On October 11, 2023, local elections were held in Mozambique. The FRELIMO party, in power since independence in 1975, won again. However, controversies arose over transparency and allegations of irregularities. The main opposition parties, RENAMO and MDM, contested the results. Although the National Electoral Commission (CNE) has...
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The death of Renaissance youth: Goodbye Venâncio, until the wrinkles and hair of 60!
Renamo's National Council, which took place last Sunday and lasted until the early hours of Monday morning, served no purpose other than to annihilate Renamo's youth. The greatest expectation of the Mozambican people was to see if the party would legitimize the cuts to the aspirations of the new blue bloods. And that was that...
Between the buttocks of the city: what drones don't show?
What's your city? What are the curves like, the buttocks? I don't know you, but I bet you're just like me! Seen from above, it's a feminine silhouette without equal. Beautiful and exciting, and even the wind slows down to watch her movements! During the sunny hours, the green of the trees takes over...
Internet services: A step backwards for the country
The recent hike in the prices of Internet services at mobile phone operators in Mozambique, namely Tmcel, Movitel and Vodacom, has raised widespread concerns. This increase in tariffs was imposed by INCM, generating significant impacts, especially for students who depend on this vital service for their research and academic work. The increase in...
COMMONWEALTH DAY
On March 11, around 2.5 billion of us will celebrate the Commonwealth family together. 75 years after the London Declaration, I will join the many nations, religions and communities in a celebration in Westminster Abbey. I was Prime Minister when the Commonwealth adopted a new Charter, a milestone in the history of our...
Baía Mall: No power and a "mess"...
Today, Sunday March 10, the Baía Mall, a large shopping center, faced serious power problems, revealing a worrying lack of sophistication in its electrical system. The situation reached critical levels, with people trapped in the elevators due to the lack of efficient first aid staff to deal with the situation. A...
Discontent in the Mozambican Community due to Lack of Police Response in Kidnapping Cases
In Mozambique City, the absence and inaction of the police in cases of kidnapping has generated growing discontent in the community. Recently, an incident highlighted this concern, when a large police contingent promptly responded to an accident, contrasting with the lack of response in cases of attempted or successful kidnappings. Well-known politician Shafee Sidat expressed...
A Mozambican is an alienated and non-peaceful being: an invitation to lucidity.
With the advent of events since 1994, when we ventured into the exercise of democracy, from the one-party to the multi-party to the introduction of municipal bodies, with all the problems and so many new ones that have never known balanced solutions, I can only say the following: It's time for the Mozambican people to wake up from their state of alienation...
It's Time to Reap the Financial Benefits of Water and Sanitation
To achieve clean water and sanitation for all by 2030, Africa will need to almost triple its current investments and mobilize an additional 30 billion dollars annually. This may seem like a considerable sum, but it corresponds to less than two percent of the continent's current Gross Domestic Product (GDP). What's more, it's much less...
After all, why is Mozambique poor? And who is against the country's development?
Mozambique is a country with all the necessary conditions for prosperity in place. So why isn't it? Many of us already have our hypotheses about this, but let's reflect on the simple fact that the rulers, who make up the country's wealthy minority, don't want this to happen, so that they can continue or become more...