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• Belgian-Moroccan Woman Battles Bureaucracy to Reclaim Misspelled Surname
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  Since 2019, a 73-year-old Belgian-Moroccan woman has been going through an administrative hell to have her family name corrected.
  Born in Morocco on January 5, 1952, Nawal Berrada* arrived in Saint-Gilles on July 3, 1976. She has been registered in the population register of the Brussels municipality since November 12, 1982. Her surname is correctly spelled with "2 r’s" on her birth certificate, established and corrected in Morocco. Her name Berrada is also spelled with "2 r’s" on her (…)

• Morocco Intensifies Crackdown on Informal Economy to Boost Tax Revenue
  3 March, by Sylvanus

  The fight against the informal economy remains the battle horse of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI). In this sense, it has adopted a new strategy.
  The DGI classifies the informal economy into two distinct categories. On the one hand, the structural informal economy: this category includes players generating significant profits without contributing to the state’s tax revenues, thus causing considerable losses to the general treasury of the kingdom. On the other hand, the subsistence (…)

• Morocco Unveils Plan to Digitize 2,500 Government Procedures
  28 June 2023, by Said

  The government intends to soon simplify and digitize some 2,500 procedures. This is what Ghita Mezzour, Minister of Digital Transition and Public Administration Reform, declared to the House of Representatives.
  This strategy is part of the e-government project. A roadmap has been developed, involving several key partners, including the Ministries of the Interior, Justice, Industry and Trade, as well as Economy and Finance.
  The citizen can already, she says, benefit from many digital (…)

• Casablanca to Overhaul Street Parking System, Phase Out Informal Car Guards
  6 February, by Sylvanus

  The authorities of Casablanca are working to put an end to the chaos of car guards who have become more numerous in the various streets and neighborhoods. They impose sums of money in exchange for the parking of vehicles, causing the annoyance of motorists.
  Towards the end of car guards? After suspending the issuance and renewal of car, motorcycle and other vehicle guarding permits, the Casablanca municipality will adopt, during its session this Thursday, a draft agreement aimed at (…)

• Rabat to Install AI-Powered Video Surveillance System
  25 January, by Sylvanus

  Urban security will be further strengthened in Rabat. A call for tenders for the installation of an advanced video surveillance system in the city has been launched by the Rabat Region Development Company.
  Soon an advanced video surveillance system integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning technologies in Rabat. The Rabat Region Development Company has launched a call for tenders for the installation of an advanced video surveillance system in the city of Rabat, (…)

• Morocco Cracks Down on "Ghost Workers": Hundreds Fired, Hundreds More Warned
  18 April 2023, by Prince

  The government of Aziz Akhannouch has already dismissed nearly 300 "ghost civil servants" since taking office. 500 others have been notified of a warning.
  About 300 "ghost civil servants" serving in ministries, public administrations, various regions of the kingdom, or within certain local authorities, have been dismissed from the civil service by the government of Aziz Akhannouch in the first few months of his appointment, reports the daily Assabah, specifying that nearly 500 other (…)

• Marrakech Students Face Transit Crisis as Bus Services Deteriorate
  25 October 2024, by Sylvanus

  The residents of Tamansourt, especially students and trainees pursuing their training at the Vocational Training Institute, are facing enormous difficulties. The local section of Marrakech of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights calls on the competent authorities for urgent intervention.
  Weakness of the bus services on line 421B, repeated delays in trips, lengthening of travel times compared to the previous situation... These are the complaints received by the local section of (…)

• La Redoute Worker Loses Legal Battle Over Clementine-Eating Suspension
  16 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  La Redoute employee Smaïl Bella was dismissed by the industrial tribunal last Thursday after appealing against his one-day suspension in 2017 for eating a clementine.
  "I find it outrageous, I’m in shock. The La Redoute sanction was already completely disproportionate, and now I feel like justice doesn’t exist," fumed Smaïl Bella, an order picker and CGT representative. He also lost 70% of his gross salary because of his attitude.
  His version of the facts is somewhat different. Smaïl (…)

• Delays in Residence Permit Processing Spark Protests in Val-de-Marne
  6 March, by Prince

  The prefecture of Val-de-Marne is in the sights of associations denouncing administrative slowness in the processing of residence permit applications for foreigners. Demonstrations have already taken place in front of the prefecture in Créteil.
  About thirty associations gathered a few days ago in front of the prefecture of Val-de-Marne to protest against the lack of speed in the processing of residence permit applications for foreigners. "I feel like a ghost. It’s hard to live with every (…)

• Morocco Upgrades Urban Security with AI-Powered Surveillance for Major Sports Events
  19 March, by Sylvanus

  Rabat and Agadir are adopting advanced surveillance systems in order to meet the security challenges posed by hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Morocco 2025) and co-organizing the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal.
  Soon an advanced video surveillance system integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning technologies in Rabat. The Rabat Region Development Company has recently launched a tender for the installation of an advanced video surveillance system in the city (…)