Images released by satellite company Maxar Technologies show the 64-kilometer long Russian military column advancing toward Kiev, Ukraine. The images show the column near the town of Ivankiv, north of the Ukrainian capital, but also reveal Russian military positions in Ukraine and Belarus, including...
Post
FIFA and UEFA suspend Russia from all soccer championships
FIFA and UEFA announced the suspension of Russian national teams and all soccer teams from their leagues, including the World Cup, this Monday (28) due to the attacks on Ukraine. The suspension is to prevail "until further notice." The "king" sports bodies had issued a joint statement advancing that Russian "national teams and clubs" will be...
Post
Government reaffirms need for resilient buildings
The Deputy Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, Cecilia Chamutota, reaffirmed Friday in the city of Beira the need to observe the issue of resilience of the works to be erected and/or rehabilitated in the context of post "Idai" reconstruction. Speaking during the release of the housing survey, an initiative promoted by the National Institute of Statistics,...
Post
Russia bans flights from Portugal and 35 other countries
Russia, through its Air Transport Agency, announced, this Monday, the ban on flights from Portugal and 35 other countries (check the list below). This is a retaliation to the European Union (EU) decision that prohibits, in its airspace, the circulation of Russian aircraft or aircraft operated by Russian citizens, either or...
Post
SERNIC dismantles three more captives and arrests four suspected kidnappers
The National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) dismantled, on Monday morning, three houses held as captives and arrested four citizens indicted for the crime of kidnapping in Maputo city. According to SERNIC, in Maputo province, of the residences that were held as captives, one is located in the Triunfo neighborhood and two in Coop neighborhood. The four individuals are accused
Post
March 1, 2022March 1, 2022Latest, Agriculture, National
Government bets on genetic improvement and cattle nutrition
The government will invest, this year, in the genetic improvement of cattle, in supplementation and slaughter technology that is expected to impact the quality of meat and increase the income of producers in the family sub-sector. In effect, one thousand bulls, genetically improved, will be acquired and delivered to producers, all over the country...
Post
Civil society complains of exclusion in land policy review process
Mozambican civil society organizations demand transparency and inclusion of citizens in the public consultation regarding the review of the National Land Policy, which has been ongoing since 2020. Civil society reports that there has been formalization of collaboration between the organizations and the commission created to lead the process. However, there has not been enough space to express...
Post
"More than 500,000 Ukrainians have fled the country since the invasion began," - UN
The mass exodus of Ukrainian refugees showed no signs of slowing down this Monday, with the United Nations (UN) estimating that more than 500,000 people have already fled Ukraine due to the Russian invasion. Long lines of cars and buses were blocked at border checkpoints in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania...
Post
Putin bans residents from transferring foreign currency abroad
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered on Monday strong measures to support the ruble, currency that has reached historic lows against the dollar and euro after Western sanctions aimed at punishing the invasion of Ukraine. According to a decree published on the Kremlin website quoted by Lusa, residents in...
Post
February 28, 2022February 28, 2022Latest, Market Announcements, National, Social Responsibility
Displaced women in Cabo Delgado benefit from sewing machines for training through the Makobo Platform
The maritime contractor Royal Van Oord, specialized in dredging and salvage of land from the sea and operating in Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin, offered at the beginning of February to Plataforma Makobo 20 Bernina electric sewing machines, plus five spare motors. The equipment offered by the Dutch multinational will be used at the Makobo studio in...