The beds of the Incomati and Maputo rivers, in the south, could overflow if there is significant rainfall over the next few days in Mozambique and/or upstream countries. The National Directorate for Water Resources Management (DNGRH) indicates that the basins of these rivers have seen an increase in flow due to increased runoff, following the rain that...
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Authorities seize 84 pieces of ironwood in Cabo Delgado
The authorities in Cabo Delgado announced on Wednesday (29) the seizure of 84 pieces of ironwood that were being illegally transported from the district of Quissanga to a timber yard in the district of Montepuez. This is a species whose exploitation is prohibited by law, and it was being transported in a truck belonging to...
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Cabo Delgado: Authorities clamp down on terrorism
The Cabo Delgado Provincial Prosecutor has revealed that four people have been arrested this year on charges of financing terrorism and that 152 terrorism-related cases are currently being investigated. In total, according to the attorney general's office, there are 35 prisoners in the province accused of related crimes. Octávio Manuel, who was speaking at the opening of the II...
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Cyclones: Authorities activate more than 400 local support committees in Sofala
The government has activated 417 Local Risk Management Committees in flood-prone areas to prevent, mitigate and respond promptly during the current rainy and cyclonic season in the central province of Sofala, it was announced in Beira. "With this arrangement, everything is in place to respond to any eventuality in the event of calamities occurring in this...
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Local elections: EU calls on authorities to guarantee exercise of people's right to freedom
The European Union (EU) has condemned the killing of people during demonstrations by Mozambique's largest opposition party, Renamo, against the general results of the sixth local elections held on October 11. In view of the police brutality in the protests promoted by Renamo, which does not accept the results of these local elections, the EU called on the Mozambican authorities...
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Mozambican authorities incinerate 12,000 eggs due to bird flu detected in a production unit
Almost a thousand dozen eggs have been incinerated in Maputo due to bird flu diagnosed in a production unit in southern Mozambique and the authorities are predicting a possible rise in prices. Bird flu has been diagnosed in a production unit in Inhambane province, leading to the slaughter of 45,000 laying hens that...
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"Authorities didn't know how to deal with local elections," says Human Rights Commission
The illegal acts and irregularities detected during the sixth local elections on October 11 revealed the electoral bodies' weak capacity to deal with the process, according to the National Human Rights Commission. This conclusion results from the observation and analysis carried out on the local elections in the country, explained Luís Bitone, president of the Commission...
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Authorities detain women 'killers' of their husbands
The Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) in Tete have arrested three Zambian nationals accused of murder at the Kassuenda administrative post in Maravia. The act allegedly took place after one of the accused, the victim's wife, hired two citizens to murder her husband, a Zambian national. According to Radio...
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USA: Lawyer who put together plan to keep Donald Trump in power turns himself in to authorities
Conservative lawyer John Eastman, who promoted a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to Georgia authorities on Tuesday. The conservative is involved in a case of alleged conspiracy to overturn the electoral defeat of the former US president in 2020. Eastman turned himself in at a Fulton County jail, was arraigned and released shortly...
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Cholera outbreak in Nampula city worries authorities
The city of Nampula, in the north of the country, is facing a new outbreak of cholera, which has already caused two deaths in the last two weeks. The situation is worrying the health authorities in the province. The head of the Public Health Department in the province confirmed that a daily average of 15 cases have been admitted to the...