Stories about Mozambique
28 December 2018
2018 across sub-Saharan Africa: Our favorite stories of epic change and transformation
From long-time leaders stepping down to citizens rising up, a cautious hope surges alongside the continuous struggle. Here are our favorite stories from across Africa in 2018.
15 December 2018
An all-female flight crew makes history in Mozambique
For the first time in the country's civil aviation history, an airplane was operated entirely by women.
15 November 2018
Mozambique’s new China-funded Maputo-KaTembe bridge, the longest in Africa, comes with high tolls
At 785 million US dollars, the bridge is the most expensive infrastructure project undertaken in Mozambique since its independence in 1975.
29 October 2018
A Mozambique surfwear retailer thought is was a good idea to name their store “Hitler”—Netizens disagreed
The "Hitler" store, which seems to have been in business since early October, is located in one of the largest shopping centers in the country.
13 October 2018
Mozambicans react: decriminalisation of marijuana in South Africa
South Africa is a major destination for young Mozambicans for jobs and studies, and many were left wondering how the ruling will affect them.
30 August 2018
In Mozambique, new licensing fees have raised the cost of doing journalism — and may threaten media freedom
The fees were described by Mozambican online newspaper @Verdade as "astronomical".
13 August 2018
The capture of Mozambique’s notorious criminal Nini Satar meets sceptical public reaction
"Ms Prosecutor, is somebody on conditional release a fugitive?"
11 July 2018
Natural resources surrounded by terror: What is behind the attacks in northern Mozambique?
Since October 2017, Cabo Delgado Province -- a region rich with rubies, gas, oil, and wood -- has suffered violent attacks, the motives of which are unclear to local authorities.
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."
28 November 2017
After 10 Years of Legal Battles, Mozambique's Only LGBT Organization Takes a Step Closer to Legal Recognition
" That ruling is an ode to equality, peace, and social harmony. Today I am very proud to be Mozambican."
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..."
22 September 2017
Mozambique's President Answers Citizens’ Questions Online, but Avoids Difficult Ones
"Questions and criticism, although they may be badly formed and cause us some irritation at first, are better than compliments, because they oblige us to reflect."
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".
