Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ana has already claimed 10 lives in the national territory, as the depression moves inland. According to the latest information from the civil protection authorities, six deaths were reported during the afternoon of Tuesday, as the rivers in the districts of Macanga...
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Covid-19: Ministry of Health to start vaccinating teenagers
Mozambique will start vaccinating young people over the age of 15 against the new coronavirus, at a time when over 10 million people in the country have been immunized, the health minister announced. After another session of the Council of Ministers held on Tuesday, Armindo Tiago, said that planning is under way to...
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Maputo Municipality announces start of renovation work on Youth Square
The Youth square, in the Magoanine district of Maputo city, will be closed as of Monday for requalification. According to a note from the Maputo Municipal Council, the preliminary work includes cleaning, voluntary withdrawal of residents who carry out commercial activity there, placement of signs and subsequent fencing. The deputy director of Urban Infrastructure at the Maputo Municipal Council (CMM), Inocêncio...
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"Mangrove recovery is key to climate change adaptation"
The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID) considers the recovery of mangrove forests to be fundamental for adapting to climate change, cyclone effects and flooding. The agency is developing a project to repopulate and conserve mangroves as part of a program managed by the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA). Maria.
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Matola bets on transforming garbage into energy
Solid waste at the Malhampsene dump, in the municipality of Matola, Maputo province, will be used to generate electricity, through the use of methane gas produced by the decomposition of garbage. This is a project of the Municipal Council of the City of Matola (CMCM), which aims to reduce environmental pollution and stimulate...
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Government says it is unavoidable to charge tolls on Maputo ring road
The Minister of Public Works, João Machatine, considers that the collection of tolls on the Maputo ring road is "unavoidable," as it will ensure the maintenance of the road. "This issue of tolls is unavoidable because we have no way of guaranteeing the maintenance of this infrastructure," he said at the end of the Council of Ministers meeting. Despite several protests,...
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Two roads interrupted in Zambezia
At least two roads, namely Lugela-Mocuba and Milange-Mulumbo, in Zambezia province are interrupted since Monday due to the increase in the flow of Lugela and Luo rivers respectively, associated with the rains that have been falling in different parts of the country. In addition to the cutting of access roads there are reports of flooded fields. The director...
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Heavy rains interrupt road connection between Tete and Moatize
The road linking the city of Tete and the town of Moatize has been interrupted since Tuesday morning due to heavy rain falling in the province of Tete because of the passage of a tropical depression. The fury of the waters caused by the tropical storm ANA, completely destroyed the two decks of that bridge,...
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March against tolls: "If I'm not there, don't look for me in the 'graveyard'"
Mozambican journalist and social activist, Clemente Carlos, is organizing a peaceful march in the city of Maputo, scheduled for next Friday (28), with the aim of encouraging the competent entities to reduce toll fees on the Maputo Circular Road. "Please wear black in mourning corruption and protest to rates....
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Floating hotel on the way to Cabo Delgado's coast
The Cabo Delgado province will receive a Nortrans floating hotel called CSS Termis, with capacity to house hundreds of workers who, at first, will work on the installation of the floating liquefied natural gas platform, Coral Sul FLNG, in Area 4, of the Rovuma Basin. The ship is anchored in the port of Cidade do...