World

7 years ago | August 18, 2017

Mozambique economic watchdog seizes 5t sugar

Mozambique’S National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) on Monday announced that it has seized five tonnes of ...

7 years ago | August 11, 2017

Motion of No Confidence: Zuma survives but . . .

The constitutional motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday was defeated with 198 votes against, 177 ...

Former Mozambican justice minister jailed

The Maputo City Court recently sentenced former Justice Minister Abdurremane Lino de Almeida to two years in prison for ...

Maputo partially lifts ban on SA eggs

The National Veterinary Directorate in Mozambique’s Ministry of Agriculture has lifted the ban on the import of chicken ...

North Korea dismisses Trump warnings as ‘nonsense’

North Korea dismissed warnings by US President Donald Trump that it would face “fire and fury” if it threatened the ...

7 years ago | August 4, 2017

Trump approves new ‘flawed’ Russia sanctions

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has signed into a law a bill which imposes new sanctions on Russia for their alleged meddling in ...

Crooked Mozambique cops sent packing

THE entire Mozambican police force unit in the popular beachfront tourist resort of Ponta do Ouro has been suspended ...

7 years ago | July 28, 2017

Zuma critic on party discipline charges

AN outspoken member of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) party has been charged with ill-discipline for ...

Live cobras found inside potato chip cans

A CALIFORNIA man was arrested after a package addressed to him was found with three live king cobras hidden inside ...

Water cuts pose Rome ‘health risk’

ITALY’S Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin has warned of health consequences if water rationing is imposed in Rome.

7 years ago | July 14, 2017

Ghana-born soldier is first black aide of British monarch

Queen Elizabeth II has chosen a Ghanaian-born soldier in the British Army to be her next aide at the Buckingham Palace.

Number of buses in Maputo increases

The municipal bus companies in Maputo and the neighbouring city of Matola have substantially increased the number of ...

7 years ago | June 30, 2017

Trump travel ban: New visa criteria comes into effect

The Trump administration has set new criteria for visa applicants from six Muslim-majority countries and all refugees, ...

Queen receives $97m to restore Buckingham Palace

QUEEN Elizabeth II was set to get a little more in her pay-check this year— $43 million more, to be exact. The queen ...

China launches new warship type

CHINA on Wednesday launched a new type of domestically built warship in its latest bid to modernise its military, state ...