The United Kingdom will make 200 million pounds available to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Climate Action Window, a new mechanism created to channel climate finance to help vulnerable countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. The information was announced a few days ago by the British Foreign Secretary, James...
Italian missionary murdered in Nampula may be canonized as a martyr
The Italian missionary, Sister Maria de Coppi, murdered during a terrorist attack on the Comboni mission of Chipene, on September 6 this year, in Memba district, Nampula province, may be canonized as a martyr. Some religious leaders in Mozambique, among them the bishops of Nacala...
Julius Nyerere to be delivered in 2023
The rehabilitation of the Julius Nyerere Avenue road, from Xiquelene to Praça da Juventude in the city of Maputo, will be completed by the middle of next year. The information was advanced by the spokesperson of the Municipality of Maputo, Alice de Abreu, on the sidelines of the celebrations of the 135th anniversary of the capital of the country. The spokesperson of the Municipality of...
Researcher warns of "movements of uncertainty" in a new study on Cabo Delgado
The return movements of displaced people, who leave the shelter camps to their areas of origin, contrast with the arrival in these shelters of new displaced people fleeing from attacks, which poses an uncertain future for the population of Cabo Delgado. The evaluation is from the Mozambican researcher, João Feijó, and is in a new study...
Rains and winds displace 45 families displaced by floods in Tete
Heavy rains and winds displaced 45 families affected by flooding earlier this year and who were resettled in a center in Chimbonde, on the outskirts of the Mozambican city of Tete, victims and authorities told VOA on Wednesday, 9. The Chimbonde resettlement center is home to hundreds of families displaced by flooding caused by the...
TSU. Teachers threaten to boycott exams starting Tuesday
The United Teachers Movement said yesterday that the professionals of the sector will boycott the exams, throughout the country, from Tuesday, if the Government does not respond to the demands on the new Single Wage Scale (TSU). This group, which brings together primary and secondary school teachers, says the Government is not giving them...
Mineral pollution of rivers compromises agriculture in Manica
Agricultural production in Manica district, Manica province, is compromised due to the invasion of crop fields by mercury-contaminated water. The liquid metal is used to mine precious metals such as gold, which is abundant in that province. Soils and crop fields for family and industrial agriculture are...
Belgium to fund 2.5 million euros for climate "loss and damage" in Mozambique
Belgium has committed 2.5 billion euros to Mozambique to compensate for climate "losses and damages". The announcement took place on Monday in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, during the COP27. Thus, on that day, the European country became the third in the world to assume its role in supporting the poorest and most vulnerable countries...
Covid-19. Vaccination improves efficacy of cancer treatments
A new study published in the journal Annals of Oncology reveals that Covid 19 vaccination improves effectiveness of treatments against nasopharyngeal cancer. The research that is cited by Notícias ao Minuto was conducted by the universities of Bonn and Shanxi, in China. The same revealed that the drugs used in the cancer of...
CGE 2021 presents internal control deficiencies - TA
The General State Account (CGE) of 2021, presented by the Executive this week in the Assembly of the Republic, contains, according to the Administrative Court (TA) flaws that reflect the poor internal control of public accounts given weak audit in state institutions. Moreover, the TA considers that the Government has neither heeded nor complied with the recommendations...