September 04, 2022
Mozambique: Owners of Suspect Petrol Stations Allegedly Flee
The owners of some petrol stations suspected of financing terrorism in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have fled the country, according to a report in the Maputo… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Mozambique: Police Apologise for Wrongful Arrests
The Mozambican police have apologized for arresting four people last week, two Mozambican citizens and two South Africans, who were allegedly in possession of 32 illegal shotguns. Read more »
Mozambique: Containers of Illegal Hardwoods Seized
The Mozambican authorities in the city of Pemba, capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado have seized 63 containers full of precious hardwoods that were about to be… Read more »
Mozambique: Cocaine Seized At Maputo Airport
The Mozambican authorities have arrested a citizen from Ivory Coast at Maputo International Airport after cocaine was found in his luggage. According to a spokesperson for the… Read more »
Mozambique: Supreme Court Seeks Strategies for Fight Against Poaching
The President of the Mozambican Supreme Court (TS), Adelino Muchanga, has expressed his concern about the persistence of poaching in the country. According to Muchanga, speaking on… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Mozambique: Three Judges Charged With Corruption
Seven months after he was thrown out of Mozambique's judicial magistracy, former judge Acacio Mitilage has been charged with corruption, reports Wednesday's issue of the… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Mozambique: Criminals Vandalise Metallic Bridge
The Mozambican Police (PRM) last week arrested a group of five individuals accused of vandalizing a metallic bridge in the locality of Sabelua, in Milange district, in the central… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Mozambique: Inspectors Claim Errors Detected in the School Textbook Were Criminal
The General Inspectorate of Public Administration has found evidence of crime in the case of errors detected in the 6th grade social science textbook in Mozambique and, it has… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Mozambique: More Renamo Officers Join the Police
A further 36 officers, demobilised from the militia of the main opposition party, Renamo, have been recruited into the police force, under the Demobilisation, Disarmament and… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Mozambique: Hidden Debts - Decision On Chang Extradition Not Yet Definitive
Contrary to the impression given in some of the Mozambican media, the decision by the South African authorities to extradite Mozambique's former finance minister, Manuel Chang, to… Read more »
Mozambique: Greater Efforts Needed to Combat Human Trafficking
Mozambique's Assistant Attorney General, Amabélia Chuquela, has called for greater joint efforts between the public sector, the private sector, civil society and companies… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Mozambique: Hidden Debts - Credit Suisse Obliged to Compensate Ematum Bondholders
The bank Credit Suisse has admitted that much of the money supposedly intended to create a Mozambican tuna fishing fleet was in fact diverted into bribes and kickbacks and has… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Mozambique: Deaths of Prisoners Blamed On Security Lapses
The deaths of five prisoners, shot dead while trying to escape from the Milange district jail, in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia, was due to failure to implement basic… Read more »
July 10, 2022
Mozambique: Dhlakama Family Threatens to Sue Sibindy
The family of Afonso Dhlakama, who led Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, from 1979 until his death from diabetes in 2018, is threatening to sue a minor opposition figure,… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Mozambique: Over 300 Police Officers Expelled Due to Involvement in Crimes
At least 326 officers of the Mozambican Police force (PRM) were expelled from the corporation in 2020 for being involved in crimes, including actions of excessive force and… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Mozambique: Police Dismantle Amphetamine Factory in Katembe
The Mozambican police on Wednesday announced the dismantling of a drugs factory in the Maputo municipal district of Katembe. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Mozambique: Minister of Interior Demands Services Free From Corruption
The Mozambican Interior Minister, Arsénia Massingue, has demanded humanized, organized and quick provision of services in the National Immigration Service (SENAMI), free… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Mozambique: Attacks in Macomia and Mocimboa DA Praia
Islamist terrorists killed three people and injured a further two in attacks last Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Macomia and Mocimboa da Praia districts in the northern province… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Mozambique: Suspected Terrorist Recruiters Detained
The police in the central Mozambican city of Beira have detained three Somalis and two Kenyans who are accused of recruiting young Mozambicans to joint the islamist terrorist… Read more »
Mozambique: Amurrane Murder - Trial Begins in Nampula
The trial of two people accused of murdering Mahamudo Amurrane, the mayor of the northern city of Nampula in 2017, began on Wednesday, before the Nampula Provincial Court. Read more »
June 16, 2022
Mozambique: Some Policemen Working for Terrorists, Accuses Minister
Mozambican Interior Minister, Arsenio Massingue, has accused some policemen (whom she did not name) of passing secret information on to the islamist terrorists operating in the… Read more »
Mozambique: Police Commander Accused of Leading Criminal Gang
Mozambique's Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) in the northern province of Niassa on Wednesday interrogated Manuel Bacar, the former police commander in Marrupa district,… Read more »
Mozambique: Police Admit Pemba Military Escorts
The General Commander of the Mozambican police, Bernadino Rafael, has confirmed that military escorts were organized on Sunday and Monday for vehicles entering and leaving Pemba,… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Mozambique: Nyusi Swears New SISE Leadership Into Office
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday challenged the new leadership of the State Information and Security Service (SISE) to improve the use of modern methods to respond to… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Mozambique: Textbook Scandal - Inde Director Suspended
Mozambican Education Minister Carmelita Namashalua confirmed on Thursday that the General Director of the National Institute for the Development of Education (INDE), Ismael Nheze,… Read more »