The Mozambican police on Saturday night foiled an attempted break-out from the cells in the Maputo City Police Command, reports Tuesday's issue of the independent newsheet, "Mediafax".

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over in Maputo on Monday vehicles, computers and communication radios to the Mozambican police force.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) on Monday signed the second round of the Code of Conduct between the Mozambican government and its partners for the establishment of a Sector Wide Approach (SWAp)

Mozambique wants to improve its artisans' skills in making gold jewellery, so that items made of the precious metal can be exported to the international market.

Mozambique may be unable to present its self-assessment report for the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) during the next African Union ordinary summit in Addis Ababa in January 2009.

The Zebras have been pitted against the Mambas of Mozambique in this year's COSAFA Cup after the draw, which was conducted in Nelspruit, South Africa on Thursday morning.