Fresh faces in Mozambique's poll as independence era leaders bow out

Mozambique is set for a watershed election that will see a change of the presidential guard, with the era of leaders who forged their careers in the trenches of the independence war against Portuguese rule coming to an end. For the first time, the once all …

Balla Kouyate from Mali and Matchume Zango from Mozambique meet on stage in Somerville

BALA-BILA brings together two African master musicians – Balla Kouyate on balafon, calabash, bass guitar and voice, and Matchume Zango on timbila, mbira, percussion and voice – through a live concert framed as an intercultural musical conversation between …

Mozambique: ExxonMobil choose McDermott for gas extraction project

ExxonMobil has chosen the Americans from McDermott to work as a consortium to prepare the engineering design for the natural gas production megaproject in Mozambique, to be completed next year, ahead of the final investment decision (FID). Final Investment …

Four contenders vying for Mozambique’s top job

As the 45-day campaign period ends before Mozambique’s general elections on Wednesday, four of the top candidates running for president are wrapping up operations in the northern and central regions where the highest voting constituencies are found. The …

Election observers descend on Mozambique ahead of predicted Frelimo landslide

Political posters and stickers in Maputo, on 4 October 2024. (Photo by Alfredo ZUNIGA / AFP) Mozambicans will be voting in presidential and legislative elections on 9 October. Observers are already on the ground, including the biggest team ever  …

Karume calls for security ahead of Mozambique polls

MOZAMBIQUE: FORMER President of Zanzibar and Head of the Southern African Development Community Election Observation Mission (SEOM) in Mozambique, Amani Abeid Karume has urged the Mozambique Police Force to continue strengthening security to ensure that …

What are the Core Issues in the Upcoming Mozambique Elections?

Paratus Group Expands LEO Satellite Network to South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia

Paratus Group has announced it is providing LEO satellite solutions to clients in South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, and Zambia. Through its partnership agreements with global low earth orbit (LEO) satellite operators, Paratus is positioning itself to …

Zim sends delegation to observe Mozambique polls

Joseph Madzimure-Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE has sent a delegation to observe the presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections in Mozambique being held on Wednesday next week. Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Mozambique Victor Matemadanda said SADC member …

Exciting snake rescue tales: Mozambique spitting cobra and black mamba in Durban

Durban — Over the last couple of weeks, Durban snake rescuer Nick Evans bagged a cheeky Mozambique spitting cobra and a black mamba cruising along the top of the wall in a lounge in two separate call-outs. Evans removed the cheeky, 90cm+- Mozambique …