A study advances the possibility that the omicron variant, covid-19, may have acquired a fragment of viral genetic material from another common cold-causing flu in one of its 30,000 or so mutations. The researchers say that this genetic sequence does not appear in any previous version of the coronavirus, but is ubiquitous in many...
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Hidden Debts: Jean Boustani will no longer be heard as declarant of the financial scandal
The Judicial Court of Maputo City announced this week that it will no longer question Lebanese Jean Boustani, who had been listed as a declarant in the case of hidden debts in Mozambique. This decision is due to the fact that he is a defendant in an autonomous process about the same case. The information provided by the judge of the...
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December 4, 2021December 4, 2021Latest, National, Social Responsibility
Covid-19: Portugal ensures more Lisbon-Maputo repatriation flights
Portugal's embassy in Mozambique gave assurances Friday in the country's capital that more repatriation flights will be held, from the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, to Maputo, on the 8th, and Maputo-Lisbon, on the 9th and 11th. "Subsequently, additional flights [operated by TAP] of this nature will be organized according to needs," the embassy said....
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ADB admits IFC to Lusophone Pact
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, signed on Wednesday a partnership agreement that admits the IFC as the first institutional partner of the Development Finance Compact for Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOP), or the Lusophone Compact. To reach the agreement the...
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Filipe Nyusi demands quality education for children with disabilities
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, defended today in Maputo the need to invest in quality education for children with disabilities in the country. For Nyusi, respect for the rights of people with disabilities requires everyone's involvement. To this end, the Head of State urges state actors, civil society, religious institutions and other actors...
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Covid-19: Existing vaccines reduce severity of omicron variant
Preliminary studies by South African scientists conclude that existing vaccines to prevent covid-19 can also reduce the worsening of the disease in case of infection with the omicron variant. The Genome Surveillance Network of South Africa (NGS-SA) has advanced that PCR testing can tell if the infection is with the new...
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EDM projects to establish 60,000 new power connections later this month
The Director of the Commercial, Distribution and IT area of Electricity of Mozambique (EDM), Francisco Inroga, guarantees that about 60 thousand new electric power connections should be established this month under the "Energy for All" project. According to Inroga, who was speaking this Thursday at the launch of the mass electrification campaign, the initiative is...
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LAM resorts to alternative routes to maintain parts imports
The president of Mozambique Airlines (LAM) said today that the restrictions on flights to European, Asian and American countries is leading the operator to seek alternative routes to ensure the maintenance of its fleet. According to João Pó Jorge, LAM has quickly adapted to the "new reality" by seeking "alternative routes,...
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Covid-19: Guterres didn't want to take a "booster dose" for thinking about Africa
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres "suffered a lot" to make the "difficult" decision to receive the booster dose of the covid-19 vaccine, and delayed taking it in solidarity with African countries. UN Secretary-General spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said Thursday that "[António Guterres] is fully aware of the symbolism in...
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December 3, 2021December 3, 2021Latest, World, Technology & Innovation
African startups could raise more than USD 4 billion by 2021
The platform thebigdeal.substack has presented data of African start-ups that reveal the possibility of surpassing the four billion dollar mark by the end of this year. Thebigdeal.substack has produced an illustrative map, as of November 29, 2021, showing that African start-ups raising funds of more than one hundred thousand dollars...