The Ports and Railways of Mozambique (CFM) has announced that it will resume passenger transport on long-haul journeys as early as December 10. According to a note from the company, long-haul travel had been interrupted following the development of covid-19 cases in the country. E,...
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Covid: the countries with "omicron" cases, flight restrictions and new measures
The whole world seems to assume the new variant of the coronavirus, Omicron, as the most disastrous among the others already identified, even though it was only detected a week ago. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified it as a "variant of concern", and further studies are still needed to verify the real seriousness...
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BP-led consortium starts oil production in Angola
British Petroleum (BP) has announced the start of oil production and exploration at an offshore field called Platina, about 160km off the coast of Angola. It is expected to make 30,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) available to the market at peak production, with access to 44 million barrels of oil reserves....
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Government moves forward with project to massify domestic gas to low-income families
The Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) is developing a project to massify domestic gas for low-income families. This initiative foresees that by 2025 about 1.4 million small cylinders will be made available to low-income families in the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Tete, Nampula, and Zambézia....
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Covid: Is the Omicron variant still not that scary after all...?
Since the discovery of the new coronavirus (covid-19), - the Wuhan Health Commission in China formally informed the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 31, 2019 - health authorities have identified several mutations of the viral agent. In this regard, the WHO had listed five variants, namely Alpha (UK), Beta (South Africa...
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Nissan wants 50% of its cars to be electric by 2030
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor has announced a plan to make more than half of the cars it sells worldwide electric, investing some 17.61 billion euros over the next five years. The investment also aims to launch 23 new electrified models - including 15 fully electric models and eight hybrid...
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Omicron: Now there is no exception! Japan closes borders to all foreign visitors
Japan's government announced today that it will close its borders to all foreign visitors starting this Tuesday due to the Omicron variant of covid-19. According to Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japanese returning from nine southern African countries and from countries where infections with the new variant have been reported will have to...
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Covid-19: Cyril Ramaphosa Urges Immediate Lifting of Travel Restrictions
The South African government is urging the "immediate and urgent" lifting of travel restrictions from southern Africa imposed by several countries following the detection of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2. Second South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who addressed the nation this Sunday, said there is still a lack of "scientific justification" to support these restrictions. "The closure completely...
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Covid-19: Portuguese government guarantees repatriation flights to and from Mozambique
The Portuguese government asks for a lot of patience for the inconvenience caused by the suspension of flights to and from Mozambique as of today, Monday. Nevertheless, it assures to proceed with repatriation flights. According to the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, the Portuguese Government will conduct repatriation flights for those who are...
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US praises South African transparency for new variant communication
The United States of America (USA) revealed this Saturday that it was satisfied about the transparency of the South African authorities for their communication regarding the new variant of the covid-19 virus, Omicron. According to the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, the reporting of the new variant by the South African authorities is an example to the rest of the world. Antony Blinken