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Frelimo Leads in Cuamba And LichingaMozambique's ruling Frelimo Party looks set for comfortable victories in Wednesday's municipal elections in the cities of Lichinga and Cuamba, in the northernmost province of Niassa.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:11
Renamo Loses Angoche
Electoral disaster has overtaken Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, which is set to lose all five of the municipalities that it won in the 2003 local elections.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:11
Close Result in Gurue
Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party, triumphant in Wednesday's local elections in most of the country, suffered a shock in the central province of Zambezia, where it came close to losing control of the town of Gurue.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:11
Simango Extends Lead in Beira
Early results from the municipal elections in the central Mozambican city of Beira indicate that the current mayor, Daviz Simango, is heading for a personal triumph, beating the candidates both of the ruling Frelimo Party, and of the party which threw him out in September, Renamo.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:11
Renamo Loses Marromeu
With all 13 polling stations counted, Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has lost control of the small town of Marromeu, on the south bank of the Zambezi river.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:11
Frelimo Sweeps to Victory in Southern Strongholds
Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party has swept to victory in Wednesday's municipal elections in its traditional strongholds in the south of the country, with majorities that in some cases are well over 80 per cent of the vote.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:11
Renamo Losing in Nacala
Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, is set to lose one of its few municipal strongholds, the northern port of Nacala, according to initial results broadcast by Radio Mozambique.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:11
Daviz Simango Leads in Beira
In the local elections in the central Mozambican city of Beira, the current mayor, Daviz Simango, is leading in the count, but so far Radio Mozambique has only declared the result from six polling stations in the central neighbourhood of Ponta-Gea.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:11
Voting Goes On Into the Night
All across Mozambique, polling stations in the country's third municipal elections held on Wednesday stayed open hours later than originally planned.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:11
Rezidor Announces the Radisson Hotel Maputo, Mozambique
The Rezidor Hotel Group announces the Radisson Hotel Maputo in Mozambique - the 150 room-property is scheduled to open its doors in Q2 2010.
Source : Topix.net | 19-Nov-2008 23:45
Mozambique: Two Incidents Halt Voting
Although no incidents have been reported from the vast majority of polling stations during the municipal elections taking place on Wednesday, the Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE), the electoral branch of the Mozambican civil service, told AIM that disturbances forced a halt to voting in two places.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 20:15
Mozambique: High Turnouts in Nacala And Quelimane
As in other Mozambican cities, the start of voting in the northern port of Nacala, for the country's third municipal elections, was marked by long queues at the polling stations.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 20:15
Mozambique: Voters Turn Out En Masse in Xai-Xai
As in other parts of Mozambique, on Wednesday morning long queues formed at the polling stations in Xai-Xai, capital of the southern province of Gaza.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 20:15
Long Queues of Voters in Beira
Citizens in the central Mozambican city of Beira turned out en masse at the city's 260 polling stations on Wednesday, after a fiercely contested local election campaign in which the current mayor, Daviz Simango is fighting for a second term of office against challenges from both his old party, Renamo (from which he was expelled in September), and from the ruling Frelimo Party.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 20:15
Mozambique: No Incidents Reported, Says CNE
There have been no incidents reported during the initial hours of voting in Mozambique's third local elections in any of the 43 municipalities, according to the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (CNE), Joao Leopoldo da Costa.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:51
Elections a Sign of Stability - Guebuza
Mozambican President Armando Guebuza declared on Wednesday that the local elections under way in the country's 43 municipalities are "a strong sign of stability and democracy in the country".
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:51
Mozambique: Thefts Still Causing Electricity Company Large Losses
Theft of electricity cables over the past two weeks in the Maputo suburbs of Triunfo and Costa do Sol have caused Mozambique's publicly-owned electricity company, EDM, losses estimated at 60,000 US dollars, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais".
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:51
All Polling Stations Open
By mid-morning on Wednesday, Mozambique's third local elections were in full swing and all the polling stations in the country's 43 municipalities were open.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:51
Mozambique: Renamo Makes Pre-Emptive Allegations of Fraud
Fernando Mbararano, the political delegate in the central province of Sofala of Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, has claimed that the ruling Frelimo Party is illicitly transporting people from other parts of the province to vote in the municipal election in Beira.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:51
Mozambique: Voting Begins in Municipal Elections
Voting began on time in polling stations across Maputo on Wednesday in Mozambique's third municipal elections.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:51
Mozambique: Renamo Armed Men Reappear in Maringue
Groups of armed men, loyal to Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo, who were never demobilized at the end of the war of destabilisation, 16 years ago, have reappeared on the streets of Maringue, in the central province of Sofala.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:51
Mozambique: More Than 1,000 Election Observers Accredited
Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique Maputo As of late Tuesday afternoon, Mozambique's main election observation body, the Electoral Observatory, had secured accreditation for 1,050 observers for Wednesday's ...
