Mozambique: Multisectoral committee to monitor four mining firms in Tete to assess environmental pollution levels – Watch

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Mozambique: Multisectoral committee to monitor four mining firms in Tete to assess environmental pollution levels – Watch

11:08 CAT | 08 Oct 2025

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The Mozambican government has decided to set up a multisector committee to monitor four mining companies in the central province of Tete in order to assess the levels of environmental pollution they are causing.

According to the government spokesperson and Minister of State Administration, Inocêncio Impissa, who was speaking on Tuesday, in Maputo, after a meeting of the Council of Ministers (cabinet), the companies in questions are: the Indian company Vulcan; JSPL Moçambique Minerais; the ICVL group; and Minas de Benga.

This measure follows the government’s decision to suspend all mining licenses in the central province of Manica because of environmental pollution. The pollution is contaminating the rivers, which are crucial sources of drinking water, with heavy metals notably mercury.

In addition to suspension, an interministerial commission, led by Defence Minister Cristovao Chume, has been set up to review the licensing regime, strengthening oversight, defining authorized zones, and creating effective accountability mechanisms.

Impissa revealed that the case of the neighbouring province of Tete will also be addressed by a multisector technical committee, which will carry out appropriate environmental interventions aimed at mining ventures.

“The environmental management plan has been a major challenge, characterized by non-compliance”, said Impissa. “The commission is expected to present its final report within the next 30 days, after diagnosing the real situation on the ground and proposing measures to mitigate the environmental impact”.

Source: AIM