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...
Demonstrations: SNJ repudiates attempt to make journalists' work impossible
The National Union of Journalists (SNJ) says that the wave of post-election violence across the country has been affecting the work of journalists, with some even making veiled threats to their physical integrity and that of their families. In a statement, the SNJ said that the violence against journalists has also included the destruction of...
Lúcia Ribeiro rejects "outright" proposal to annul elections
The President of the Constitutional Council, Lúcia Ribeiro, is said to have rejected "outright" a proposal by the judges to annul the October 2024 general elections. The truth is that the whole world already knows that that election was riddled with fraud, not least because this seems to be the main reason for the current social situation in Mozambique. Secondly...
Filipe Nyusi says EU funding for Rwanda is a gain for Mozambique"
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, considered the funding of 20 million euros approved by the European Union to support Rwanda to be a "double win" for Mozambique. For Nyusi, who was speaking yesterday in Harare, Zimbabwe, after the close of the extraordinary SADC summit, the European Union's support is intended to strengthen Mozambique's...
HCM: cancer patients undergo alternative treatments due to machine breakdown
Maputo Central Hospital (HCM) is resorting to alternative treatment to care for around a thousand cancer patients, due to the breakdown of the radiotherapy machine since September. This is a scenario that worries patients, as the broken machine is the only one available in a public hospital in the whole country. Quoted by...
SADC calls for peaceful resolution of post-election conflicts in Mozambique
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed its openness to supporting Mozambique in the peaceful resolution of post-election conflicts, according to the President of the Republic. Speaking to the press after the end of the Extraordinary Summit yesterday in Harare, Zimbabwe, Nyusi said that the bloc regrets the deaths, vandalization of infrastructure and blocking of cross-border traffic....
Court asks for details and "urgent" blocking of Venâncio Mondlane's bank accounts
The Maputo City Judicial Court (TJCM), through the Criminal Investigation Section (SIC), has requested, as a matter of urgency, the details and blocking of the accounts held by the independent presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, if they exist. In addition to the urgent nature of the "Request for Information in Criminal Proceedings" of November 13, 2024, which will...
No overtime pay: Teachers threaten to boycott exams
The National Teachers' Association (ANAPRO) is threatening to boycott primary and secondary school exams if the government doesn't pay overtime by the end of this week. Teachers are demanding that the government pay them overtime, which has not been paid for more than two years. The meeting of more than...
Smuggling rubies: 150 miners invade MRM mine
Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) suffered another large-scale raid on Friday (15) at its Maningue Nice mine in Cabo Delgado, which was invaded by around 150 people. In a statement shared with the press, MRM said that those involved in the raid had taken hostage a member of the Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) and a security...
Zambézia: Forbidden to march, Renamo members demand resignation of delegate
A group of Renamo members in Quelimane gathered at the Renamo delegation, where they chanted and demanded the resignation of the current delegate, Inácio Reis. The group, which included members and heads of administrative posts, was complaining about the current management of Renamo's provincial political delegation, because it is being banned from demonstrating. "We want...