The Italian government will provide 23.5 million dollars to support a program to encourage youth entrepreneurship in Mozambique, called IN4JOB. The support was announced last week during a meeting between the Italian ambassador to Mozambique, Gabriele Annis, and the Minister of Youth and Sport, Caifadine Manasse. According to a statement from the Embassy of...
Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) warns of the increased dangers of illegal mining, following an incident on March 18 at its concession in Namanhumbir, Cabo Delgado province, which resulted in the gunshot wounding of an illegal miner during a confrontation with a patrol from the Armed Forces for the Defense of...
Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) was honored on Monday (24) by the Mozambican Tax Authority as the top-ranked company in the "Income Tax" and "Global Contribution" categories. The recognition highlights the company's record payments to the public purse, reinforcing its strategic role in national development. In the last three years (2022 to 2024),...
The renewal of Irish mining company Kenmare Resources' contract for the exploitation of heavy sands in the district of Moma, Nampula province, still needs the government's opinion. The company has been waiting for an answer for more than two years, after submitting the renewal request in September 2022. The exploration contract ended in...
On Thursday (20), the National Social Security Institute (INSS) began delivering aid to pensioners and self-employed workers affected by cyclone Chido in Cabo Delgado. The initiative, according to the institution, is part of the Health and Social Action Program. According to a report in the newspaper "O País", a total of...
Galp Moçambique has donated 100 11 kg gas cylinders, already equipped with hoses and reducers, and 100 two-burner gas stoves, to around 100 garbage collectors in and around the Chamanculo neighborhood. The initiative, according to Galp, aims to offer a cleaner and safer source of energy to families...
Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) has announced that it has already restored the electricity supply in ten of the 19 districts affected by the passage of Cyclone Jude in the provinces of Nampula and Zambézia. According to the newspaper Rigor, shortly after Cyclone Jude passed through the region, EDM reported that two high-voltage towers were destroyed,...
Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) has announced that it has obtained certification to the international standards ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System), ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) and ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System), which demonstrates that it has met the internationally prescribed standards for employee health and safety and environmental conservation....
The government, through the Ministry of Transport and Logistics, has instructed the National Road Transport Institute (INATRO) to print and distribute more than 5,000 driving licenses that have been held up at that institution due to the breakdown of the printing system by next Monday (24). The ultimatum was given by the Minister of Transport and Logistics,...
The Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (APME) has pointed to the lack of certification and financial capacity as an impediment to making more robust use of the opportunities that exist in the energy and mining sectors in Mozambique. The president of APME, Osvaldo Maúte, pointed to the obstacles that small and medium-sized companies face in capitalizing on the...