The Mozambican photographer, Edilson Tomás, received an honorable mention and was considered the best of Africa in the international photography contest World Water day 2022, as part of World Water Day. In a contest with more than 1000 participants from five continents, Edilson Tomás stood out with a photo entitled Babysitter (baba) and deserved an honorable mention...
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UK disburses 152 million to support cyclone victims
The United Kingdom will disburse about 152 million meticais to support humanitarian assistance actions for the victims of tropical cyclone Gombe and tropical storm Ana. The amount will be applied in the rehabilitation of water supply infrastructure, psychosocial assistance, food and nutritional support for about 12,000 children, pregnant women, and other victims of the tropical cyclone Gombe and tropical storm Ana.
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Mozambican activist receives Swedish award for human rights and democracy
Mozambican climate activist, Anabela Lemos, will be awarded this year's Per Anger Award for her fight for farmers forced to abandon their homes to make way for gas and coal extraction. The candidate was nominated by We Effect and is the first environmental advocate to receive the award. Anabela Lemos leads...
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Government decides to extend deadline for land review debate in the face of criticism
The deadline for the debate on the revision of the National Land Policy has been extended for another 30 days, at a time when it is the target of strong criticism from civil society. According to the Minister of Land and Environment, Ivete Maibaze, quoted by Lusa, said on Wednesday that the extension of the deadline is aimed at listening to the...
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Mozambique participates in the SADC Public Accounts Committee Council
A delegation from the Mozambican parliament has been participating since Monday in the SADC Public Accounts Committees Governance and Capacity Building Council Meeting. The five-day meeting, which takes place in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Public Accounts Committees in matters of good governance and management...
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Water shortage in southern Mozambique floods northern Mozambique
A World Food Programme (WFP) report says that a severe drought is increasingly occurring in the south of Mozambique and that agricultural activities are being hampered. Since February the drought has been spreading from Maputo (south) to Sofala and Manica (center). The scenario contrasts with the situation in the center and north of the country, where cyclones have...
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From architecture to passion for literary translation
Sandra Tamele has a degree in architecture from the Eduardo Mondlane University, but it is in letters and translations where her true passion lies. It all started back in college when she was studying architecture in 2006. "In the architecture faculty we had Italian professors and a free Italian language course. I grabbed the opportunity and...
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Proposed Forestry Law suggests extinction of simple licenses
The preliminary draft of the Forestry Law that is being put to the consideration of national forestry operators suggests the extinction of simple licenses and, in their place, foresees the creation of Small Concessions, which will be licensed exclusively to national citizens, in a maximum area of 20 thousand hectares and with the requirement of...
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Civil Society advocates broadening the debate on land policy review
Civil society organizations propose to extend the time of the debates of the proposal for revision of the National Land Policy, to allow the process to include all Mozambicans, especially women and youth considered the main beneficiaries. The position of the civil society was presented yesterday in Maputo, at a press conference, in which these entities...
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Government bets on new technologies for road construction and maintenance
The Public Works, Housing and Water Resources sector will invest in new technologies in the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads to provide greater resilience to the weather phenomena that cyclically affect the country. According to the Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, Carlos Mesquita, the sector continues to focus on conducting studies and...