The District Elections Commission (CDE) of Nampula, in northern Mozambique, decided last Wednesday (22) to incinerate the voting material used during the voting process on October 9 last year, thus putting an end to the process. The disputes over the election results are still ongoing, so much so that a...
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Cyclone Dikeledi returns to sea, but leaves trail of destruction in Nampula
Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi has weakened in recent hours, moving out to sea this morning from the district of Angoche, Nampula province. According to the National Meteorological Institute (INAM), as it moved towards the south of Nampula, the system reached the stage of...
Destruction of ballot papers reflects CNE's "fear", says electoral law expert
The National Electoral Commission (CNE) has scheduled the destruction of the ballot papers from the October 9 general elections for January 17, at a time when Venâncio Mondlane is still demanding that the electoral truth be restored. Meanwhile, in an interview with DW, Ivan Maússe, a lawyer and researcher at the Center for Public Integrity (CIP), says that the...
Violent demonstrations: CFM needs 10 million dollars to restore damaged infrastructure
Around 10 million dollars is the amount needed to replace the railway infrastructure, including more than 200 meters of vandalized track, electronic equipment and railway stations, especially those at Tenga and Matola Gare. The information was shared on Tuesday (31) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Caminhos de Ferro...
Demonstrations: 77 health vehicles destroyed across the country
Seventy-seven health sector vehicles were destroyed or vandalized during the post-election demonstrations across the country, health authorities said. Of this number, fifty-five new vehicles were at the Central de Medicamentos e Artigos Médicos in Maputo, where two warehouses were destroyed, according to Rádio Moçambique. The minister of...
Destruction of public and private infrastructure marks the new wave of protests following the validation of the results
A scene of destruction has been witnessed throughout the country since the end of yesterday (23), shortly after the Constitutional Council validated the election results, giving victory to Frelimo and its presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo. More than 30 episodes of vandalism have been recorded in different regions...
Filipe Nyusi calls for an end to violence and destruction of infrastructure in the country
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, called yesterday, Friday (29), for an end to the destruction of public and private infrastructure and the killing of police and civilians during demonstrations called by presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane. The appeal was made during the inauguration of an infrastructure of the National Institute of Social Security, in Gaza province,...
After all, were internet restrictions deliberate? Government says they aim to prevent the destruction of the country
The government, through the Minister of Transport and Communications, has revealed that the current recurrent internet restrictions are aimed at preventing the destruction of the country. After the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications said that the internet would be restored in the country once the conditions had been created, the Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala, confirmed on Sunday that...
Cabo Delgado: Insurgents leave village of Macomia after killings and destruction
The armed group that stormed and took control of the district headquarters of Macomia, Cabo Delgado province, on Friday (10), left the town on Saturday (11) with a trail of destruction and several abandoned bodies. According to a VOA report, the insurgents left the town in the middle of the afternoon yesterday, Saturday (11), after...
INGD: Storm Filipo caused 20 deaths and destroyed 179 homes
The National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (INGD) says that the number of deaths from the severe tropical storm "Filipo", which devastated central and southern Mozambique two weeks ago, has risen from seven to 20. According to INGD spokeswoman Nelma de Araújo, who was speaking on the "Linha Directa" program...