December 19
Mozambique: Mondlane Accuses Nyusi of Wanting to Cling On to Power
Mozambican presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane has accused the current president, Filipe Nyusi, of attempting to cling on to power. Read more »
Mozambique: Was 'Disproportionate Use of Force' Against Demonstrators
A consortium formed by the Mozambican Ombudsman, Isaque Chande, the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), and the Central Commission for Public Ethics (CCEP), has claimed that… Read more »
South Africa: Mozambique and South Africa to Strengthen Security Measures
The Mozambican and South African governments have decided to strengthen security measures along the highway which links the two countries and the Ressano Garcia border in order to… Read more »
Mozambique: Literacy Workers in Beira Go On Strike
Over a hundred adult education and literacy workers, in the central Mozambican city of Beira, on Wednesday went on strike in protest at the non-payment of overtime allowances that… Read more »
December 18
Mozambique: Government Postpones Payment of Overtime Debt to 2025
The Mozambican government on Tuesday admitted that it does not have the money to pay education and health professionals for the overtime worked in 2023 and 2024. Read more »
Mozambique: Official Detained in Nampula
The former director of Infrastructure Services in the northern Mozambican Province of Nampula, Gil de Carvalho, was detained on Monday for allegedly ordering the sale of state… Read more »
Mozambique: Lose Half a Billion Meticais Due to Protests
Mozambican hotel companies and their service providers have already lost more than half a billion meticais due to the post-election protests called by followers of presidential… Read more »
Mozambique: Nations Disburses Four Million Dollars for Chido Victims
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has disbursed four million dollars in support of the victims of tropical cyclone Chido, which hit the… Read more »
Mozambique: Toll From Chido Rises to 34
The known death toll from tropical cyclone Chido, which hit several districts in the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula on Saturday, has risen from 15 to 34. Read more »
December 17
Mozambique: Mondlane Threatens Chaos Unless He Is Declared the Next President
Mozambican presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane has threatened that the country will descend into chaos if the Constitutional Council, the country's highest body in matters of… Read more »
Mozambique: Govt Must Take Measures to Reduce Cost of Living
The Political Commission of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party has expressed its concern at the mass demonstrations that have been taking place in the country since 21 October and… Read more »
Mozambique: Puts 650,000 Children in Danger
The international NGO "Save the Children' has announced that about 650,000 children and their families are in danger as a result of tropical cyclone Chido, which hit the northern… Read more »
Mozambique: Chido Kills At Least 15 People
The Mozambican authorities have confirmed the death of 15 people as a result of tropical cyclone Chido, which hit several districts of the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado and… Read more »
December 16
Mozambique: Who Spread Lies About Cholera Are Terrorists - Nyusi
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has compared the attacks on cholera treatment units to the Islamist terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Read more »
Mozambique: MDM Activist Kidnapped and Beaten in Beira
Unknown assailants kidnapped and severely beat a senior figure in the opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) on Saturday night in the central city of Beira. Read more »
Mozambique: Chido Hits Cabo Delgado
Several districts of the northern Mozambican provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula were hit on Sunday by torrential rain and heavy winds as a result of the passage of intense… Read more »
Mozambique: Fire Breaks Out At Vulcan Facilities
A major fire broke out on Saturday in a coal processing area belonging to the Indian company Vulcan, in Moatize district, in the central Mozambican province of Tete. Read more »
December 15
Mozambique: 'Decide' Platform Declines to Hand Over Copies of Results Sheets
The NGO "Decide' Electoral Platform has refused to share its copies of polling station results sheets ("editais') and minutes from the 9 October general elections with the… Read more »
Mozambique: Shoot Mourners At Ressano Garcia Funeral
Members of the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR - the Mozambican equivalent of the Riot Police) shot dead two mourners at the funeral on Saturday afternoon of the popular blogger,… Read more »
Mozambique: Bassa Water Levels Now 'Critical'
The level of water in the reservoir behind the Cahora Bassa dam in Mozambique's Tete province has fallen to just 26 per cent of its capacity, the lowest level in 30 years,… Read more »
December 14
Mozambique: Cyclone Chido Heads for Cabo Delgado Coast
Tropical cyclone Chido is heading for the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado and could make landfall on Sunday. Read more »
December 13
Mozambique: Garcia Reopens After Night of Violence
The Ressano Garcia border post, between Mozambique and South Africa, reopened on Friday morning after a night of violence. Read more »
Southern Africa: Malawi and Zambia Suspend Fuel Imports Via Beira
Zambia and Malawi have suspended the import of fuel via the central Mozambican port of Beira because of the demonstrations and riots following allegations of massive fraud in the… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambican Unrest Threatens Eswatini Exports
The riots and demonstrations in Mozambique are threatening Eswatini's exports of sugar to the European and US markets. Read more »
December 12
Mozambique: No Order to Imprison Mondlane, Says Supreme Court
There is no judicial order to imprison fugitive presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane, should he return to Mozambique, according to the President of the Supreme Court, Adelino… Read more »