The lack of preparation and training on environmental issues is behind the absence of an environmental journalism in Mozambique. The conclusions were made during the debate on environmental journalism organized by the Association of Environmental Journalists and Human Rights, (AJADH), in Maputo. Climate change currently represents a global problem and requires equally global solutions....
The strong investment in new technologies at Sociedade Algodoeira do Niassa has boosted production levels. In the current season alone, production may triple, reaching "a historical level" of 17 thousand tons of cotton. About 17 thousand tons of cotton is how much Sociedade Algodoeira do Niassa expects to produce in the current season.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Veronica Macamo, will participate on 29-30 November in the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), to be held in Dakar, capital of the Republic of Senegal, according to a statement issued by the ministry. The conference, under the slogan "deepening the Sino-African partnership and promoting the...
On balance the report of the Center for Public Integrity (CIP), released this morning, concludes that the Extractive Sector Transparency Index (ITSE) in Mozambique is still very low. "From the analysis made for the 22 companies studied in the 2020/2021 edition, on average, the ITSE in Mozambique stood at 0.25 points representing a decrease in...
The price of chapa will go up in the metropolitan areas of the cities of Maputo and Matola, says the president of the Mozambican Federation of Road Transport Associations (FEMATRO), Castigo Nhamane, in an interview to MZNews. Decision made! Until the first days of next month, the cities of Maputo and Matola will have a readjustment of the price of...
Nacala Logistics transported, during the 3rd quarter of the current year, a total of 62,574 people on its passenger trains, 8,085 more compared to the previous quarter. This increase corresponds to a rise of around 14%, compared to the second quarter of 2021. The company's official source reports that the results were influenced by the...
The special representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, said that his country intends to enter the market of hydrocarbon exploration in Mozambique, and that work is already underway on the ground for this purpose. The answer comes after an invitation made weeks ago by the Mozambican government...
According to the findings of the National Statistics Institute (INE), the Labor Cost Index (LCI) increased by 3.8% in the third quarter of 2021, whereas "in the previous quarter it had decreased by 2.7%. In terms of wage costs per hour worked, INE says there was an increase of 3.4% and other costs,...
Marta Uetela is a young Mozambican with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and stands out in the world of sustainable entrepreneurship. BioMec is a start-up that develops a variety of prostheses using recycled material and has already been distinguished in a worldwide competition. It all started from the need to help a former college classmate who had difficulty getting around. "Yes,...
The Confederation of Mozambique Economic Associations (CTA) said yesterday morning that business performance at the national level reduced from 29% to 26% in the third quarter of 2021. CTA says the reduction in the Business Robustness Index at the national level stems mainly from the tightening of restrictions under the fight against...