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2 months ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Siphiwe Sibeko
Briefing the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) on Wednesday, SIU head Adv Andy Mothibi explained that employees conducted transactions after hours to avoid detection. “Some of them were done after hours – not because they were committed to ensuring the work was done but as part of the modus operandi,” Mothibi said. The investigation also found that 334 employees had financial ties to Eskom vendors, while 5,464 employees failed to declare conflicts of interest.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Siphiwe Sibeko
Protesters hold a banner with the face of Venancio Mondlane during a 'national shutdown' against the election outcome in Maputo on November 7 2024. Mondlane returned home on Thursday after fleeing in the days following a hotly contested October election. File photo. Mozambique opposition leader Venancio Mondlane returned home on Thursday, after fleeing in the days following a hotly contested October election that sparked demonstrations in which scores of protesters have been killed.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Shonisani Tshikalange |Siphiwe Sibeko
Eskom has submitted a proposal for an electricity tariff increase to Nersa. File photo. Gauteng municipalities have collectively rejected Eskom's proposed 36.15% tariff increase for the 2025/2026 financial year, saying it is excessive and unjustifiably high. The municipalities include the City of Tshwane, the City of Johannesburg, the City of Ekurhuleni and Sedibeng district municipality.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Manuel Mucari |Siphiwe Sibeko
Protesters hold a banner with the face of Venancio Mondlane, independent candidate for the presidency of Mozambique, during a 'national shutdown' against the election outcome in Maputo on November 7 2024. Mozambique's largest hospital said on Friday at least three people were killed and 66 injured during clashes between police and protesters over the disputed presidential election.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Siphiwe Sibeko |Antonio Muchave
Members of the military drive past protesters during a "national shutdown" against the election outcome at Luis Cabral township in Maputo on November 7 2024. Anger has mounted in Mozambique after election authorities said Frelimo had won the October 9 vote, extending its 49-year rule. The election was hotly contested, with many young people supporting independent candidate Venancio Mondlane, who said the vote was rigged and encouraged demonstrations.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
sightmagazine.com.au | Manuel Mucari |Siphiwe Sibeko |Siyabonga Sishi |David Adams
Maputo, MozambiqueReutersMozambican police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters in the capital Maputo on Thursday during the biggest demonstration yet against the long-ruling Frelimo party, which was declared the winner of a disputed election last month. Anger has mounted since election authorities said Frelimo had won the 9th October vote, extending its 49-year rule. Human rights groups say at least 18 people have been killed in the police crackdown on protests since then.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Marc Strydom |Siphiwe Sibeko
Evidence Makgopa celebrates scoring Bafana Bafana's first goal against Morocco with teammates in their Africa Cup of Nations last 16 win in San Pédro, Ivory Coast in January. There were no real surprises as Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos named a strong 23-player squad on Thursday for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against Uganda away and South Sudan at home this month.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | Siphiwe Sibeko |Manuel Mucari
Maputo — Mozambican police fired teargas at hundreds of opposition supporters converging on the capital Maputo on Thursday for the biggest demonstration yet against last month’s disputed election. Human rights groups say at least 18 people have been killed in the police crackdown on protests since the October 9 vote, which extended ruling party Frelimo’s five decades in power. Opposition parties, civil society groups and Western observers said the election was unfair and that results were altered.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | Manuel Mucari |Siphiwe Sibeko |Siyabonga Sishi
Frelimo has ruled the southern African country since 1975 and has been accused of electoral fraud by opposition leaders, civil society and election observers, which it denies. Mozambique’s electoral commission has declined to comment on accusations of fraud. US-based observers said the poll did not meet international standards for democratic elections, noting reports of vote buying, intimidation, inflated voter rolls and other issues.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Siphiwe Sibeko
FACTBOX Four candidates are vying to succeed Mozambique's President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi when the country holds presidential and parliamentary elections on October 9. File photo. Mozambique will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on October 9, marking the end of President Filipe Nyusi's two-term tenure.
