Mozambique: Battery Run Down as Computer Used for Games

In Balama district, Cabo Delgado, brigade members have nobody to register, and use their Mobile-IDs (registration computers) to play video games, which runs down the charge of the… Read more »

Mozambique: Four Provinces Have Still Not Accredited CIP Correspondents

In Gaza and Tete the credentials for CIP were finally delivered today last week. But in Maputo City, and in Maputo, Nampula and Zambézia provinces, we still have no… Read more »

Mozambique: Supervisor Abandons Post to Take Part in Frelimo Event

The supervisor of the voter registration post at the primary school in Murrupula-sede, Nampula, abandoned his post on 19 March, to participate in the meeting which formalised the… Read more »

Mozambique: Rain Halts Registration in Maputo

Torrential rain and flooding today (Sunday 24 March) caused widespread closures of registration posts in Maputo city, Matola and other zones in the south. Heavy rain is predicted… Read more »

Mozambique: Frelimo Collecting Information From Registration Computers in Namacurra

In Gaza and Tete the credentials for CIP were finally delivered last week. But in Maputo City, and in Maputo, Nampula and Zambézia provinces, we still have no credentials… Read more »

Mozambique: Solar Panel Problems

There are solar panels in registration posts which are off the electricity grid. But they do not generate enough electricity to power the Mobiles. This is the case with the posts… Read more »

Mozambique: War and Rain Continue to Disrupt Cabo Delgado

In Chiure district, registration is only taking place within the municipality. No administrative post has an operational registration team. Officially, shortage of transport is… Read more »

Mozambique: High Turnout in Many Rural Zones

Inhambane turnout is mixed, with high turnout in Funhalouro district. In the Natal Ngovene Primary School, in Mabote district, there were enormous queues on the second day, and the… Read more »

Mozambique: Priority to Frelimo Members in Sofala

In Inharongue and Danga EPCs, Buzi, Sofala, registration brigade members have allegedly been instructed to attend first to Frelimo members who come with the saguta (village heads)… Read more »

Mozambique: CIP Observer Credentials Blocked

CIP is being denied press credentials in Maputo City, Maputo province, Gaza, Nampula and Tete, despite applications have been made two to three weeks ago. In Cabo Delgado, Niassa,… Read more »

Mozambique: Illicit Charges in Ngaúma

Our correspondents in Ngaúma , Niassa, report polling station monitors charging between 20 and 50 meticais for each voter who wants to register. The monitors ask the police… Read more »

Mozambique: No Electricity And Solar Panels Causing Problems

The brigade at the Correia de Guava Mission, in Marracuene district, Maputo, has been unable to operate since the first day because of the lack of electricity and a non-working… Read more »

Mozambique: But Few Registering in the South

But there has been a poor turnout at many registration posts, particularly in the south, even the districts that were not covered by the voter registration for the municipal… Read more »

Mozambique: Normality in Other Provinces

By 09.00 Maputo city registered few new voters. There were none at Quisse Mavota Secondary School, Maxaquene EPC, the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education of the Eduardo… Read more »

Mozambique: Delayed Start in Cabo Delgado

Wars and heavy rain earlier this month delayed the start of registration in Cabo Delgado. Read more »

Mozambique: Starting in the Rain

Various delays and law changes forced the start of registration in the rainy season. In Manhiça district, Maputo province, the day was marked by difficulties in access to… Read more »

Mozambique: Bad Start in Many Places - Even District Administrators Had Problems Registering

In Zambézia two district administrators had trouble registering. In Ile District, it took 30 minutes to register district administrator Onório das Dores Pereira Vaz… Read more »

Mozambique: Bad Start in Many Places - Even District Administrators Had Problems Registering

In Zambézia two district administrators had trouble registering. In Ile District, it took 30 minutes to register district administrator Onório das Dores Pereira Vaz… Read more »

Mozambique: Crowds Registering in Rural Areas, But as Last Year, Many Problems

Voter registration began Friday with crowds in some rural areas but few people in cities, our team of more than 400 correspondents reported yesterday. This was expected. Last year… 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: 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: 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 »

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 »