Author: Ayed Amira Tunisian journalist specializing in African affairs The African Union (AU) launched an ambitious and applaudable goal in 2025: to seek justice for Africans and people of African origin through historical reparations. A plan that on paper sounds almost poetic, promising to compensate for centuries of colonial exploitation and...
Category: Opinions
Two pieces of advice for the Council of Ministers
My friends, if I'm going to be brief, I'll leave you with two points of reflection or advice for the new structure of the cream of the executive, the Council of Ministers. The first has to do with the agenda of the meeting and the relationship with the media. The next is the relationship between the people and the executive via the media....
TPN - A common disease among political leaders
Author: Vicente Sitoe I recently remembered a question that one of my classmates asked the professor of the Psychology of Deviant Behavior course: whether it was possible to make a psychological diagnosis remotely, without contact with the patient. Virtual diagnosis, which is what it's technically called, is a common practice. Although it's not...
"The challenges of monetary policy in a context of political crisis management"
Opinion Author: Paulo Matavela (Independent Financial Consultant) Monetary policy plays a fundamental role in macroeconomic stability. Through Decree-Law No. 01/92 of January 3, the Bank of Mozambique describes the main objective of monetary policy as: preserving the value of the national currency and price stability. Monetary policy faces significant challenges in...
Mozambique classified as a "high risk" borrower in local currency according to Standard Poor's
Opinion Author: Paulo Matavela (Independent Financial Consultant) Introduction Standard Poors (S&P) is an international credit rating agency, which generally assesses the ability of a country, company or financial institution to meet its debt repayment obligations. In its most recent publication, dated October 18, 2024, S&P...
The injustice of justice
Opinion Author: Jéssica Dos Santos, writer Today they are called thieves, looters, vandals... But who created them? Now they cry out for order and serenity, and their actions are seen as unjust in the eyes of those who condemn them. After all, justice only seems fair when it serves the interests of those who impose it. But when it turns against...
What is Frelimo going to do?
Author: Jorge Zamba, journalist and professor. The possibilities for analyzing what is to come in Mozambique are exhausted. The current post-election conflict is testing the hegemony of the historic Frelimo party. There have already been more than 11 deaths as a result of clashes between the police and demonstrators. Mozambique is making headlines...
It seems to me that "this Nuvunga is a good crook"
Eitah! Here we have what seems to me to be the strategy of a "good bandit", carried out by Adriano Nuvunga. He deserves to be called "El Chapo". In my nebulous vision, and with so little scope, this Monday (05) Nuvunga gave a masterstroke to the politics of dubious findings. He launched the Report on...
Mozambique sends a positive signal to the world in the fight against money laundering
Opinion Author: Samir Zacarias - Researcher Introduction Nowadays, hearing about anti-money laundering (AML) issues in the news is no longer a novelty in Mozambique. On an almost daily basis, we hear speeches from the various organs of state, we learn about judicial operations and structural changes (creation or reformulation)...
Entrepreneurial anxiety and uncertainty about possible results. How to deal with it?
Anxiety when we go into business is often linked to the expectations we create for ourselves. Entrepreneurs are enthusiastic and, in the initial phase - as a beginner - they usually have a lot of emotions and self-created expectations. They think they're going to change or save the world; they think that the week after they start they'll...