The national team doctor guarantees that the players are all fit for Thursday's match against Uganda, which is part of the fifth qualifying round for the World Cup-2026. The squad led by Chiquinho Conde is complete and on Tuesday afternoon all the players trained. The initial concern was with...
Mozambique strengthens diplomatic ties with Finland, Vietnam and Ukraine
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, received on Wednesday, in an official ceremony, the Letters of Credence of three new ambassadors accredited to Mozambique: Satu Lassila, from Finland; Tran Thi Thu Thin, from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; and Rostylay Tronenko, from Ukraine. During the meetings, key issues on bilateral cooperation were discussed, highlighting areas such as education, digitalization,...
Archbishop of Nampula laments lack of sincerity in reconciliation in Mozambique
The archbishop of Nampula has pointed out that the lack of sincere reconciliation is resulting in frequent episodes of political instability in Mozambique. Archbishop Inácio Saúre, who holds the presidency of the Episcopal Council of Mozambique, stressed that for true reconciliation to take place, there needs to be a genuine willingness in the hearts of those who yearn for...
More than 300 civilians killed by security forces since October 2024
The Security Forces killed 362 civilians between October 19, 2024 and March 18, 2025, with the most recent case occurring in the "Casa Branca" area, in the municipality of Matola, Maputo province, according to the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD). This year, the CDD has received 17 notifications of...
South Africa: More than a thousand Mozambicans arrested for illegal mining
A total of 1,128 Mozambicans have been arrested since August 2024 on charges of illegal mining in South Africa's North West province, according to the South African police. In the same period, 473 Zimbabweans, 26 South Africans, 197 Basotho, one Congolese and one Malawian were arrested. They were charged with illegal mining, illegal immigration,...
Police deny interpretation of kidnapping and speak of arrest at Estrela Vermelha market
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) yesterday denied reports of a kidnapping on Tuesday morning at the Estrela Vermelha market in the Alto Maé neighborhood of Maputo City. According to the spokesperson for the PRM in Maputo City, Marta Pereira, the case reported as a kidnapping or suspected kidnapping was in fact an arrest....
PGR postpones hearing of Dinis Tivane
Today, the Attorney General's Office (PGR) postponed the hearing of Dinis Tivane, the spokesman and communications advisor for the main opponent of the Frelimo regime, Venancio Mondlane. Tivane even showed up at the PGR, but the meeting didn't take place. It should be remembered that he was due to be heard on Friday (14), but a request for a postponement rescheduled the...
Transnet re-evaluates workers' salaries due to loss of 100 million rand during demonstrations
The president of the Association of Port Operators of Mozambique (AOPM), Fernando Couto, revealed that the South African state-owned company Transnet is considering introducing new salaries for its workers in Mozambique and South Africa due to losses in the millions. Around 100 million meticais is the amount that the rail transport company estimates it has lost...
Talapa says COREM should promote peace and social cohesion
The President of the Assembly of the Republic, Margarida Talapa, yesterday praised the role of the Council of Religions of Mozambique (COREM) in the struggle for peace in the country. Speaking in Maputo during an audience she granted to the group's leadership, Talapa stressed that COREM must continue to promote peace, social cohesion and understanding...
Rabilloud reaffirms TotalEnergies' support in Cabo Delgado
TotalEnergies representative Maxime Rabilloid recently reaffirmed the company's commitment to supporting development projects in Cabo Delgado province. In a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries, Roberto Albino, he said that teams would be set up in the next few days to consolidate the aspects under discussion in the ministerial sector. With a view to...