In the province of Nampula, at least five deaths have been recorded in the last few hours during the passage of tropical cyclone "Jude", confirmed the authorities working on the ground. The mayor of Nacala, Faruk Nuro, said that the four deaths were recorded in his territory, caused by collapsed houses. "We have the record...
The health authorities have ensured that all the bodies that were inside the Maputo Municipal Council vehicle, transferred from the morgue at Maputo Central Hospital (HCM) on Wednesday, had their organs complete. "At the level of the Ministry of Health (MISAU), at the moment, there is no law that has been approved for the donation...
Mozambique's National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) recognizes that around 80% of the popular brands of alcoholic drinks circulating in the country are counterfeit and sold at significantly lower prices than the original drinks. This illegal business is fueled by networks of corruption that start at the borders and extend to...
Last year, the Mozambican authorities seized more than four thousand tons of drugs from around the world. Of this total, around 2,000 tons were cocaine, 1,800 tons of cannabis sativa and 467 kilograms of mentafetamine, according to Notícias. In June and November alone, for example, the National...
Health authorities are concerned about the high rate of new HIV infections in Mozambique, despite efforts over the last five years to reduce it to less than 30 percent. "The sector needs to identify HIV carriers and link these individuals to care and treatment in order to reduce the number...
MEP Francisco Assis urged the European Commission to safeguard the integrity of politician Venâncio Mondlane and the European Parliament (EP) to condemn the atrocities of the Mozambican authorities due to the current social tension in Mozambique. "I also call on the European Commission to take the best possible steps to safeguard the physical integrity of...
The National Penitentiary Service of Mozambique (SERNAP) announced today (02) the recapture of 322 inmates out of a total of 1534 who escaped on December 25 from the maximum security prisons in Machava and Maputo province. In a statement released today, SERNAP said it was "intensifying operations to recapture the...
Around 350 Mozambicans were arrested and repatriated by the South African authorities on Tuesday for illegally staying in the neighboring country. They will be barred access to that country for the next five years, according to a report in the newspaper "O País." The arrests took place at the Lebombo border post in Mpumalanga, at a time when...
Fourteen undocumented Mozambican children were rescued last Friday by the South African authorities when they were being trafficked to South Africa. The rescue took place on the Libombo border and the driver transporting the minors was arrested on charges of aiding and abetting the illegal entry of people into Africa...
United Nations Secretary António Guterres yesterday called for an end to demonstrations against alleged electoral fraud in Mozambique and for the police to be restrained in their actions. Speaking at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ahead of the G20 meeting between today and tomorrow, he called for respect for different opinions. "In relation to...