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Mozambique has announced that schools will reopen from Monday after being closed in some cases for as long as a year. President Filipe Nyusi said the risk of coronavirus transmission was low but schools “could interrupt their face-to-face teaching activities or begin them at a later date” as needed. It …

Authorities in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia say the funnel caterpillars have destroyed around 143 hectares (353 acres) of crops, BBC News reports. At least 60 families who depend on farming have complained of damage in the district of Mocuba. Farmers had been told to spray their farms with …

Mozambican authorities received the first batch of 200,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Chinese government. The vaccines by Sinopharm were received on Wednesday by Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario at the Maputo International Airport. The prime minister said the government was working on getting more Covid-19 vaccines. The vaccination …

Mozambican authorities are investigating over the death of more than 100 dolphins in an island south of the country. The dolphins, same species, Stenella Longirostris were found dead on the coast of the island of Bazaruto in the province of Inhambane. The first 25 dolphins were discovered on Sunday and …

According to the Mozambican health ministry, heath workers will be the first people to be vaccinated against the coronvirus pandemic once national supplies arrive at the end of this week. Benigna Matsinhe, Mozambique’s Deputy National Director of Public Health, made the announcement at a press conference on Monday, but did …

The leader of the second-largest opposition party in Mozambique, Daviz Simango has died in neighbouring South Africa where he had been evacuated on Feburary 13. A few days earlier, Mr Simango was tested negative whereas his wife was tested positive for coronavirus. His brother Lutero Simango told journalists at the …

Four pastors in Manica province in central Mozambique have been arrested for holding religious services with more than 50 people in attendance in violation of Covid-19 restrictions. They may be punished with sentences ranging from three to 15 days in prison or a fine. Read also: Libya celebrates 10 years …

The municipal authorities in Chimoio city in Mozambique have announced plans to expand the morgue at the main provincial hospital citing rising Covid-19 deaths. City mayor João Ferreira has confirmed the expansion. The project will include expanding the mortuary building and refrigeration capacity at a cost of $5,300 in Manica …

Mozambican authorities have warned of an upcoming cyclone that will affect the central provinces of Zambézia and Sofala and the southern province of Inhambane. The National Meteorological Institute (Inam) predicts the cyclone will land on February 13. This will be Mozambique’s third cyclone in the current rainy season after Cyclones …

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced Thursday that in order to curb the coronavirus pandemic, the southern African nation will go under night curfews from Friday following. A first curfew in Mozambique since the civil war ended in 1992. The curfew will run from 5th February until 7th March. The curfew …