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News as at May 6, 2024, 1:36 pm

Armies Pursue Terrorists in Mozambique's Nampula Province

[New Times] After dislodging Islamic State-linked terrorists from major towns and villages in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique's northernmost province, Rwandan and Mozambican troops continued to pursue the terrorists southwards into the neighbouring province of Nampula, it emerges.

CNE Admits Huge Fake Registration - More Than Half a Million Ghosts Can Vote in October

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] There are 587,941 more registered voters than there are voting age adults in Mozambique, the National Elections Commission admitted this morning. And it stressed that the figure is really larger, because communication difficulties mean not all brigades have reported.

Assembly Amends Election Laws

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Tuesday passed a series of amendments to the electoral legislation, some of which might increase transparency and avoid fraud.

- Government to Register 15 Million Undocumented Women

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Justice Ministry intends to register and issue birth certificates and identity cards to about 15 million women.

STAE Told to Register Children in Nyamayabue

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The number of potential voters seeking to register Nyamayabue, Mutarara, Tete has jumped. In the first fortnight of April, the Nyamayabue municipal area saw only 2 and 3 people registered per brigade per day. Mutarara Velha did not register a single voter on some days. But since 24 April, the number of new voters has exploded to 40 in each post in the municipal area. And for the brigades outside the municipality, the number of new voters has risen to slightly more than 100 voters a day.

Zimbabweans and Malawians Registering?

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Zanu and the MCP may be mobilizing Zimbabweans and Malawians to register as Mozambican voters. The people benefit because their voters card serves as an ID document and they can go in and out of Mozambique, where some trade good across the border. Meanwhile their votes will be used by Frelimo.

AR Proposes District Courts Can Force Recounts, Allows CNE to Make Secret Changes

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Parliament (AR) today debates electoral law changes, and the AR commission proposes only two important changes. If there are protests, the district court will first review the copies of results sheets and minutes submitted by parties and if there are irregularities the court can force a recount of the votes. But only the Constitutional Council can declare the election void and order a new vote. This should resolve the angry battle between the CC and the High Court.

In Brief

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Voter rolls on display until 3 May: The official period in which voters can consult the voter rolls displayed at the voter registration posts where they voters registered, in order to check whether their names are included begins on today and continues to 3 May.

Registration in Quissanga Begins on Wednesday

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The training of brigade members for voter registration in the town of Quissanga ended on Monday (29 April) in Pemba, Cabo Delgado. Registration in Quissanga is scheduled to start tomorrow (1 May) and will continue until 15 May. Quissanga is one of the districts severely affected by the insurgency in Cabo Delgado.

Mozambique - Spotlighting IDPs' Land Access Issues

[AI London] On 16 July 2020, the President of the Republic of Mozambique triggered the process of land law reform through a public consultation. The Committee for the Revision of the Law has already produced two draft bills and the final version is due soon. This is Amnesty International's submission to the National Committee on the Revision of the Land Law in Mozambique. The submission focuses on the issue of access to land for internally displaced persons (IDPs), including women who have been internally displaced.

In brief

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Insurgent attacks force evacuation of registration brigades in Chiure: Some villages in Chiure district were attacked by insurgents, and STAE evacuated registration brigades. On Tuesday 23 April, at 16.00, insurgents attacked the village of Nantavo, 30 km from Chiure town, where they killed three civilians, and burnt down the houses of all the block chiefs and a school. Earlier in the day, at 06.00, the insurgents entered Mecolene village, in Chiure-Velho, where they stayed for part of the day. Last

In Renamo Zones, Voters Walk 20 km and Wait For Two Days in the Hope of Being Registered

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The national head of social affairs of the MDM, pastor Maiba Wache, has denounced the existence of areas where the potential voters are obliged to walk for more than 20 km to register, in Mossurize district, in Nampula province.

Registration of Ghost Voters in Chókwè

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Our correspondents in Chókwè, Gaza, saw non-existent voters being registered in some posts. During their observation rounds, they found typists introducing information into the computer without a single voter registering. Chókwè was the district where many of the 300,000 ghost voters of 2019 were registered.

93,000 Ghosts Registered in Inhambane, Where STAE Also Seems to Have Lied To Its Own CPE

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] More than 93,000 "ghost" voters, who do not exist, had already been registered in Inhambane by 20 April, one week for the end of registration today. This is the number of registered voters more than the number of voting age adults in the province. Meanwhile, internal documents show that either the technical secretariat STAE was making gross numerical errors, or was lying to its own provincial election commission about how well it was running registration.

