January 17, 2023
Mozambique: Government to Invest U.S.$313 Million On Rural Roads
The Mozambican Government, through the Ministry of Public Works, intends to invest this year 20 billion meticais (US$ 313 million) for the rehabilitation of rural roads and the… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Mozambique: Government to Invest Over 26 Million Dollars in Widening Motorway
The Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Carlos Mesquita, launched on Monday work on the rehabilitation and widening of Section 17 of the motorway from Maputo to South Africa… Read more »
September 05, 2022
Mozambique: World Bank Approves U.S.$250 Million for Urban Transport
The World Bank has approved a grant equivalent to US$250 million to improve mobility and accessibility in the Maputo Metropolitan Area (AMM), a region that includes the cities of… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique to Introduce Express Train to South Africa and Eswatini
The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Mozambique's publicly-owned ports and rail company (CFM), Miguel Matabele, has announced the introduction of an express train to South… Read more »
September 04, 2022
Mozambique: Tolls Reduced On Maputo-Katembe Bridge
The Mozambican government has reduced the tolls paid by motorists using the suspension bridge across the bay of Maputo, which links the centre of the city to the outlying district… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Mozambique: Over 4,000 "Chapas" Will Have Electronic Ticketing
Just over 4,000 minibuses, colloquially known as chapas, have been identified for the installation of electronic ticketing in the Greater Maputo Metropolitan Region. Read more »
August 22, 2022
Mozambique: Rehabilitation of 5,000 Kilometres of Roads Planned
The Mozambican government plans to pave or rehabilitate about 5,000 kilometres of road in the centre and north of the country by 2024, using funds from the European Union and the… Read more »
July 11, 2022
Mozambique: Beira Minibus Drivers Go On Strike
The operators of the minibuses (known as "chapas") that provide much of the passenger transport in the central Mozambican city of Beira pulled their vehicles off the roads on… Read more »
Mozambique: Trade Unions Denounce Government's Transport Plans
The main Mozambican trade union federation, the OTM (Mozambican Workers' Organisation), has denounced the government's plans for passenger transport, in unusually strong language. Read more »
July 07, 2022
Mozambique: Truckers Block Mozambique-South Africa Motorway
Truckers from South Africa on Wednesday morning blocked the motorway between South Africa and Mozambique, on the South African side of the border, in the latest protest against… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Mozambique: Urban Transport Crisis Persists, Amid Doubts as to Viability of 'Passenger Subsidy'
Even after the government and operators of the minibuses, commonly known as "Chapas", which provide much of the passenger transport in Mozambican cities, claimed they had reached… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Mozambique: Maputo Passenger Transport Paralysed
Maputo, 4 Jul - The operators of minibuses, colloquially known as "chapas", which provide much of the passenger transport in Maputo, went on strike on Monday morning for several… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Mozambique: Nyusi Calls for Accessible and Reliable Transport
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Saturday urged newly appointed Transport Minister Mateus Magala to seek for solutions to improve the circulation of people and goods throughout… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Mozambique: Seven More Toll Gates to Open
The Mozambican government's Road Fund and the National Roads Administration (ANE) have announced that seven more toll gates will open on Wednesday. Read more »
May 16, 2022
Mozambique: Bus Rapid Transit Scheme for Maputo Revived
The Maputo transport authorities have revived plans to establish a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, which should greatly improve conditions for bus passengers in the Mozambican… Read more »
May 04, 2022
Mozambique: British Company to Support Transport Infrastructure Development
The British company Mott MacDonald has announced that it will be supporting the Mozambican government's efforts to improve the country's road network and other infrastructure. Read more »
February 22, 2008
Mozambique: IMF 'Fully Confident' in Government
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is "fully confident" that the Mozambican government is dealing appropriately with the crisis in passenger transport in Maputo. Read more »