The Maputo City Administrative Court (TA) has set a deadline of four years for the total closure of the Hulene dump, on the grounds of environmental and public health risks. According to a publication in Jornal Domingo, which cites a ruling dated August 14, 2024, the panel of judges of the...
The municipality of Maputo says that the Hulene dump, located in the Mozambican capital, still has enough space to receive more garbage, but acknowledges that there are access difficulties at the site. According to the municipal director of Environment and Health in the city of Maputo, Sérgio Manhique, the problem, for now, is the difficulty of accessing that space,...
The amount had been paid for four years by the Maputo City Council to families waiting for new housing, but the municipality suspended the payment. More than 200 families removed five years ago from the vicinity of the Hulene dump, the country's largest solid waste dump, located on the outskirts of Maputo city,...
It is still unknown how long the Hulene dump, in the city of Maputo, will be closed. For now, the only certainty is that the open-air landfill will continue to operate for an indefinite period. This is due to the fact that, to date, the Maputo city council has not found...
In Hulene, in the suburbs of Maputo city, the closure of the largest garbage dump generates anguish for those who depend on garbage to survive. Most of them are women living on the poverty line. They scavenge the garbage daily in this area of about 25 hectares. Official data cited by Euro News Portuguese, indicate that there are at least...