The writer Zacarias Lucas Lázaro Nguenha is the big winner of the 7th edition of the Fernando Leite Couto literary prize, dedicated to the poetry genre. The 31-year-old Mozambican writer competed with his work "Sewing the Language". Nguenha will have the book edited and published by the Fernando Leite Couto Foundation and received the...
Millennium bim joins the exhibition Mozambique 50 Years of Independence, at the Camões Gallery - Portuguese Cultural Center in Maputo. Curated by António Sopa, the exhibition brings together photographs that document profound changes in the country since 1975, inviting reflection on identity, memory and the future, and affirming culture as a pillar of belonging,...
Maputo National Park (PNM) has been classified as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The final decision on its recognition was taken in Paris, France, during UNESCO's 47th meeting. UNESCO officially inscribed the Maputo National Park as a World Heritage Site,...
Mozambican artist Fauziya Fliege inaugurated an exhibition entitled "Mozambique in Ghana", which marked a celebration of Mozambique's 50 years of independence and highlighted the connections between the two African nations. The event was attended by dignitaries including the ambassador of the Republic of Mozambique, Fortunato Albrinho, the ambassador of the Republic of Lebanon and...
This Tuesday (08), Millennium bim and the Franco-Mozambican Cultural Center (CCFM) are inaugurating the exhibition "Idas e Vindas", by photojournalist Ricardo Rangel. The exhibition, which will be on show at the CCFM until August 4, is a selection of 49 photographs by the Mozambican photojournalist, the result of work carried out by four final-year students from the...
Kanye West has been refused a visa to enter Australia, despite the fact that his wife is Australian. At issue is 'Heil Hitler', a song released this year in which he glorifies Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. According to a report in the Expresso newspaper, the news, widely reported in the North American press, was confirmed by the Minister for Administration...
Mia Couto's "Sleepwalking Land" was awarded the Laure-Bataillon prize in France this Wednesday for the best foreign novel translated into French. Mia Couto's debut novel had already been published in 1994 in that European country by Albin Michel. According to a press release, this year's...
The award-winning US-based Mozambican funk band Kina Zoré is performing on African stages for the first time to celebrate Mozambican culture. Kina Zoré's African tour will run from July 9 to July 26, 2025. This is a tour that was supposed to take place in 2020, but...
Mozambican writer Juvenal Bucuane is the winner of the José Craveirinha Literary Prize 2025 Edition, the Mozambican Writers' Association (AEMO) announced on Wednesday. A note from AEMO states that the jury considered Juvenal Bucuane's contribution to the valorization of collective memory and memorialism in Mozambican literature. Reacting to the award...
The book "The Adventures of Detective Malaica Muniga", the second from the pen of journalist Omardine Omar, will be launched in Maputo, at the Portuguese Cultural Center, from 5:30 p.m. on June 19 this year. With 108 pages brimming with mystery, the book unfolds in 10 crime narratives that depart from the conventional,...