In Mozambique, 315 people died during three months of post-election protests, according to a preliminary report by the Decide Platform on the post-election context in the country. The document released on Wednesday (22) presents data on reports of deaths, injuries and arrests between October 21, 2024 and January 21, 2025. In what...
Maputo tollbooth: Protesters force cancellation of charges
TRAC was forced to cancel the resumption of toll collection on the N4 today, specifically at the Maputo tollgate, due to the action of the demonstrators in not allowing collections to take place. The Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR) was called in. Shots were fired at the scene. But the demonstrators remained firm in not allowing...
LAM pays millions to rent cargo plane for parking
Mozambique Airlines (LAM) paid more than 70 million meticais to rent a cargo aircraft that never worked. The aircraft was not certified to fly in national airspace. "LAM - Mozambique Airlines - announces that the Boeing B737-300 aircraft, acquired for the dedicated transportation of...
Marcelino Gildo Aberto is LAM's new PCA
The General Assembly of Mozambique Airlines, meeting in extraordinary session, appointed Marcelino Gildo Aberto to the position of Chairman of the company's Board of Directors. Marcelino Gildo Aberto takes over from Américo Muchanga, now Minister of Communications and Digital Transformation. Before being appointed to the position at LAM, Marcelino Alberto was...
PR urges diplomats to promote Mozambique's image abroad
Yesterday in Maputo, the President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, highlighted the importance of economic diplomacy and projecting Mozambique's image internationally. Chapo was speaking at a meeting with the heads of the country's diplomatic and consular missions abroad. "Mozambique's image is in your hands, it's in our hands and everyone...
New HIV infections worry health authorities
Health authorities are concerned about the high rate of new HIV infections in Mozambique, despite efforts over the last five years to reduce it to less than 30 percent. "The sector needs to identify HIV carriers and link these individuals to care and treatment in order to reduce the number...
Amora rejects Sporting's bid for G. Catamo's passport
Amora remain intransigent and have turned down a third bid from Sporting for Geny Catamo. The Liga 3 club own 75% of the winger's economic rights and are not willing to negotiate at any price because, at this stage, they know the player has performed well and has interested parties. Last weekend, Sporting tried to...
Public debt grew 5% in the last quarter
Mozambique's public debt grew by 5% at the end of the third quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter, exceeding 16,730 million dollars. A document released yesterday by the Ministry of Finance, and quoted by "O País" , indicates that the volume of public debt grew by 50 840 million meticais in three months. The document...
Chapo's worst adversaries: isolation, Venâncio Mondlane, Frelimo and financiers
Researcher and analyst João Feijó considers that the President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, is a citizen without a presidential profile and that, during his rule, he will be dealing with strong opponents. Speaking this afternoon on the Center for Public Integrity Podcast "CIP Cast", Feijó listed isolation, Venâncio Mondlane, Frelimo, and the financiers as...
New governors must lead the fight against corruption
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, today called on the sworn-in governors to lead by example in the fight "against corruption, nepotism, cronyism and the valorization of meritocracy". Chapo, who was speaking a few moments ago during the swearing-in ceremony of the provincial governors at the Presidency of the Republic, said that the governors should, in order to...