August 13, 2023
Mozambique: Families Claim That Explosives Factory Is Usurping Their Land
About 120 families living in Mafarinha neighborhood, in the municipality of Dondo, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, have accused the privately-owned Mozambique… Read more »
August 12, 2023
Mozambique: Kenyan Investment in Mozambique Reaches 76 Million Dollars
Kenyan private direct investment in Mozambique amounted to 76 million dollars over the last five years, according to the Mozambican Minister of Industry and Trade, Silvino Moreno. Read more »
Mozambique: 22 Parties and Groups Submit Nomination Papers
Of the 31 political parties, coalitions and independent citizens' groups that registered to participate in Mozambique's municipal elections, scheduled for 11 October, 22 submitted… Read more »
Mozambique: EDM Recovers Four Tonnes of Stolen Cables
Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, recovered, on Thursday morning, about four tonnes of stolen copper cables, that were being stored in a house in Machava, on… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Mozambique: Assembly Amends Legislation On Money Laundering
Financial bodies found to be involved in money laundering will be fined between two and ten million meticais (from 31,000 to over 156,000 dollars) under the revised Law on… Read more »
Mozambique: Jearrard Energy Resources to Construct Green Hydrogen Plant
The British-based company Jearrard Energy Resources Limited (JER) is planning to develop a solar farm in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane that will use electricity to… Read more »
Mozambique: Provincial Governor Wants Action Against All Striking Doctors
The governor of the central Mozambican province of Manica, Francisca Tomas, has called on the provincial authorities to take disciplinary action against all doctors in the province… Read more »
August 10, 2023
Mozambique: 18.4 Percent of Mozambicans Are Unemployed
18.4 per cent of the adult Mozambican population is unemployed, according to the latest Household Budget Survey (IOF 2022), unveiled in Maputo on Wednesday by the National… Read more »
Mozambique: Striking Doctors Seek Injunction
The Mozambican Medical Association (AMM) has asked the Administrative Tribunal to issue an injunction that would annul the effect of administrative measures taken by the Health… Read more »
Mozambique: Constitutional Council Concerned At Low Number of Women Candidates
The chairperson of Mozambique's Constitutional Council, the country's highest body in matters of constitutional and electoral law, Lucia Ribeiro, has expressed her concern at the… Read more »
Mozambique: Each Mozambican Spent 11 Dollars Per Month On Food and Drink in 2022
The average monthly per capita expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverages was 734 Meticais (11.49 dollars at the current exchange rate), according to the latest Household… Read more »
Mozambique: Date for 2024 General Elections Proposed
The Council of State, a consultative body that advises the President of the Republic, has proposed 9 October 2024 as the date for the next general elections. Read more »
Mozambique: Get.Invest Injects U.S.$1.8 Billion Into Renewable Energy
The European Programme for Clean Energy Investments (GET.Invest) has approved 144 projects on renewable energy, budgeted at around US$1.8 billion, drawn up by private companies in… Read more »
Mozambique: 960 Million Dollars Disbursed for Small and Medium Enterprises in North
The Zambezi Agency (AZ) and the Agency for Integrated Development of the North (ADIM), both publicly owned Mozambican institutions, have recently disbursed 960 million dollars to… Read more »
Mozambique: Exports Earn 1.7 Billion Dollars in the First Quarter
The sale of Mozambican goods to the rest of the world earned the country 1.7 billion dollars over the first quarter of 2023, an increase of USD 4.4 million when compared to the… Read more »
Mozambique: Fisheries Production Reaches Over 200,000 Tonnes in First Quarter
The Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Lidia Cardoso, announced on 31 July that fisheries production in the country reached 218,000 tonnes during the first half of… Read more »
Mozambique: Government Support for Artisanal Fishermen
The Mozambican government has invested about 90 million meticais (US$1.4 million) supporting artisanal fishermen in the northern province of Nampula. Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Expects to Earn U.S.$100 Million From Natural Gas Exports This Year
The Mozambican State expects to earn US$100 million this year in taxes on the exploitation of natural gas in the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern province of Cabo… Read more »
Mozambique: Reference Price for Minerals Takes Effect
The Mozambican government is imposing reference prices for minerals to close a loophole where mining companies declare less than their real production in order to reduce their tax… Read more »
Mozambique: Paved Road Brings Mozambique and Tanzania Closer
President Filipe Nyusi on 4 August inaugurated a road in Mueda district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which provides easier access to the border with Tanzania. The… Read more »
Mozambique: Gold Production Grows 53 Per Cent
Mozambique recorded an increase of 53 per cent in gold production, corresponding to 346.3 kilos, in the first quarter of the current year. Read more »
Mozambique: Promotion of Police Officers Suspended
The promotion of police officers has been suspended until problems with the payment system is solved under the Single Wage Table (TSU) for the public administration. Read more »
Mozambique: Niassa Special Reserve Raises 58 Million Meticais From Tourism
The Niassa Especial Reserve (REN), in northern Mozambique, s earned about 58 million meticais (US$900,000) through tourism over the last year. Read more »
Mozambique: Foreign Prisoners to Be Repatriated
Mozambique will repatriate over 30 foreigners who are currently serving prison sentences in the country, according to a report in the Maputo daily "Noticias" on 24 July. Read more »
Mozambique: Price of Petrol Rises and Diesel Falls
Mozambique's Energy Regulatory Authority (ARENE) on 27 July announced a slight increase in the price of petrol, but the price of diesel, kerosene, and LPG cooking gas all fell. Read more »