In Nampula province, vulnerable children between zero and two years of age will benefit from a basic social subsidy, aimed at alleviating poverty levels in their families. For this purpose the government of Finland will provide 2.7 million euros to the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, in order to...
Post
March 21, 2022March 21, 2022Agriculture, Markets
Companies without funds to absorb cashew nuts in Nampula
The cashew nut processing industries in Nampula province are unable to absorb more than 30,000 tons of this cash crop, due to lack of capacity, which makes room for raw exports, with all the losses it brings to the value chain. According to the newspaper Notícias, data indicate that the province...
Post
Dragging of metallic bridge interrupts road circulation in Nampula
The circulation of vehicles between the village of Nametil to the administrative post of Nanhupo river in the district of Mogovolas, and the district of Angoche, in Nampula, is interrupted since Monday due to the dragging of the metal structure mounted on the Mutacazi river, by the fury of rainwater. The dragging of this metallic structure left the...
Post
Nampula: Adriano Maleiane assesses impact of Cyclone Gombe
The Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane, is today going to know the impact caused by the tropical cyclone Gombe in Nampula province. According to a press release from the Prime Minister's office, Maleiane's visit will allow him to monitor the response and humanitarian assistance actions to the affected families and express the Government's solidarity. The statement also said that the Prime Minister will also ...
Post
Cyclone Gombe causes 10 deaths in Nampula
The impact of Cyclone Gombe, which has been devastating Nampula and Zambezia since Thursday, is still to be assessed. But already at the beginning of Friday night the province of Nampula, the most affected, counted ten deaths, according to preliminary data. The deaths were registered in the districts of Angoche, Nampula, Ilha de Moçambique and Monapo, the most affected by the...
Post
Cyclone Gombe leaves coastal districts without communication in Nampula
Most of the coastal districts of Nampula province are without telephone communication in the networks of the three national operators, following the cyclone Gombe that hit the mainland of the country in the early hours of Friday, having as its entry point the district of Mossuril. The National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (INGD) said...
Post
INAM warns of moderate rains in the center and north
The National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) foresees the occurrence of moderate to heavy rains (30 to 50 millimeters in 24 hours), locally strong rains (more than 50 millimeters in 24 hours), accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds from today, Thursday, in the central and northern regions of the country, especially in the provinces of Tete,...
Post
Rain forces interruption of Nampula-Niassa railway circulation
The Nampula/Niassa railway and vice-versa circulation has been interrupted since last Saturday due to the fury of the waters of the torrential rain that fell at the headquarters of the administrative post of Namina, Mecubúri District in Nampula. The overflow of Namina River removed the soil supporting the railway line in about 20 meters, leaving it suspended. According to...
Post
Seven companies resume cashew nut processing
One year after the stoppage due to the problem of access to raw material, this year, the cashew processing activities of the seven companies in the province of Nampula will resume. The president of the Association of Cashew Industrialists (AICAJU), Yunusso Gafar, explained that this is due to the intervention of commercial banks. "This result...
Post
September 17, 2021September 17, 2021Technology & Innovation
Mozambique to start turning off analogical TV transmitters
Mozambique begins to switch off analogue television transmitters on Monday, the National Telecommunications Institute (INCM) announced in a statement today. "On September 20, analogical broadcasting transmitters located in the cities of Maputo, Nampula and Tete will be switched off," the statement read. This is the first shutdown in the process of transition to digital signal, the...