The Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, through the General Inspectorate, seized 750 tons of fluorite in Sofala province, central Mozambique. The mineral, illegally extracted in Sofala, Manica and Tete, was being prepared for export. According to MIREME's Inspector General, Grácio Cune, the product, valued at around 5 million...
The Mozambican Minister of Defense, Cristóvão Chume, has been decorated with the rank of Commander of the National Order of Merit of the Republic of France, one of the highest distinctions awarded to citizens who have rendered relevant services to France or promoted ties of friendship and cooperation between nations. The insignia, according to a publication in the newspaper Notícias,...
Judith Mussácula is the new Executive Secretary of the Technical Secretariat for Food and Nutrition Security (SETSAN). She was sworn in last Thursday (17) in Maputo, at a ceremony led by the Prime Minister, Benvinda Levi. During the ceremony, the head of government highlighted the strategic importance of SETSAN in multisectoral coordination to ensure the right to food...
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, sent a message of greetings and encouragement to Mozambican Christians today, Friday (18), on the occasion of the celebration of Easter. In a note released by the Presidency of the Republic, Daniel Chapo highlights the spiritual significance of this date for the country's families and communities. The Head of State hopes that "Easter...
Mozambican international Geny Catamo, who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal, is in the top-100 most valuable African players, according to global transfer website Transfermarkt. According to a report in the newspaper "O País", Geny Catamo is currently the 66th most valuable African player, with his transfer fee set at 15...
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 world economy is facing "sudden and overwhelming changes", warns Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in her speech ahead of the spring meetings that begin next Monday in Washington DC. Uncertainty has "literally jumped off the charts", increasing eightfold since...
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, highlighted his government's main achievements in its first 100 days, reiterating the payment of salary arrears and overtime and the settlement of debts with suppliers. Speaking in Massinga, Inhambane province, southern Mozambique, Daniel Chapo stressed that these measures are fundamental for the stability...
Seven thousand workers from the mines and two thousand from the farmas in South Africa began arriving in Mozambique yesterday, Thursday (17), in order to spend the Easter holiday with their families and friends. According to Boaventura Manhique, a delegate from the Ministry of Labor in the Republic of South Africa (RSA), the mining companies dismissed the workers on...
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...