A few days ago, the authorities seized more than 500 kilograms of copper at the Save River checkpoint in the Govuro district of Inhambane, a product that is presumed to have been stolen from Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) transformer stations. The information was provided by the Inhambane Provincial Prosecutor, Pompílio Xavier, at the seminar entitled "Theft of...
Integration of "absent" PODEMOS MPs dependent on parliament
The Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS) today presented the deputies who, since taking office in the Assembly of the Republic on January 13, have never appeared in the "House of the People". The party's spokesman, Duclésio Chico, said that those targeted had been insistently contacted to take up their portfolios since before the...
Health professionals suspend strike and open space for talks with the government
The Association of United and Solidarity Health Professionals of Mozambique (APSUSM) today suspended the start of a general strike in order to allow room for dialog with the government. According to the president of APSUSM, Anselmo Muchave, the Executive has requested a meeting with the class for next Thursday. But depending on the talks, the strike could go ahead...
Chapo urges new leadership of the Public Prosecutor's Office to strengthen fight against corruption
The President of the Republic and the nation's highest magistrate, Daniel Chapo, today recommended to the new leaders of the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) an unwavering commitment to justice and integrity, emphasizing the need to strengthen the fight against corruption and other crimes affecting the country. The statesman was speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the Deputy Attorney General...
Portugal's PR says there are conditions to solve the problems of Portuguese teachers abroad
The President of the Republic of Portugal (PR), Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, says that the country is in a position to meet all the demands of Portuguese teachers abroad. The President warned, however, that the fulfillment of the demands is dependent on the goodwill of the current government, which, even though it is a caretaker government, is in a position to do so....
Sofala: Kidnappers sentenced to 30 years in prison
On Friday in Beira, the Sofala Province Judicial Court (TJPS) sentenced four of the seven individuals on trial to between three and thirty years in prison, for having proven their involvement in the crimes of kidnapping, money laundering, criminal association and possession of prohibited weapons. According to...
Three provinces access the business recovery fund
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the provinces of Nampula, Cabo Delgado and Tete have been benefiting since Friday from the Business Recovery Fund, financed by the World Bank to the tune of five million US dollars. The fund is intended to support MSMEs affected by shocks, helping them to stay in business and is technically coordinated by the World Bank's...
Beyond the law: Maternity leave doubles to 180 days
Women on maternity leave will be able to observe this period for another three months at Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM), which has decided to go beyond the law by doubling the mandatory 90 days to 180 days. Remuneration for the first three months will remain the responsibility of Social Security and in the subsequent period the company will...
Cooking gas factory completed this year
South African petrochemical company Sasol's cooking gas production plant in Temane, in the Inhassoro district of Inhambane province, will be completed by September this year. The guarantee of the start of operations was given on Friday in Maputo by Sasol's director of corporate relations, Mateus Mosse, at a press briefing, according to...
TotalEnergies welcomes investigations in Mozambique into military abuses against civilians
The French oil company TotalEnergies recently sent a message of satisfaction at the start of investigations in Mozambique into human rights abuses and violations against civilians, allegedly perpetrated by Mozambican military personnel near the oil company's facilities in the district of Palma, Cabo Delgado province. The complaint about abuses against civilians was made by the newspaper Político no...