The quality of construction works in the country has been raising debate for some years, and the blame is often put on contractors, engineers, and inspectors. For this reason, at the request of the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, the Order of Engineers of Mozambique conducted a study that diagnosed the problems and indicates possible solutions
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"PROMOTES TRANSPORT": More than $120 million invested in rural roads
At least 2222 kilometers of rural roads will be rehabilitated in the next four years in the provinces of Nampula and Zambezia, with the launch yesterday, in the city of Angoche, by the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, of the Promove Transport Program
"Prosperity in Africa depends on vaccines" - UNECA
The executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said Sunday that economic prosperity on the continent depends on vaccines, lamenting that only 2.3% of Africa's population has been immunized
Mozambique recovers from 1.3% drop in 2020 and grows 2.8% this year
Fitch Solutions forecasts the Mozambican economy to accelerate below the 5.5% average of the last decade, but recovering from last year's 1.3% contraction
Samsung to increase production of new foldable phones
Samsung recently announced the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3, two foldable phones with which the company intends to establish itself as a major player in this category
Cultural Centers Host Gala Festival
Eight cultural centers in Maputo and the Spanish Embassy have come together to give life to the 2nd edition of the Gala Gala Festival, taking place from September 13th to 19th
Samsung announces 200-megapixel sensor for smartphones
Samsung has announced a 200-megapixel resolution sensor designed for smartphone cameras. A record value. It is called ISOCELL HP1 and has pixels of 0.64 μm (micron)
Assets of commercial banks amounted to 786.2 billion Meticais in 2020
In December 2020, national commercial banking assets amounted to 786.2 billion Meticais, representing a growth of 17.3% over the same period of the previous year and an increase, relative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), from 69.4% in December 2019 to 80.0% in December 2020
"Regional asymmetries continue despite government promises"
A year after the Mozambican government created the Agência de Desenvolvimento Integrado do Norte (ADIN) (Northern Integrated Development Agency), with the purpose of fighting regional asymmetries, a fact pointed out as one of the causes of the insurgency in Cabo Delgado, specialists say that only concrete actions with social and economic impact will be able to dispel the existing skepticism regarding the institution, strongly criticized by the Mozambican civil society for its inactivity
"Severe food crisis expected to persist until 2022," report says
The food crisis in northern Cabo Delgado is expected to persist into next year, although levels of armed violence are decreasing, a humanitarian report said Thursday.