Frelimo President Daniel Chapo said today that the October 9 elections were contested at a time when there were internal and external interests in removing Frelimo from power at all costs. He also said that the violent demonstrations were directed by groups who wanted to remove the parties...
The Maputo Municipal Council (CMM) will now manage all urban infrastructures involving road cuts and their replacement, putting an end to the outsourcing of these works. In other words, the execution of interventions on public roads will be the responsibility of the Maputo Municipal Infrastructure Company. The measure aims to ensure that...
ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the international arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), the National Oil Company of India, approved, at the end of March, funding of 180 million dollars (Rs 1,500 crore) for a Liquefied Natural Gas exploration project, headed by the French multinational TotalEnergies. The amount will go towards...
On International Fact-Checking Day, MISA Mozambique reinforces the need for a collective commitment to combating disinformation. The dissemination of false information represents a threat to democracy and social stability, which is why the engagement of journalists, digital platforms and citizens in the defense of the truth is essential. The date, established in 2016 by...
The Bank of Mozambique, in its capacity as foreign exchange authority, has approved regulatory instruments with the aim of providing greater flexibility in the management of foreign currency by intermediary banks, given the current socio-economic situation. This is the notice that increases the conversion rate from the current 30 % to 50 %, resulting from...
Africa50, an infrastructure investment platform on the African continent, will invest just over one billion US dollars to finance projects in the transportation, energy and communication sectors. The information was provided by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Africa50, Alain Ebobisse, who was speaking yesterday in Maputo, after an audience...
The main purpose of the meeting, which took place at the Ministry of Finance, was to present the scope of Africa50 and to review the status of Africa50-funded projects in Mozambique and future prospects. Alain Ebobisse, Chairman of the Africa50 Executive Board, presented the status of the project to expand and modernize the...
The Attorney General's Office (PGR) arrested Frelimo activist Artimiza Magaia on Wednesday, in compliance with a lawsuit filed by fellow Frelimo activist and President of the Economic Associations of Mozambique - CTA, Agostinho Vuma. According to Evidências, the PGR is still on the trail of the Frelimo party member's 'cronies', especially her boss, who...
On Wednesday, the Government launched the project to set up an Electronic Public Procurement System (e-GP), with the expectation of modernizing the process, making it more transparent, efficient and traceable. "The government reaffirms its commitment to modernizing public administration and strengthening transparency and efficiency in the management of public...
The Muslim Association of Sofala (AMS) is reiterating its call for clear and effective action to combat kidnappings, a phenomenon whose main victims are businesspeople from this community and their families. The request was made by AMS spokesperson Idrisse Charfudine in the city of Beira, on the occasion of the "Eid ul-fitr" celebrations, an event that marks the...