Mozambique polls chaos hurts business in southern Africa

Intensifying post-election election protests in Mozambique are taking a toll on businesses in neighbouring Zimbabwe and South Africa whose raw materials are stuck on the troubled country’s ports. Mozambique is facing its worst-ever post-election violence …

Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique

'Zimbabwe concerned with situation in Mozambique'

Zimbabwe has expressed deep concern over the escalating security challenges in Mozambique, warning that the instability threatens national interests and the broader regional security environment. Speaking at the graduation ceremony for Junior Staff Course …

Clanging pans: Why Mozambique’s election protesters refuse to go away

Maputo, Mozambique – At 7pm on November 4, Maputo’s streets fell into an eerie silence. Public transportation was at a standstill, adhering to opposition leader Venancio Mondlane’s call for a shutdown. Then, a steady clanging began. Residents in affluent …

Mozambique bans protests after weeks of post-poll violence

Mozambique's government has banned protests following sustained post-election unrest that has left several people dead and dozens others injured. It follows last month's disputed presidential election, won by Frelimo, the party which has governed …

Will Mnangagwa’s SADC Address the Regional Crisis in Mozambique?

Will Mnangagwa’s SADC Address the Regional Crisis in Mozambique? By A Correspondent As President Emmerson Mnangagwa prepares to chair the Extraordinary SADC Heads of State and Government Summit next week, the focus will be on critical regional challenges, …

News24 Business | Businesses bleed as Mozambique protests trigger internet shutdowns

Burning barricades are seen in the road during a protest in the Choupal neighborhood of Maputo on November 15, 2024. Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane called for a fresh round of protests starting on November 13, 2024 after the election authority said …

Mozambique Opposition in Little Hope of SADC Support

Mozambique Opposition in Little Hope of SADC Support Noriko Watanabe and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times Violence and protests continue to rock Mozambique after the disputed elections of October 9. The election predictably announced that Frelimo had won. …

296 000 Zimbabweans voted in Mozambique elections – SAHRL

GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA SOUTH AFRICA – The Southern Africa Human Rights Lawyers (SAHRL) has claimed that there are 296 519 Zimbabweans who illegally voted in the Mozambican national elections held last month and therefore called for a rerun of the plebiscite. …

Two SA journalists arrested in protest-hit Mozambique freed

Clashes with police broke out in Mozambique on Wednesday amid fresh protests against disputed election results, residents said, with two people reportedly killed. The violent demonstrations and police crackdown claimed more than 30 lives. Opposition leader …