Day: July 10, 2021

Ondjiva – The Minister for Public Works and Territorial Planning, Manuel Tavares de Almeida, on Saturday in Cunene province, announced the maintenance and conservation of national road 105, which links the cities of Lubango (Huila) to Ondjiva (Cunene).

In a section of over 400 kilometres, the road, rehabilitated in 2008, has several holes that make the circulation of people and goods difficult.

Speaking to the press, as part of the visit of the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, to Cunene, the minister highlighted the rehabilitation process of this road as a special attention for the southern region of the country.

Manuel Tavares de Almeida said that special attention will also be given to the conclusion of Ondjiva/Calueque road, passing through Naulila and Oncócua commune (Curoca municipality).

“We are treating, as priority the connections and conclusion of the Ondjiva/ Omala (Cuvelai) road, whose project was approved, and to later connect Cuvelai/ Cassinga/Jamba mining to Okuvango” he said,

Regarding the Xangongo/ Canganda section, he advised the provincial government to rehabilitate this section, with the help of road maintenance kits.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

Cabinda – The Ministry of Transport is to create a National Land Transport Agency, as part of the process underway to merge the National Institutes of Road Transport and of the Angolan Railroad.

The intention is stated in the final communiqué of the 13th Expanded Consultative Council of the Ministry of Transport, which recommends the conclusion of the process of Concession, Exploration, Management and Maintenance of the rail infrastructure of the Lobito corridor.

After two days of discussions, the participants recommended the execution of the structuring and priority programmes and projects of national interest of the Transport and Logistics sector, especially those that compete for the support of the productive sectors, exploring innovative forms of financing.

The continuity of the processes linked to the policies and programmes for reorganisation of the Transport and Logistics sector, the reforms of the Legal and Regulatory Plan, the governance models and the change management plans are also points that the sector should take forward bearing in mind the challenges of the future.

The final document from the event, which the city of Cabinda hosted on 8 and 9 of this month, also made reference to the need to re-launch the Rail Transport Network, conclusion of the rail link with Zambia, and construction of rail branches for industry, with the contribution of the private sector.

Over the next few years, the Ministry of Transport will also focus on creating the preparatory conditions for the launch of the public-private partnership for the Luanda surface metro project, a subject that was much debated during the conclave.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

Luanda – Sécil Marítima S.A plans to start commercial passenger transport, between the cities of Cabinda and Soyo, as of the last quarter of this year, said the acting chairman of the board of directors of the company, João Martins.

Speaking to ANGOP about the service along the Angolan coast, the official said that it was a preliminary solution, contained in an ongoing programme, to meet the demand and the concerns of the population about the availability of transport.

“The start of operations is conditioned to docking (general repairs) of the ships, catamarans and the Cabinda ferryboat (mixed cargo and passenger transport), as well as the conclusion of work on the passenger terminals and technical and technological equipment,” he said.

At this time, he said, four catamarans and one Ferrrboat are available and since June two vessels have been docked for about 60 days for renewal of the hull, painting, overhaul of engines and generators, and general technological and functional aspects.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

Luanda – The second season of the Angolan mini-series “Makongo” will resume next December, with eight chapters of 50 minutes each episode featuring 220 national actors, its director, Mawete Paciência, said.

Speaking to the press during the presentation ceremony at the National Archive of Angola, the Angolan filmmaker and mentor of the project, explained that in the second season – “Na mira da Lei”, the scenes will highlight 80 percent of the real cases that happen on a daily basis in Angola.

Mawete Paciencia added that the main themes will be based on situations related to fraud and embezzlement, crimes that in recent times have been disseminated with great frequency by the media.

On the other hand, Mawete Paciência thanked the institutional support from the Ministry of Interior for providing material and data related to criminal issues.

In the meantime, the CEO of Xtagiarious, Edson de Oliveira, official sponsor of “Makongo” said the idea of being part of this initiative is to raise the Angolan culture to the highest level in the world of cinema.

Source: Angola Press News Agency