The distribution company Tropigalia announced, this Tuesday, the sale of 3 078 507 class B shares, representing 10% of its total shareholder structure. The shares valued at 360 million meticais will be available to interested parties between October 17 and November 4. The sale will be led by Bolsa de...
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Twitter blocks Kanye West account for posting threatening message
The social network Twitter blocked the account of the American "rapper" Kanye "Ye" West, following a message considered antisemitic. In the "tweet", deleted for violating the rules of that platform, West threatened "the Jews" and wrote: "you've been playing with me and trying to exclude anyone who opposes your agenda". The "rapper,"...
Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize for Literature 2022
The 2022 Nobel Prize for literature was today awarded to 82-year-old French writer Annie Ernaux. The decision was announced in Stockholm. Up until the announcement of the prize, the Nobel board had not yet been able to contact the writer. The French writer won the prize for her "clinical courage and astuteness with the...
22-year-old poacher sentenced to 30 years in prison
The Judicial Court of Maputo Province sentenced a citizen identified as Vusi Geraldo Mucavele to a single sentence of 30 years in prison, on September 28, 2022, for prohibited hunting. A statement of the National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) said that the citizen was caught on the night of 13...
Galp announces departure of Executive Director
Galp announced, this Monday, that the current CEO of the company, Andy Brown, will leave the post at the end of the year. His mandate expires on December 31st. Galp's statement indicates that it was Andy Brown who advised the company of his decision. He held the position in 2019, and says that...
Mozambique's first ambassador to the United States has died
The first ambassador of Mozambique to the United States of America (USA), Valeriano Ferrão, lost his life this Sunday in Maputo, victim of illness, said Radio Mozambique citing a family source. The former ambassador and fighter for national liberation "was hospitalized in a clinic in Maputo city," due to an illness. Almost ...
School registration for first grade begins today
School enrollment for new first grade students for the 2023 school year begins this Monday (03) and will end on December 30. According to the Ministry of Education and Human Development (MINEDH), registration will take place every weekday between 7:30am and 3:30pm. The parents or...
TikTok removes over 33 million fake accounts
Tik Tok's latest report came to demonstrate its commitment to its content posting policy and its seriousness with users. The short video network's document covered self-reported data points about video and account removals, arguably the most notable among them related to fake accounts. TikTok...
Maputo mayor says he does not have time to implement World Bank investment
The Mayor of Maputo, Eneas Comiche, said this week that the remaining time for the end of his mandate would not allow him to make real the urban mobility project in the Greater Maputo region. The World Bank (WB) approved in August a donation of 250 million dollars to support the...
Brazil elects a new President of the Republic today
The first rounds of the general elections in Brazil take place this Sunday and voters are expected to elect the new President of the Republic, governors and deputies who will make up the federal and state legislative houses. For these elections it is expected a greater dispute at the polls between the current Head of State, Jair Bolsonaro, and the former president...