Mozambique received this afternoon the admission to the Kimberley process of diamond sales. As of today it is the new member for diamond sales. This is an admission achieved after the 2016 lead and several years of work. According to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Max Tonela, who is...
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Government promises to maintain measures to protect the population from the rise in fuel prices
The Prime Minister, Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, said this Thursday, in the Assembly of the Republic (AR), that he will continue to adopt realistic measures that ensure the protection of business sectors such as transport, agriculture, fisheries, trade, among others considered vital to the lives of the population facing the recent rise in fuel prices in the country. The government will continue...
Mozambique may be admitted to the Kimberley Process today
The Kimberley Process Participation and Presidency Committee decides today the decision on the admission of Mozambique to the Kimberley Process. This is an action that aims to start exporting diamonds. The international body responsible for this process, recommended this Thursday, in Russia, to the plenary the admission of Mozambique to this body, which...
Orbital Announces Opening of First Space Hotel in 2027
The start-up Orbital Assembly Corporation (AOC) has announced plans to open a space hotel by 2027. Station Voyager is to be a luxury resort designed to accommodate 280 guests and 112 crew members, with a restaurant, a bar, a concert hall, a gym and even a movie theater. According to Tim Alatorre, vice president and architect...
Commodity prices rose by 0.89% during October
The prices of basic products recorded an increase of 0.89% during the month of October in the cities of Maputo, Beira and Nampula when compared to the previous month. According to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the country also registered, in October, an accumulated inflation of 4.14% while the homologous one was fixed at...
Adriano Maleiane says there are traders who increase prices by claiming fuel price increases
The Minister of Economy and Finance, Adriano Maleiane, said this Thursday in parliament that there are opportunistic and dishonest traders that increase the price of basic products, claiming the rise in fuel prices. Maleiane assured that the government is paying attention to these traders and will take measures to regulate the internal trade, assuring that there will be...
Mixed force formation launched to stop kidnappings and terrorism
The government launched this Thursday the formation of a joint force to respond to kidnappings and terrorism in the country. This is a group of officers who will be trained by Rwandan specialists, and will last for six months. According to the general commander of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM), in addition to kidnappings and terrorism, the force...
Mozambique plans to launch satellites from the Azores
The chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Communications of Mozambique (INCM), Tuaha Mote, said that Mozambique will be "the first" of the Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOP) to launch satellites from the Azores. According to Tuaha Mote, who was speaking this Thursday in the Azores, Portugal, Mozambique wants to have the privilege, in the...
Tmcel restores communications in Mocímboa da Praia
The mobile phone operator (Tmcel) announced this Wednesday the completion of the replacement of its network in the district of Mocímboa da Praia, covering the entire town and surrounding areas. Tmcel mobile phone network was interrupted almost in districts affected by terrorist actions in Cabo Delgado province. The communication infrastructures of this mobile telephony were...
Oil rebounds after US inflation scare
Oil prices, considered "black gold" are still in positive territory, recovering from the fall triggered yesterday by fears about rising inflation in the US. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI), "benchmark" for the United States, for December delivery adds 0.74% to 81.94 dollars a barrel. The December contract for Brent...