The people of Morrumbala and the administrative posts of Megaza and Chire are feeding on aquatic tubers to satisfy their hunger. The situation is due to low agricultural production as a result of the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. According to the local chief, Francisco Balança, this is the case in the towns of Pinda and Chire, where the population is resorting to a tuber...
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Voter registration: STAE accused of prioritizing Frelimo members in Chemba and Muanza
The brigades of the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) are prioritizing civil servants, allegedly members of the Frelimo party, an inspector from the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) has denounced. According to CIP Eleições, the MDM inspector also complained that queues were not being observed during the registration process. CIP contacted the supervisor...
Frelimo SG at meeting of former liberation movements of southern Africa
The Secretary General of Frelimo is taking part in the eleventh meeting of the former liberation movements of southern Africa in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. A statement quoted by RM indicates that the two-day event, which will bring together the six liberation parties of southern Africa, is the result of...
Maputo municipality bans physical exercise in Tunduru garden
Maputo City Council is banning people from exercising in the Tunduru garden, a public space reserved for leisure in Maputo city. Through notices posted in the garden itself, the City Council also prohibits people from bringing animals, riding bicycles, smoking in the garden, stepping on...
Largest secondary school in the country inaugurated
The country's largest secondary school, built since independence, was inaugurated today. It is the Mafambisse Secondary School, located in the district of Dondo, Sofala province, in the center of the country. The school was built with an investment of 13 million dollars from the Tzu Chi charity foundation, has the capacity to accommodate 10,000 students, and has already...
"There is a low-pressure system that could develop into a tropical storm," warns INAM
Mozambique's National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) is warning of the possibility of a low atmospheric pressure that has formed near Madagascar evolving into a tropical storm in the coming days. In a statement issued on Saturday, INAM said that the system had formed to the northeast of the island, in the southwest Indian Ocean basin, with...
Rising water levels in the next 24 hours
Water levels could rise significantly over the next 24 hours, affecting the lower Zambezi region in the districts of Mutarara in Tete province, Morrumbala, Mopeia and Luabo in Zambezia province, Caia and Marromeu in Sofala province, causing flooding in low-lying areas. A statement from the...
"The powers of the President of the Republic limit the independence of the organs of sovereignty," - Renamo
Renamo's parliamentary caucus is contesting the powers conferred on the President of the Republic by the Constitution, claiming that they are excessive, as they end up limiting the independence of some sovereign bodies. The position of the largest opposition party was expressed this Thursday by the head of the parliamentary caucus, Viana Magalhães, during the closing ceremony of...
Court sentences naval officer to 18 years in prison for drug trafficking
The Zambezia Provincial Court sentenced an army officer from the navy branch to 18 years in prison for trafficking drugs seized in Macuse, Namacurra district. According to RM, this is Lucas João. In fact, the judge said it had been proven that the two kilograms of methamphetamine were found on the boat...
CNE says voting material is already in the country
The National Electoral Commission (CNE) guaranteed today that the voting material for the repeat municipal elections in the municipalities of Gurué and Milange, in Zambézia province; Marromeu, in Sofala and Nacala-Porto, in Nampula are already in the country. "They are currently being transported by air to the provincial capitals, where they are still...