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Top Officials Face Prospect of Pay Cut in Mozambique

Web News 26 May 2023 281 0

The Mozambican cabinet has approved a bill proposing pay cuts for ministers, deputy ministers, state secretaries and MPs as the government grapples with a rising wage bill. Finance and Economy Minister Max Tonela on Thursday said the proposal was also seeking to address concerns over provincial Continue Reading

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Mozambique Jails Ex-Minister 16 Years for Corruption

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Mozambique’s former Labour Minister Maria Helena Taipo has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for corruption charges, involving the diversion of more than $1.7m (£1.4m) from government funds. Other government officials were sentenced alongside her. The defendants were charged with the crimes of embezzlement, breach of trust, abuse of power, economic participation Continue Reading

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Vandals Loot Graves in Mozambique for Scrap Metal

Web News 3 June 2022 575 0

Residents of Beira city in the central Mozambican province of Sofala have called for the protection of local cemeteries amid reports of vandalism of graves. At the Mangalane cemetery, more than 50 graves have been vandalized in the past month. The criminals are removing copper crucifixes and other metallic objects. The traditional leader responsible for […]Continue Reading

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Mozambique Planning Law to Regulate, Tax Churches

Web News 5 May 2022 399 0

Mozambique is planning a new law that will regulate churches’ activities, impose taxes on them, and require them to have a minimum number of 200 signatures in order to register. Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs Minister Helena Kida said a government analysis had revealed “warning signs” amid a runaway proliferation of churches. Mozambique has a […]Continue Reading

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Rwanda Wants More Funds to Keep Troops in Mozambique

Web News 28 March 2022 523 0

Rwanda wants additional funding to keep its troops in Mozambique’s troubled northern Cabo Delgado region where they are fighting Islamist militants. A 1,000-strong Rwandan force was deployed to the region last year and has since recaptured many villages and towns from the militants. Rwandan High Commissioner to Mozambique said they had asked the European Union […]Continue Reading

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Cyclone Eloise Brings Floods to Mozambique’s Second City Beira

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Parts of central Mozambique have been flooded after Cyclone Eloise struck near the port city of Beira with wind speeds of up to 160km/h (100mph). Beira received 250mm (10 inches) of rain in 24 hours, according to Mozambique’s National Institute of Meteorology (INAM). Local officials and aid agencies are assessing the scale of the damage […]Continue Reading

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More African States Impose Travel Restrictions

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Increasing numbers of African countries are confirming Coronavirus cases, prompting many to announce measures to control the spread of the virus. Ghana is the latest nation to ban entry to foreign visitors from countries badly impacted by the disease. Earlier, South Africa declared a state of disaster, closing its borders to foreign nationals from countries […]Continue Reading