Between Thursday and Saturday, 15,542 people crossed Maputo's borders, most of them returning to South Africa. The Ressano Garcia border recorded the largest influx, with 11,188 people crossing between Mozambique and that neighboring country. To ensure the smooth transit of people and goods, the migration authorities...
Digital platforms, specifically international tourist service platforms, will be obliged to pay taxes on their transactions related to tourist resorts operating in the country. The initiative arises from the Mozambican state's observation that these companies specializing in travel bookings operate in the country, earn commissions, but these are not...
On December 6, 2024, the South African College for Tourism (SACT) in Graaff-Reinet, South Africa, hosted a historic moment for conservation and tourism in Mozambique: the graduation ceremony of the first 23 young Mozambicans, funded by the founding partners of Karingani Game Reserve, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen and Maggie Lansdown. This...
The government, through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, is guaranteeing security and practical support for tourists who visit the country this summer. The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Eldevina Materula, understands that travelers may feel apprehensive about the political and electoral situation in Mozambique, but assures that "the focus remains...
Literally today, several passengers flocked to Maputo's "de Mavalane" International Airport at dawn to wait for flights that had been scheduled and/or postponed until the late hours of the afternoon. People quoted by STV said that they went there before the rooster crowed in the hope of not missing their flights. In fact, this was a strategy to avoid...
Flights from Mozambique to other countries or vice versa are running as normal, a source told MZNews this afternoon. Contrary to information circulating on social media about the cancellation of flights by international airlines, the aviation source with inside information said that there were no records of canceled flights....
The European Commission has now proposed the digitization of passports and identity documents, such as the citizen's card, and the creation of an "EU digital travel app" for travellers in the Schengen area. A common framework for the use of digital travel credentials and an "EU digital travel app" is proposed,...
Investment in the tourism sector in Gaza province, southern Mozambique, grew by 55% in the first half of this year, with more than 111 million meticais invested in the construction of various tourist infrastructures. According to the provincial director of Culture and Tourism, Maria Emília Mapsanganhe, who was speaking on Rádio Moçambique, as a result of these investments, the...
The world-famous British racing driver, Lewis Hamilton, has landed on Mozambican soil to spend his vacation enjoying the best that Mozambique has to offer. An MZNews source, who is up to date with the events of Hamilton's tourist visit, said that the driver arrived by helicopter in Vilankulo on Saturday afternoon and immediately...
Yesterday (11), the National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) was awarded the "Revelation Exhibitor" prize by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism through the National Tourism Institute (INATUR) at the 10th edition of the International Tourism Fair - FIKANI 2024. During FIKANI 2024, ANAC presented exhibitors and visitors with...