The government said it will work in coordination with the private sector to expand the public water supply network in the country. The announcement was made after the signing of an agreement between the Executive and the Association of Private Water Suppliers of Mozambique. According to the General Inspector of Public Works of the Ministry...
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2021 saw an increase in violations of children's rights, says UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef, warned at the end of the year to the increase in the number of violations of children's rights, and stressed that the situation is "especially worrying in countries in conflict". Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, and Ethiopia were some of the countries cited by the agency's director-general, Henrietta Fore, in a review...
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What to expect from the African economy in 2022?
The crisis caused by the pandemic, political tensions, and the foreign debts faced by many African countries, including Mozambique, will obviously have slowed the growth of African economies in the year that has just ended. And 2022, what will it be like? According to the forecasts of the Economic Intelligence Unit, The Economist, based in London, most...
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Reference interest rate remains at 18.6%
The prime interest rate for January will remain for the fourth consecutive month at 18.61 PT2T, the Mozambican Association of Banks (AMB) reported. The rate that is calculated by AMB and Banco de Moçambique is based on a single index of 13.3% (calculated by the Central Bank), which remains unchanged, and a...
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The world bids farewell to Desmond Tutu today
The funeral of Desmond Tutu takes place this Saturday in South Africa. The South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner had state honors, and was attended by many world dignitaries. In addition to his life's struggle against apartheid, alongside Nelson Mandela, East Timor, Western Sahara, and the former Burma...
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GDP: Here is the list of the 10 largest African economies in 2021
According to data published by African Markets, Nigeria is currently the largest African economy with $514.5 billion in GDP. Egypt, a country in North Africa has the second largest GDP in Africa with 394.28 billion dollars. South Africa, a country in the southern region, had the third largest economy...
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CVM supports 5 thousand families in Cabo Delgado
The Mozambique Red Cross (CVM) has just made available several materials to five thousand families in order to reduce the suffering of the populations of Cabo Delgado province. It is about 24 thousand tons of various food products, mosquito nets and clothes, that the humanitarian organization has collected in recent months, from people, public institutions...
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Government receives support from India in the fight against terrorism
The Mozambican government strengthened its response capacity against terrorism by receiving two more high-speed inter-oceptor boats from India. India also provided military equipment. According to information from the Ministry of Defense, the equipment may be useful in the fight against terrorism in the northern region...
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Fishermen from Maganja da Costa register with INSS
About 41 fishermen from the Maganja da Costa district, were enrolled in the Social Security System, through the scheme of Self-employed Workers (TCP). The enrolment of that fishing community happened following the lecture held, a few days ago, by a delegation of the provincial delegation of INSS and the provincial direction of the Sea, Inland Waters and...
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INSS sensitizes miners to discount for Social Security
A brigade of the INSS, headed by the Director of Social Security, Hermenegilda Carlos, in coordination with the National Directorate of Migratory Work, of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, is sensitizing Mozambican miners working in South African mines to discount part of their earnings to the Mozambican Social Security System. As a result of this...