Facebook founder and chairman Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday that his company is no longer using its old corporate name, but is now called "Meta. The CEO's idea is to differentiate the parent company from all of its social networks and applications and to "encompass the vision of virtual reality for the future"...
UN pledges continued support for Cabo Delgado's reconstruction plan
The United Nations Organization (UNO) ensures that it will continue to provide humanitarian and development support in the implementation of the reconstruction plan of the districts affected by terrorism in the north of Cabo Delgado province
Council of Ministers approves extension of Portuguese fund for investments until 2025
The Council of Ministers approved this Thursday an extension of the Portuguese Fund to Support Investment in Mozambique, to be available until 2025
ExxonMobil provides USD 75,000 in support to the displaced in Cabo Delgado
ExxonMobil has announced the donation of 18 tons of food and hygiene products, amounting to 75,000 dollars, to displaced victims of terrorist actions in Cabo Delgado province. According to the General Manager of ExxonMobil in Mozambique, Jos Evens, the "food security, personal health and restoration of...
Government promises to adopt measures to mitigate impact of the rise in fuel prices
The government, through the Minister of Economy and Finance, Adriano Maleiane, said yesterday in Parliament that the rise in fuel prices was due to the increase in demand for fuel internationally and that all the mechanisms that had been set up internally to cushion its impact on the cost of living had become insufficient
'They're too cheap': CIP distrusts liquidation prices of Correios de Moçambique buildings
The Centre for Public Integrity (CIP) says there is an undervaluation of the buildings of the now defunct state-owned company Correios de Moçambique and proposes an urgent reassessment of the mobile and real estate assets of the company. The CIP report on public finances "Buildings of Correios de Moçambique cost 805 thousand meticais each?", published on 24...
"Gasoline prices could be higher," says Adriano Maleiane
The Minister of Economy and Finance, Adriano Maleiane, said on Thursday that the price of gasoline in Mozambique could be higher, seven meticais above the current price. Maleiane was speaking during a session in Parliament, and explained that the increase was not higher because it is necessary "to do things in a way...
Netherlands and Italy donate 352 million meticais for water management
The Kingdom of the Netherlands, Italy and the Mozambican Government signed three agreements that foresee the provision, by art of the European countries, of about 325 million meticais for programs of sustainable management of water, sanitation and hygiene. The memorandums were signed by the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources (MOPHRH), the...
"Cost of living in Mozambique tends to get worse," says OTM
The cost of living in the country is getting worse every day. The basic food basket defined by the Organization of Mozambican Workers (OTM-Central Union) costs 19 thousand meticais, while the minimum wage is only 4 691 meticais