AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAgribusiness & Trade: Belarus and Mozambique signed a contract to build four agricultural mechanisation centres, aiming to strengthen Mozambique’s food security and boost use of the country’s ports for regional market access. Mining & Investment Climate: Mozambique resolved a long-running coal mining dispute via an ICSID settlement, clearing the way for renewed investor confidence and a potential takeover by an Indian steelmaker. Local Industry & Power Infrastructure: Mozambique approved a 2026–2046 National Cooperative Development Program to formalise 10,000 co-ops, integrate 1.5m informal operators, and support industrialisation and local processing, with youth and women targets. Energy & SME Linkages: CTA and the Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric project signed an agreement to integrate SMEs into the future 1,500MW dam and 1,300km transmission build-out. Health Regulation: ANARME suspended the sale and use of Meril Diagnostics RDTs (malaria, HIV, HIV/syphilis) after WHO/INS flagged critical quality management failures. Food Chain Safety (Regional Spillover): Reports say unregistered pesticides entering South Africa via illicit routes—including from Mozambique—are being used in unsafe conditions, raising contamination risks. Retail Competition: A Gauteng High Court ruling cleared Shoprite’s Midrand takeover after Spar failed to renew a lease on time.
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