Day: June 6, 2023

The Draft Labour Procedure Code, under debate at National Assembly’s Specialised Commissions, is intended to bring together and systematising the separated rules in this branch.

The intention is to provide greater legal certainty and security, the Secretary of State for Justice, Evaristo Solano, said on Tuesday in Luanda.

As for the debate on the Bill in the Specialised Commissions, Evaristo Solano stated that the proposal comes up with norms that support the new General Labour Law.

Angolan National Assembly recently approved the Draft Labour Act in order to protect the rights and duties of the employee.

“We want to clarify the procedures, starting from the time required to file the actions, writing a request, the witnesses, waiting for the ruling and how to act in the face of this situation,” the official clarified.

So far, four chapters, of the 203-article Bill, have already been discussed and approved.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

The National Police seized a total of 70 diamond stones of various carats during a micro-operation carried out early in the weekend, the spokesman of the Police in eastern Lunda Norte Province, Domingos Muanafumo, said Tuesday.

During the operation, which was coordinated with the Criminal Investigation Service (SIC), 16 gravel washing nets, 14 shovels, 13 machetes, six motor pumps and a dredge were seized, amongst other materials used for illegal mining.

The diamonds and equipment seized were handed over to the “Operation Transparency” collection commission, the spokesperson said.

Without revealing the number of people detained in the operation, Muanafumo said they have been sent to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for illegal possession, illegal mining and trafficking.

The police chief added that the operation will continue, since the aim is to eliminate illegal mining exploitation areas in Lunda Norte Province.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

The Turbine 3 of the Luachimo hydroelectric project, located in the eastern Lunda Norte province, has restarted production after the replacement of parts that were damaged in May of this year.

The turbine, with capacity to produce 8.5 megawatts of electricity, was out of service for almost a month due to a technical fault during tests.

The recovery of turbine 3 allowed the infrastructure to start producing 17 of the 34 planned, providing power to Dundo city and its surroundings, the director of GAMEK project, Joaquim Garcia, has announced.

He added that the two of the four planned turbines, with 8.5 megawatts each, were currently in experimental production.

The assembly of the last two turbines with the same production capacities (8.5) is in the final stages and should start production in the next few days.

He said that the dam will start producing the planned 34 megawatts by November of this year.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)