What’s Happening in Maputo?

The SIS Group (the Mauritius-based holding company for both GCC and SIS Inspections) is pleased to announce that it has recently opened a group office in Maputo under the brand name Inspeco.

Inspeco has been operational in the Mozambican capital for close on six months now, under the leadership of Huseima Maia, who was appointed country manager by SIS Group CEO Dheerie Govender in May 2024. Maia is based in Maputo, is well networked in the local import/export community and has extensive knowledge of the port, the capital, the region and the country.

Inspeco is already in a position to offer the Mozambican market all the collateral management and inspection services that GCC and SIS Inspections collectively offer and deliver in the other key markets they operate in throughout the SADC region. These include inspections, collateral management, partnered logistics management, vessel superintendence, stock monitoring, operational audits, aerial and surface surveying, insurance and warehouse, tank and silo measurement and management.

On the political front, Mozambique has continued to undergo civil unrest over the past fifty days as a result of the disputed outcome of the national elections held on 9^th October 2024. After a lengthy delay it was finally announced that the incumbent ruling party Frelimo had once again won the national elections, sparking a wave of civil unrest that resulted in the death of over thirty Mozambican nationals and two prominent and influential opposition politicians. The final election results still have not been declared final as the matter is now resting with the high court, and the country waits with bated breath to find out what type of future lies ahead for it.

In the meantime, President Filipe Nyusi has sent a letter to opposition leader Venancio Mondlane, requesting that a meeting amongst the parties takes place on Tuesday 26^th November. Apparently, these talks are aimed at trying to find a peaceful solution to the unrest caused by election results that many felt were rigged. All options are to be debated and discussed, including the possible formation of a government of national unity between the two most prominent parties.

The situation in the Mozambican capital remains tense but calm for now. The Port of Maputo is open to vessels and cargo is being off-loaded as business briefly returns to normal. The future of Mozambique is in the hands of the politicians and the courts for now, and final resolution is expected shortly.