Eskom and Mozal in talks with EDM to buy Temane power; Gombe floods Beira as death toll hits 53

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 18 March 2022

Agenda:

• Today: SADC Council of Ministers meets in Lilongwe, Malawi. Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo attends for Mozambique

• Today-Sunday: Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in Mozambique on working visit 

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The latest from Zitamar News:

Eskom and Mozal in talks with EDM to buy Temane power (£)
Mozambique's electricity utility wants to sell power from a new gas-fired power plant being built in Inhambane, to South Africa and the Mozal aluminium smelter

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Beira flooded by a year's worth of rain in two days, as Cyclone Gombe returns
Mozambique's meteorological institute predicted 30-50mm of rain in Beira on Wednesday, but instead the city was hit by more than 200mm

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Insurgents and state forces claim victory in bloody battle for Matemo island
Police claim to have killed 10 insurgents in fighting on Matemo island this week, while IS claims its jihadis killed 7 police or soldiers

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Also in the news:

• Cyclone Gombe death toll in Mozambique rises to 53 (Reuters)

• Cyclone Gombe costs Nampula banana plantation MZN100m (O País)

• More than 80 terrorism suspects incarcerated across Mozambique (O País)