Dunster children raise money for Mozambique (This is West Country)

YOUNGSTERS at Dunster First School dressed in the colours of the Mozambique flag to raise money for the country's children and their families.

Brazil joins scramble for Africa's natural resources (Daily Telegraph)

A Brazilian mining company is preparing to start operations in Mozambique as the South American country joins the scramble for Africa's natural resources.

Mozambique : Prime Minister Warns Mozambicans Not to Rely on Striking Oil (AllAfrica.com)

Maputo — Mozambican Prime Minister Aires Ali has warned that Mozambicans should not bank on the possibility of oil discoveries solving the country's problems.

Mozambique : Inspection Centre Claims Capacity of 300 Vehicles a Day (AllAfrica.com)

Maputo — The vehicle inspection centre in the southern Mozambican city of Matola has claimed that it can inspect 300 vehicles a day, reports Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-09 10:55 Sasol sees 2010 output at 42,000 bpd oil equivalent (Interactive Investor)

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - South African petrochemicals group Sasol expects to raise its upstream oil and gas production to 42,000 barrels per day oil equivalent this year from 38,000 bpd, a senior official said on Tuesday. Spencer Quam, Asset Manager for Mozambique at Sasol Petroleum International (SPI), told an Africa energy conference in Johannesburg that the company would raise SPI's ...

Financial Times FT.com (Financial Times)

Brazil's mining company, Vale, is preparing to start operations in Mozambique as South America's largest economy steps up its involvement in the scramble for Africa's resources.

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)

Most of the exporters have reportedly moved to Mozambique and Tanzania. Mr Muhara said the ban on the export of Kenya's popular cashew nuts was likely to see more processing plants being set up in the country boosting competition, prices and transfer technology.

Echoes From Davos: Brazil Follows China Into Africa (Forbes)

China's hunt for natural resources in Africa has taken the spotlight, but now Brazil's giant Vale mi

Mozambique : Former Minister Faces Six Charges (AllAfrica.com)

Maputo — Contrary to initial reports, Mozambique's Supreme Court has not endorsed the Maputo City Court's decision to throw out 48 of the 49 corruption charges against former Interior Minister Almerino Manhenje.

Shaun Johnson: 'The making into a saint of human beings is very dangerous' (Independent)

The subject was, unsurprisingly, Nelson Mandela and what has been a widespread deification of the great man's lifelong achievements.