The Mozambican non-governmental organization (NGO), Center for Democracy and Development (CDD), has launched a "Petition of Motion of Censure against the Government of Mozambique", for the installation of tolls on the Maputo ring road, whose beginning of charges for circulation taxes already announced start on February 1, 2022. The intention of the CDD is...
Author: Emidio Massacola (Emidio Massacola)
The Circular Road toll calculations. Do you know how much you will pay per year?
The grim scenario about paying tolls on the Maputo ring road seemed distant, but gradually it became tangible. Our calculations indicate that, on average, driving on the Maputo Ring Road will cost almost double the Mozambican minimum wage after one year. Last week, on January 14
REVIMO announces another date for toll charges on the Maputo Ring Road
The Road Network of Mozambique (REVIMO) announced on Tuesday that toll fees for the Maputo Circular Road will start to be charged for circulation along the road on February 1, 2022. The REVIMO communiqué, which we had access to today, contradicts the information published in the Bulletin of the Republic...
Fuel prices may already go up in February, says AMEPETROL
The Mozambican Association of Oil Companies (AMEPETROL) warned on Tuesday about the possible rise in fuel prices in Mozambique, starting in February, as national reserves will only allow for maintaining stable supplies until that period. The association justifies the measure with the rise in the price of oil in...
Tolls on the Maputo Ring Road already have rates and a starting date for collection
The Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources and the Ministry of Economy and Finance ordered the publication of the rates to be applied to the four new tolls on the Maputo ring road, effective from 25 January 2022. The ministerial order, published last Friday (14), in the Bulletin of the Republic, First Series -...
WB donates USD 300 million for energy and internet access in Mozambique
The World Bank (WB) has approved a US$300 million donation made available by the International Development Association (IDA) to allow greater access to energy and broadband services in rural areas of Mozambique, according to a statement from the institution. The document issued on December 14, 2021 highlights...
Covid-19. Moderna's booster dose can increase antibodies up to 83 times
A booster dose of Moderna's mRNA-1273 vaccine protects against the new covid-19 variant, omicron, and may increase antibodies 83-fold, noam reported Monday, citing a study that has yet to be peer reviewed. Laboratory tests have revealed that the current booster dose of 50 micrograms of the vaccine...
"We should abandon World Bank investments and... 'the gas is all ours'"
The idea of looking at local content centralized the "unprepared" speech of Mozambican businessman Salimo Abdula, during the launch of the "Morenergy" initiative, on Tuesday (14), in the city of Maputo. Speaking as Chairman of the Intelec Holdings Group, among several reminders and suggestions for Mozambique's progress, Abdula...
The place of diversity and inclusion in the corporate world
A better world is possible. Awakening the actors of the corporate world to an infinite range of possibilities for growth was one of the most recent challenges of the Sprowt Foundation. High representatives of institutions that bet on a better future participated in the webinar "Diversity and Inclusion in Corporates", in the framework of the "Genderful Society Exhibition" last Saturday, at the...
Mozambique highlights renewable energy at Africa Energy Market Place
The Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) 2021, recently organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), sought to learn about strategic projects and key reforms in the energy sector on the continent. At the event, Mozambique showed that among its priorities in the energy sector is the development of renewable energies. Representing Mozambique, the President of the...