Mozambique: STAE Agent Killed By Elephant in Niassa

A 27 year old STAE civic education agent was trampled to death by an elephant while he was working to persuade potential voters to register. The incident happened in Cumela… Read more »

Mozambique: Collection of Card Numbers Stepped Up in Morrumbene

The observers from Mais Integridade (“More Integrity”) report that in Morrumbene directors of state institutions and neighbourhood leaders were instructed to collect… Read more »

Mozambique: Mobiles Collected at Dead of Night

In several districts of Inhambane, the mobile-IDs are being collected at night by STAE technical staff, and are returned early the following day, according to the observers from… Read more »

Mozambique: Publicity works - 2 When a Supervisor Arrives, Computers Suddenly Work in Alto Molócuè

In Alto Molócuè, we reported all last week that known Frelimo people could register, but would-be Renamo voters were told the Mobile-ID, the registration computer,… Read more »

Mozambique: Publicity works - 1 CNE Deputy Chair Finally Notices Nampula Has Too Few Registration Brigades

Fernando Mazanga, deputy chair of the National Elections Commission (CNE), has responded to our report last week (Bulletin 248, 16 Apr) by admitting that the CNE approved too few… Read more »

Mozambique: Observers Report 1 in 8 Registration Posts Not Working

Mais Integriadade observers visited 1792 registration posts in the week 14-20 April, and found 234 not working. This is 12% of registration posts - a high number and much higher… Read more »

Mozambique: STAE Agrees to Destroy Proof of Election Crimes in Muembe

The régulo (traditional chief) Chitalo, from the village of the same name in Lutuesse, Muembe, Niassa, submitted a list to the local registration post of 108 members of the… Read more »

Mozambique: Registration Has Not Yet Begun in Chihare

Registration has not yet begun in Chihare locality, in Chonguene district, in Gaza. The population complains that no registration post has been set up there. Read more »

Mozambique: Registration Stopped Because of Shipwreck

Since last Sunday (7 April) the registration post at the Quivulane EPC, in the Lunga administrative post, in Mossuril district, has been paralysed because of the tragedy of the… Read more »

Mozambique: Rains Paralyse Several Brigades in Zambézia and Tete

Several registration brigades were forced to interrupt their activities in various districts of Zambézia province because of the rain that fell on Thursday. Our… Read more »

Mozambique: In Maputo Some Posts Register Fewer Than Five Voters a Day

Few new voters are registering in districts where most of the population registered last year for municipal elections, as the photo shows. Read more »

Mozambique: Protest Closes Registration Post in Manhiça

The population of Chibucutso neighbourhood, in the municipality of Manhiça, closed the voter registration post, because they claimed the mayor of Manhiça, Luís… Read more »

Mozambique: Fake Machine Breakdown Preventing Opposition Voters From Registering in Alto Molócuè

Alleged breakdowns of the Mobile-ID computers in Alto Molócuè are deliberate. Our correspondents visited eight voter registration posts there and found "breakdowns"… Read more »

Mozambique: Punch-up Between High Court and Constitutional Council Over Who is in Charge

Both the High Court (TS) and Constitutional Council (CC) took their electoral battle to parliament last week. The district counts come under the High Court, which says the district… Read more »

Mozambique: 20 Days of CIP Observation

"CIP Eleições" last week (4 April) presented its findings of the first 20 days of voter registration, held ahead of the general elections scheduled for 9 October… Read more »

Mozambique: CNE Does Not Notice Districts Ignoring Law to Block Observation

The CNE criticises civil society for not knowing the law, but it does not respond to complaints about district elections commissions (CDEs) and STAEs violating the law. Read more »

Mozambique: CNE Data Shows Accreditation Blocked

The CNE does not recognise that some organisations such as the CIP have been blocked from gaining accreditation for correspondents and observers. But its table of 926 accredited… Read more »

Mozambique: Rain, Insurgency and Protests

The CNE reports that in Cabo Delgado almost all the posts are fully operational, with the 19 brigades still to be deployed in Quissanga District, which is still partly occupied by… Read more »

Mozambique: 4.4 Million Voters Registered in 24 days, But Money, Rain & War Cause Problems

More than half of eligible voters were registered in the first 24 days, the National Elections Commission (CNE) announced Tuesday (9 April). Registration closes Sunday 28 April.… Read more »

Mozambique: Government Has Disbursed Only 33% of the Election Budget

The budget forecast for this election year is about 19.9 billion meticais ($310mn). But government has disbursed only 6.5 billion meticais ($100mn), which is only one-third of the… Read more »

Mozambique: More Than 6,000 Brigades and 9,000 Registration Posts Will Be Set Up

The CNE also announced, in the same press conference, that to undertake the voter registration, 6,330 registration brigades will be set up, 6,033 inside Mozambique and 297 abroad. Read more »

Mozambique: CNE Expects 16.4 Million Voters for Next October's Elections

The National Elections Commission (CNE) on 22 February announced that it expects there will be 16.4 million voters registered for the general elections of 9 October, of whom… Read more »

Mozambique: Again, CNE Has More Registration Brigades in Frelimo zones

Placement of registration brigades has been published, and again there will be more teams in Frelimo areas than in Renamo ones, making it harder for Renamo voters to register. We… Read more »

Mozambique: Reward for Marromeu Chaos

Daniel Cuzaminho, STAE district director in Marromeu, was dismissed for organising the total chaos of the 11 October municipal elections that forced a 10 December re-run which was… Read more »

Mozambique: STAE Sacks Beira Head for "Beira Supervisors" WhatsApp Group

Beira City STAE District Director, Carlos do Rosario, was dismissed for his involvement in the creation of an illicit WhatsApp group, named "Beira Supervisors". Messages from the… Read more »