Mozambican writer Mia Couto unanimously won the FIL (Guadalajara International Book Fair) Prize for Literature in Romance Languages 2024 yesterday, the jury announced at a press conference in Mexico. Mia Couto was chosen from 49 authors from 20 countries who write in six languages: Catalan, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian....
The book "Crónicas Eleitorais e Direitos Humanos em Moçambique" (Electoral Chronicles and Human Rights in Mozambique) is a collection of ten texts that deal with the electoral scenario in the country, highlighting the human rights violations carried out, for the most part, by the police during the polls. The digital book, to be launched next Wednesday (04) in Maputo by the Bloco 4 Foundation, is...
Mozambican musician DeHermes won two music awards last week at the Shinning Star Africa Awards gala, which took place in Sandton, South Africa. The rising youngster's triumph on the Mozambican music scene was for his song "Aritimoh", in the categories of Breakthrough Artist of the...
The second series of the Classical Music Season 2024 kicks off tomorrow and will continue on the 17th, 18th and 22nd of this month, in Maputo City, at the Mozambique-China Cultural Center, Montebelo Indy Congress Hotel and the National Library of Mozambique. In this second edition, Xiquitsi will be joined by the Matosinhos String Quartet,...
Following the closing ceremony of the 10th edition of FIKANI, the exhibitors' awards followed. In this section, the main highlight was the province of Cabo Delgado, which won the highest award: Best FIKANI Stand 2024, and also the award for Best Exhibiting Province. A team of judges assessed various requirements such as...
Francisco Panguana Júnior, a university lecturer, is the winner of the sixth edition of the Fernando Leite Couto Literary Prize. With a degree in Portuguese Language Teaching from the Pedagogical University of Maputo, Francisco Panguana Júnior won the prize with his original "Os peregrinos da sobrevivência" (The pilgrims of survival), from among 68 proposals submitted for the prize, 19 women and 49 men from all over the world....
The Fernando Leite Couto Foundation will reveal the winner of the Fernando Leite Couto Literary Prize, the 6th edition dedicated to prose, at a ceremony on Friday (12). A total of 68 works were submitted by the same number of authors, including 18 women and 49 men, from all over the country and Mozambicans living in...
Yesterday, the International Bank of Mozambique (Millennium bim) announced funding of two million meticais to develop and promote various cultural initiatives, especially in the fine arts in the country. The initiative will run for two years. To this end, Millennium bim and the Centro Cultural...
Matchday 10 of Moçambola-2024 saw skirmishes at Soalpo, in Chimoio, Manica province, in the match between Textáfrica and Associação Black Bulls (ABB). In evidence is the challenge to the refereeing teams, alleging bad work to the detriment of the hosts. Leaders ABB, i.e. the Bulls, now on 26 points, won 1-2...
Mozambican writer Paulina Chiziane was recently honored by "Forbes Africa Lusophone" magazine. The tribute comes as a result of her crucial role in the battle for African women's rights, according to "Notícias". By winning the publication's Leadership and Social Responsibility Award, Paulina Chiziane became the second Mozambican woman to be honored by "Forbes" after social activist Graça Machel. Quoted...