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Total pulls staff from natural gas site in Mozambique amid clashes — sources By Emma Rumney and David Lewis - 02 April 2021 A Dyck Advisory Group helicopter lands in Palma, Mozambique, in this picture taken between March 24 and March 27 2021. Total has withdrawn all its staff from its Afungi natural gas project site in northern Mozambique. Image: Dyck Advisory Group/Handout via REUTERS French energy major Total has withdrawn all its staff from its Afungi natural ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that they have deployed SANDF troops to Palma, Mozambique.

Running to save my life: Mozambique attack survivors tell of horror Toggle share menu Advertisement Running to save my life: Mozambique attack survivors tell of horror FILE PHOTO: People, who fled an attack claimed by Islamic State-linked insurgents on the town of Palma, look on as aid workers consult a person at a displacement centre in Pemba, Mozambique, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Emidio Jozine 04 Apr 2021 01:24AM Share this content Bookmark PEMBA: Luisa Jose, a 52...

More than 50 SA citizens in Palma accounted for, says government The government has said it is working to restore order in Palma. Image: 123RF/ZABELIN More than 50 South Africans missing after the insurgent attack on Palma, Mozambique, have all been accounted for. The SA National Defence Force is providing support to the high commission in Maputo with regard to the repatriation of South Africans who wish to return home. “Government can confirm that, with the exception of...

Swedish embassy celebrates 75th anniversary of Pippi Longstocking Posted : 2021-04-02 09:12 Updated : 2021-04-02 09:12 Namyangju Mayor Cho Kwang-han, left, picture book artist Baek Hee-na, second from left, and Swedish ambassador to Korea Jakob Hallgren, right, participate in the SwedenTalk program during the opening ceremony of the "Congrats, Pippi! & Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA)" exhibition at the Jeong Yak-yong Library in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, March 26. Courtesy of Namyan...

Ever since 2I/Borisov was first discovered, astronomers have been fascinated with this interstellar comet. With new information being discovered about the comet, experts have confidentially called it the most “pristine” space object that’s ever been studied. Astronomers don’t think that 2I/Borisov ever traveled close to any star (other than our sun) which means that its composition of gas and dust was completely pure and original. When comets travel close to stars, they can become alter...

Bus stop idea referred to committees Councillor Tom Kennedy requested that a new bus stop named after Roz, Barb, and Pat Gauci be built on the corner of Gypsum and Newton Streets, and a plaque be installed recognising them. The motion was not supported as the corner is not a designated bus stop according to Transport NSW, however an amendment was passed referring the matter to Council’s Asset Naming Committee and Traffic Committee for further investigation. Report on community garden Councill...

Reuters | Johannesburg | Updated: 01-04-2021 18:25 IST | Created: 01-04-2021 18:05 IST Representative image Image Credit: Twitter(@SAgovnews) British national Philip Mawer appears to have died in an Islamic State-claimed attack on the gas hub town of Palma in northern Mozambique, his employer RA International said on Thursday, adding a body matching his description had been recovered. "It appears that Philip died while trying to escape from the siege by ISIS-linked insurgents of the Amarula Ho...

Speaking at an event on Wednesday, President Filipe Nyusi said the government would approach the attackers with “forcefulness,” describing the assault as not the biggest the southeastern African country had seen. Cabo Delgado province, where Palma is located, has been home since 2017 to a simmering Islamist insurgency now linked to Islamic state. The jihadist group claimed the attack on Monday via its Amaq news agency. Mozambiques government has confirmed dozens of deaths, including at leas...

Daily Monitor Thursday April 01 2021 People evacuated from the city of Palma arrive on an humanitarian flight at the airport in Pemba on March 31, 2021. PHOTO/ AFP Summary The fighting had already displaced nearly 700,000 people in the gas-rich province, more than 43,000 of which were staying in Palma before the attack. Advertisement More than 8,100 people have reached safety outside the northern Mozambican town of Palma a week after it was besieged by jihadists, the UN said Wednesday, as thous...