At least 825 people died last year on national roads as victims of traffic accidents, which represents an increase of 71 cases compared to 2023, when the authorities reported 754 losses. Rocinda Uelemo, spokesperson for the Traffic Police (PT) at the General Command of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM), said...
TRAC was forced to cancel the resumption of toll collection on the N4 today, specifically at the Maputo tollgate, due to the action of the demonstrators in not allowing collections to take place. The Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR) was called in. Shots were fired at the scene. But the demonstrators remained firm in not allowing...
Mozambique Airlines (LAM) paid more than 70 million meticais to rent a cargo aircraft that never worked. The aircraft was not certified to fly in national airspace. "LAM - Mozambique Airlines - announces that the Boeing B737-300 aircraft, acquired for the dedicated transportation of...
The General Assembly of Mozambique Airlines, meeting in extraordinary session, appointed Marcelino Gildo Aberto to the position of Chairman of the company's Board of Directors. Marcelino Gildo Aberto takes over from Américo Muchanga, now Minister of Communications and Digital Transformation. Before being appointed to the position at LAM, Marcelino Alberto was...
Yesterday in Maputo, the President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, highlighted the importance of economic diplomacy and projecting Mozambique's image internationally. Chapo was speaking at a meeting with the heads of the country's diplomatic and consular missions abroad. "Mozambique's image is in your hands, it's in our hands and everyone...
Mozambique's public debt grew by 5% at the end of the third quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter, exceeding 16,730 million dollars. A document released yesterday by the Ministry of Finance, and quoted by "O País" , indicates that the volume of public debt grew by 50 840 million meticais in three months. The document...
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, today called on the sworn-in governors to lead by example in the fight "against corruption, nepotism, cronyism and the valorization of meritocracy". Chapo, who was speaking a few moments ago during the swearing-in ceremony of the provincial governors at the Presidency of the Republic, said that the governors should, in order to...
A negotiation with neighboring Zambia and Zimbabwe could allow 20 to 25 billion cubic meters of water from the Zambezi River to enter the country, in response to the low level of storage in the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric (HCB) reservoir. The possibility of negotiation was put forward to "Notícias" by Agostinho Vilanculo, head of...
The provinces of Cabo Delgado, Zambézia and Sofala may be free of the measles outbreak, after two months without any new episodes of the disease, the health authorities said. The trend is the result of the implementation of actions to control the transmission of the disease in the communities, with emphasis on raising awareness about the forms of prevention,...
Since January 12, the Xiquitsi Classical Music Project has been taking part in the 20th International Music Festival of Santa Catarina-FEMUSC, in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. At the festival, according to a press release quoted by "O País", the Xiquitsians are performing Mozambican and African songs as a way of representing their roots. In all,...