Portuguese parliamentary parties are criticizing Portugal's participation in the official ceremonies for the swearing in of Daniel Chapo as the 5th President of the Republic of Mozambique tomorrow. Following the approval of a recommendation by the Portuguese parliament for the country not to take part in the ceremony in Mozambique, Portugal decided to send the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Paulo...
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INCM says there is fraudulent use of telecommunications and against national security
The Communications Regulatory Authority (INCM) says it has observed the abusive use of telecommunications networks to promote actions that undermine state security. In a statement, the INCM refers to the publication of videos and messages that promote and encourage violent demonstrations and other acts of disobedience and social destabilization. According to...
Manuel de Araújo denounces fraud in favor of Frelimo in Zambézia
On Thursday, in the city of Quelimane, the Renamo party's front-runner for governor of Zambezia province, Manuel de Araújo, denounced electoral illegalities orchestrated to benefit the Frelimo party, which he described as a "military coup d'état". In front of journalists, he presented 116 ballot papers in which those filled in favored the ruling Frelimo party....
Zambézia: Frelimo provincial secretary and two other members arrested and sentenced for attempted electoral fraud
Members of the Frelimo party were arrested, tried and sentenced for attempted electoral fraud in the city of Quelimane, Zambezia province. According to Manuel de Araújo, Renamo's candidate for governor of Zambézia, they are Frelimo's provincial secretary, Frelimo's candidate for member of the Municipal Assembly and another member...
NGO sues Zambezian governor and his daughter for nepotism and fraud
The non-governmental organization (NGO) Citizens of Mozambique is suing the governor of Zambezia province, Pio Matos and his daughter, Marla Matos, as well as citizen Ossemane Cacá. According to a DW publication, Pio Matos and Marla Matos are accused of nepotism, embezzlement and fraud in the case of the purchase of a boat, which was supposed to connect...
Frelimo and Renamo negotiate division of power after electoral fraud - denounces CIP
The current President of the Republic and of the Frelimo party, Filipe Nyusi, and the President of the largest opposition party, Ossufo Momade, have confirmed power-sharing deals between the two parties following the release of fraudulent election results, reveals the Center for Public Integrity (CIP). Through its Election Bulletin, the institution states that...
INSS millionaire fraud mastermind arrested
This week, a scandalous scheme that caused large sums of money to disappear from a National Social Security Institute (INSS) account was revealed in the pages of newspapers. The scheme involved several people, including senior INSS officials, bankers and computer experts. The fraud consisted of making undue payments to beneficiaries of the...
Elections: Thirty-nine polling station staff go on trial in Quelimane
The trial of 39 polling station presidents accused of committing fraud in favor of Frelimo during the local elections held in October last year began on Tuesday in Quelimane. The 39 are accused of refusing to sign polling station minutes and public notices and of falsifying...
Government maintains commitment to 1,200-home project, blames India for procurement failure
The Minister for Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, Carlos Mesquita, said that the government would continue to invest in the project to build 12,000 houses in Tete, Cabo Delgado and Zambézia. "We continue to insist that it goes ahead. These are houses that were valued at around 1,200, but it depends on the amount...
NGO denounces astronomical millionaire fraud in the Housing Development Fund
A public procurement process at the Housing Development Fund (FFH) caused a loss of 14 million US dollars for the state, the Center for Public Integrity (CIP) revealed today. In 2013, the state received a loan of 47 million US dollars from the Exim Bank of India for the construction of 1,200...