The government has announced that it will make a final decision on the operation of tolls following a study into the future of tolls in different parts of the country. "The study has been completed. There are already concrete proposals on how to deal with the issue of tolls and all the government needs to do is make a decision...
ACLLN's new Secretary General announced today
The new Secretary General of the Association of Combatants of the National Liberation Struggle, ACLLN, who will replace Fernando Faustino, who lost his life in November 2024, will be known today. At the moment, the ACLLN is meeting at the Frelimo Central School in Matola for the 1st Extraordinary Session of the association's National Committee, to decide, among other things,...
Mia Couto wins PEN America-2025 Award
Mozambican writer Mia Couto won the PEN America-2025 Literary Prize this Friday, becoming the first Portuguese-language writer to be honored with this PEN America award for international literature. In an official PEN America press release, the prize jury explained its choice as follows: "Mia Couto's writing probes the history...
PR receives special envoy from South African President
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, received Ayanda Dlodlo, special envoy of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, in Maputo this Friday. In the meeting I had with the Head of State, the South African President's envoy asked for Mozambique's support for the South African candidacy for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Speaking to...
General Police Command orders arrests and criminal proceedings against UIR officers
The General Police Command has ordered the immediate arrest and disciplinary and criminal proceedings against all rapid intervention officers who consume alcoholic beverages on duty and fire indiscriminately, injuring colleagues. The behavior has been recorded in the positions of the Northern Operational Theatre and the Rapid Intervention Subunits and the Ministry of the Interior classifies...
Jazz at Franco" today
The Franco-Mozambican Cultural Center is hosting the 7th edition of the Jazz no Franco Festival today (Saturday), taking place on the stages of the Garden and Sala Grande. The event takes place on the occasion of International Jazz Day, which is celebrated on April 30. For this edition, Mozambican artists João Cabral and Stélio Mondlane's Project Evolution have been invited;...
PR demands deep reforms in the FADM
The President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Defense Forces of Mozambique (FADM), Daniel Chapo, called for a profound transformation of the Defense sector, when he swore in the new Chief of General Staff, Army General Júlio dos Santos Jane. In his speech on the occasion, the Commander-in-Chief of the FADM advocated structural reforms, combating...
Benvinda Levi swears in the new President of Mozambique's Tax Authority
On Friday morning (11), the Prime Minister of the Republic of Mozambique, Maria Benvinda Delfina Levi, swore in Aníbal Joaquim Mbalango as the new President of the Mozambican Tax Authority (AT). With this appointment, Anibal Mbalango, 44, has been an employee of the AT for around 20 years, 11 of which as head of Sector Taxation...
Long queues on ships hurt logistics operators
The president of the Confederation of Economic Associations CTA, Agostinho Vuma, says that the long queues on ships can be detrimental to the logistics operator. He advocates port and customs clearance for better business profitability. "It has become much more expensive to do logistics business by road. Therefore, the costs related to...
Government reveals "root cause" of fuel shortages at gas stations
The Minister of State Administration and Civil Service, Inocêncio Impissa, said today that the causes of the low supply of fuel at service stations had to do with logistical and administrative nuances between distributors and commercial banks. Speaking to the press, he explained that the situation is not due to there not being enough fuel to supply the country,...