Zimbabweans get antiretrovirals in Mozambique

Zimbabwean orphans Evans (13) and Edmond Mahlangu (8) crossed a mountain range on foot to get to Mozambique where they are slowly recovering on life-saving Aids drugs in short supply back home. "We walked for a day in the mountains. We had to keep quiet because of the guards," recounted the boys' 17-year-old sister, Emmaculate.

Tropical cyclone may hit flood-stricken Mozambique

An intense tropical cyclone is threatening to strike already flood-hit Mozambique on Tuesday, the country's National Meteorological Institute (Inam) said on Monday. Inam said in a statement Cyclone Ivan, a category-four storm, had strengthened over the Indian Ocean and was likely to cause damage when it reached the coast.

Death toll from Mozambique street protests rises

Thousands of Mozambicans have clashed with police in another wave of protests over the rising cost of living in the booming but impoverished Southern African nation, state-owned radio reported. Maputo was rocked by street demonstrations last week that saw angry crowds loot shops, destroy vehicles and burn electricity poles.

Aids affecting growth in Mozambique

The rapid spread of HIV/Aids is posing a huge threat to Mozambique's future growth and the sustainability of its poverty-reduction programmes, according to a World Bank report. The report, published in January, noted that the high costs of procuring medicines and caring for those with the disease was plunging most families further into poverty.

Triplets born on island amid Mozambique floods

In an incident recalling the birth of a baby in a tree during floods in 2000, a woman in Mozambique was rescued after giving birth to triplets on a flooded islet in the Zambezi River. Maria Jose (37) was rescued by emergency services on January 30 from a small island in the Zambezi around Mutarara district.

Riots force Mozambique to scrap bus-fare hike

The Mozambican government announced on Wednesday that it was scrapping a planned increase in bus fares as the death toll from riots sparked by the price hikes rose to three. Calm had returned to the streets of Maputo on Thursday after the riots, which residents said were the most serious since 1975.

Mozambique warns of more floods when dam gate opens

Mozambican authorities warned on Tuesday that flooding will worsen in Southern Africa when a major dam on its borders opens its floodgates and Namibia counts the toll of floods in its northern areas. The Kariba Dam, on Mozambique's border with Zambia and Zimbabwe, is expected have at least one of its floodgates opened on Monday.

Mozambique gets $60m boost in fight against poverty

Mozambique's poverty-alleviation programme this week received a boost following the approval of a further $60-million loan by the World Bank. "The council of executive directors of the World Bank has approved a credit for the International Development Association to the value of $60-million," the bank said in Maputo on Friday.

Children displaced by Mozambique floods

At least 15 000 children under the age of five have been displaced by the torrential floods in Mozambique, a global agency working with children said on Wednesday. "In most disasters, including these floods, children tend to suffer the most," said Unicef spokesperson Thierry Delvigne-Jean.

Mozambicans opt for a new life on terra firma

After rain comes sunshine -- if you're willing to seize the chance of a new life. Mozambique is trying to convince tens of thousands of people in low-lying areas who fall victim each year to floods during the summer rainy season to permanently resettle on higher ground.

Moz families refuse to be relocated despite floods

At least 1 600 families have refused to abandon their flooded homes in the central Sofala province district of Machanga. Radio Mozambique said that authorities in the district -- which is located near the Save River -- had reported that the affected families were refusing to be relocated to higher ground.

Southern Africa floods: 'Improve warning systems'

Southern Africa must improve its warning systems in order to minimise the impact of the flooding that has displaced tens of thousands of people in the region since December, a senior official has warned. Tomaz Salomao, executive secretary of the 14-nation Southern African Development Community, was speaking after a tour of flood-hit districts.

UN flies in aid for Mozambique flood victims

The United Nations World Food Programme has begun flying in food and shelter to thousands of victims of heavy flooding in Mozambique, the agency said on Tuesday. More than two tonnes of mosquito nets, tents and plastic sheeting were flown in by helicopter on Monday to the Mutarara region, while the first deliveries of food were expected to be made on Tuesday.

Floods worsen in Zambia, Mozambique

Thousands of people in Mozambique were still trapped in their homes by rising flood waters on Friday as heavy rains continued to pound Southern Africa, heightening fears of a particularly severe flood season. In Zambia, a Care worker said water levels in the south were twice as high as the same time last year.

Southern Africa floods kill dozens, aid sought

Floods in Southern Africa have killed about 45 people in a growing humanitarian crisis that has engulfed the region and brought renewed appeals for Western financial help. Heavy rains have caused rivers in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi to burst, killing three people in Malawi since Friday and forcing hundreds of others to flee.

Tens of thousands displaced in Mozambique floods

Several people have died while 70 000 others were displaced by floods in central Mozambique and the situation is expected to worsen till mid-February, the National Institute of Natural Disaster Management said on Monday.

UN concerned over floods in Mozambique

The United Nations said on Monday it will take urgent measures to help victims of deadly floods in central Mozambique that have driven thousands from their homes. The floods, fed by heavy rains from Zambia and Zimbabwe, have killed six people and cut major transport links to neighbouring countries.

Mozambique homes isolated by rising water levels

At least 1 000 families have had no communication with the outside world since last Thursday after their homes became isolated by rising water levels in the flood-hit province of Mozambican Manica, state radio reported on Wednesday. Manica provincial governor Maurice Viera said that intense rains had resulted in the displacement of more than 900 families.

Flood alert in Mozambique

Water levels in the Pungue, Save and Buzi rivers were rising at alarming levels after intensive rain hit Mozambique's central provinces and neighbouring Zimbabwe, state media reported on Friday. Extensive portions of soil from fields had been washed away and most parts were flooded.

Mozambique hit by new cholera outbreak

Health authorities in the central Zambezia province in Mozambique were on high alert after the deaths last week of two people out of more than 20 reported cases of cholera, the daily Noticias reported on Tuesday. In October this year health authorities reported the death of two people in the same province while another six were hospitalised in the same district.

Chissano's son dies amid murder probe

The eldest son of former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano has died while under investigation for possible involvement in the 2000 murder of a journalist, state radio reported on Monday. Nympine Chissano (37) was found dead on Monday in his home in the capital Maputo.

Mozambique acts on predator teachers

A teenage girl fights back tears as she recalls how the teacher she had regarded as her mentor demanded sexual favours after class at her Mozambican high school. "This teacher, who had been very kind to me and had told me that I was very intelligent, asked me to come round to his home so he could give me a book," says 16-year-old Regina.

Lions cause panic in Mozambique

A pride of lions is causing panic in the rural district of Barue in Mozambique, official radio reported on Monday. An environmental inspector from a government department was injured by one of the lions killed in a government approved operation last week.

Mozambique sets five-year target to clear landmines

The Mozambican government set itself a new five-year target on Friday to remove all the landmines that still litter the country, 15 years after its long-running civil war. Luis Mondlane, a senior official in the national demining institute, said the government would need about $10-million to fund a new programme to get rid of all unexploded ordnance by 2012.

Steel thieves strip Mozambican railway line

The Mozambican national railways company continues to lose steel from its lines. Radio Mozambique reported on Monday that the Xai Xai-to-Manjacaze railway line had been stripped of railway line steel and safety clips worth more than $8-million since the beginning of the year.

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