Around 13,000 citizens from various countries have already entered the country under the visa exemption measure for some countries introduced in May, the vast majority of them tourists, including from Portugal, according to figures provided by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Eldevina Materula. Of these exemptions, with visas granted at the border, "more than 10,000"...
LAM resumes direct flights between Johannesburg and Vilankulo
LAM, the Mozambican airline, resumed direct flights from Johannesburg to Vilankulo and vice versa on Sunday (06). The company is resuming three flights a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. "Taking the Johannesburg-Vilankulo flight on LAM means getting into the spirit of tourism, of the beach when you board in Johannesburg because we're going to serve...
Angola exempts CPLP citizens from paying for visas
The Angolan Minister of State and Economic Coordination, José de Lima Massano, has announced that citizens of CPLP or G20 countries will be exempt from paying for a business or tourist visa for up to 30 days when traveling to Angola. The measure is part of a legislative package aimed at stimulating and boosting the economy, which...
LAM forced to accept SERNIC presence at Pemba airport
An order from the Public Prosecutor's Office forces Mozambique Airlines to allow agents from the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) to be present at Pemba airport, according to Zumbo FM. The source said that SERNIC had not had access to the airport for several years, particularly in the cargo terminal due to...
Mozambique and the SAN seek revolutionary solutions for traffic management at the Ressano Garcia border
The border at Ressano Garcia, between Mozambique and the Republic of South Africa (RSA), has been flooded with cargo trucks and private vehicles. The queues stretch for several kilometers and for hours on end. The situation has already prompted the Mozambican consulate in Nelspruit to visit the site. On the subject, the Minister of Transport...
CPLP Executive Secretary acknowledges slow implementation of mobility agreement
The Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), Zacarias da Costa, recognizes that member countries are experiencing difficulties in implementing the mobility agreement adopted in 2021. Speaking today in Maputo after a meeting with the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, Costa said that the discussions to...
Resurrection: LAM to increase number of flights and climb Europe, America and Asia
Mozambique Airlines (LAM) announced this Monday that it will increase its fleet of aircraft from the current five to 14 planes and explore intercontinental routes, as part of its revival led by South African company Fly Modern Ark. The information was shared by the company at a press conference as part of the first 30...
CFM introduces new passenger transportation schedule
New timetables will be introduced for the movement of trains by the company Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM), in order to guarantee greater mobility for passengers. Quoted by the newspaper Notícias, CFM engineer Iara PonPisky said the measure would affect Boane, Matola-Gare and Marracune, and could affect around three thousand citizens. CFM introduces...
National transporters on the Maputo-Durbam route on the verge of bankruptcy
The Secretary General of Mozambique South Africa Transportes Associados (MOSATA), Francisco Manjate, says that Mozambican transport operators on the Maputo-Durban (South Africa) route could soon go bankrupt because they have not been working for several days. Due to the unrest in the neighboring country, Mozambican hauliers have incurred losses by not working...
South Africa wants direct flights to Portugal via TAP
South Africa's Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Naledi Pandor, has asked her Portuguese counterpart to "intercede with" TAP to "create a direct route to South Africa". "One of the requests I made to my colleague João Gomes Cravinho was to intercede with the leadership of TAP to create...