insert_link Africa Ferry Sinking off Mozambique’s North Coast Claims Over 90 Lives Tragedy struck off the north coast of Mozambique as a ferry carrying more than 130 individuals, including children, sank, resulting in over 90 fatalities. Authorities report that the vessel, a converted fishing boat en route from Lunga, encountered distress while attempting to reach an island in Nampula province. Amid the disaster, only five individuals have been rescued. Jaime Neto, Nampula’s Secretary of State, reveals that many passengers sought to flee […] today8 April, 2024
insert_link Africa Twin rate cuts set Mozambique apart as African currency rally By Seth Onyango, bird story agency Mozambique’s central bank has decisively cut its benchmark lending rate to 15.75% from 16.5%, setting a precedent as the first African country to slash rates twice in 2024. The move highlights Maputo’s aggressive push for economic growth amid a wider trend of cooling inflation and currency stability against the US dollar across Africa. Rate cuts in the southeastern African nation, prompted […] today8 April, 2024
insert_link Oshiwambo Uuministeli wuunamapya wa Mozambique owiindiike okweeta moshilongo oombwa dhoka kwa talika dha nika oshiponga. Uuministeli wuunamapya wa Mozambique owiindiike okweeta moshilongo oombwa dhoka kwa talika dha nika oshiponga. O BBC oya lopota kutya etokolo otali lalakanene oku kondjitha iiponokela yoombwa mbyoka ya lopotelwa moshilongo. Okulika koombwa ohaku holoka olundji mo Mozambique. Metata thimbo lyonuumvo,aantu ya konda 9 000 oya lika koombwa,omwaalu gwa shuna pevi noo % 21 okuza mo 2022. iiponokela yimwe ohayi hulile muuwehame,aantu taya tetwa iilyolutu,nomaso ,miipotha yimwe. Ondjindikila oya guma omaludhi […] today3 April, 2024
insert_link Africa What’s behind the worldwide shortage of cholera vaccines? For starters, they’re only made by one company By Edina Amponsah-Dacosta, University of Cape Town In February 2024 the World Health Organization announced southern Africa was suffering the deadliest regional outbreak of cholera in at least a decade. At the epicentre of the disaster were Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where cholera cases surged more than four-fold between 2022 and 2023. Over 1,600 deaths were reported in the three countries. Already 2024 is threatening to be […] today12 March, 2024
insert_link World Malaysia urges new hunt for MH370 A decade after it went missing, Malaysia is pushing for a renewed search for the wreckage of missing flight MH370. Malaysia, Australia, and China called off an operation to find the missing plane in 2017 after a two-year-long search. Pieces of debris confirmed or thought to be from the aircraft have washed up on the shorelines of South Africa, Mauritius, and Mozambique since 2016. Laura Westbrook has more. today4 March, 2024
insert_link Oshiwambo Oshiwana sha Mozambique tashi fadukapo omakuyunguto monooli yoshilongo. Epangelo laMozambique ola koleka metivali kutya ovanhu vedulife po 10 000 ova fininikwa konghalo oku tembukamo momaumbo avo, omolwo nghalo yo makuyunguto oyo ya etifiwa kongudu yokulo yo jihadist. Oo eli omupopiliko wepangelo moshilongo osho Filimao Suaze, okwa lombwela oikundaneki kutya onghalo oyo ili mo Cabo Delgado ota yuuulike yapimbila. Okwati omuvalu wovanhu vedulife po 10 000 owa tembuka nale noku fika momudingonoko woshitopolwa oshoyo oitopolwa ikwao oku konga ouholameno. […] today28 February, 2024
insert_link Namibia Confirmation of VIP Guests at Presidential Memorial and Burial Services The Heads of State of the following countries will be attending this weekend's official ceremonies to mark the passing of former President Hage Geingob: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Qatar, Zambia, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Principe. Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, will also attend on behalf of the British Royal Family, as […] today23 February, 2024
insert_link Africa Thousands displaced in Mozambique due to unrest A new outbreak of unrest in northern Mozambique by jihadist insurgency has forced thousands to flee their homes, according to UN figures and sources in Cabo Delgado province. The AFP news agency reports that an alert from the UN migration agency IOM said recent attacks in the Macomia, Chiure and Mecufi districts had displaced 13 088 people - most of them children - by bus, canoe, and on foot. today22 February, 2024
insert_link South Africa South Africa bets big on natural gas as it begins a belated push to revamp its energy supplies and slash emissions, bolstered by EU endorsement of investments in gas. By Seth Onyango, bird story agency South Africa is emerging as an early beneficiary of the European Parliament’s vote last July to designate natural gas and nuclear projects as “green energy” investments. The vote was seen as an opportunity for natural gas-endowed states in Africa to continue ploughing billions from the sale of the commodity into their economies. The recent unveiling of a gas terminal project in South Africa led […] today25 January, 2024
