The second of three days of peaceful demonstrations through the wearing of black clothing and the paralyzing of traffic and honking of horns for 15 minutes was marked by strong adherence. Just like yesterday, the main focus was on the main avenues, at least in Maputo city. The demonstrators, dressed as...
The order was given last Tuesday by the general commander of the police, Bernardino Rafael, in a video conference he held with the provincial commanders. According to one of the provincial commanders, they then shared the order with the district commanders. The death squads are spread out in plain clothes in towns and villages. Some commanders are carrying out...
United Nations Secretary António Guterres yesterday called for an end to demonstrations against alleged electoral fraud in Mozambique and for the police to be restrained in their actions. Speaking at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ahead of the G20 meeting between today and tomorrow, he called for respect for different opinions. "In relation to...
The three journalists, one Mozambican and two South Africans, arrested on Wednesday (13) while trying to cover the demonstrations "against electoral fraud" in Mozambique are now free. According to the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD), they are Charles Magwiro, from Rádio Moçambique, and Bongani Siziba and Sbonelo Mkhasibe, from the Nigerian channel NewsCentral Africa TV....
The independent presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, yesterday called on his supporters and followers to share suggestions for the next demonstrations. During a live broadcast, he indicated the means by which ideas could be sent. Mondlane, who is backed by the Podemos party, said that they would be evaluated during a period of...
The Minister of the Interior, Pascoal Ronda, said yesterday that young people are being manipulated and supplied with drugs to carry out acts of violence in the demonstrations. Speaking in Maputo on the sidelines of the inauguration of electronic gates at Mavalane Airport, he said that the government's reaction to the protests has been proportional to "the sickness of the...
The Attorney General's Office (PGR) has opened 208 criminal cases against the protesters for vandalizing public property. The Public Prosecutor's Office says it will ask the state for financial compensation. In the statement we have seen, the PGR says it is investigating homicide, bodily harm, damage, incitement to collective disobedience, as well as conspiracy...
The movement of cargo and goods is paralyzed at the Ressano Garcia border crossing, in the district of Moamba, Maputo province. Vehicles are not leaving Mozambique for South Africa or vice versa. In the early hours of this morning, the drivers of two trucks were forced to cross the road. The protesters seized the...
Mozambique lost 24.8 billion meticais as a result of the paralysis of public and private activities in ten days of demonstrations, estimates the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique - CTA. According to the association's president, Agostinho Vuma, the sectors most affected were transport, logistics and commerce. Operators in the metropolitan area of...
This evening, the independent presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, called for a general strike, concentrated in all the country's provincial capitals, ports and borders, for three days, from Wednesday (13) until Friday (15). According to the candidate supported by the Podemos party, this is the first stage of the fourth phase of peaceful demonstrations. "After the first phase, we will indicate...