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...
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INAE launches "legality operation for technical vocational education establishments"
The National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) kicks off today, Monday (24) with "Operation Legality of Professional Technical Education Establishments", a national campaign that will run until March 14. This campaign, launched last Friday, aims to monitor the legal compliance of technical vocational education establishments, ensuring compliance with...
INAE closes 12 commercial establishments for non-compliance with health and safety standards
The National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) closed 12 commercial establishments in the last quarter of 2024 for non-compliance with health and safety standards. The information is contained in the institution's balance sheet for last year, which details the main infringements detected during inspections carried out in various provinces of the country. According to the report cited by...
INAE incinerates illegal tobacco worth 225 thousand meticais
This week, the National Inspectorate for Economic Activities (INAE) incinerated several illegal tobacco products valued at around 225,000 meticais. These were cigarettes, cigars, hookahs and electronic cigarettes that were incinerated in an action that, according to the authorities, reaffirms their commitment to public health and consumer protection. Speaking to the press,...
Out-of-date products being sold in Maputo province markets
The National Inspectorate for Economic Activities (INAE) says that there are sales of expired and damaged products and also price speculation in the main markets in Maputo province. The finding was made as part of monitoring and inspection work aimed at gauging the availability of food products in the markets. The inspectorate delegate...
INAE closes 355 Bottle Stores installed in inappropriate locations
A total of 355 establishments selling and consuming alcoholic beverages in inappropriate places, especially educational establishments, were closed down by the National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) throughout the country. The information was given yesterday, Wednesday (04), at the Seminar on Children in Conflict with the Law, the Prevention...
Ban on billboards advertising alcoholic beverages near public institutions
The National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) has announced that it will now be forbidden to display billboards advertising alcoholic beverages near public institutions, schools, hospitals and on television at inappropriate times. Speaking yesterday, Thursday (04), INAE's national director for Education, Sport and Culture, Leonor Mabutana, at a press conference...
Authorities incinerate 105 gambling machines in Matola
One hundred and five gambling machines, commonly known as "xindondi", were incinerated this week in Bairro Siduava, in Matola, by the Municipal Police and the National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE). The spokesman for the Matola Municipal Police, Sérgio Bavo, said, quoted by the newspaper Notícias, that "the machines were seized at the administrative posts of Infulene...
INAE destroys electronic cigarettes
The National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) has destroyed different types of electronic cigarettes that were circulating on the market without complying with national legislation. According to INAE's inspector general, Rita Freitas, quoted by "Notícias", Mozambique began to see an avalanche of tobacco, electronic cigarettes and other products of the same type entering the market, without the warning that...
Festive season: INAE works to avoid price speculation
The National Inspection of Economic Activities (INAE) says it is working to ensure that there is no price speculation during the festive season. To this end, INAE says it has been meeting with the various private sector associations at national level in order to educate and sensitize the business community to...