The closure of the Hulene dump will run for at least another three years, as there is no money for it, according to the Director of Health of the Maputo City Council (CMCM). The Public Prosecutor's Office has filed an action with the Administrative Court demanding that the CMCM close the dump. In fact, according to...
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PGR "forces" CMCM to close Hulene rubbish dump
The Attorney General's Office (PGR) has filed an action with the Administrative Court against the Maputo City Council (CMCM) demanding the closure of the Hulene dump. According to the PRG, for several years the CMCM has ignored its summons to close the dump, whose collapse in 2018 killed 17 people...
Maputo municipality owes six million meticais to victims of the Hulene dumpslide
The Municipality of Maputo has owed around 6,360,000 meticais in rent that has not been paid for more than six months to 106 families who were victims of the Hulene dumpslide in 2018. Each family receives 10,000 meticais a month to pay rent, but since October 2023 the amount has not been...
Hulene dump to remain operational until 2026
The expected closure of the Hulene landfill in the city of Maputo can only become a reality in the next two years, as long as the Katembe landfill is not operational. The Mayor of Maputo, Razaque Manhique, visited the dump last week to "take a closer look at the reality", and promised...
Maputo municipality seeks partnership to close Hulene dumpsite
Maputo City Council is looking for flexible solutions with partners to close down the Hulene dump once and for all. The information was provided today by the Mayor of Maputo, Rosaqui Manhique, during a visit to the Hulene dump. Rasaque Manhique said that until the dump is closed, the...
CMCM wants to build waste separation center at Hulene dump
The Maputo City Council (CMCM) plans to build a waste separation center at the Hulene dump, to reuse material that could otherwise be discarded. For now, the municipality says work is underway to gain space at the front of the dump, so that a platform can be installed. "It's already been done...
Newborn found in the middle of a garbage dump in Maputo City
A homeless citizen found an abandoned newborn baby on Saturday in Rua Mártires de Inhaminga, in the Central neighborhood of Maputo City. He reported the case to the police in Maputo City, who came to the baby's rescue. The homeless citizen told the authorities that the baby was wrapped in a blanket and in the...