Author: Leonor Manjate (Leonor Manjate)

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Vale sells coal mine to India's Vulcan Minerals

Brazilian mining company Vale on Wednesday received authorization from the Mozambican government to sell its coal mines and other operations in the country to Vulcan Minerals of India. The transaction is budgeted at $270 million. The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, signed the order authorizing "the indirect transfer of the company's assets to Vulcan Minerals".

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Malawi creates clean energy project

African Commercial Insurance Agency (ACA) has secured a $67 million investment in the Nkhotakota solar photovoltaic project, with a capacity of 37 MWp, in central Malawi. ACA explained that "solar energy aims to provide a more sustainable solution for access to stable and reliable electricity." The guarantee was issued to the...

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Water shortage in southern Mozambique floods northern Mozambique

A World Food Programme (WFP) report says that a severe drought is increasingly occurring in the south of Mozambique and that agricultural activities are being hampered. Since February the drought has been spreading from Maputo (south) to Sofala and Manica (center). The scenario contrasts with the situation in the center and north of the country, where cyclones have...

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UN warns of energy and food crisis

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday warned of global shortages of energy, food and fertilizer due to the impact on these markets caused by the Russian-Ukrainian war. "No country can insulate itself from a collapse of the global economic system" said Guterres, advancing that the crisis will have a "domino effect of food hoarding...

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UCKG fined for promising a place in heaven for money

The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) was fined to pay about 40 thousand dollars (204 thousand reais) plus interest to a former believer who was coerced to make "donations" to obtain and guarantee a place in heaven. Edir Macedo's church enticed the believer, a 53-year-old teacher, to...

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It's getting easier to handle ID

The Civil Identification Services responsible for issuing Identity Cards (ID) are setting up mobile brigades for schools, neighborhoods and public institutions, all over the country. The most recent case is the Civil Identification Service of the City of Xai-Xai, in the province of Gaza, which according to the spokesperson of the...