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Anthony Irungu / BBC The mourners at a cemetery in crisis-hit Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, were strikingly young – children shedding tears as they bade farewell to a 16-year-old friend, who was shot dead while banging pots and pans in an opposition-organised protest against the outcome of last month’s presidential election. “Antonio was shot in the […]
While police turned to rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people, some live rounds were allegedly still used to kill some protesters on Thursday 07 November 2024 – 21:43 By Rorisang Kgosana and Ernest Mabuza More police and members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are on standby at the Lebombo port of […]
A prolonged closure of the border would be costly not only to the mining sector but also to both economies more widely, and would be a fresh blow to investor sentiment towards Mozambique, where police fired tear gas at hundreds of opposition supporters converging on the capital Maputo on Thursday for the biggest demonstration yet […]
Mozambican police stand guard in the streets of Maputo last week following the disputed Oct 9 election. (AP pic) JOHANNESBURG: Police in Mozambique killed at least 11 people and injured more than 50 others in violence after a disputed presidential election this month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today. Protests have rocked the southern African […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the preliminary results of the Mozambican General Elections by the National Electoral Commission (CNE). The general elections were held in Mozambique on October 9. The electoral results are expected to be validated and proclaimed by the Mozambican Constitutional Council in the next 14 days. Based on the preliminary results, Ramaphosa […]
Mozambique’s capital Maputo on Friday suffered a mobile internet blackout after protests against the re-election of the ruling Frelimo party descended into violence. Protests erupted on Thursday with hundreds of opposition supporters rejecting what they called a ballot “stolen” by a “corrupt” electoral commission in favour of the party which has ruled since 1975. The […]
Mozambique’s Frelimo party claims victory in disputed elections, sparking protests as opposition leader accuses them of fraud. Mozambique’s ruling party was declared to have won disputed presidential and parliamentary elections by a landslide on Thursday as opposition supporters held scattered protests in several cities. Daniel Chapo from the Frelimo party, which has been in power […]
Gunmen have killed a Mozambique opposition lawyer and a party official after firing multiple rounds at a car they were travelling in, ratcheting up tensions ahead of protests against a disputed election result, rights groups say. Mozambique’s new opposition Podemos party and its presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane have rejected provisional results showing a likely win […]
The full results are expected to take another week to finalize and there have been allegations of electoral fraud and threats of a nationwide protest by opposition candidates. But in the vote count from Mozambique’s Oct. 9 general election, Daniel Chapo leads, and Reuters writes he is “widely expected to win.” With outgoing President Filipe […]
A supporter of the Mozambican Liberation Front (Frelimo) celebrates while waiting for the preliminary results in the Municipality of Matola, in Maputo, on 13 October 2024. (ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP) Election observers say Mozambicans voted peacefully, even in the north where Islamic insurgents operate. Results point to the expected Frelimo victory. There are still […]