Maputo News

Tensions remain high despite a political agreement reached last month for a 15-month transitional period. Former President Albert Zafy told Radio Mozambique that the interim leader, Mr Rajoelina, had accused those in Mozambique of trying to organise a coup d'etat....

8 December 2009 Ananias Mathe has been sentenced to 54 years in jail by the High Court in Johannesburg, which described Mathe as a dangerous, hardened criminal who terrorised his victims. Judge Geraldine Borchers said she doubted Mathe had a...

Mozambique's constitutional council has rejected an appeal by the country's leading opposition party that sought to throw out the results of October elections, an opposition spokesman said on Monday. Renamo, the southern African country's main opposition movement since the start...

The Carthage Eagles lost 1-0 in Maputo, a result which meant Nigeria's 3-2 victory in Kenya took the west Africans to South Africa 2010. Tunisia struggled in the stifling heat and failed to adapt to the Machava Stadium's artificial surface....

PF continues to arrest and harass human rights and civil society activists should act as a warning to the regional leaders that Zimbabwe may slide back into violence and chaos if they do not take decisive action," said Georgette Gagnon,...

President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique achieved a resounding general election victory, officials said on Wednesday, with his Frelimo party capturing enough parliamentary seats to change the Constitution at will. Frelimo, in power since it led the country to independence from...

Mozambique— A former Cabinet minister and four other defendants are standing trial in the biggest corruption case to go to court in Mozambique since independence in 1975. Former Transport Minister Antonio Munguambe and four former officials of the company that...

Less than a week after confirming the resignation of its CEO, South African power utility Eskom on Wednesday announced three new senior appointments. The utility has appointed Paul O'Flaherty as finance director, Dan Marokane as managing director (primary energy) and...

Amnesty has produced a report with details of 46 people who died at the hands of police between January 2006 and June 2009. It says many cases were not adequately investigated and, in most cases, no officers were brought to...