The Mozambican government has announced a number of actions underway to boost the digital economy, with the emphasis on promoting and strengthening the security of electronic transactions in cyber space. According to the chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (INTIC), Lourino Chemane, who was speaking on Thursday in...
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, on Friday defended the use of electricity to generate income, stimulate the development of small businesses, capture water for consumption and irrigate agricultural fields in the country. The Mozambican head of state made this recommendation during the inauguration of a photovoltaic system for...
South Africa will extradite Mozambique's former finance minister Manuel Chang to the United States of America (USA) early this week, to answer for his involvement in the hidden debt scandal, a source said today. "Yes, we can confirm that he will be extradited to the US this week. He was arrested in Africa...
The Association of Small Importers of Mozambique (Mukhero) today warned of product shortages and price rises on the Mozambican market due to the long queues of trucks at the main border with South Africa. "When there's less supply, the price goes up," the president of Mukhero, Sudekar Novela, told Lusa...
The Ministry of National Defense (MDN) said yesterday that there is no proof of the existence of 7,000 ghost soldiers who were unduly paid salaries in the army. It's worth remembering that the fact was triggered last year, during the life test in the Armed Defense Forces of Mozambique. This Friday, the national director of Human Resources in the...
The National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) is holding a seminar in Maputo on Saturday to discuss the human-wildlife conflict and analyze aspects related to coexistence between the two in the country's conservation areas. Figures released by ANAC in May show that last year around 364 cases were reported in relation to...
At least 10 Mozambicans may be among the 16 people killed after a gas leak on Wednesday night in an informal settlement in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni township, in the South African province of Gauteng. Among those who died were eight men, five women and three children. Other people were revived after paramedics intervened at the scene...
The wife of the President of the Republic, Isaura Nyusi, is taking part in the Global First Ladies Exchange Seminar in New York, USA, from July 10 to 13. According to a statement from the Office of the First Lady, the event is co-organized by the Global Alliance of First Ladies, Columbia University and the Organization of First Ladies of Africa...
The President of the Republic said today that the armed conflict in Cabo Delgado, in the north of the country, is forcing the government to use funds from other areas to deal with the adversities in that province. According to Filipe Nyusi, "terrorism forces us to divert large sums of money to respond to these adversities that could not wait...
Mozambique is already living with "the shadow of the resource curse" and must increase funding to ensure that vulnerable populations can enjoy basic human rights in order to avoid conflict, argues a study consulted today by the Lusa news agency. The study is entitled "Fair and efficient taxation: A Path to Breaking the Curse of Natural Resources" and...