The Deputy of the National Road Administration in Zambezia, Jorge Govanhica, says that despite the reopening of the bridge over the Elege river in Mariarua, Nicoadala district, this Wednesday, the contractor will remain on site for some improvement works, control and evaluation of the provisional infrastructure. Jorge Govanhica was speaking at a press conference...
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INAM warns of intense heat today in the southern region
The National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) forecasts the occurrence of intense heat today, Thursday, in the southern region of the country. According to the INAM statement, the provinces of Maputo, Gaza and Inhambane may reach temperatures ranging from 36 to 39 degrees Celsius on Thursday. INAM recommends taking precautionary measures...
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Mozambique loses USD 200 million due to deforestation
Illegal logging in Mozambique harms the state by about 200 million dollars annually. According to the Ministry of Land and Environment the country faces a challenge in forest conservation. As part of the International Day of Forests, March 21, the Ministry estimates a loss of 219,000 hectares in...
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Government wants higher education expansion, but with quality
The government wants the expansion of higher education in the country to be accompanied by quality. According to the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, the country is seeing an increase of institutions, whose students do not consider relevant the issue of training quality. Speaking this Monday on Radio Mozambique's "Cartas na Mesa" program, Daniel...
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INSS pensioners resume annual proof of life
Resumes this Tuesday, throughout the country, the process of conducting the annual proof of life for pensioners of the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). The process that had been interrupted two years ago due to the outbreak of covid-19, covers about 107,500 INSS pensioners. The Minister of Labor and Social Security says...
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It's getting easier to handle ID
The Civil Identification Services responsible for issuing Identity Cards (ID) are setting up mobile brigades for schools, neighborhoods and public institutions, all over the country. The most recent case is the Civil Identification Service of the City of Xai-Xai, in the province of Gaza, which according to the spokesperson of the...
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There are more than 13 thousand Identity Cards expiring far from their holders
The head of the Identification and Archive Department at the Provincial Civil Identification Service of Inhambane (SPIC), Maria de Lurdes, said last week that there are 13,860 identity cards (BI) that are not being claimed by their respective owners, more than a year after their issuance. The official affirmed that the holders already have...
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The number of people displaced by Cyclone Gombe in Zambézia has risen to 45,000
The number of people displaced by the tropical depression Gombe in Zambezia province has risen to more than 45 thousand, with an increase of more than three thousand compared to previous data. This balance, presented yesterday by the Secretary of State in the province, is still provisional, as the rescue work of the victims of the storm continues. Judith Mussácula advanced,...
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UNHCR Calls for More Funding to Help Mozambique
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched on Tuesday at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, an appeal for more funding to help victims of Cyclone Gombe, which affected provinces in northern Mozambique. Boris Cheshirkov recalled that after cyclones Idai and Kenneth, Gombe was the most severe storm...
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Catalan Cooperation Agency trains technicians in urban planning
The Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation trains technicians in Inhambane in matters of planning and implementation of urban centers resilient to climate change. The project funded by the European Union and implemented by the Catalan Agency, is budgeted at about 4.6 million euros equivalent. The objective of the project, which will cover ten...