The Mozambican Association of Fuel Retailers (ARCOMOC) is calling on the government to come up with urgent solutions to the current crisis that companies are facing when it comes to importing fuel. According to the president of ARCOMOC, Nelson Mavimbe, who was speaking on a podcast by the Center for Public Integrity (CIP), some companies operating in Mozambique are suspending fuel contracts...
Author: Salvador Baloi (Salvador Baloi)
Mozambique calls for urgent action to tackle climate crisis and land restoration
The Mozambican government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries (MAAP), called this Tuesday (22) for collective and urgent national action to tackle the growing impacts of the climate crisis. The appeal was made by the Permanent Secretary of that institution, Acubar Batista, at a round table on the occasion of World Earth Day, which was...
Government resumes asphalting work on road linking Nampula - Niassa after seven years of paralysis
Asphalting work on the stretch of road between the districts of Malema, in Nampula province, and Cuamba, in Niassa, was officially relaunched this Monday (21). The infrastructure, 35 kilometers long (21 in Niassa and 14 in Nampula), was paralyzed for more than seven years due to a lack of funds and is now...
Sofala gets another rice processing plant
Sofala province, in central Mozambique, has yet another rice processing plant, an initiative that marks the strengthening of the rural development agenda. The new mill was inaugurated on Tuesday (22) by the governor of Sofala, Lourenço Bulha, at the Mafambisse administrative post, in the district of Dondo, in a ceremony that also served to...
Official: Moçambola-2025 will actually start on May 17th
The president of the Mozambican Football League (LMF,) Alberto Simango Jr., confirmed on Tuesday (22) that the Moçambola-2025 will kick off on May 17. Simango Jr. says he has guarantees from Mozambique Airlines (LAM), the company playing a key role in the competition, with air transportation services. The official spoke after the draw for Moçambola-2025 was made in the city of...
Álvaro Massingue dismisses CTA's decision and reiterates his continued candidacy
Businessman Álvaro Massingue, president of the Mozambican Chamber of Commerce (CCM), reiterates that he will maintain his candidacy for the presidency of the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA), despite the fact that the association excluded him in a decision by the Board of Directors. The election for the presidency of the CTA is scheduled for next May....
"Public water has high levels of contamination and puts citizens' health at risk" - Report
Public water in Mozambique has high levels of contamination, putting the health of citizens who consume it at risk, reveals a recent report by the Citizen Observatory for Health. According to the report, the problem, which is nationwide but has a special incidence in the municipalities of Maputo, Matola and Tete, has resulted in vomiting,...
"Setting new toll rates doesn't just depend on the government" - Salim Valá reveals
The spokesman for the 13th ordinary session of the Council of Ministers, Salimo Valá, revealed this Tuesday (22) that setting new toll rates in the country does not depend only on the government, but also on other partners. According to Valá, the Mozambican Executive is working to find a solution for road tariffs...
Petromoc sells 20% of its stake in MIAFS to I2A
Petróleos de Moçambique (Petromoc) has sold 20% of its shares in Maputo International Airport Fuelling Services Limitada (MIAFS) to I2A Investimentos e Participações. According to a publication by Carta de Moçambique, the transaction was confirmed by the Competition Regulatory Authority (ARC) in a statement. The document explains that MIAFS is a commercial company whose objective is...
Mozambique decrees three-day national mourning in honor of Pope Francis
The Mozambican government has decreed, through the Council of Ministers, national mourning for three days starting at 00:00 on Thursday (26) in honor of Pope Francis, who died on Monday in Vatican City. Speaking after the end of the 13th ordinary session of the Council of Ministers, government spokesman Salim Valá explained that the...