For more than a year, more than 200 members of the Mozambique Republic Police (PRM) who have been promoted to the rank of Officer in Inhambane province have not received their financial benefits and are threatening to go on strike to pressure the Executive to pay their salaries and other allowances accordingly. The newspaper Dossiers e Factos,...
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Frelimo MP Luísa Wacate has died
Luísa Wacate, a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the Frelimo parliamentary caucus, died yesterday of an illness. The MP, who represented the constituency of Cabo Delgado, died at Pemba Provincial Hospital, and her remains will be buried tomorrow (April 1) in Montepuez. "At this time of mourning and great...
Mozambican startup creates biodegradable dishes that germinate embedded seeds when they degrade
Agri View, a Mozambican start-up co-founded by Rui Bauhofer and Joaquim Rebelo, has created a model of dishes that promises to change the paradigm of how we think about reuse and waste. According to the Ndzila publication, inspired by an innovation in Latin America where utensils are made from pineapple peel, Agri...
Integration of "absent" PODEMOS MPs dependent on parliament
The Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS) today presented the deputies who, since taking office in the Assembly of the Republic on January 13, have never appeared in the "House of the People". The party's spokesman, Duclésio Chico, said that those targeted had been insistently contacted to take up their portfolios since before the...
Health professionals suspend strike and open space for talks with the government
The Association of United and Solidarity Health Professionals of Mozambique (APSUSM) today suspended the start of a general strike in order to allow room for dialog with the government. According to the president of APSUSM, Anselmo Muchave, the Executive has requested a meeting with the class for next Thursday. But depending on the talks, the strike could go ahead...
Portugal's PR says there are conditions to solve the problems of Portuguese teachers abroad
The President of the Republic of Portugal (PR), Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, says that the country is in a position to meet all the demands of Portuguese teachers abroad. The President warned, however, that the fulfillment of the demands is dependent on the goodwill of the current government, which, even though it is a caretaker government, is in a position to do so....
Beyond the law: Maternity leave doubles to 180 days
Women on maternity leave will be able to observe this period for another three months at Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM), which has decided to go beyond the law by doubling the mandatory 90 days to 180 days. Remuneration for the first three months will remain the responsibility of Social Security and in the subsequent period the company will...
TotalEnergies welcomes investigations in Mozambique into military abuses against civilians
The French oil company TotalEnergies recently sent a message of satisfaction at the start of investigations in Mozambique into human rights abuses and violations against civilians, allegedly perpetrated by Mozambican military personnel near the oil company's facilities in the district of Palma, Cabo Delgado province. The complaint about abuses against civilians was made by the newspaper Político no...
Fidelidade Moçambique has a new CEO
Vítor Bandeira is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fidelidade Moçambique, taking over the executive leadership of the insurance company from now on. The appointment is the result of the General Meeting held on March 28, at which the new governing bodies of Fidelidade Moçambique were elected for the three-year period 2025-2027, following which the...
Venâncio Mondlane's financier prevented from receiving visitors in civil jail
A family source has revealed that Glória Nobre, Venâncio Mondlane's financial trustee, is banned from receiving visitors and maintaining contact with her family, according to the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD). Nobre has been in police custody since, in unorthodox circumstances, she was "invited" by plainclothes officers to make a statement at the...