MSF Supports Families of Shipwreck Victims in Nampula

[MSF] Nearly 100 people died in the accident, including at least 55 children

Ports and Rail Company Handled 26.6 Million Tonnes in 2023

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned Ports and Rail Company (CFM) handled, in 2023, 26.6 million net tonnes.

African Troops Will Remain in Cabo Delgado

[AIM] Maputo -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended to the end of this year the operation of the South African armed forces (SANDF), in the fight against islamist terrorism in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

Drunken Policeman Opens Fire in Mavago

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] There was panic in the village of Lijombo 2, Mavago, Niassa, yesterday (Monday 22 April) when a drunken police agent began by insulting the nearby people and fired several shots in the area of the registration post, which led potential voters to scatter.

STAE Agent Killed By Elephant in Niassa

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] A 27 year old STAE civic education agent was trampled to death by an elephant while he was working to persuade potential voters to register. The incident happened in Cumela village, in the Marangira administrative post, 65 kilometres from the district capital of Marrupa, Niassa. The population of Cumela is threatening not to vote, if the Government does not drive the elephants away. The government, and the management of the Niassa Special Reserve have promised to intervene.

Mobiles Collected at Dead of Night

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] In several districts of Inhambane, the mobile-IDs are being collected at night by STAE technical staff, and are returned early the following day, according to the observers from Mais Integridade. In some cases, the number registered has been found to have been adulterated when the mobiles are returned. The registration of children has also been noted.

Publicity works - 2 When a Supervisor Arrives, Computers Suddenly Work in Alto Molócuè

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] In Alto Molócuè, we reported all last week that known Frelimo people could register, but would-be Renamo voters were told the Mobile-ID, the registration computer, did not work. The publicity finally attracted a visit by the provincial supervision. Strangely enough, the mobiles became operational at precisely the same period as their visit. Our correspondents noted that in the two posts visited (Pedreira Alta and EPC-sede), the most problematic mobiles functioned again and the attendance of

Observers Report 1 in 8 Registration Posts Not Working

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Mais Integriadade observers visited 1792 registration posts in the week 14-20 April, and found 234 not working. This is 12% of registration posts - a high number and much higher than earlier reports by STAE of just 2%. The problems were in Cabo Delgado (21% of posts not functioning), Zambézia (4%), Nampula (3%) and Niassa (3%). Other provinces had only 0% to 2% of posts not working.

STAE Agrees to Destroy Proof of Election Crimes in Muembe

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The régulo (traditional chief) Chitalo, from the village of the same name in Lutuesse, Muembe, Niassa, submitted a list to the local registration post of 108 members of the community to be registered as priorities, supposedly to the benefit of the Frelimo Party.The Renamo monitor in Chitalo, Muemede Ali, last week sent a complaint to the District Elections Commission in which he accused the supervisor of the local brigade of using the list of priority persons to be registered. Ali said he was

Collection of Card Numbers Stepped Up in Morrumbene

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The observers from Mais Integridade (''More Integrity'') report that in Morrumbene directors of state institutions and neighbourhood leaders were instructed to collect voter card numbers and the place where each person registered for purposes that are so far unknown. The heads of the registration brigades have been instructed not to talk with the observers.

Central Committee to Choose Presidential Candidate On 3 May

[AIM] Maputo -- The Political Commission of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party on Monday announced that it has called an extraordinary meeting of the party's full Central Committee for 3 May with the sole purpose of choosing the Frelimo candidate for the presidential election scheduled for 9 October.

Ramaphosa Approves $95m Military Extension in Mozambique, DR Congo

[New Times] South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday, April 25 approved the extension of the military deployment in DR Congo and Mozambique, according to his office. Earlier, on April 7, while in Kigali, he said that a political solution is needed to end the crisis in eastern DR Congo.

Angola and Mozambique Sign Two Legal Instruments

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola and Mozambique signed two legal instruments on Tuesday, in the Mozambican city of Maputo, to strengthen bilateral cooperation.

Growth of Mozambican Economy Will Remain Modest, Says IMF

[AIM] Maputo -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that the growth of the Mozambican economy will remain modest in the coming years, since significant challenges remain.

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News as at May 6, 2024, 1:36 pm