The Executive Director of MISA Mozambique, Ernesto Nhanale, is taking part this Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in a session of the European Parliament that is expected to address the Human Rights Situation in Mozambique in the Post-Electoral context. At the event organized by the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights, Ernesto Nhanale will speak about the challenges facing...
Author: José Caetano (José Caetano)
Around 25,000 candidates vie for 4,600 places at UEM
Around 25,000 candidates will be applying for admission to the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), Mozambique's oldest higher education institution. For the current academic year 2025, UEM is offering 4,610 places, of which 3,100 are for on-campus courses and 1,510 for after-school courses, with 56% male and female candidates...
General education classes start on February 4th
General education classes for the 2025 school year will start on February 4, with an estimated 1.6 million new first-graders. The official opening will take place on Friday, with the participation of school principals, teachers and other staff from the education sector and parents...
South African police investigate Mozambicans suspected of having escaped from Maputo Central Prison
South African police are continuing to investigate the case of the two Mozambicans arrested last Sunday who are believed to be part of the group of inmates who escaped from Maputo Central Prison last December. According to Rádio Moçambique, the two Mozambicans were arrested in Malelane, about 143 kilometers from the city of...
Mozambique in champion Côte d'Ivoire's group
Mozambique is in Group F of the final phase of the African Cup of Nations (CAN - 2025), according to the draw made yesterday in Rabat, Morocco, the host country for the competition. The "Mambas" will play in the group stage with Côte d'Ivoire, the current African champions, Cameroon and Gabon. Africa's biggest soccer competition...
Chapo announces consensus with parties for reforms and peace
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, announced this Monday that the political parties with representation in parliament and the government have reached a consensus on the terms of reference that will guide crucial reforms for the country's political, economic and social stability. The reforms, according to the Head of State, will focus on revising the...
PR appoints six more ministers
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, in the use of the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Republic, appointed six more ministers yesterday through separate Presidential Orders. They are Nyelete Brooke Mondlane, to the post of Minister of Combatants; Samaria dos Anjos Filemon Tovela, to the post of Minister of Education and Culture; Ivete...
Bank of Mozambique cuts monetary policy rate to 12.25%
The Monetary Policy Committee (CPMO) of the Bank of Mozambique decided today to lower the MIMO monetary policy interest rate from 12.75%, in force since the end of November, to 12.25%. "In addition, the CPMO decided to reduce the mandatory reserve coefficients for liabilities in national currency, from 39.0% to 29.0%, and in...
DP World and MPDC invest 164 million dollars in expansion of Maputo container terminal
DP World and Sociedade de Desenvolvimento do Porto de Maputo (MPDC) have announced the start of expansion work on Phase 1 of the container terminal at the Port of Maputo. The work starts today and marks the first phase of an ambitious plan to increase the terminal's capacity from the current 255,000 TEUs (container units) to...
PR receives parties with seats in Parliament
Today, the Head of State, Daniel Chapo, received the political parties with seats in the Assembly of the Republic at the Office of the President of the Republic, according to a press release from the Office of the President.