Source : Topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 23:36
Mozambique: More Than 1,000 Election Observers Accredited
As of late Tuesday afternoon, Mozambique's main election observation body, the Electoral Observatory, had secured accreditation for 1,050 observers for Wednesday's municipal elections - but was still running into problems in the most sensitive province, Sofala.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:35
Mozambique: Agreements Signed With China
The Mozambican and Chinese governments signed three agreements in Maputo on Tuesday, under which China is to provide a total of 43 million dollars in loan and grant finance.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:35
Elections - All Ready in Nampula
Everything is ready for voting on Wednesday in Mozambique's third local elections in the northern province of Nampula, which has six municipalities, more than any other province.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:35
Mozambique: Cholera Spreads in Guro
The cholera outbreak in Guro district, in the central Mozambican province of Manica, which began in late October, has now spread to new areas surrounding the villages of Chinda, Thanda, Bunga, and Nhamassonje, but no new deaths were recorded, reports Tuesday's issue of the Maputo daily 'Noticias'.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:35
Renamo List for Beira Assembly Changed
Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo has tried to alter the list of names of its candidates for the Municipal Assembly in the central city of Beira.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:35
Arrests And Injuries in Malema Demonstration
Police arrested at least 20 former seasonal workers of the now defunct Malema tobacco company (ETAMA), in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, on Monday while preparing a demonstration of about 2,000 people, to demand compensation they claim the government still owes them, reports Tuesday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:35
Mozambique: ADB Grants Funds for Poverty Relief
The Mozambican government signed an agreement with the African Development Bank (ADB) in Maputo on Monday under which the ADB will grant 90 million US dollars during the period 2008-2010 for poverty reduction programmes.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:35
SA mulls buying electricity from Moz
Power-starved South Africa's state utility Eskom is considering purchasing electricity from neighbouring Mozambique, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Source : Topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 15:31
MCel and AIRCOM Optimize 3G in Mozambique
LEATHERHEAD, United Kingdom & MAPUTO, Mozambique - AIRCOM International, the leading independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, today announced that it is working with Mozambique operator mcel ...
Source : Topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 08:44
MOZAMBIQUE: Widows risk HIV in purification rites
When Mariana Uchandidhora's husband was killed in a traffic accident in South Africa a year ago, tradition required that she have sex with her deceased husband's brother in order to be purified.
Source : Topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 01:05
Sofala Campaign Orderly And Peaceful - Police
The local election campaign in the central Mozambican province of Sofala was mostly peaceful, according to the provincial police command, although 21 arrests were made for various electoral offences.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 18:42
Mozambique: Former Tobacco Workers Demand Compensation
About 1,000 Mozambicans who were once seasonal workers for the now defunct Malema Tobacco Company (ETAMA), in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, are threatening to occupy, as from Monday, the headquarters of the Malema District Economic Services, the home of the chief of these services, and the factory's premises as a means to press the government to pay them the compensation they claim is still owing.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 18:42
Renamo Confident of Victory in Beira, Despite Split
Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo on Sunday announced that it is confident of winning Wednesday's municipal elections in the central city of Beira, despite the defection of many Renamo members to the independent candidate and current mayor of the city, Daviz Simango.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 18:42
Electoral Commission Denies Fraud Claims
Felisberto Naife, the general director of the Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE), the electoral branch of the Mozambican civil service, on Monday denied claims that polling station staff in the central city of Chimoio have been recruited from members and supporters of the ruling Frelimo Party.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 18:42
Defections From Renamo
A former parliamentary deputy for the opposition Renamo-Electoral Union coalition on Sunday announced that he has defected and joined the ruling Frelimo Party.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 18:42
Assessment of measles immunity among infants in Maputo City, Mozambique.
The optimum age for measles vaccination varies from country to country and thus a standardized vaccination schedule is controversial.
Source : Topix.net | 17-Nov-2008 16:44
MOZAMBIQUE: Widows risk HIV in purification rites
BEIRA Monday, November 17, 2008 (IRIN) - When Mariana Uchandidhora's husband was killed in a traffic accident in South Africa a year ago, tradition required that she have sex with her deceased husband's brother in order to be purified.
Source : irinnews.org | 17-Nov-2008 15:00
Mozambique: In Or Out of Renamo, Simango Mobilises Renamo Supporters
Is the mayor of Beira, Daviz Simango, a member of Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, or is he not?
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 12:43
Mozambique: Frelimo Rejects Racism in Elections
The governor of the central Mozambican province of Sofala, Alberto Vaquina, on Saturday tackled the ugly question of racism that has emerged during the municipal election campaign in the city of Beira.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 12:43
Mozambique: Both Candidates Confident in Angoche
As campaigning draws to a close, both candidates for mayor of the northern Mozambican town of Angoche claim that they are certain to win in Wednesday's municipal elections.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 12:43
Public Administration Must Facilitate, Not Oppress
Mozambican President Armando Guebuza declared on Saturday that the public administration should be a place where bureaucratic rules and procedures are transparent so that they are used, not to oppress, but to make life easier for citizens seeking state services.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 12:33
Sofala Provincial Government Versus Mayor of Beira
The government of the central Mozambican province of Sofala on Friday called a press conference with the sole purpose of denying claims made by the mayor of Beira, Daviz Simango, about the achievements of Beira City Council in the five years that it has been under his leadership.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 12:33
Albie Sachs celebrates a 'wonderful' life
By Peter Bills The nightmare occurred far back in 1963, but Albie Sachs readily concedes: "I haven't got over the mental scars.
Source : Topix.net | 16-Nov-2008 16:35
Mozambique: Ruling Party Denies Bribe Claim
Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique Beira Edson Macuacua, the Central Committee Secretary for Mobilisation and Propaganda of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party, has categorically denied claims that Frelimo ...
Source : Topix.net | 16-Nov-2008 01:07