The mining company Vale Mozambique is investing around 1.2 million dollars in public infrastructure for livestock development in the Moatize district, in Tete. The project will benefit the communities of this district, which develop livestock in the vicinity of the Mining Concession Area. The infrastructure will be built in about 18 months and the management and...
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NatGeo points out Mozambique as one of the "must-see" destinations in 2022
The team of editors of National Geographic (NatGeo) has elected, in its program "Best Travels in the World", the Chimanimani National Park in Mozambique as one of the top destinations to visit next year. At the end of each year, as a house tradition, NatGeo's editorial teams from around the world elect the best...
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Meet the South African robot for automating hard-to-reach mining environments
Dwyka Mining Services - a mining technology integration partner - has launched in South Africa the "Spot, a quadruped robot designed by US-based Boston Dynamics to serve a variety of mining applications. According to Dwyka MD Jamie van Schoor, "Spot" was designed entirely for the mining industry as the...
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"Mozambique needs green investment, not fossil fuel financing"
Activists from the Friends of the Earth organization have launched a public petition for the British government to halt investment and about a billion dollars in the Total-led gas project in Mozambique. The petition points to the fact that the executive led by Boris Johnsosn has pledged to contain the...
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Government considers that the International conference "Growing Blue" produced the expected results
Government reveals that the second edition of the International Conference "Growing Blue" produced the expected results in the framework of ocean preservation and the creation of the blue economy. According to the Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maíta, the sharing of experiences from other countries in the sustainable use of the oceans, combined with the local reality...
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Windstorm destroys about 56 homes in Gaza
About 56 houses were totally or partially destroyed in the districts of Guijá, Chigubo and Chicualacuala, following bad weather registered last Thursday in Gaza province. According to the spokesperson of the National Institute for Management and Disaster Risk Reduction (INGD) in Gaza, Bonifácio Cardoso, preliminary data also indicate the...
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Government considers the resumption of alcohol tests for motorists irreversible
Government reiterates that the resumption of alcohol tests for motorists, suspended due to covid-19, is irreversible throughout the country. According to the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Manuela Ribeiro, this is the only way to reduce the number of drivers who take to the roads under the influence of alcohol, a situation that has been...
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Government extends vaccination deadline to December 20
The government, through the Ministry of Health (MISAU) decided to extend until December 20 the deadline for mass vaccination against Covid-19. This is a campaign that started on October 20, and was initially supposed to end on the 27th of this month. In a statement, the Ministry of Health indicates that during the...
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Senami prevents the entry of 28 foreigners in Mozambique
The National Migration Service (Senami) has not authorized the issuance of visas to 28 foreigners, having been retained in Tete province, due to irregularities in the provision of statements on what motivated them to come to Mozambique. According to the spokeswoman of Senami in Tete, Amélia Direito, the case concerns false declarations given in the...
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France-Presse and Google reach agreement
This Wednesday, it was announced by Google and France-Presse that they have reached an agreement, after 18 months of negotiations, in which Google commits to pay for the use of France Presse's content for the past five years. The amount AFP will receive was not disclosed. "This is an agreement that ...