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• Illegal Structures Demolished Along Agadir’s Coastal Promenade
  1 March, by Sylvanus

  In Agadir Ida-Outanane, the local authorities are proceeding with the demolition of several illegally constructed buildings on the promenade of the tourist village of Taghazout.
  Agadir Ida-Outanane is fighting against the practices of illegal occupation of the maritime public domain. The first phase of the demolition operation will concern all the structures located on the maritime public domain, in particular the spaces located on the route of the project to connect the village of (…)

• 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 (…)

• Casablanca Bans Swimming Near Hassan II Mosque to Prevent Drownings
  26 June 2024, by Sylvanus

  Due to the cases of drowning recorded in recent years in the Casablanca-Settat region, the local authorities have taken strict measures to put an end to dangerous swimming near the Hassan II Mosque during the summer.
  Metal barriers have been installed along the beach adjacent to the mosque located in Casablanca, the area being dangerous for swimming due to strong sea currents and rocks at the bottom of the sea. In addition to the installation of these metal barriers, the authorities (…)

• Morocco Faces Shortage of Family Record Books as Summer Return Approaches
  7 April, by Sylvanus

  Anticipating the high demand for family record books as the season approaches for the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), the Ministry of the Interior is mobilizing civil status inspectors at the prefecture level in the various regions of Morocco. Currently, there is a real shortage of family record books.
  For many months, provinces and prefectures with a large number of local authorities and administrative annexes have been facing a shortage of family record books. This is (…)

• 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 Adjusts Government Office Hours for Ramadan 2023
  17 March 2023, by Ginette

  Due to the month of Ramadan starting in a few days, working hours in administrations, public institutions and local authorities will be modified.
  According to a press release from the Ministry of Digital Transition and Public Sector Reform, public administration employees will adopt the continuous schedule from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday to Friday. This change in schedule, which takes place on the occasion of the month of Ramadan, is part of Order No. 05.1899 of September 30, 2005 (…)

• Controversial Café in Moroccan Roundabout Sparks Public Outrage Despite Official Approval
  29 June 2024, by Sylvanus

  Despite the clarifications of the urban agency of Khémisset, the controversy is escalating around the construction of a two-story café in the middle of a roundabout in the commune of Sidi Allal Bahraoui.
  On Facebook, the Urban Agency of Khémisset has sought to "clarify the circumstances of the case and defend the legitimacy of the project". It thus affirmed that the project is "authorized" and that the owner of the café has a specific property certificate for the roundabout, registered in (…)

• Morocco’s Civil Service Wage Bill Soars, Straining Public Finances
  24 October 2024, by Prince

  In Morocco, the some 570,917 civil servants should cost the State 180.27 billion dirhams in terms of salaries in 2025, which represents 10.96% of GDP and nearly 53% of the planned investment. Expenses that weigh heavily on public finances.
  The average civil servant’s salary has been steadily increasing for a decade. According to L’Économiste, it has increased by 30.14% between 2014 and 2024, reaching 9,500 dirhams currently. The minimum wage, for its part, has increased from 3,000 dirhams (…)

• Morocco Cracks Down on Illegal Water Wells Amid Resource Concerns
  24 August 2024, by Sylvanus

  Sanctions for those who illegally appropriate water resources in Morocco by digging wells and boreholes in an anarchic manner without authorization. The competent authorities have just issued strict instructions.
  Complying with the instructions of the pachas and caids, the water police and the water basin agencies are conducting sweeping campaigns. Those who illegally appropriate water resources in Morocco by digging wells and boreholes in an anarchic manner without authorization will be (…)

• 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 (…)