Author: Salvador Baloi (Salvador Baloi)

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China announces support for the Merry Christmas initiative

The government of China announced on Tuesday, a support to the country of nearly two million meticals to the "Solidary Christmas" initiative for disadvantaged children. This is an initiative organized by the Office of the First Lady of Mozambique, which aims to provide a decent Christmas to several children in vulnerable situations in the country. Isaura Nyusi praised the support...

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Government approves maritime spatial plan

The Council of Ministers approved this Tuesday the National Maritime Spatial Management Plan (POEM), aiming to promote sustainable, rational and efficient economic exploitation of the sea, marine resources and ecosystem services. According to the spokesperson of the body, Filimão Suaze, the plan also aims to ensure the sustainability of the various uses and...

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Mozambique says it is prepared to enter the Kimberley process of diamond sales

The Mozambican government ensures it is prepared to enter the international diamond sales market. The executive director of the Kimberley Process Management Unit, Castro Elias, assured this Wednesday that the government has met all the internationally required requirements for exporting diamonds, showing confidence in the country's admission into the club of states that...

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Rain displaces more than 100 families in Sofala

More than 100 families from the districts of Chemba, Caia and Marromeu, in the province of Sofala are displaced due to heavy rain that fell in just one day. According to the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management (INGD), the rainfall reached almost 150 millimeters and left some roads cut off. "Just over 3,700 people are...

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Government wants greater oversight of the mining sector

The government wants greater supervision and control of the mining area, in order to respond to the growth that the industry and the energy sector have been witnessing in recent years. According to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, Teodoro Cândido, who was speaking this Tuesday at the opening of the III National Council of Inspectors, the growth of...

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Oxford Economics revises national inflation upward to over 5.3%

Inflation in Mozambique is expected to be above 5.3% this year, according to forecasts from consultancy Oxford Economics Africa. In a note released this Wednesday, the consultancy justifies this forecast by pointing to the increase in fuel prices, advancing a possible increase in interest rates by the bank of Mozambique. "Inflation was 5.3% this year,...