Three beheaded in fresh attack in southern Cabo Delgado; Dugongo Cement fined MZN20.5m by competition authority

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 31 August 2022

Agenda:

• Today: President Filipe Nyusi delivers address to the country on covid-19 situation

• Today-tomorrow: National Symposium on Agrarian Research, attended today by President Nyusi and agriculture minister Celso Correia

• Today-Sunday: Maputo International Fair, known as Facim, Mozambique’s biggest trade fair

• Tomorrow-Friday: Luso-Mozambican summit, with Portuguese prime minister António Costa attending

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The latest from Zitamar News:

Three beheaded in fresh attack in southern Cabo Delgado
At least three civilians were beheaded by insurgents on the banks of the Megaruma river dividing the districts of Ancuabe and Chiure on Wednesday

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Also in the news:

• Infrastructure repairs after rainy season to cost MZN8.7bn (O País)

• Lake Oil denies “malicious report” and threatens legal action (press release)

• Dugongo Cement fined MZN20.5m by competition authority (Notícias, Mediafax)

• MDM leader said Nyusi “insulted” Mozambican businesspeople (O País) 

• Taking over MZN10,000 out of country must now be declared (O País)