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Country Ranked 22nd in African Governance Index
Mozambique has been ranked 22nd out of 48 countries in this year's edition of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, which is the same ranking that it held last year,

Country Negotiating Mozal Power Supply With South Africa
The Mozambican government is working with the South African authorities to ensure the resumption of full supplies of electricity to the MOZAL aluminium smelter on the outskirts of Maputo.

Local Schools Vulnerable to Human Trafficking
Mozambican schools are highly vulnerable to trafficking in children, the country's former first lady, Graca Machel, warned on Wednesday.

No Genetically Modified Seeds in Green Revolution
The "Green Revolution" in Mozambique does not depend on genetically modified seeds, Prime Minister Luisa Diogo assured the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Thursday.

Renamo Accused of Plagiarising the Government
Mozambican Labour Minister Helena Taipo on Thursday accused the country's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, of plagiarism.

Minister Defends Green Revolution Strategy
Mozambican Agriculture Minister Soares Nhaca on Thursday denied a claim by the former rebel movement Renamo that Mozambique has fewer rural extensionists than Swaziland.

Gender Gap in Professional Education
The presence of women students and teachers in Mozambique's professional education institutions is very low, the Professional Education Reform Executive Commission warned on Monday.

Frelimo Candidate Demands Audit of Nacala
Chale Ossufo, candidate of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party for mayor of the northern port of Nacala, has warned that, if elected, he will not take office until there has been a thorough audit of the Nacala municipal accounts.

Statistical Data on State Employees Published
Mozambique's Minister for the Public Service, Victoria Diogo, on Wednesday launched the first edition of the Statistical Yearbook on the public administration, based on the information obtained in the census of state employees in 2007, and subsequently updated.

Guebuza Upbeat About Public Sector Reform
Mozambican civil servants must build a public administration which "provides services of growing quality to citizens and to public and private institutions", and which is guided "by the highest ethical values", urged President Armando Guebuza on Wednesday.

Government Urged to Step Up Measures Against Trafficking in People
The Southern African Network Against Trafficking in and Abuse of Minors (SANTAC) has urged the Mozambican government to step up actions to prevent and combat the trafficking in human beings.

New Daily Paper Launched
The independent Mozambican media company SOICO has relaunched its weekly paper "O Pais" as a daily.

Social Security Institute Under Debate
Despite the various scandals associated with Mozambique's National Social Security Institute (INSS), it is growing and is in good financial health, Labour Minister Helena Taipo told the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday.

Cholera Kills 12 in Cuamba
A cholera outbreak in the town of Cuamba, in the northern Mozambican province of Niassa, has killed 12 of the 277 people diagnosed with the disease so far, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".

Green Revolution to Eliminate Grain Deficit
Government strategy towards agriculture is to eliminate the need to import rice and potatoes, and slash imports of wheat, declared Agriculture Minister Soares Nhaca on Wednesday.

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