Mozambique is hosting this Friday the sixth African Congress of Accountants, an event that aims to discuss the public sector and public-private partnerships in Africa. Organized by the Order of Accountants and Auditors of Mozambique (OCAM), the event to be held in Maputo, at the Joaquim Chissano Conference Center, will bring together professionals from the sector from Africa and...
Government begins consultation for revision of the Development Strategy
The Ministry of Economy and Finance began public consultation this Tuesday for the review of the proposed Development Strategy (ENDE) 2020-2042. This is the instrument that may guide the country's development in the period under review as well as influence other short, medium and long term planning policies. In an action that was launched...
About 3 billion people in the world cannot afford a healthy diet, says FAO
According to the report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, entitled "The State of Food and Agriculture 2021," about 3 billion people in the world cannot afford a healthy diet. If a new shock comes, reducing people's incomes by one-third, another 1 billion could fall into this trap....
CIP launches the Transparency Index of Companies in the Extractive Sector
The Center for Public Integrity (CIP) will tomorrow launch the second edition of the Extractive Sector Transparency Index (ITSE) in Mozambique. The objective is to contribute to making information about the extractive sector in Mozambique available to society in a detailed, simple, timely and project by project basis. According to the...
ADB guarantees USD 36 million for "Energy for All" program in Mozambique
The "Energy for All" programme of the Mozambican government will benefit from support from the African Development Bank (ADB) to the tune of US$36 million, a joint media release said. The initiative - which foresees connecting the whole country to the national electricity grid - is already underway, and this amount...
China to Tap Oil Reserves to Lower Prices
The Chinese government said Wednesday that, in a coordinated action with other countries, it will draw on its crude oil reserves to try to lower the liquid's high prices. Speaking at a press conference, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that in addition to using its crude reserves, the...
The chapas' accounts
The price of chapa will go up in the metropolitan areas of the cities of Maputo and Matola, says the president of the Mozambican Federation of Road Transport Associations (FEMATRO), Castigo Nhamane, in an interview to MZNews. Decision made! Until the first days of next month, the cities of Maputo and Matola will have a readjustment of the price of...
"Gabon is the country with the most forest elephants - they are in 90% of territory," reveals new WCS study
A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Gabon's National Park Agency (ANPN), reveals that Gabon has the largest population of forest elephants in Africa. In that African country, elephants are present in more than 250,000 square kilometers of the country, which is equivalent to 90% of the territory. With.
Galp: Cooking gas plant inaugurated today in Mozambique cost USD 12 Million
The Portuguese oil company Galp (re)inaugurated, this Wednesday, a storage and bottling plant for cooking gas cylinders, in the city of Matola, Maputo province, whose investment was around 12 million dollars. The new Galp unit is capable of filling 1,200 11-kilogram bottles of cooking gas every hour....
Will Smith's Porsche 911 Turbo in "Bad Boys" goes up for auction
Will Smith's Porsche 911 Turbo, which he used for scenes in the movie "Bad Boys" in 1996, will be auctioned next January by Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee (Florida, USA). At the end of the action movie starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, this 911 makes a chase...