| 5,670,613 |
-19.1164 |
33.4833 |
Mozambique |
|
Units of the Mozambican police on Wednesday clashed with supporters of the former rebel movement Renamo in the central city of Chimoio, over the venue for a rally to be addressed by Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama. The police used tear gas to turn them back, and the Renamo supporters replied to the tear gas by throwing stones and bottles at the police ranks. |
| 5,670,617 |
-24.41788 |
32.94023 |
Mozambique |
|
The Mozambican former rebel movement Renamo has raided an army unit at Guija district in the southern province of Gaza, official newspaper reported on Friday. The national radio broadcaster also said that the government army responded to the incident and pursued the attackers who fled to the bushes |
| 5,670,621 |
-15.1197 |
39.2647 |
Mozambique |
|
Rioting broke out on Saturday in the northern Mozambican city of Nampula, after police shot dead a man. The police reacted by firing tear gas canisters into the crowd. |
| 5,670,625 |
-17.8786 |
36.8883 |
Mozambique |
|
An angry crowd vandalized and looted a cholera treatment centre in the central Mozambican city of Quelimane on Friday, after a rumour spread that staff were extracting body parts from patients. The situation was only brought under control when a riotpolice unit was called in, and fired tear gas into the crowd. |
| 5,670,629 |
-21.7197 |
34.9917 |
Mozambique |
|
Mozambican workers at Temane, in Inhambane, demanded that South African workers leave the natural gas processing plant operated by the South African petro-chemical giant Sasol. According to a report in the independent newssheet "Mediafax", the demonstrators threw up barricades, preventing access to the factory. Local police had to request back-up from the district capital, Inhassoro. |
| 5,670,632 |
-16.11528 |
33.72944 |
Mozambique |
|
There were protestsat the presence of South Africans at the coal mine run by the Brazilian company Vale at Moatize, in Tete province. There was no violenceagainst the South Africans. |
| 5,670,635 |
-25.44278 |
31.99528 |
Mozambique |
|
A group of about 200 on Friday blockaded the southern Lebombo border with South Africa at Ressano Garcia, stoning South African vehicles in protest against xenophobic attacks in South Africa. |
| 5,670,638 |
-25.9653 |
32.5892 |
Mozambique |
|
Several hundreds of Mozambicans marched on Saturday in Maputo towards the South African High Commission, protesting against the xenophobic violencein South Africa. |
| 5,670,641 |
-25.9653 |
32.5892 |
Mozambique |
|
Mozambican workers employed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), which is building the bridge across Maputo Bay, went on strike for several hours on Monday, in protestagainst low wages and precarious contracts |
| 5,670,644 |
-25.9653 |
32.5892 |
Mozambique |
|
Bus drivers and fare collectors of the Maputo municipal bus company staged a strike on Tuesday, protesting against a ten day delay in receiving their May wages |
