Members of special forces, in training in the district of Vanduzi, Manica province, leave within days to Cabo Delgado to reinforce the fight against terrorism. These are agents trained by the European Union military. The announcement was made by the President of the Republic of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who this Sunday went to...
Unlicensed School Balls Fall Apart
The National Inspection of Economic Activities (INAE) ordered the closure of schools in Maputo and Nampula for operating without the proper licenses. INAE took the decision in the last two months. The three technical teaching establishments were discovered during inspections. INAE's chief inspector, Rita Freitas, disclosed the information last week. The responsible said...
After all the government only allocates 0.1% of revenues to INGD annually?
The Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane announced that the government allocates, annually, to the National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, 0.1% of total revenues to respond to the damages resulting from natural disasters in the country. Adriano Maleiane made these statements this Monday, in the town of Monapo, when he was interacting with the more than two thousand...
Private sector reiterates reinstatement of IRPC's 10% incentive
According to official data, in recent years agricultural production has seen an increase, rising from 20 million tons to 43 million tons in the period 2018 to 2020, and is expected to rise to 47 million tons by 2022. Still, the growth levels shown in the statistics are close to the population growth of the...
Portugal pledges support for victims of Cyclone Gombe in Mozambique
The Portuguese Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Francisco André, said on Sunday that Portugal will activate mechanisms to support victims of Cyclone Gombe and recover destroyed infrastructure in Mozambique. "We will activate once again the rapid response instrument of [Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua] Camões, to support...
Images: Plane crashes with 133 people on board
A China Eastern Airlines plane with 133 people on board crashed, this Monday, in a mountainous area of Tengxian County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, in southern China, according to the international press. At this time, the number of casualties is not known. According to at least five news outlets, including state-run CCTV,...
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa available to visit Cabo Delgado in August
The Portuguese head of state, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, said on Sunday that he had spoken with the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, about a trip to Cabo Delgado province, which could take place as early as August. "Speaking with President Nyusi, we prepared the hypothesis that, in a future visit of mine, maybe in August, to Quelimane, we will study...
EU finishes training first two special companies today
The first two Mozambican special operations companies trained by the European Union (EU) mission will finish their training today, Monday. According to Brigadier General Nuno Lemos Pires of the Portuguese Army, the field commander, who was speaking to Lusa, said that each company, one from the Navy, trained in Katembe (near Maputo), and another from the Army, trained in...
More than 160,000 people at risk of being affected by flooding in the center
More than 160 thousand people in the regions of Tete, Manica, Sofala and Zambezia provinces may be affected by floods. The alert is issued by the Regional Water Administration in the center of the country, ARA-Centro. These are inhabitants of the cities of Beira, Dondo, Chimoio and Quelimane that may experience urban flooding and several other districts, of...
Verónica Macamo defends the economic emancipation of SADC
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Veronica Macamo says the time has come for SADC member countries to embark on an economic emancipation through industrialization. Veronica Macamo who was speaking in Lilongwe city, Malawi, during the SADC Council of Ministers meeting, said that the macroeconomic structure should...