The Public Ministry says it has concluded with the instruction of the process related to the denunciation made by the relatives of Momade Assif Satar, better known as Nini Satar, about an alleged plan to assassinate him, in exchange for 40 million meticais. A statement from the Public Ministry said that the instruction culminated with the indictment of 5 of the...
OPEC forecasts world oil consumption to increase by 2.7% in 2023
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) forecasts that world oil consumption will increase to 103 million barrels per day in 2023, 2.7% more than this year, it was announced today. In the monthly report released today, OPEC specifies that this estimate is made on the assumption that the war in Ukraine,...
Angola blocked suspected laundering operations valued at over 4.2 MME in 2021
The Angolan Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) has ordered the blocking of 31 operations suspected of money laundering worth a total of 102.5 billion kwanzas (232 million euros) in 2021. The annual report of activities of the UIF for 2021, consulted by Lusa, states that the body authorized, last year, the...
15-seat "Chapas" should circulate up to 10 km in Maputo city
Semi-collective 15-seat passenger transports will circulate up to a distance of 10 kilometers in Maputo city center. The measure aims to avoid shortening routes, according to the Municipal Council. The deputy director of Mobility, Transport and Traffic in the Municipality of Maputo, Loide Massangaie, explained that the licensing of the semi-collective transport of...
Inspection detects evidence of fuel smuggling
A team involving staff from the Tax Authority of Mozambique (AT) and the Ministry of Mineral Resources (MIREME) yesterday detected evidence of smuggling of fuel at some filling stations of Galp Mozambique in the city of Maputo. Domingos Muconto, Deputy Director-General of Taxes at AT, says that after an inspection activity at Galp pumps in the district of...
Elon Musk argues it's time for Trump to retire
Tension between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former US President Donald Trump is running high, with words exchanged after Trump spoke about Musk at a rally on Saturday in Anchorage. Following Trump's comment that deemed Musk "another bullshitter," the Tesla creator responded that it was "time...
Platform launched to reduce corruption rates on public roads
The Centre for Public Integrity (CIP), a non-governmental organization (NGO), launched yesterday (Monday), in Maputo, an electronic platform that aims to allow users to consult the actual amount to be paid in case of fines and other irregularities when questioned by the authorities. The device, according to the organization's spokesperson, Baltazar Faela, will bring several benefits to users, with emphasis...
Young Mozambicans receive incentives for entrepreneurship
At least 48 young people received work "kits" last week, in Inhambane, under the program "My Kit, My Job", promoted by the Secretary of State for Youth and Employment (SEJE). The "kits" are composed by material for building blocks manufacturing, tire molding and repair, fruit processing, milling, salon and beauty,...
Lack of ethics in business management retracts investments
The lack of ethics in business management is holding back investment in the business sector, considers the member of the Superior Council of Administrative Magistracy, António Grispos, quoted by the newspaper o País. In his opinion, the sector must have integrity to promote economic growth. According to António Grispos, the country needs robust companies,...
Nampula: Civil Servants Detained for Embezzling 5 Million from Covid Fund 19
Three public servants, whose identities were not revealed, are arrested in Nampula and accused of participation in crimes related to mismanagement of funds allocated to the fight against Covid-19, according to the director of the Office of Anti-Corruption in that point of the country, Maria Emilia Ferrão. The source cited by the newspaper Noticias said that the...