The government, through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), has made public the existence of two higher education institutions that are not legally registered and authorized to operate in the country. According to the source, the operation of these institutions "amounts to swindling the citizen, with repercussions in the criminal forum". These are the Universidade Nova...
Nampula: Frelimo's SG says the goal is to win in all municipalities
Frelimo's general secretary, Roque Silva, says that his party's aim is to win all eight municipalities in Nampula province, most of which are being run by the opposition, without, however, being able to respond to the needs of the population. This was expressed in the district of Eráti, as part of a visit...
Four individuals arrested for forgery of driver's licenses in Nampula
The police authorities in Nampula province, in the north of the country, have arrested at least four individuals aged between 24 and 34, accused of forging documents, including driving licenses, public school certificates, permits and identity cards. According to the authorities, this practice has...
Nampula: Unknowns vandalize cemeteries in search of metal crosses for sale on the scrap heap
In the northern city of Nampula, some of the dead no longer rest in peace in their final resting place. After human bones, there is now a new wave of vandalizing graves in community cemeteries to extract metal crosses for sale in scrapyards, according to residents living near the cemeteries. Alberto Eugénio lives in...
Nampula: 43.1% of the population does not know its HIV-AIDS status
In 2015, the province of Nampula had a prevalence of 5.7% of HIV/AIDS, however, seven years later, the indicators show an increase to 10.1% , which shows an upward trend in cases. Meanwhile, 56.9% of the population over the age of 15 know their HIV/AIDS status, compared to around...
Portugal moves into the fourth phase of cooperation in Mozambique Island
Portugal will move on to a fourth phase of the Mozambique Island cooperation 'cluster', a wide-ranging set of projects, from education and social support to tourism, to support the development of the historic municipality, according to an official source. "Our aim is to move on to the fourth phase of this 'cluster' (set of projects) of cooperation," in a "joint...
Nacala Logistics offers complete Primary School to the population of Ribàué
Nacala Logistics laid the foundation stone for the construction of Cunle Primary School, in the Ribàué District of Nampula. The event took place on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at a well-attended ceremony attended by representatives of the Ribàué District Government, members of the Nacala Logistics...
Terrorism: Displaced people in Nampula say assistance is not enough to "kill" hunger
Nampula province is one of the provinces with the largest number of internally displaced people fleeing the insurgency in Cabo Delgado. And the aid that is now being distributed is not enough to feed families, say the displaced. With the announcement of the suspension of humanitarian assistance to the more than one million internally displaced people...
Switzerland provides 123 M$ for setting up basic services in Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula provinces
Switzerland will support northern Mozambique, affected by an armed insurgency, with a program worth 123 million dollars, Swiss President Alain Berset announced in Maputo. "It's about 123 million dollars over four years" to create basic services like water and electricity in the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula,...
Bad weather destroys houses in Monapo district
A total of 30 precariously built houses were totally and partially destroyed by bad weather on Friday in the Monapo district of Nampula, an official source quoted by Lusa said yesterday. In addition to the houses, the wind and heavy rain also affected workshops and warehouses belonging to the Monapo Municipal Council and the district attorney's office, said Momade...