Mozambique has made “remarkable progress” in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment, the Minister of Labour, Gender and Social Action, Ivete Alane, said Friday at the launch of the country’s Beijing+30 National Report and the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Speaking at the ceremony, Alane praised the milestones achieved in the past three decades, noting that progress was the result of sustained commitments and partnerships involving government institutions, civil society, the private…

The Attorney General of Mozambique has called for criminal accountability of those responsible for a series of road accidents that left 35 people dead in the country’s south on Monday. “We must study the causes (…) and once we obtain the results of these inquiries, with the causes clarified, we must start taking seriously the accountability of those who may be at the origin of these accidents,” said Attorney General Américo Letela during a working visit to Gaza province. Three…

The Mozambican Minister of the Interior has suspended traffic police officers who were on duty during a bus crash that killed 23 people on Monday in Manhiça, Maputo province. Minister Paulo Chachine said the officers failed to enforce regulations banning interprovincial passenger vehicles from operating before 05:00. The bus overturned at 04:45 on the EN1 highway, with speeding cited as the likely cause. The same day saw two further accidents: one in Manhiça that left one person dead, and another…

The South African High Commission in Maputo has assured Mozambicans living in South Africa that they will be protected from attacks linked to the so-called “Operation Dudula”, local media reports. High Commissioner Puleng Chaba said the government in Pretoria would hold accountable those involved in the movement, which in recent weeks has carried out expulsions of foreign nationals and restricted access to basic services. For the past three weeks, groups of activists and local communities have enforced “Operation Dudula”, an…

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…