Tag «Mozambique»

DE BEERS GROUP TO MOVE 200 ELEPHANTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO MOZAMBIQUE IN MAJOR CONSERVATION EFFORT

Partners with Peace Parks Foundation on one of the largest elephant translocations in South Africa’s history 23 JULY 2018: De Beers Group has begun to transport 200 elephants across 1,500km from its Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve (VLNR) in South Africa to Mozambique. The operation, one of the largest elephant translocations ever recorded in South Africa, is …

Rio Tinto update on former Mozambique coal assets

Rio Tinto has been notified by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has filed a complaint today in relation to Rio Tinto’s disclosures and timing of the impairment of Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique (RTCM). The impairment was reflected in Rio Tinto’s 2012 year-end accounts. Rio Tinto intends to vigorously defend itself against …

Inchcape Shipping Services opens in Mozambique

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world-leading marine, cargo and supply chain solutions provider, has expanded its operations in Africa with the opening of new offices in Maputo, Mozambique which provide coverage across all of the country’s main ports from Pemba in the north, right down to Maputo itself. ISS Mozambique was declared open for business …

Rio Tinto agrees sale of coal assets in Mozambique

Rio Tinto has reached an agreement to sell Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique, which comprises the Benga coal mine and other projects in the Tete province of Mozambique, to International Coal Ventures Private Limited (ICVL) for US$50 million. The assets were acquired by Rio Tinto as part of its acquisition of Riversdale Mining Limited in 2011. …

CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: New book helps region understand what might be in store and what to do about it September 3, 2013, Maseru, Lesotho—The southern region of Africa could be the hardest hit by rising temperatures from climate change, leaving many to wonder what this means for agriculture. Will some areas become …

Regional Integration Essential to Africa’s Growth and Development, Says Carl Bildt

Africa’s growing economy can accommodate partnerships with developed and emerging economies New partnerships are based on market forces, not colonialism; but foreign investors should help build more local skills capacity Cape Town, South Africa, 10 May 2013 – Regional integration within Africa and the continent’s integration with developed economies are essential to its growth and development, Carl …

New Opportunities and New Risks: Prospects for Sub-Saharan Africa and Mozambique – David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF

Universidade Politécnica, Maputo May 6, 2013 As prepared for delivery Good Morning. It is a great pleasure to be here today at Universidade Politécnica. I want to thank Dean Isabel Da Costa for her kind words of introduction. I am grateful for the opportunity to meet with you—the leaders of tomorrow who will shape Mozambique’s …

Botswana Diamonds plc [AIM:BOD] – Option Agreement on an additional prospecting licence – Save River, Mozambique

Botswana Diamonds (AIM:BOD) is pleased to announce that an additional licence has been added to the recently-signed option agreement with a Mozambican company, Morminas, a subsidiary of the EIP Group of Portugal. This now brings the total to three licence blocks that are being evaluated on the Save River in Mozambique, close to the Zimbabwean …

BHP Billiton Donates US$500,000 for Flood Relief in Mozambique

February 01, 2013 BHP Billiton has donated US$500,000 to the Mozambique Red Cross to assist with humanitarian disaster relief following the recent floods in Mozambique. The donation will be made by BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities and the Company will match additional contributions made by employees. BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers said, “BHP Billiton is committed …