Renamo, the largest opposition party in Mozambique, wants major changes to the electoral law to avoid a repeat of the fraud and misconduct seen in the 2023 local elections. According to the CIP Bulletin on the Electoral Process in Mozambique, Renamo is calling for greater transparency and a ban on...
The Frelimo parliamentary caucus in the Assembly of the Republic (AR) has just submitted a request to the Standing Committee to convene an extraordinary session, with a view to revising the electoral law. According to the document, the session's proposed agenda is the specific revision of some laws in the electoral package, namely...
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, has promulgated and ordered the publication of the law creating the Mozambique Sovereign Fund. The law was approved last month by the Assembly of the Republic and submitted to the Head of State for promulgation, but he has verified that it does not contravene the Fundamental Law. The Sovereign Fund of...
On Thursday, the Italian government approved a decree that reprimands teenagers from the age of 14 after committing various crimes. Previously, those targeted could be deprived of their liberty for nine years, but the new decree sentences them to six years in prison, according to the international press. The document, approved by the Council...
Mozambique may create a legal regime to regulate the purchase and use of aerial technological equipment used for civilian purposes such as capturing images. As the spokesperson for the Council of Ministers said earlier this afternoon, "the draft law establishes the legal regime for aerial surveys and cinematography for civilian purposes....
The Mozambican state loses around 250 million dollars every year due to under-declarations in its mining exports. For example, when exporting graphite, different entities can declare values with a difference of up to 50%, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Max Tonela, said today. In order...
The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to go ahead with changes to the Public Probity Law to "improve governance", according to official documents. "We are moving forward with our structural agenda. To improve governance and strengthen the efficiency of public spending, we are planning to submit to parliament an amendment to the Probity Law...
On Tuesday, the South African Parliament (National Assembly) passed a law that paves the way for the introduction of universal health insurance, a plan that its critics argue is financially unsustainable and impossible to implement effectively. This is the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, which should facilitate access to health services for more...
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, promulgated and ordered the publication on Monday (05) of the Law Amending Law 05/2022, of February 14, which defines the rules and criteria for setting the remuneration of public servants, holders or members of public bodies and holders and members of administrative bodies....
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday signed into law the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023, which provides for life imprisonment and the death penalty. The law was first passed in March. The legislation imposes the death penalty for so-called aggravated cases, which include having homosexual sex with someone with a...