CEMO NEWS SUMMARY. 2ND OCTOBER, 2009.

DEMOCRACY, GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION

CC should have rethought the decision of CNE - says CIP
The Center for Public Integrity (CIP) argues that the Constitutional Council (CC) "should have rethought" the decision of the National Electoral Commission (CNE) to exclude parties from the general elections of 28 October.
Commenting yesterday on decision of the CC, CIP believes that the court "should have rethought" the decision to exclude the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), arguing that the documents submitted by the party show that the map control of applications of CNE "did not match some of their own official documents."
"The Constitutional Council has accepted in good faith that the map control applications was accurate records and therefore did not ask the parties to respond. We should at least admit that the map of control may not be exact," says CIP.
For the organization, the CC should publish the map of complete control and allow the parties to submit any evidence that this instrument is not correct.

http://www.opais.co.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2862:cc-devia-ter-repensado-decisao-cne-diz-cip&catid=63:politica&Itemid=273



Thirty opposition parties call for economic sanctions by the international community
Thirty opposition parties are calling for the international community to apply economic sanctions to the Mozambican Government, because the rejection of candidacies by the National Electoral Commission (CNE), which came to be legitimized by the Constitutional Council.
Meeting yesterday in Maputo, they believe that economic sanctions against the Mozambican state would end, until there was a negotiation between the Government and these, with the mediation and supervision of the international community.

http://www.canalmoz.com/default.jsp?file=ver_artigo&nivel=1&id=7&idRec=6447








Mayor of Manhiça accused of stirring up violence
Fourteen members of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) were slightly injured after being attacked and violently beaten on the night of last Wednesday by suspected members of FRELIMO party in the town of Manhiça. These would have intercepted the convoy of MDM while campaigning in the area of Pavene, in that municipality.

http://www.opais.co.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2863:edil-da-manhica-acusado-de-instigar-violencia-eleitoral&catid=63:politica&Itemid=273



Chissano campaigned at a public institution
The 18th day of the election campaign, the honorary president of Frelimo and former chief of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano, has violated the electoral law, by campaigning in the College of Science (ISCISA), in Maputo. Chissano brought together nurses engaged in various health units in the country, preventing them from carrying out their normal activities of patient care. The meeting took place last Wednesday, between 12:00 and 13:30, in the amphitheater of ISCISA.

Canal de Moçambique. 2nd October, 2009.



Elections: Three arrested in scenes of violence in Manica
Beatings with hot sauce mix among other violence scenes is the aftermath of clashes involving members of electoral caravans of FRELIMO and RENAMO in the district of Sussundenga, located in the north of the central province of Manica. These scenes resulted in three detainees indicted for crimes of assault and destruction of election propaganda.
Representatives of the two rival parties accuse each other of obstructing electoral campaigning material. They argue that when one takes the initiative to move to a place in the campaign, the other takes a lead and does to the ground before, what provokes anger among members of two caravans, leading to skirmishes.

http://www.opais.co.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2861:eleicoes-tres-detidos-em-cenas-de-violencia-em-manica&catid=63:politica&Itemid=273



Economics and Development

Pipeline between Maputo and Matola
The National Oil Company, ENH, has recently launched two tenders for the environmental impact study and engineering of the Maputo-Matola pipeline. This is an initiative to meet domestic or foreign companies that will perform the environmental impact study on the course of development, as well as designing the track without encroaching on the lines of supply of water, electricity, cable TV, among others. Martinho Tavares, director of research at ENH, said there will be a total of 60 kilometers of gas path.

http://www.opais.co.mz/opais/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2856:gasoduto-une-matola-e-maputo&catid=38:economia&Itemid=181



HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT

Minor raped in Gorongosa
A minor of 11 years was sexually assaulted in the district of Gorongosa, province of Sofala, by an individual identified only by the name of C. Barra, 35 years of age.
Data provided by the Press Officer of the Provincial Command of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) in Sofala, Mateus Mazive, realize that the victim has serious injuries in vaginal lips and is so far to receive treatment in the local health unit. The mastermind of the crime is incarcerated in the cells of the District Command of the PRM, while investigations to better understand the case.

http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/895032



The influenza infections continue to grow
The number of people infected with influenza A virus, since the first case of the disease in the country was reported in last August 6, continues to grow. Indeed, a total of 31 cases of infection confirmed until a week ago, the figure rose to 42 from a group of 90 people who appeared in several clinics with symptoms of the disease.
Most episodes occur in the city and province of Maputo, with 73 and 12, respectively, of the total of suspected cases. Leonardo Chavane, National Director of Public Health and a spokesman for the Ministry of Health (MISAU), said the total of 27 confirmed cases occurred in female patients, 15 men and 16 children aged between three and 10 years.

http://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/pls/notimz2/getxml/pt/contentx/895000



Two Mozambicans sentenced to life imprisonment in RAS
Two Mozambican citizens were yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 additional years in prison by the Court of Pretoria. They were accused of having murdered, shot, an entrepreneur from the Netherlands, last year. These are Petrol Markel, 29, and Christopher Ndima, 21.

O País. 2nd October, 2009



Collaboration

Constancio Nguja – Translation

Constancio Nguja and Delfina Dança – Democracy, Governance and Corruption

Saite Junior – Economics and Development

Delfina Dança – Human Rights, Justice and Legal Affairs

Celso Gusse – Executive Director of CEMO