Some district governments, through their respective administrators, have debts with some pensions or residences in Quelimane. The administrators of the districts of Ile, Mulevala, Namarroi and Pebane, for example, owe around 1 million meticais to the owner of the "Mazi Kanona" Complex, commonly known as Santos Razão, because they rented and/or sent the...
State recovered almost 1.6 billion meticais in 2023
The state recovered 1,599,451,655.75 meticais as part of the collection of assets obtained through criminal activities, according to figures released by the Attorney General's Office (PGR). According to Beatriz Buchili, in 2023 the Central Asset Recovery Office (GCRA) seized 214,084,130.34 meticais in cash and various movable and immovable assets valued at 1,385,367,525.41 meticais. From...
Sentencing of teacher accused of sexual harassment in Inhambane scheduled for May 2
The Homoíne Judicial Court in Inhambane, in the south of the country, has scheduled for next Thursday, May 2, the sentencing of a teacher at the local 25 de Setembro Secondary School, accused of harassment and sexual practice with his 16-year-old student. The events took place last December and yesterday (23)...
Maputo municipality plans to set up an emergency fund for natural disasters
The municipality of Maputo is advocating the institutionalization of an emergency fund for better management of natural disasters in Mozambique's largest municipality. The proposal was presented yesterday, Wednesday (24), by Mayor Rasaque Manhique, explaining that extreme natural phenomena are increasingly severe, with a major negative impact on the capital city....
Semi-collective transporters paralyze activities in Matola due to road degradation
Semi-collective passenger transporters operating on the Cinema 700 route in the city of Matola stopped their activities today, Wednesday (24), in protest at the precarious conditions of the roads, particularly Avenida 5 de Fevereiro. The protesters claim that the degradation and lack of proper maintenance of the access roads has caused significant damage...
Health workers announce return to strike action from Monday
The Association of Health Professionals of Mozambique (APSUSM) announced today, Wednesday (24), that it will resume the national strike that had been suspended to make way for negotiations with the government. During a press conference this Wednesday, the health professionals said they had no choice but to resume their strike. According to spokeswoman...
Slowness to try Manuel Chang in the US delays trial in Mozambique - PGR
The delay in the trial of former Finance Minister Manuel Chang is hampering the progress of the case in Mozambique, the Attorney General said today in the Assembly of the Republic. According to Beatriz Buchili, the decision by the South African authorities to extradite Manuel Chang to the United States of America (USA) has frustrated Mozambique's expectations....
Corruption cases reduced by 21%
The Attorney General of the Republic, Beatriz Buchili, revealed today in the Assembly of the Republic that last year the Public Prosecutor's Office registered 1,349 cases of corruption crimes, representing a reduction of 290 cases (21%) compared to 2022, when it registered 1,639 cases. A total of 1,374 cases were closed, 966 were indicted, 408 were closed and 622 were carried over...
Government promises to release report on Mozambique island shipwreck soon
The Mozambican government has promised to soon release the report on the shipwreck that caused the death of 98 people on Ilha de Moçambique, in the administrative post of Lunga, Nampula province. "I think that in due course, in the next 10 or 15 days, the commission will not only come out with an exhaustive report on the...
Public Prosecutor's Office charges two citizens with terrorist crimes
The Central Office for Combating Organized and Transnational Crime (GCCCOT) has opened criminal proceedings against two nationals accused of terrorist crimes in Cabo Delgado province. The accused were picked up by the police authorities after being caught in March last year, in the town of Mocímboa da Praia, in possession of...