Mozambicans want more payback from mining companies

TETE, 25 March 2013 (IRIN) - When foreign mining companies started arriving in Mozambique’s northwestern Tete Province, people had high expectations that employment and prosperity would follow. full report

Southern Africa cracks down on TB in mines

JOHANNESBURG, 25 March 2013 (IRIN) - South Africa's gold mines are estimated to have the highest number of new tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world, making the disease a leading export to neighbouring countries. IRIN takes a look at the declaration meant to change this situation. full report

Resettlement conflicts follow Mozambique's mining boom

TETE, 21 March 2013 (IRIN) - The coal boom in Mozambique’s northwestern Tete Province is pitting disgruntled locals against international mining conglomerates as communities living in the new mining areas are forced to relocate. full report

Mozambique’s first HIV vaccine trial heralds new era in local research

MAPUTO, 15 March 2013 (IRIN) - Mozambique has completed its first HIV vaccine trial and is set to embark on a second, a demonstration of the country’s increased HIV research capacity. full report

In Africa, corruption dirties the water

NAIROBI, 14 March 2013 (IRIN) - Collusion among government officials, unscrupulous water vendors and large farm owners results in diverted water supply lines, misappropriated funds, and failure to implement laws on protecting water sources from encroachment and pollution. These are just some of the ways corruption is denying millions of poor people in Africa access to safe and clean drinking water, experts say. full report

Malnutrition persists alongside Mozambique's economic growth

MAPUTO, 4 March 2013 (IRIN) - Mozambique has seen economic growth between seven and eight percent during the last two decades, yet over half the population continues to live below the poverty line. Rates of stunting and chronic malnutrition among Mozambican children have shifted little in the past decade, falling from 48 percent in 2003 to 43 percent today. full report

African migrants pay high prices to send money home

JOHANNESBURG, 27 February 2013 (IRIN) - New data from the World Bank has revealed that African migrants pay more to send money home to their families than any other migrant group in the world. full report

Flood-proofing Mozambique

MAPUTO, 13 February 2013 (IRIN) - Mozambique has dealt with years of recurrent floods and set up an effective early warning system, yet the intensity of this year’s rains came as a surprise. full report

Cholera confirmed in northern Mozambique

JOHANNESBURG, 8 February 2013 (IRIN) - In the last 10 days, 22 cases of the waterborne disease cholera have been confirmed by laboratory testing in three areas in and around the northern Mozambique town of Pemba, in Cabo Delgado Province. full report