Mozambique will hold nationwide consultations from 1 to 15 September on proposed reforms to its media legislation, including the creation of a new Broadcasting Law. The review process will also update the 34-year-old Press Law, with key changes covering the regulation of social media and the introduction of professional press cards. Although the Press Law has been submitted several times to the National Assembly since the first attempt to revise it in 2006, it has never been debated. It will…

Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo has said his government will not bow to pressure from aluminium producer Mozal over electricity tariffs from Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), warning that the company’s proposed rates could drive the state-owned power supplier to collapse. Speaking on Sunday after concluding his working visit to Madagascar, President Chapo stressed that negotiations were ongoing to agree on fairer tariffs. Mozal has threatened to shut down operations if talks with the government fail to secure reduced energy costs.…

At least 35 people were killed this morning (18 August) in two separate road accidents in the districts of Manhiça and Chongoene, in the provinces of Maputo and Gaza respectively. In Manhiça, Maputo province, at least 24 people died at the scene. The injured were taken to Manhiça District Hospital, while the bodies of the deceased were transferred to the hospital morgue. The vehicle involved in the accident was reportedly travelling in the Gaza–Maputo direction. In Gaza province, 11 people…

Australian mining group South32, owner of Mozambique’s largest industrial operation, Mozal, will cease production in March 2026 when its current electricity supply contract ends, citing a lack of guarantees for continued power. The company said, in a statement to the market, talks with the Mozambican government, Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) and South Africa’s Eskom have failed to secure “sufficient and affordable” electricity beyond that date. As a result, it will halt pot relining, cut contractors from this month and…

Africa50 Chief Executive Officer, Alain Ebobissé, has called on African nations to take the lead in addressing the continent’s infrastructure challenges, emphasising that the means to close the gap are already within Africa’s reach. Speaking in Maputo on Wednesday during Africa50’s annual general meeting, held under the theme “Mozambique and Africa50: Uniting Infrastructure, Connecting Continents and Transforming Lives”, Ebobissé stressed the urgency of accelerating action. “The truth is that the solutions to Africa’s infrastructure deficit are already before us. Africa…

Mozambique’s flag carrier, Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM), announced on Tuesday that it will appeal against a fine imposed by the Competition Regulatory Authority (ARC) for alleged anti-competitive practices, arguing that the regulator failed to take its position into account. The ARC had given LAM a 15-day deadline — now expired — to pay penalties totalling around 11 million meticais (approximately 170,000 US dollars). The fine followed a year-long investigation, launched in November 2022, which concluded that the airline had…

The Competition Regulatory Authority (ARC) has fined Mozambique Airlines (LAM), the national flag carrier, 11,109,738.05 meticais (approximately $170,000) for unlawfully charging a fuel surcharge and for obstructing an official investigation. According to the ARC, LAM applied to domestic flights a surcharge originally created to offset fuel price fluctuations on international routes, even after the Government banned the practice in 2021. In some cases, the surcharge accounted for as much as 60% of the ticket price. One example cited by the…

At least two million Mozambicans are currently experiencing food insecurity, with 148,000 in need of “urgent humanitarian assistance”, the Government has announced. The information was disclosed Tuesday by Inocêncio Impissa, spokesperson for Mozambique’s Council of Ministers, citing preliminary data from a post-rainy season food security assessment conducted in March and April. The survey covered 11 million people across 66 districts. Of the 11 million citizens reached, 5.2 million have satisfactory levels of food security, four million have access to food…

Mozambique’s President, Daniel Chapo, has called on the National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) to modernise and adopt innovative mechanisms to ensure greater efficiency and transparency in solving crimes, while strengthening its capacity to tackle corruption and organised crime. Speaking today in Maputo at the launch of Sernic’s 2025–2033 Strategic Plan, Chapo stressed that corruption remains “a threat to the integrity” of public and private institutions, undermining the business environment and the country’s development. “It is imperative to recognise that corruption…

The Government of Ghana has officially confirmed the tragic deaths of all eight individuals aboard the Ghana Air Force helicopter that crashed on the morning of Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in the Adansi area of the Ashanti Region. The Z-9 utility helicopter, which took off from Accra at 09:12 GMT en route to Obuasi, lost radar contact shortly after departure. Hours later, its wreckage was found near a forested area, with the aircraft engulfed in flames and burned beyond recognition.…