More than 150 people, especially women and children living with HIV-AIDS, were sensitized on gender-based violence. The initiative, which took place last Tuesday in Maputo and was promoted by the Hixinkanwe Association, is part of the celebration of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Eliesa Tembe is one of...
A group of women from different parts of the country marched to the Constitutional Council (CC) on Monday to protest against human rights violations. Wielding signs bearing various slogans, the women gathered at the CC demanding electoral justice and an end to murders. "Every day we see our children being murdered. O...
The World Bank has announced a new strategy aimed at increasing economic opportunities for women and enabling their participation in the global economy through social protection and access to broadband and capital. According to a report in the newspaper Negócios, the 2030 Gender Strategy, unveiled during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund...
Absa Bank Mozambique signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Instituto Superior de Transportes e Comunicações (ISUTC - TRANSCOM) yesterday (Wednesday 16), aimed at supporting the inclusion of women in technological areas, as well as reinforcing its commitment to gender equality. An Absa press release states that the initiative comes as part of...
Access Bank Plc, one of Africa's leading banks, has reinforced its commitment to women's empowerment in Southern Africa by relaunching the "W Initiative" in Zambia and Botswana. The program offers a variety of non-financial financial services designed to promote women's financial inclusion and socio-economic development. The initiative...
Five women from the village of Chinda, located about 50 kilometers from the district of Mocímboa da Praia, in Cabo Delgado, were kidnapped last Saturday by alleged terrorists and, surprisingly, later released. According to a report by Zumbo FM Notícias, which quotes the administrator of Mocímboa da Praia, Sérgio Cipriano, the women were working in the fields...
Three farmers have been indicted for murdering two women and feeding the bodies of the victims to the pharma pigs in South Africa. The accused appeared in court in Limpopo on Tuesday, and the local prosecutor's office wants them held in custody until the trial date. Farm owner Zachariah Johannes Olivier, supervisor Andrian Rudolph de Wet and employee William Musora face charges,...
Absa Bank Moçambique was recognized for the second year running as the "Best Financial Institution in Women's Empowerment in Mozambique 2024". The distinction was awarded by the prestigious British magazine Global Banking & Finance Review. This recognition, according to the bank, reflects its ongoing efforts to promote female empowerment, creating a...
Two hundred and eighty-five women and young people living in Maputo and Matola have successfully completed the bartending course offered by Coca-Cola Sabco Moçambique (CCSM), a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa. The initiative, developed in collaboration with the National Institute of Tourism, IP (INATUR, IP), aimed to train women bartenders and aspiring bartenders...
He was shot twice in the lower limbs to keep him immobilized He murdered his victims by asphyxiation in order to take their material possessions He faked his death until he "came back to life" when he realized he was going to be taken to the mortuary The Police of the Republic of Mozambique arrested a 35-year-old man in KaTembe on Tuesday (28) on charges of murdering...