The South African Minerals Council today advocated the creation of a specialized police unit to combat illegal mining in the industry that employs about 18,000 Mozambicans, half of the total migrant miners in the country. Speaking to Lusa, the spokesman for the council, formerly the country's Chamber of Mines, Allan Seccombe,...
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, announced today that more oil and bean processing plants may start operating later this year in the province of Nampula. Filipe Nyusi said he hopes agriculture will again contribute significantly to the growth of the economy by at least five percent per year. The Head of the...
Cracks caused by mining by a Chinese consortium exploring 700 hectares in Nhamatanda are causing "serious damage" to nearby residents, warns local people, who accuse the companies of not having done environmental studies. "This is creating a lot of problems, for example, my house has cracks in the walls that even don't...
Africa is divided. There is talk on the continent of a clean energy transition, however, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that African countries cannot be forced to follow the unrealistic ideals of the Global North for an economy powered solely by renewable energy. In the midst of a global oil and gas crisis, Africa...
The market for supplying goods and services to multinational companies operating in Cabo Delgado province will gain more momentum with the construction of four industrial parks. With the support of partners, the local government will build the infrastructures in four districts, namely, Palma, Montepuez, Balama and Ancuabe. "The potential to supply goods...
The Mozambican authorities have granted about 700 hectares of the territory of the town of Nhamatanda for mining purposes, without respecting environmental protection procedures. The population is outraged by the situation. The concession for mining purposes was awarded to four foreign owned companies for the exploration of gold, stones and sand and...
A major fire broke out on Friday at the heavy sands processing plant in Chibuto, Gaza province, destroying equipment of the new aggregate filtering line. According to the head of Human Resources (HR) of the Chinese company Ding Sheng Minerais, SA, Apolinário Bila, the fire was caused by sparks during...
The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, defended on Thursday, in Bilene, Gaza province, the need to adopt a strategic vision that guarantees that the hydrocarbon exploration, such as gas and oil, benefits the country, while supplying the regional and global markets. The governor affirmed to be...
The population of Inhassunge, in Zambezia, is outraged with the Chinese company that explores heavy sands in the region. One of the promises was to rehabilitate and build infrastructures. But these projects are still a mirage. It is a problem that has been dragging on for three months. The road and bridge improvement works promised to the population of Inhassunge,...
The industrial production price index in the European Union increased by 36.11 Q2 in June compared to the same period in 2021, Eurostat reported on Wednesday. In the Euro Zone, the increase was 35.81 Qat2. In Portugal, the increase was 27.31 PT2T when compared to June 2021. In relation to the month of May, the cost...