The government claims that the post-election demonstrations have caused unemployment for more than 50,000 people, a figure that could still rise. The information was presented this morning by the Prime Minister, Benvinda Levi, in Parliament during the government's response session to questions from MPs. Quoted by "Noticias", the Prime Minister also said that...
The President of Frelimo, Daniel Chapo, said yesterday that the post-election demonstrations are aimed at destabilizing the country's economic fabric and the nation itself, and, in principle, are not aimed at the election results, since they were announced beforehand. "It became clear during the sessions that these demonstrations did not have as their primary cause the contestation of the results...
Frelimo President Daniel Chapo said today that the October 9 elections were contested at a time when there were internal and external interests in removing Frelimo from power at all costs. He also said that the violent demonstrations were directed by groups who wanted to remove the parties...
The Governor of Cabo Delgado province, Valige Tauabo, says that the actions carried out by the protesters in this province are tantamount to the acts of terrorists. Valige Tauabo was speaking this Saturday in the district of Ancuabe, after a visit to the administrative post of Meza, where public infrastructures were vandalized and burned in the context of the protests. Quoted by Rádio Moçambique,...
The people of the city and province of Maputo have joined forces to rebuild police infrastructure destroyed in the wake of the post-election demonstrations. Police stations and posts are being rehabilitated with the support of the collective efforts of residents, who fear an increase in crime due to the lack of police subunits. According to a...
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, said that the individuals who promoted and carried out acts of vandalism, looting and destruction of public and private infrastructure as part of the post-election demonstrations in Mozambique have been identified and will be held accountable. Speaking this Thursday (20), during the closing ceremony of the 20th Graduation Course and the...
More than 500 kilometers of road in Maputo province have been damaged by the burning of tires during demonstrations in protest at the election results. The provincial delegate of the National Roads Administration (ANE), Dado Novelo, was quoted by Rádio Moçambique as saying that the damage caused to the asphalt gradually creates craters that get bigger as the...
Maputo City Council says that due to the violent demonstrations in October, November and December, the city's traffic light system suffered significant damage to its infrastructure. According to the statement from Maputo City Council, 20 (30.3%) traffic light intersections and lanes were found to be inoperable, out of a total of 64 under...
Nearly two thousand workers in the hotel and tourism sector are at risk of losing their jobs in the Vila Municipal da Praia do Bilene, in Gaza province, due to the wave of violent demonstrations that have taken place in the region since Wednesday of last week. A total of 94...
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, met this Thursday (20) in Maputo with the Association of Commercial Banks to assess and announce immediate measures for the economic recovery of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) affected by the post-election demonstrations that culminated in the vandalization and destruction of several businesses. "With regard to this moment that we're...