The Central Hospital of Nampula (HCN) announced yesterday (25) that there have been at least 21 deaths, 17 out-of-hospital and four in-hospital, in the last 38 hours, following acts of vandalism and disorder, triggered by the validation and proclamation of the results of the October 9 general elections. According to the director-general of the HCN, Cachimo Molina,...
There is a shortage of liquid fuel in the cities of Maputo and Matola due to the stoppage and robberies carried out at the pumps by alleged protesters. Since yesterday, many fuel stations have seen long queues of motorists trying to refuel their vehicles. The scenario is due to the fact that many pumps are closed for fear of...
At least 252 people lost their lives during the protests that erupted in Mozambique after the October 9 elections, validated this week by the Constitutional Council. The figures were revealed today by the non-governmental organization Plataforma Eleitoral Decide, pointing out that half of the deaths, 125, were recorded since the beginning of the week, between...
The mass escape of inmates from Matola Central Prison, in Maputo province, generated divergent explanations on Wednesday night between the Minister of Justice, Helena Kida, and the Commander General of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM), Bernardino Rafael. Speaking last night to the private channel, STV, Helena Kida said that the...
Residents of the municipalities of Vila da Matola-Rio and Boane, in Maputo province, held a clean-up day this morning that consisted of removing barricades along National Road Number Two (N2) and Rua da Mozal. These were residents of the Campoane, Djuba, Chinonanquila and Djonasse neighborhoods who removed logs, debris and...
Transport company Nagi Investimentos has been forced to stop operating after two of its buses were set on fire by demonstrators. In a statement to "O País", the company said it would only resume operations once peace and tranquillity had been restored in the country. Nagi Investimentos operates on different routes, but has...
The PODEMOS presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, this afternoon accused the Mozambican government of having orchestrated the escape of 1534 inmates from the maximum security prison, known as BO, in Maputo. According to Venâncio Mondlane, the Mozambican government already knew about the inmates' escape plan, which is why "they (inmates) didn't wear prison uniforms during the...
More than 59,000 secondary school students who missed the first and second exams for various reasons, including the post-election demonstrations, will sit the special final exams between January 20 and 24, 2025. The promotion of this special exam aims to ensure that no student is disadvantaged in...
Venâncio Mondlane, leader of the nationwide demonstrations in protest at the election results, has declared that he may give up on the plan to take office on January 15 if acts of vandalism, looting and destruction of infrastructure persist. In another live broadcast on his Facebook account, Mondlane questioned how it would be possible to take over the...
At least 56 people died and 152 were shot following protests against the results of the general elections that gave victory to Frelimo candidate Daniel Chapo. The figures were released by the Decide electoral platform - which monitors electoral processes in Mozambique - during two days of protests, a balance that contradicts the figures released by the...