The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a search of former US President Donald Trump's estate this Monday to look for "heavy" documents. "They even broke into my safe," wrote the former President, for whom "this unannounced raid was neither necessary nor appropriate [as] none of this any...
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Russian military detained after attempting to sign Ukrainian Defense Minister
Ukrainian intelligence thwarted a plot to assassinate Defense Minister Oleksij Resnikov and detained two alleged Russian spies, Ukraine's intelligence chief Kyrilo Budanov said today. "Assassins from Russian special units who were planning attacks were arrested," the Ukrainian secret service SBU said on the Telegram platform, and also released a video...
Plan to deploy second LNG platform increasingly serious
The National Hydrocarbons Company (ENH) said it is in contact with Italian companies interested in investing in a second platform for the exploration of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the Rovuma basin, in Cabo Delgado. The President of the Board of Directors of ENH gave this assurance last Friday, in Bilene, Gaza, on the margins of the...
Photographing or filming misfortunes becomes a crime
A new regulation from the National Public Rescue Service (SENSAP) foresees to hold criminally responsible citizens who simply capture images of accidents and publish them when their actors could, before that, help the victims and report the occurrence to the authorities. "With this new legislation some responsibilities are already assigned to the citizen so that he
Mozambique increases fuel storage capacity
Mozambique will increase its fuel storage capacity from the current one million cubic meters to 1,300,000 cubic meters with the construction of intermediate deposits, according to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy. Of this volume, 15,000 cubic meters may be placed in the city of Nacala, in Nampula, and 11,000...
Unknown persons behead elderly man in Muidumbe
Part of the body of an elderly man was found separated from his head on Wednesday, allegedly decapitated by a group of unknown people in the locality of Mapate, inside the district of Muidumbe, in the province of Cabo Delgado. Local sources quoted by Lusa reportedly revealed that the atrocity was committed by armed men who have been terrorizing the province since...
Port of Nacala may be one of the most modern ports in sub-Saharan Africa
The rehabilitation works of the Port of Nacala, in the province of Nampula, may transform this infrastructure into one of the most modern in Sub-Saharan Africa. With an overall investment of about 277.5 million US dollars, disbursed by the Japanese Development Agency (JICA), the works should be concluded in April next year. With three terminals,...
Portuguese trainer arrested in Maputo has already left for Lisbon
Portuguese athletics coach Alberto Lário left Maputo for Lisbon on Friday, almost three weeks after he was detained by authorities for irregularities in his documentation, according to a source from the Mozambique Migration Service. "His flight left around 06:00," said Felizardo Jamaca, spokesman for Mozambique's Migration Service, at the...
GCCC begins hearings in covid-19 embezzlement and 6th grade book "sabotage" cases
The Central Office for Combating Corruption (CCCC) will soon conduct the hearings of the people indicted in the cases of embezzlement of funds intended for Covid-19 and in the case of possible "sabotage" in the 6th grade Social Science textbooks that resulted in errors of content. According to a judicial source, the hearings aim to confront and clarify, with...
CNE with no budget allocation to create new municipalities
The National Elections Commission (CNE) has no budget allocation to meet the Executive's desire to create new municipalities in Mozambique, so it says there is no reason to carry out the plan close to the 2023 local elections. According to CNE, an eventual plunge in this process could make it even more difficult to...