WORLD Mobile Group, the first global mobile network powered by blockchain technology and the sharing economy, successfully launched on Monday its first aerostat in Mozambique, expanding mobile connectivity to the southeast African country. Gregory Gottlieb, head of Aerial Platforms, told the press on Monday that “Aerostat is here to connect the unconnected in the rural area. It will offer a booming signal to a good variety of operators in Mozambique and will cover a 72 km radius outside urban areas”.…

THE statesman, Joachim Chissano, has lamented the sanctions against Zimbabwe as having a dire impact on the Southern African region. The former Mozambican president added the current situation in theneighbouring country would hinder the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). “The crisis in the country is having terrible consequences for the region, as Zimbabwe lies at the heart of Southern Africa,” Chissano said. He was speaking in Harare, the Zimbabwe capital, during a high-level debt resolution forum.…

THE death toll from the worst cholera outbreak in a decade in Mozambique has risen to 97. This is up from the 35 deaths that were reported by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in early March. Then, the Southern African country had 4 979 cases of the water borne disease. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) disclosed that Mozambique now has recorded 22 482 cases since the beginning of the year, as of April 2. “Cholera cases have been increasing…