The Center for Public Integrity (CIP) today published a chronological summary on the extradition case of Manuel Chang, the former finance minister, from his arrest on December 29, 2018, in South Africa to the current stage, but also avers that the soap opera may extend for more than a year....
Author: Leonor Manjate (Leonor Manjate)
Machamba: weapons supplier for kidnappings heard in court
The Judicial Court of Sofala province heard on Tuesday the accused Gimo Machamba, alleged supplier of weapons for kidnappings in the city of Beira. Machamba told the court that he does not know the three citizens arrested late last year after a failed attempt to kidnap a Pakistani businessman in that city. Declarant Machamba explained
Temane Thermal Power Plant could export 250MW of electricity to Southern African countries
The Temane Thermal Power Plant in Inhambane may export 250 MW of electricity to feed the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), according to Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM). This export will not harm the needs of domestic consumption and may generate profits for the...
INATRO seeks technical independence to control printing of driving licenses
The National Institute of Road Transport (INATRO) intends to reassume full control of biometric driver's license printing, after the dispute with Brithol Michcoma. With this, the contract initialed with the German company Muhlbauer High Tech International - responsible for printing biometric identity cards - allows INATRO to make the...
Government approves date for 2023 municipal census
The Council of Ministers approved, this Tuesday, the diploma that establishes the dates of registration for the municipal elections next year. The period set for voter registration will run from February 23 to April 5, 2023. The spokesperson for the session, Filmão Suaze, noted that as established by law, the...
Autralian artist charges a "heavy" fee for a piece of cucumber
The art world can (always) surprise us. After the famous case of a banana stuck with tape, now the 'protagonist' is another: a slice of cucumber from a McDonald's hamburger that an Australian artist sent up to the ceiling. Australian artist Matthew Griffin is charging 6,100 euros (over 400,000 meticais),...
Pemba Ocean Terminal still lacks environmental impact studies
The project for Expansion and Modernization of the Pemba Ocean Terminal (TOP) does not present fatal issues that would make its implementation unfeasible. This is, at least, the conclusion advanced by the environmental pre-feasibility study and definition of scope, consulted by "Notícias". The work carried out by EnAmbiente, recommends, however, that environmental studies be continued in order to...
Vehicle Access to the Port of Matola now costs almost two thousand meticais
As of this Monday, August 1, the company Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM) starts charging for vehicle access to the Port of Matola, indicates a company notice published last week. The established values for access to the port vary between 450 meticais to 1.850 meticais/day. For motorcycles CFM...
Doctors Flee the State for NGOs
The doctors assigned to Vilankulo Rural Hospital, in the north of Inhambane province, are abandoning their jobs to join Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), denounced the administrator Edmundo Galiza Matos Junior. The doctors "swindle" the state with supposed intentions to continue their studies, whose requests for 11 doctors have had approvals....
US Shoots Down Mastermind of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks on Twin Towers
Al-qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the masterminds of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center towers (twin towers), was shot down Sunday morning by US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) drones, according to the US President. Joe Biden said on Monday that the ...