Mozambique’s National Elections Commission (CNE) on Thursday announced that former defence minister Filipe Nyusi, the candidate of the ruling Frelimo Party has won the presidential election held on 15 October with 57 per cent of the vote.
23 October, 2014
Government launches hydrocarbon licensing round in London
The Mozambican government, through its National Petroleum Institute (INP), on Thursday launched the fifth licencing round for exploration and production of hydrocarbons in fifteen blocks.
20 October, 2014
Parallel count projects majority to Filipe Nyusi
The parallel count of the votes in last Wednesday’s Mozambican general elections still gives the ruling Frelimo Party and its presidential candidate Filipe Nyusi a substantial lead over their main rivals, Renamo and its candidate Afonso Dhlakama.
8 October, 2014
Government to take back unused land
The Mozambican government is threatening to take back land allocated to private individuals and companies which have not complied with the plans presented when they requested title to the land.
6 October, 2014
Zambezia preparing election logistics
The Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE) in the central province of Zambezia has guaranteed that it is seeking to solve all the formidable logistical problems which this province poses so as to guarantee that all the voting material will be in place for the general and provincial el
3 October, 2014
New transit system for 2017
Maputo Municipal Council has announced that it expects work on dedicated bus lanes in some of the city’s major thoroughfares to begin in August 2015, and the first buses in the new system to begin operating in January 2017.
2 December, 2019
AIDS related deaths fell 20 percent over five years
President Filipe Nyusi declared on 1 December in the northern city of Nampula that the number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in Mozambique fell by 20 per cent between 2014 and 2018.
18 November, 2019
President addresses Catholic Bishops
President Filipe Nyusi on 16 November challenged the Catholic Church to continue its commitment to achieving the social well-being of Mozambicans and indicated that dialogue should be one of the paths chosen.
17 November, 2019
New water system for Gorongosa inaugurated
More than 30,000 people will benefit from clean drinking water in Gorongosa town, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, thanks to a new water supply system that President Filipe Nyusi inaugurated on 15 November.
30 October, 2014
