The Minister of Planning and Development, Salimo Valá, says that there is an urgent need to improve the effectiveness of the Basic Social Subsidy Program in Mozambique. Salimo Valá was speaking today (14) during the official launch of the first report evaluating the impact of the Basic Social Subsidy Program (PSSB) on the well-being of the elderly, which recommends, among other things, reducing...
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Elderly people receive subsidy again
The government says it has resumed regular payment of the basic social allowance to the elderly throughout the country, but acknowledges that the amount paid is out of line with the current cost of living. According to a report in "O Pais", the forecast is for five billion Meticais to be paid this year to...
STAE cameras are not capturing images of the elderly, people with albinism and visual impairments
The cameras of the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) used in the current voter registration process to capture images of potential voters are having technical problems photographing the faces of elderly people, people with albinism and people with visual problems. The STAE justifies the failures by system configuration errors in the devices...
Government guarantees to continue subsidizing transportation for the elderly, disabled and students
The Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala, reiterated this Thursday that the government will continue to pay transport subsidies to three classes of citizens in the country. These are the elderly, students and the disabled, whom Mateus Magala said the government will continue to pay attention to in order to alleviate their suffering. Mateus...