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The governor of the Bank of Mozambique, Ernesto Gove, on Wednesday declared that financial services must be expanded to the entire country in order to promote saving and investment.

The forum which claims to represent Mozambicans who were once migrant workers in East Germany, known colloquially as "Majermanes", has decided to apply their 21 million meticais (about 840,000 US dollars) from shares granted by the government in the micro-finance bank SOCREMO in socio-economic projects to support their social reinsertion.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a further disbursement of 2.4 million US dollars for Mozambique under the Fund's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF).

The Mozambican government has lifted temporarily the ban on long distance night passenger transport on the country's roads to respond to the growing demand during the festive season, reports Tuesday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".

Mozambique's First Lady, Maria da Luz Guebuza, on Friday called once more on Mozambican society to look to the future with greater responsibility, in order to guarantee palpable results in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

The Mozambican Ministry of Education has recognised that, despite advances made in recent years in terms of girls' education, there is still a long way to go.

One of Maputo's least loved landmarks will disappear in February.

The unfinished "Quatro Estacoes" (Four Seasons) hotel, whose ugly shell towers over a Maputo beach, will be demolished by implosion to make space for new premises for the American Embassy and a residential complex.

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza declared on Wednesday night that the business environment in Mozambique is dynamic and growing in competitiveness.

The Mozambican government will continue to need the support of its international partners if it is to eliminate the threat posed by anti-personnel mines, and meet the targets for land mine eradication set by the Ottawa Treaty of which Mozambique is a signatory.

Although the figures for the final quarter are not yet available, the Mozambican economy is expected to grow by 7.9 per cent this year, the Minister of Planning and Development, Aiuba Cuereneia, told the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday.

Much of Mozambique's second largest city, Beira, is under water, devastated by a storm that hit the city on Monday night.

Mozambican first lady Maria da Luz Guebuza has urged communities in the northern province of Nampula to delay the traditional initiation rites, in order to allow their children to stay at school.

Mozambique's First Lady, Maria da Luz Guebuza, has attacked those who "spread disinformation" that can harm people - such as urging them to drink untreated water without boiling it first.

The Mozambican Human Rights League (LDH) has urged the Mozambican people to be more energetic in demanding that government officials respect human rights.

Private long distance transport operators are planning to hit their clients with huge fare rises this festive season, reports Monday's issue of the Beira daily paper "Diario de Mocambique".

Six cases of female genital mutilation have been reported this year from northern Mozambique, according to Lurdes Mabunda, an official from the Mozambican police office for women and child victims of violence.

The Mozambican Interior Ministry has returned to the Finance Ministry five million meticais (about 200,000 US dollars) that had been allocated for wages of workers who do not exist, according to a report in Friday's issue of the weekly paper "O Pais".

Mozambican and Portuguese medical specialists are unanimous about the need to seek new and more effective mechanisms for the treatment of tuberculosis.

Mozambique's Minister of Science and Technology, Venancio Massingue, declared on Monday that skilled human resources are a key factor in developing a culture of innovation, that will allow citizens to face social and economic challenges through scientific knowledge.

The Mozambican health service is striving to establish a standardised monitoring and evaluation system to provide up-to-date information on the situation of every patient receiving anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs, which prolong the lives of people infected with the HIV virus.