The Center for Democracy and Development (CDD) accuses the National Roads Administration (ANE) of withholding information on the concession contract for the Maputo Ring Road to Rede Viária de Moçambique S.A. (REVIMO). "[ANE] refused to make the requested information available, basing its decision on the existence of a dispute in the...
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Tolls create jobs amid protests
The four new tolls on the Maputo ring road will generate around 550 direct jobs, and candidates for the respective job vacancies are already being trained, the Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources said on Tuesday in Maputo. Joao Machatine was speaking after the 2nd Session of the Council of...
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Mozambique has a corrupt soul with a lot of life
The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2021 published by the non-governmental organization Transparency International revealed that corruption continues to lead the lines of development thinking in Mozambican institutions. The beginning of the hidden debts trial process and the efforts to fight corruption contributed to Mozambique having a positive assessment in the...
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Cabo Delgado's government promises to reopen 14 schools this year
Fourteen schools closed due to terrorist attacks in the districts of Mocímboa da Praia and Palma, in Cabo Delgado, will reopen in the academic year about to start. The information was shared Monday by the spokesman for the Provincial Directorate of Education in Cabo Delgado, Manuel Bacar, stating that in the two districts are already created the necessary conditions for the reopening of the school...
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Depression Ana: Government may scale back contingency plans
The Minister of Economy and Finance does not rule out the possibility of resizing the contingency plans designed by the government to respond to the humanitarian drama in central and northern areas of the country following the passage of tropical depression Ana. The bad weather that affected mainly the provinces of Nampula, Tete, Zambezia, Sofala, Manica, and...
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Monetary policy rate remains unchanged at 13.25% in the country
The Monetary Policy Committee (CPMO) of the Bank of Mozambique has decided to maintain the monetary policy interest rate, MIMO rate, at 13.25%. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Bank of Mozambique argues that the decision to maintain the MIMO rate is supported by the slightly improved outlook for domestic inflation in the short and medium...
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Mozambique on the verge of a new low pressure system formed in the Indian Ocean
Mozambique is under threat of occurrence of another tropical depression, which may affect, with greater incidence the province of Cabo Delgado. According to INAM, a new system of low pressure was formed in the Indian Ocean, with the potential to evolve in the coming days to the stage of a tropical depression. In view of this forecast, the Secretary of State of...
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"Some regions of the lower Zambezi will continue to experience flooding"
According to the Director General of the Central Regional Water Administration, some regions of the lower Zambezi will continue to experience floods due to the sharp increase in hydrometric levels of water in the next 48 hours. These are the regions of Mutarara and Doa in the province of Tete, Chemba, Caia and Marromeu in Sofala, Mopeia, Chinde, Luabo...
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Lille refuses Atlético Madrid's proposal on Reinildo Mandava
Atlético Madrid have put forward a proposal to sign Mozambican international Reinildo Mandava, from Lille in France. Mandava's current club refused to give up the player for about 144 million meticals (about two million euros). On Monday morning, the Mozambican international was in Madrid to carry out tests...
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Mozambican pianist participates in festival in Mali
Mozambican pianist and social activist, Mel Matsinhe, announced that she will represent the Beloved Homeland at the 18th edition of "Ségou' Art" - an annual arts festival in the city of Segou, in Mali, where she will be the only Lusophone representative. "This is one of the largest and most stable festivals of culture and art in Africa and...