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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Mozambican activist receives Swedish award for human rights and democracy
Mozambican climate activist, Anabela Lemos, will be awarded this year's Per Anger Award for her fight for farmers forced to abandon their homes to make way for gas and coal extraction. The candidate was nominated by We Effect and is the first environmental advocate to receive the award. Anabela Lemos leads...
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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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Who on earth can charge and convict Putin for War Crime? Is there time?
There is an almost widespread perception regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war. For most, Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, is atrocious. And much can be said about the man who shakes the world. So the question arises: If he can threaten everyone and even blow up a country, which alone reacts timidly, what(m) entity,...
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Mozambique loses USD 200 million due to deforestation
Illegal logging in Mozambique harms the state by about 200 million dollars annually. According to the Ministry of Land and Environment the country faces a challenge in forest conservation. As part of the International Day of Forests, March 21, the Ministry estimates a loss of 219,000 hectares in...
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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...
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There are more than 13 thousand Identity Cards expiring far from their holders
The head of the Identification and Archive Department at the Provincial Civil Identification Service of Inhambane (SPIC), Maria de Lurdes, said last week that there are 13,860 identity cards (BI) that are not being claimed by their respective owners, more than a year after their issuance. The official affirmed that the holders already have...