Government considers that the protection of the oceans is crucial so that present actions do not compromise the welfare of future generations. The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, said this Thursday that this purpose can only be achieved if global concerns arising from the misuse of resources, which leads to the destruction of habitats, are addressed....
Angola launches international public tender for construction of two logistics platforms
The Minister of Transport, Ricardo de Abreu, representing the Angolan government, this week launched an international public tender for the design, construction, operation and commercial management of the first two logistics platforms in Angola, in the municipality of Soyo and Luvo, in the province of Zaire, north of the country. The two platforms are estimated to cost 61...
Reconstruction of justice buildings in Cabo Delgado only starting next year
The government admits that the infrastructures of the justice administration bodies destroyed by the terrorist attacks, in Cabo Delgado, will only be rebuilt starting next year. According to the President of the Supreme Court, Adelino Muchanga the reconstruction will cover the Courts of the districts of Palma and Mocímboa da Praia. There are still developments in the situation of...
Ethos Asset Management and Thai Mozambique Logística sign USD 400 Million deal
Ethos Asset Management Inc., USA, and Thai Mozambique Logística (TML) have announced a long-term agreement worth $400 million to finance the construction of a port and railroad on the Macuse River off the coast of Zambezia province. According to the CEO of Ethos Asset Management, Carlos Santos, the...
Portugal will train young Mozambicans in humanitarian aid in Cabo Delgado
The ambassador of Portugal in Mozambique, Costa Moura, announced this Thursday that his country will start with a program to train young Mozambicans in humanitarian assistance in Cabo Delgado, as part of efforts to combat terrorism in that northern province of the country. Costa Moura, who was speaking during the Conference of Dialogue for...
State General Account 2020 generates controversy on the parliamentary benches
The parliamentary benches diverge on respect for the basic principles of public accounting in the State General Account for the 2020 fiscal year. The lack of clarity is the main point that causes controversy among the MPs from the three parliamentary benches. Debated this week in Parliament, the Frelimo parliamentary group believes that the...
Prime Minister: "Contracting goods and services to the State must have transparency
The Prime Minister, Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, argues that the process of procurement of goods and services for the state, should be guided by the principle of transparency, lawfulness and free from corruption. According to Carlos Agostinho do Rosário that answered the complaints placed for the deputies of the Republic Assembly, on the direct adjustments in the contracting of the rendering of services...
Mozambican startup Fidli, an innovative customer loyalty system
VOID, a Maputo-based technology and communications company has just launched Fidli, a customer loyalty system to support local businesses affected by the pandemic. Fidli is an innovative customer loyalty system that promises local businesses to increase the number of their customers' visits and their revenues.
Maputo: a new perspective on what we see every day, in the same place
Imagine something that comes into your eyes, every day, and without asking permission, there it is, being the focus of your gaze. That thing remains there, eternally. But if it doesn't change at all, our gaze needs a new perspective. The invitation from MZNews is to (re)see some corners of the city of Maputo,...
Improving agribusiness requires strengthening bank financing, argues CCM
The president of the Mozambican Chamber of Commerce (CCM), Álvaro Massingue, challenges the commercial banks to grant credit lines directed to agriculture, at an attractive cost, to boost this sector which absorbs 80% of the economically active population in the country. Massingue said that many credit application processes, on the part of Small and Medium Sized...