The Machipanda border crossing in the province of Manica, which links Mozambique to Zimbabwe, is seeing an intense influx of tourists entering the country on the occasion of Easter. The main destinations of the visitors, most of whom are Zimbabweans, are the cities of Chimoio, Beira and Vilankulo. According to the head of the Tourism Department at the provincial...
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...
Around 3,500 families will benefit from agricultural equipment and inputs allocated by the Zambezi Agency, as part of the reinforcement of production capacity for the second season. These include tractors and their supplements, auto-combines for harvesting rice, specialized reno potato and hay production kits, irrigation systems, just over 40...
A total of 6.5 million meticais was made available this Tuesday (15) to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dedicated to agribusiness in Tete province, central Mozambique. The fund will benefit companies located in the districts of Dôa, Angónia and the city of Tete. The formalization of the financial support was marked by...
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 Director of Hydrocarbons and Fuels, Moisés Paulino, assured that Mozambique has enough fuel reserves to cover consumer needs for the next six months. "We can rest assured that we have fuel for the next six months," he said. According to Paulino, the shortage of fuel at filling stations all over the country...
On the occasion of the celebration of Mozambican Women's Day and Month, BCI employees joined in a special action to pay tribute to women. With joy and a spirit of solidarity, they walked along public roads and climbed emblematic markets in the cities of Maputo (Janeth and Fajardo), Matola (Mercado Santos), Beira (Maquinino) and Nampula (Mercado Central), carrying a message...
Around 800 families living around the Limpopo National Park, Massingir district, Gaza province, are receiving agricultural inputs and work tools. The initiative comes from ANAC and the Peace Parks Foundation and is part of a program worth around five billion euros. In the so-called buffer zone...
The Italian Ambassador to Mozambique, Gabriele Annis, today in Maputo, welcomed the Mozambican government's decision to authorize Rovuma Venture, led by the Italian oil company Eni, to explore for natural gas, through the Coral Norte FNLG project, in Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin, in Cabo Delgado province. According to Annis, the Coral offshore project...
The government could lose more than USD 217.6 million due to the lack of timely certification of recoverable costs declared by gas project concessionaires, warns the Center for Public Integrity (CIP). According to an analysis by the CIP, these costs, which are of capital importance for state revenues, could have a negative impact on public finances, since...