The former Managing Director of Standard Bank Mozambique, Chuma Nwokocha, was sentenced by the Maputo City Police Court, 5th Section, to the main penalty under which he must pay 1.2 million meticais for authorizing the installation and operation of a replica of its Data Processing Center without the consent of the Bank of...
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Sea Terminal Fraud with Senior Customs Officials Involved
"Senior" officials from Mozambique Customs were arrested Monday on suspicion of participating in the embezzlement of US$18.6 million at the Maputo International Maritime Terminal. The Attorney General's Office (PGR) says it learned of the mega fraud scheme through "a complaint of the issuance of an exemption of customs charges budgeted at 18.6...
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Absa reopens Mueda branch one year later
Absa Bank Mozambique reopened today the branch in Mueda district, Cabo Delgado province, which was closed for over a year due to the instability that has conditioned the normal exercise of the banking activity. Pedro Carvalho, Retail and Business banking director, said that for Absa it is a satisfaction to be able to continue...
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Tolls on the Maputo Ring Road already have rates and a starting date for collection
The Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources and the Ministry of Economy and Finance ordered the publication of the rates to be applied to the four new tolls on the Maputo ring road, effective from 25 January 2022. The ministerial order, published last Friday (14), in the Bulletin of the Republic, First Series -...
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Moza Banco donates furniture to the Sofala Secretary of State
Moza Banco recently delivered office furniture to the Secretariat of State of Sofala Province. The material aims to serve the interests of the government and the population of the province. "We hope that the government will make good use of the material given, for the benefit of the citizens, and that they will contribute, as decided by the...
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ANE says it is ready to intervene in case of road cuts in Cabo Delgado
ANE is ready to intervene, at any moment, in situations of road cuts, due to the rains that continue to fall all over Cabo Delgado province. "Fortunately until this moment we have no record of a road cut, but we are prepared to intervene as soon as it happens", indicated the delegate of ANE...
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Hidden Debts. State recovered USD 300 million, but specialists raise doubts
The Mozambican State, through the Central Office for Combating Corruption (GCCC), says that it has already recovered about 330 000 000 (million) dollars, or (15%) of the 2.2 billion dollars of loans in favor of three state companies, without the endorsement of Parliament. Meanwhile, the GCCC acknowledges that the amount
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LAM introduces new baggage policy for domestic flights
A new baggage policy on domestic flights has been in force since the beginning of this month at Mozambique Airlines (LAM). Essentially, the new instrument that regulates the transport of luggage at the flagship airline, maintains the 23 kilograms established for economy class, and 32 kilograms, in the executive class, and these quantities...
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Concluded the process of transitioning AT employees to a single career
More than 3,800 employees of the Tax Authority of Mozambique (AT), including customs and tax, who had been stagnant without professional development since 2012, have just moved to a single career path. According to the president of the AT, Amelia Muendane, this marks the completion of the transition process, started in 2016, benefiting, in its entirety, 3833 employees. Speaking about the...
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"Infectious diseases continue to worry the MOH," -Benigna Matsinhe
The prevalence of infectious diseases continues to worry the Health sector, given the weight of the diseases in the country. AIDS, for example, killed about 35,463 people in the first nine months of last year and malaria 341 individuals. In an interview to "Notícias", the Deputy National Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Health (MISAU),...