Mozambican Government
latest news & developmentsMozambique votes in tense election after violent campaign
The Frelimo party, which has ruled thenation since independence in 1975, is widely expected to again beat its former civil war foe Renamo
Third time lucky for peace in Mozambique?
Renamo’s hardened fighters are not getting any younger, so this time the deal may stick
Former Mozambican finance minister continues to fight against extradition to the US
The US accuses Manuel Chang of conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering
Mozambique will be stripped of its forests ‘in just a few years’
Illegal logging to appease Chinese paymasters is speeding up deforestation in developing countries, all in the name of profit.
Mozambique peace deal a nod to democracy
President Jacob Zuma has commended a peace agreement in Mozambique ahead of the country’s October elections.
UN pushes for peace talks in Mozambique
Following ex-rebels declaring the end to a peace deal, the UN has called on Mozambique’s government and former rebels Renamo to stop the violence.
Moz sticks to voting plans despite threats of boycott
Mozambique’s government has said it plans to stick to a schedule for elections later this year and in 2014.
SA’s stature battered by migrant killings
South Africa’s aspirations to lead the continent are being shredded by the xenophobic mobs who have hacked, shot and beaten to death at least 42 African migrants in the land…
Campaign against Zim arms gains momentum
A campaign to prevent arms currently aboard a Chinese ship from reaching Zimbabwe gained momentum on Monday with trade unions calling on their counterparts not to allow the…
New power station to help alleviate SADC crisis
A new coal thermal power project already approved by the Mozambican government in the north-western province of Tete could provide solutions to the power crisis in the Southern…
Mozambique needs $8m for cyclone repairs
The Nampula provincial government in Mozambique will need at least -million to reconstruct infrastructure in five districts destroyed by Cyclone Jokwe, Francisco Mucanheira, the…
Wild animals kill more than 130 in Mozambique
Wild animals killed at least 133 people and seriously injured 50 in Mozambique last year, the Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday. ”This is a very high figure, but lower than the…
Mozambique seeks urgent food aid after cyclone
The Mozambican government has made an urgent appeal to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help more than 60 000 people left destitute when Cyclone Jokwe hit…
Bottleneck at Mozambique border causes alarm
Inefficiency at one of the border posts between South Africa and Mozambique is a key constraint to accelerated growth of trade and investment between the two countries, the…
Riots force Mozambique to scrap bus-fare hike
The Mozambican government announced on Wednesday that it was scrapping a planned increase in bus fares as the death toll from riots sparked by the price hikes rose to three. Calm…