Mozambican police have fired several shots in the course of reopening the Maputo toll booth on the N4, the main entrance to the capital, which has been blocked since the early hours by users protesting the resumption of tolling.

Access to the Maputo N4 toll road, the main entrance and exit to the Mozambican capital, was partially blocked this morning by demonstrators and barricades protesting the resumption of toll collection after weeks of suspension during post-election protests.

Ronald Lamola congratulates Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas on her new role as Mozambique's Foreign Affairs Minister, following her impactful tenure as High Commissioner in South Africa.

South Africa’s mining industry continues to experience a decline in productivity month-on-month, mainly due to logistical constraints. The industry’s mining output volumes contracted by 0.2% month-on-month in November 2024,

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has extended his congratulations to Ambassador Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas following her appointment as Mozambique’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

Mozambique's largest port, Maputo, reported a 1% decline in volumes in 2024 mainly due to post-election protests that forced border closures and road blockages, the port operator said on Tuesday.

South Africa’s unity government faces challenges amid ideological differences, public trust issues, and economic disparities.

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has congratulated Ambassador Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas on her new appointment as Mozambique’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

A federal court in New York has sentenced Mozambique’s former finance minister to another two-and-a-half years behind bars for his role in the “tuna bond” corruption scandal that triggered a financial crisis in the African nation.

Can Mozambique’s newly sworn in President Daniel Chapo and the main opposition leader Venancio Mondlane, put their differences aside for the benefit of the country’s future?

It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police spokesperson says.

The attempt to resume the collection of tolls on the Maputo-South Africa motorway (EN4) on Thursday failed, in the face of the refusal of motorists to pay, plus rioting and threats to destroy the Maputo tollgate.