A total of 778 schools were destroyed by Tropical Storm Ana in the provinces of Zambezia, Tete, Manica, Sofala and Nampula. The phenomenon affected 302 thousand students and 4700 teachers. The spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education and Human Development, Gina Guibunda, said that tents or other temporary facilities will be used to ensure the start of classes,...
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Government fails to comply with PES 2021 in 28%
The Government acknowledged, this Tuesday, the failure of the 2021 Social Economic Plan (PES), although it has achieved 72% of the projected. Of the 551 planned indicators, 52% reached the target, 20% partially reached it, and 28% did not reach the target. The spokesperson for the III Session of the Council of Ministers, Inocêncio Impissa, said that the Executive has not yet...
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Atlético Madrid pays 218 million meticals for Reinildo Mandava
The Mozambican left defender, Reinildo Mandava, signed a work contract with Atlético Madrid, this Tuesday, for three and a half seasons, that is, until 2025. The deal cost 217,950,000 meticais (3 million euros) to the rojiblancos. The club, in a statement, refers to the signing of the 28-year-old full-back after two full seasons and...
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Government negotiates with IMF the return of financial support
The Mozambican government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met on Monday to review direct support for the General State Budget (OGE). The support had been cut since 2016 as part of the discovery of the hidden debts. In the aftermath the country stopped receiving $467 million from foreign donors. According to information advanced and...
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Sony buys Bungie for USD 3.6 billion to join PlayStation Studios
Sony has advanced a $3.6 billion bid to buy US video game studio Bungie, creators of "Destiny" and "Halo," with the aim of partnering it with its PlayStation Studios developer collective. The companies say the deal aims to boost Sony's vision for online multiplayer titles, but it is still...
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Amelia Muendane urges AT employees to be incorruptible
The president of the tax authority of Mozambique (AT), requires the officials of that institution to be incorruptible and ruthless in complying with the law, aiming to make the tax system more solid, robust and efficient. The challenge was launched this Tuesday in Pemba, Cabo Delgado, by Amelia Muendane, president of the Tax Authority, in the act of patenting of 32 tax documents...
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Seized 20 tons of fish caught during the ban
About 20 tons of various fish, including fine shrimp and fish fauna, were seized for having been caught during the closed season and using harmful gear. The seizure was made by the maritime surveillance, in Beira, in the first three months of the current closed season, which runs from November 1 to March 31. The head of the Department of...
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Government deactivates Accommodation Centers for Storm Ana victims
The government has deactivated almost all of the accommodation centers created in connection with the passage of tropical storm Ana. The National Institute for Risk and Disaster Management (INGD) is currently providing assistance only to the province of Tete, which has three active accommodation centers for the populations affected by the storm. The information was released on Tuesday...
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Filipe Nyusi says stability is crucial for the population's return in Cabo Delgado
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi believes that the restoration of stability in the districts of Palma and Mocímboa da Praia, in Cabo Delgado, opens space for the return of the population and the resumption of economic projects. Nyusi, who was speaking on Monday in Maputo after a meeting, in his office, with the president and general director of the oil company...
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Total wants to resume gas project in 2022
TotalEnergies CEO, Patrick Pouyanné, said Monday that the oil company intends to resume the natural gas project in Cabo Delgado later this year. "We are ready," the official assured, in Maputo, after a meeting with the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi. The natural gas liquefaction project in the Rovuma Basin -...