The presidential candidate and leader of the people, Venâncio Mondlane, will announce on Monday (28) the 3rd stage of the general demonstrations on a national scale. "My people! We have closed the 2nd Stage. On Monday, 28.10.2024, we will announce the start of the 3rd Stage of the national demonstrations, which will be louder," announced Venâncio Mondlane, via social media....
The demonstrations and the paralysis of socio-economic activities announced for yesterday and today have led to the cancellation of several artistic and cultural events in various parts of Maputo city. Due to the instability, the Fernando Leite Couto Foundation (FFLC) canceled the premiere of Virgílio Sitole's dance piece "Palma(s)", which was due to take place yesterday, and the launch of...
One dead, several injured and 24 people - 16 in the city of Nacala and eight in Nacala - arrested by the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) is the outcome of operations to suppress marches in Nampula province on Thursday. Witnesses told journalists that in addition to tear gas, the PRM used...
Frelimo's presidential candidate repudiates the demonstrations called by some political actors in the country and points to dialog as the basis for resolving differences in Mozambican society. Daniel Chapo was speaking this Thursday at the party's national headquarters in Maputo, during the announcement of the results of the October 9 general elections by the...
Mozambican writer Mia Couto considers it premature at the moment to call for demonstrations and strikes. Mia Couto believes that it is necessary to allow the electoral process to be clarified and to give time to confront the different versions and parallel counts. In an interview with DW, Mia Couto said that electoral fraud should not...
The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) says that the country has lost 1.4 billion Meticais due to the paralysis of economic activity resulting from last Monday's demonstrations. Agostinho Vuma, president of the CTA, explained that the demonstrations could discourage foreign investment in the country. At a press conference on Wednesday, the president of the...
MISA's executive director says that the repression of the peaceful march and the police attack on journalists is an example of "authoritarianism trying to gain a foothold" and calls for an investigation into the proportionality of the use of force. "What happened today (yesterday) in Maputo was "abominable", said the executive director of MISA Mozambique, Ernesto Nhanale...
The Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) shot two young men on Monday (21) in Tete province. They were a 20-year-old woman, hit by a bullet in the head, and a 34-year-old man, shot in both ankles. The victims were taken to the Tete Provincial Hospital (HPT). The 20-year-old...
In the city of Maputo, in the Maxaquene neighborhood, the situation remains tense. And the neighborhood has become impassable. Despite Venâncio Mondlane's appeal for the demonstrators to stop marching, the population, according to CDD images, continues to burn tires, create barricades and block the circulation of vehicles and pedestrians....
Venâncio Mondlane, the presidential candidate, says he is happy because the march has achieved what he wanted. "We achieved what we wanted. More than 90% of economic activities were paralyzed, this was already a big gain, so the people are to be congratulated," said Mondlane. Mondlane promised to do a live stream in a few hours where he will be able to...