Representing the SADC
Maputo — The company Nacala Logistics, which operates the northern Mozambican port of Nacala and the rail corridors from the port, has just started sending liquid fuels from Nacala to Malawi, by rail. The first operation, according to Thursday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Notícias’, consists of 29 tanker wagons containing 1.1 million litres of … Read More “Mozambique: – Fuel to Malawi Transported By Rail From Nacala” »
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with Don Bosco Youth Technical Institute in Lilongwe, Malawi and Don Bosco Mozambique, based in Maputo and Inharrime, in which Schneider Electric will be providing professional didactic benches for training purposes to the institutions. Under the auspices of the Schneider … Read More “Malawi: Schneider Electric, Don Bosco Malawi and Mozambique Accelerate Electrical Training” »
The governments of Mozambique and Malawi agreed at a Joint Commission on Defence and Security in Blantyre on 30 June to work to combat cross-border crimes. According to a press release from the Mozambican Defence Ministry, those crimes include terrorism, illegal immigration, trafficking in human beings and drugs, poaching, contraband of minerals, and other environmental … Read More “Mozambique and Malawi to Strengthen Defence Cooperation” »
Maputo — Mozambique Airlines (LAM) has announced that it will begin flights between Maputo and the Zambian capital, Lusaka, with a stop in Harare, as from 30 June. A LAM press release said the introduction of this route will strengthen the ties between neighbouring countries and promote regional connectivity. “The start of flights to Lusaka … Read More “Mozambique: Lam to Begin Flights to Lusaka” »
Maputo — The bodies of the administration of justice in the central province of Tete are calling for flexible prisoner swap between Mozambique and neighbouring Malawi in order to avoid costs for both countries. According to Radio Moçambique, Tete province has 92 Malawian prisoners, of whom 60 are in pre-trial detention and the rest are … Read More “Mozambique: – Mozambique and Malawi Must Look for Flexible Prisoner Swap” »
Government says the electricity interconnection with Mozambique starts in December this year, giving hope that Malawi will now completely put behind frequent power cuts which have been blamed on the slow and sluggish economic growth. Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has said that through the agreement, 120 megawatts of electricity will be added on the … Read More “Malawi Set to Switch on Electricity Mozambique From By December, 2023” »
The chairperson of Mozambique’s publicly owned electricity company, EDM, Marcelino Alberto, on 5 April announced that the Zambian government has paid off its debt of US$22 million to EDM. Alberto was speaking during a visit by Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to the Maputo Thermal Power Station which is owned by EDM. This power station, inaugurated … Read More “Mozambique: Zambia Pays Its Electricity Bill” »
Maputo — Mozambique is working to remove physical frontiers in rail transport with Malawi and Zimbabwe, as one of the strategies found for reducing transit time in the country’s rail corridors. According to Deputy Transport Minister Amilton Alissone, the measure seeks to simplify procedures to make Nacala and Beira Corridors more competitive. The Nacala Corridor … Read More “Mozambique Eliminating Physical Rail Borders” »
Maputo — More than 900 Malawian families, victims of tropical cyclone Freddy, have taken refuge in Chissaua locality, in Mecanhelas district, in the northern Mozambican province of Niassa, where they are receiving support from the Mozambican government in an accommodation centre. According to Jose Manuel, spokesperson of the Council of State Representation Services in Niassa, … Read More “Malawian Cyclone Victims Receive Support in Mozambique” »
Scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on 21 March delivered a final warning: global temperatures are now 1.1º above pre-industrial levels and the change to climate is already clear and damaging. To keep below 1.5º to prevent catastrophic damage requires massive emission cuts, which now seem unlikely. The Economist (8 Nov 2022) has … Read More “Mozambique: Freddy Is The New Normal, And Mozambique And Malawi Must Prepare – At High Cost” »
