the presidential poll. It is still not...