The former Minister of Labor, Helena Taipo, began her trial this Tuesday at the Judicial Court of Katembe, accused of participating in acts of corruption by receiving bribery money. The Public Prosecutor says there is enough evidence to justify the conviction of Helena Taipo, sometimes called "Iron Lady" when she was still...
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BMW cuts profit forecast
German car manufacturer, BMW, announced today that it has lowered its profit forecast for this year due to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. With the effects of the conflict on car production, BMW now forecasts a variable profit margin between 7% and 9%, before interest and taxes,...
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Covid-19: Tesla Suspends Car Production in China
China is imposing restrictions across the country, mostly in cities with new outbreaks of covid-19. In a statement, electric car production giant Tesla announced the shutdown of its Shanghai plant to contain the spread of the disease. The document issued today states that throughout...
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Rice from the "Sustenta" program reaches the Mozambicans' table
The Sustenta program, which envisages achieving food self-sufficiency by 2030, has already begun to show satisfactory results. One of the examples is the current rice harvest in Gaza province. The new technologies, seeds, and fertilizers used in rice production have allowed for greater efficiency and fewer losses. If this trend prevails, it is possible that...
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Covid-19: Government takes advantage of pandemic to ban demonstrations
The civil society organization, Women's Observatory, accused the current government of using the consequences of the pandemic to restrict the right to demonstrate. In their view, an "autocratic system" is emerging in Mozambique. According to the NGO's executive secretary, quoted by Lusa, today in Mozambique there is "an installed system...
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MRM invests USD 59.6 million in new processing plant
Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) will invest about 59.6 million dollars in the installation of a second unit for processing and storage of fuel in order to double its operations, in the district of Montepuez, in Cabo Delgado province. In a press release, quoted by clubofmozambique, MRM considers that "the project will have...
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Portugal and Mozambique can now operate non-essential flights
The Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today the extension of non-essential flights between Portugal and Mozambique, including other Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOP) such as Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. Among the PALOP countries, only Equatorial Guinea is excluded from this authorization. This measure is an alteration to the rules applicable...
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Delegation from the Millennium Challenge Corporation came to Mozambique to monitor projects
The Development Office of the Compact II, an institution under the Ministry of Economy and Finance said recently that a mission of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is in Mozambique to check the implementation stage of the Compact II projects. The visit started on March 07 and will end on March 25.
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Former Labor Minister in the dock
The former Minister of Labor and ten other defendants are due to start trial this Tuesday at the Judicial Court of Katembe, accused of embezzling 1.8 million US dollars from the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). Helena Taipo is indicted of receiving bribe money to favor construction and printing company in contracts with...
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Mozambique begins to consume cooking gas produced by Sasol
The Mozambican market will be able to count on cooking gas produced by multinational company Sasol as of 2024, according to a statement from the institution. The company expects its production to meet about 75% of the national demand, which could make it the main supplier of the fuel in Mozambique. In addition, the...