The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Correia, announced this Thursday a new program to promote and massify the production of sugar cane to meet the needs of the sugar industry. The program foresees a production of 500 thousand tons of sugar cane per campaign. "We have a great potential for absorbing production. We are ...
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Government appeals for calm to Xinavane sugar mill workers
The Government appeals for calm, to the workers of Xinavane sugar mill who contest poor working conditions and who on Wednesday carried out acts of vandalism. The Vice-Minister of Labor and Social Security, Rolinho Farnela, assured that the government will continue to monitor the negotiations between the employers and the labor masses. "The decisions are not
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Guitarist Valter Mabas releases "Blue Window" album
The Mozambican guitarist, Valter Mabas launches his first album entitled "Blue Windows", early this Friday evening, at the Centro Cultural Franco Moçambicano (CCFM), in the city of Maputo. According to a note posted on one of the CCFM's pages on social networks, "Blue Window" symbolizes a message of hope for all humanity....
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Mozambique and Italy join forces to protect biodiversity
The preservation of the environment and the protection of biodiversity are two key areas for the development of Mozambique. The country has a huge potential in terms of natural resources and the majority of the population depends directly on biodiversity and ecosystem services for their survival. Despite its high diversity, the Mozambican flora...
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Hidden Debts: The seizure of assets of the 11 defendants postponed for the second time
The Maputo City Judicial Court postponed again this Thursday the start of the special adversarial session granted, following the preventive seizure of assets of defendants involved in the case of hidden debts. The court session was to be occupied by the debate on the seizure of assets of the 19 defendants involved in the case that...
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Maputo and Matola cities have 80 new buses
The municipal public transport companies of the cities of Maputo and Matola received this Thursday, from the Transport and Communications Development Fund, 80 new buses, all powered by natural gas, to strengthen passenger transport. The Ministry of Transport and Communications explained that the buses will serve only the municipalities of Maputo, Matola and Boane. The acquisition...
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CFM announces resumption of long-distance passenger trains
The long distance passenger trains will start running again as of March 2 in the South and Center of the country, announced yesterday the public company Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM). In the southern railway system, the passenger trains that connect the southern region of Mozambique to the...
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"It's hard going back to school after storm Ana" - Carmelita Namashulua
More than 700 schools at various levels of education were destroyed by Tropical Storm Ana in Mozambique. Over 350,000 students were affected in the central and northern provinces of the country. The Minister of Education, Carmelita Namashulua, said that everything is being done for the students to attend classes. The minister ...
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Politécnica and EDM ally themselves in the professional development of human capital
The Polytechnic University and the public company Electricidade de Moçambique-EDM signed on Tuesday February 22 in Maputo a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which aims at professional development of human capital and provision of training or consultancy services. The agreement foresees the promotion of professional internships, supply of goods and provision of...
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FIFA blocks Maxaquene for a debt exceeding 2 million dollars
The International Federation of Associated Football (FIFA) has prevented the Maxaquene Sports Club from registering professional players in the FIFA Connect system, due to a debt of over two million dollars. According to the president of the club's Management Committee, Maxaquene "did not meet some requirements recommended by FIFA, so this...