The Central Office for Combating Corruption has closed the case of an alleged millionaire bribe to the leader of the Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS). Albino Forquilha allegedly received a bribe of 219 million meticais to give up the fight to restore electoral truth, according to a complaint by the Center for Democracy and Human Rights...
The President of the Mozambican Tax Authority (AT), Aníbal Joaquim Mbalango, held a working meeting with a multidisciplinary team on Thursday morning (17) with the aim of analyzing the main challenges facing the institution's Social Affairs area and proposing sustainable solutions that meet the needs of employees. The President of AT highlighted...
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, confirmed yesterday that construction work on the Temane Thermal Power Station in Inhambane province had been halted due to the production of new turbines and renegotiations with the contractor. The Head of State explained that the suspension of activities was mainly due to the loss of two turbines when...
Rede Viária de Moçambique (Revimo) has announced that it will resume collecting tolls at the toll plazas where activity has been suspended, as of next Monday, April 21. In a statement issued yesterday, Revimo referred to the measure at the Costa do Sol and Zintava tolls; the Macaneta toll;...
South Africa hopes that the negotiations to restore harmony in Europe, specifically the cessation of military hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, will lead to lasting peace. According to South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola, his country is committed to peace in the world. Lamola, quoted by the...
Corruption cases in the country are still moving through the papers, with more than 300 cases having been submitted to the Central Office for Combating Corruption (GCC) in the first quarter of this year alone. Currently, 145 criminal cases of various kinds are underway at the Public Prosecutor's Office, according to the GCCC spokesperson. "As for the procedural movement of the...
Zimbabwe's currency, backed by precious metals, is heading for failure because political mistakes have pushed it to the margins, according to the country's oldest independent brokerage. "The ZiG is rapidly going into extinction," wrote Imara Asset Management CEO John Legat and Chief Investment Officer Shelton...
The "Tea of Connections" event - an initiative promoted in partnership between the BCI and New Faces New Voices (NFNV) as part of the Women's Month celebrations - was held on Tuesday 15th in the BCI auditorium in Maputo. The meeting featured a panel on "Women in the Extractive Industry: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and...
Fuel shortages at filling stations in Mozambique are making it increasingly obvious that the country is short of foreign currency, as the government prepares to advance relief measures. The authorities say there is enough fuel in the country to cover consumers' needs for up to six months, but the fact is that every...
The National Institute for Natural Disaster Management (INGD), now the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management, has awarded more than 50 million meticais to two companies owned by Franciscos Augusto Madeira. According to the weekly Evidências, the companies Francisco Madeira Produções and Damotral Produções Limitada received a total of 50.6 million meticais for...