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Stories about Mozambique
8 June 2018
The death of Afonso Dhlakama: Mozambique's legendary politician and ex-guerilla leaves a legacy
Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama was "a hero for some and a villain, maybe even the devil, for others. The reasons for considering him as one or the other are fair."
27 February 2018
Who Is Responsible for the Avalanche of Garbage That Killed 16 in Mozambique?
"Maybe now that the worst has happened, the authorities will alert themselves to the urgent need of closing the Hulene waste disposal site."
17 October 2017
Mozambicans Want to Know If Militant Group al-Shabaab Was Behind Police Post Attacks
"*MOZAMBICAN BROTHERS*…Do not fall in the trap, do not fall for the bait of the exploiter… What happened in the north of the country aims to create war..."
31 August 2017
‘Massacre’ of Suspected Gang Members Has Mozambicans Asking: What's the Role of Police?
Police maintained their intention was "to neutralize" the men, who died in a shootout. Some Mozambicans were quick to say police shouldn't be in the business of killing people.
28 July 2017
Videos Document Torture of Ruby Miners in Mozambique
In the images shared on social media, flagged by Facebook as sensitive, the seriousness of the torture the miners were subjected to in Namanhumbir’s ruby mines is obvious.
5 July 2017
Many Mozambicans Aren't on Board With a Minister's Idea of Using Old Buses as Classrooms
"I have nothing against recycling, but to suggest that the children of the poor be squeezed into the old buses from the companies’ trash..."
21 June 2017
With Public Finances Under Strain, Mozambique’s Government Approves Purchase of Luxury Cars for Deputies
"We should not make the Assembly of the Republic a big jackpot, where the popular vote is seen as a lottery house."
16 June 2017
Witch Doctors’ Latest Victims Are Bald Men in Mozambique, Police Say
"[I would like] a nation where the people looked for honest jobs and did not have to hurt or even take the lives of others," one blogger wrote.
8 June 2017
A Mozambican Politician Who Was Imprisoned for Corruption Returns to His Post After Release
"I do not believe that somebody should be rewarded like this, somebody who has at some point seriously offended the state."
13 April 2017
Two Mozambican Universities Want to Ban Short Skirts and Dreadlocks
"If the students follow these rules, it is because they don’t have the balls to assert their human rights, and they deserve the university where they study".
9 March 2017
Controversial Sentence Highlights Mozambique's Problems Prosecuting Domestic Violence
A high-profile domestic abuse case is making waves in Mozambique, following a controversial sentence against the man who partially blinded a former president's daughter.
30 November 2016
These East African Countries Show How Teamwork and Technology Can Thwart Illegal Fishing
Innovation sparks success as nations collaborate to identify and take action against fishing vessels suspected of illegal fishing.
17 July 2016
These African and Scandinavian Musicians Create Sweet Sounds in Copenhagen
“A Swedish guy, and a Mozambican guy, and a Danish guy, they’re speaking one language, which is the music language."
13 July 2016
Welcome to Mozambique, Where the Government Will Soon Have 450 New Security Cameras Aimed at You
According to one of Mozambique's most trusted newspapers, Canal de Moçambique, the government has begun installing 450 security cameras in the cities of Maputo and Matola.
30 June 2016
‘I'll Stay as Long as the Queen Allows Me to Stay’ and Other Brexit Reactions From the Portuguese-Speaking World
"Brexit...whatever happens from now on, no one can erase these results from citizens' memories."
31 May 2016
Professor and Political Pundit Kidnapped and Shot in Mozambique’s Capital
Expressing opinions about political life is an increasingly dangerous activity in Mozambique. Yet another academic, José Jaime Macuane, has been kidnapped and shot—but thankfully not killed—in the streets of Maputo.
16 May 2016
The Government of Mozambique is “Spying on its Citizens”, According to @Verdade
The order to intercept information was secured by military command between 2012-2014, and installed by the Chinese ZTE Corporation. Listening in on citizens is said to have begun in 2013.
26 December 2015
Christmas Around the World in 17 Photos
Many thanks to the Global Voices members who shared photos from their celebrations and Christmas dinner tables.
2 November 2015
Mozambicans Start a Petition Against the High Cost of Internet
Prices for internet access have jumped after Mozambique´s National Communication Institute (INCM) cut subsidies to local internet providers by 75%, undermining government's supposed pro-internet position.
2 May 2015
Mozambique's Life-Saving Surgeons Aren't Doctors at All
What do you do when there are only about 20 practicing surgeons for an entire country? Mozambique decided to train non-physicians to do surgery.
