The country may experience new rises in cases of covid-19 infection, which could contribute to the entry into the "fifth wave" of the pandemic in the not too distant future, warned the Minister of Health, Armindo Tiago, on Thursday in Ponta D'ouro, Maputo province. This prediction of the Ministry of Health (MISAU) is based on the current...
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Mozambique has lost 300 million meticals due to corruption
The Attorney General of the Republic, Beatriz Buchili, revealed this week that the country has lost about 300 million meticais due to corruption, where the Police of the Republic of Mozambique appears as the leader of the fraud to the system. According to Buchili, 1,913 cases of alleged corruption were prosecuted last year - an increase of...
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April 30, 2022April 30, 2022Latest, Market Announcements, National
Mozambique registers an average of 525 accidents of occupational origin per year
The Minister of Labor and Social Security, Margarida Adamugi Talapa, says that the Government is engaged in actions to raise awareness of employers and workers in order to ensure greater hygiene, safety and health at work and prevent the occurrence of occupational accidents. In effect, Margarida Talapa referred that the country registers on average...
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Mozambique opposes UN on coal mining
Mozambique has a position contrary to that of the United Nations (UN) regarding continued coal mining. The country wants to benefit from the resource while the UN strives to suspend such activities to achieve the popular climate goal: reducing carbon emissions by 2030. The government justifies this position with the argument that...
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Jindal Africa coal train derails on the Sena Line
A railroad incident involving a coal train belonging to the Jindal Africa company occurred Wednesday night on the Sena line between Derunde and Semacueza in Muanza district, Sofala province. There are no reports of loss of life. The composition of two locomotives and 43 wagons was bound for the...
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Reconstruction of Cabo Delgado will cost $300 million - ADIN
The process of reconstruction of social infrastructures and houses destroyed by terrorists in Cabo Delgado and cyclones in the northern provinces will cost 300 million meticais, the Northern Integrated Development Agency (ADIN) said today in Maputo. "There are already many infrastructures that have benefited from rehabilitation in the districts of Macomia and Quissanga, and...
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Reference interest rate rises to 19.1% in May
The reference interest rate for credit operations in Mozambique will rise 50 basis points to 19.1% in May, after seven months without change, the Mozambican Association of Banks (AMB) announced today. The rate calculated by AMB and the Bank of Mozambique is based on a single indexer that increases from 13.3%...
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April 29, 2022April 29, 2022Latest, Agriculture, National
Gaza government urges farmers to focus on cash crops
The Governor of Gaza urges the farmers to bet on the practice of cash crops, in order to respond to the hunger situation that affects some districts of the province. The Gaza Chief Executive pointed out, as an example, the cashew culture as one of the profitable and alternative crops for the survival of the...
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April 29, 2022April 29, 2022Latest, National, Social Responsibility
Helpo delivers six classrooms for secondary education in Cabo Delgado
The Portuguese non-governmental organization (NGO) Helpo delivered six classrooms to a community in Cabo Delgado, which now has secondary education. "Salaué now has an eighth grade class", thanks to six new classrooms inaugurated with the presence of official entities "and next year it will have a ninth grade", explained Carlos...
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CNE needs 3.2 billion meticais for the 2023 local elections
The National Elections Commission (CNE) needs 3.2 billion meticais for the sixth local elections to be held on October 11, 2023, throughout the country. The data was made public this Thursday in Maputo by the Spokesperson of CNE at a round table discussion on preparations for the next local elections. Paulo Cuinica