The Mozambican non-governmental organization (NGO) that is monitoring the post-election demonstrations has revealed that the new wave of protests that began yesterday, Wednesday (04), has already resulted in the death of 12 people and another 34 have been shot. According to figures released today by the Decide Electoral Platform, seven of the fatalities were recorded in Nampula province and one in...
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, warned yesterday (04) of the risk of the government not being able to pay salaries to civil servants, as a result of the low collection of tax revenue caused by the demonstrations that are paralyzing the country. Speaking to the rectors of national universities, Nyusi said, by way of example, that the...
The General Command of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) announced that the first of eight days of the new wave of post-election demonstrations resulted in five deaths and three serious injuries in the city of Maputo, as well as in the provinces of Maputo, Zambézia and Nampula. The cities of Maputo and Matola were characterized by roadblocks,...
The payment of salaries to civil servants could be compromised due to the demonstrations, the President of the Republic (PR) warned this morning. During a meeting he held with the rectors of public and private universities, the PR explained that the post-election protests have already delayed the collection of tax revenues. So far, he said, only...
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, says that there are organizations that are answering to the courts for supporting protesters against the election results, "offering them food, water and even money". Quoted by "O País", the Head of State says that, in the future, we need to think about stabilizing the electoral legislation, to avoid...
The Mozambican Football Federation (FMF) has decided to withdraw from the one-off qualifier that would have seen the Mambas take on Zambia in their third CHAN tournament. The competition will take place in February next year in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The decision was taken after a board meeting this Tuesday at the Federation's headquarters...
The Maputo City Council this morning called on society not to join the street demonstrations called by PODEMOS presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane. Speaking at a press conference aimed at addressing the impact of the demonstrations in Maputo city, Mayor Rasaque Manhique stressed that the streets should not be taken over by the demonstrations,...
The movement "In Defence of the Right to Freedom of Association" repudiates the accusations by the Ministry of National Defence (MDN) that Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are supporting and financing the wave of post-election demonstrations called by the independent presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane. The movement is made up of around 180 entities, including CSOs/NGOs and...
The electoral platform Decide reported that 76 people died and 240 were injured in Mozambique during the 41 days of demonstrations called by presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane on October 24 against what he called "electoral fraud" and to restore the "will of the people". According to a VOA publication, citing a report released by...
The independent presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, today called for seven more days of demonstrations against the results of the October 9 elections. According to Mondlane, this fourth stage of the protests will begin next Wednesday, December 4, and will last until next Wednesday, December 11. The demonstrations were...