South African airline Airlink announced the resumption of flights to Nampula on Thursday (9), after a temporary suspension motivated by the threat of seizure of its aircraft, following a decision by the Mozambican courts. According to Engineering New, Airlink, which operates flights between Mozambique and South Africa, decided to return to the route...
INAMAR awards more than 50 million for vehicles to Entreposto
The National Institute of the Sea (INAMAR) has awarded Entreposto a public tender in which it will drain more than 50 million maticais to acquire an unspecified batch of vehicles. According to the tender notice published in the newspaper Notícias on January 1, 2025, the vehicles are intended for the maritime administrations of the...
IMOPETRO seeks new fuel supplier for the country
The Mozambican Oil Importer (IMOPETRO) has launched an international tender to find a new fuel supplier for the country from next April. The quantities planned for import should ensure the availability of gasoline, diesel and JET for a period of six months. An IMOPETRO source quoted by Notícias said that there is...
Airlink cancels flights to Mozambique after court seizes three aircraft
On Tuesday, South African carrier Airlink canceled flights to Nampula, Mozambique. The measure follows a provisional order from a Mozambican court to seize three planes. According to Eyewitness News, two Mozambican citizens were expelled from an Airlink flight in Johannesburg on December 7...
Post-election conflicts led to the biggest drop in national business activity
The post-election conflicts intensified the losses of Mozambican companies, leading them to record, in December 2024, the worst economic contraction since August 2020, according to Standard Bank's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI). "Mozambican private sector companies reported a further deterioration in their conditions in the last month of 2024, with the...
Mozambique's post-election crisis leaves entrepreneurs without recovery strategies
The growing political instability in the country has made it difficult for companies affected by the recent wave of violence and looting to recover, leaving some entrepreneurs without a clear strategy for resuming their activities. According to a report in the newspaper "O País", the scenario of uncertainty jeopardizes investments, puts jobs at risk and leaves strategic sectors of the economy in a...
Sasol resumes activities after the stoppage caused by the demonstrations
South African petrochemical company Sasol, which exploits natural gas in the province of Inhambane, is operating normally, after the stoppage caused by the demonstrations that have been taking place since last October. According to a report in the newspaper Notícias, which quotes the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Silvino Moreno, the problem that culminated in the...
Ruby mine resumes production today
Montepuez Rubi Mining (MRM), which operates the largest ruby mine in Mozambique, has announced that it plans to resume production by today (the end of the year), which has been interrupted since December 24 due to the post-election conflicts. At the time, more than 200 people tried to invade the MRM village, destroying and setting fire to various structures, and as a result,...
Government guarantees food supplies despite demonstrations
The Minister of Industry and Trade, Silvino Moreno, assured this Monday (30) that work is being done between the government and companies to guarantee food supplies in the country. This assurance was given after a meeting with some companies from the South African Business Chamber -...
Mozambique pockets 12 million dollars in taxes from the sale of rubies
The Mozambican state collected around 12 million dollars in taxes from the latest ruby auction held by Montepuez Ruby Mining in Thailand, the proceeds of which amounted to 46.2 million dollars. In fact, the revenues refer to 10% from the Mining Production Tax, equivalent to 4.6 million dollars, and 16% from the...