An outcry from activists has prompted the commission to remove the penal code clause giving rapists suspended sentences to marry the victim. The definition of rape has also been ... Read more »
Prison authorities have denied allegations that jailed South African women are being subjected to sexual abuse. Read more »
The flood surge in the Incomati river is approaching the main north-south highway threatening to cut traffic between Maputo and northern provinces. Read more »
At least two thousand people have reportedly fled to the neighbouring Malawi following heavy presence of Renamo gunmen in the western province of Tete. Read more »
Frelimo's Central Committee has chosen Defence Minister Filipe Nyussi as its candidate for the October presidential election. He beat the only woman standing for nomination, former ... Read more »
The government has effected changes to the electoral legislation ahead of the October 15 general election. Read more »
The country's largest opposition party, Renamo, has returned to the negotiating table with the government as both parties seek to find common ground and avert a deeper political ... Read more »
An undeclared war which has ravaged the central regions of the country is now reportedly spreading to the south amid fears of a full-blown civil war according to Verdade. Read more »
The failure by the government to create jobs, despite economic growth, has promoted illegal fishing practices - threatening the country's food security. Read more »
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