It could be another road accident if the victims were not Frelimo supporters and the driver, a man who had been transferred from Morrumbene High School to the primary school allegedly for being a Renamo member. So a road accident Wednesday (26 September) in Morrumbene, Inhambane, has become a political case.
Three women in Frelimo campaign clothes were hit on their way to a party meeting in Gotite, around 1 pm, by a car driven by the teacher; two of the women were seriously injured and taken to Chicúque hospital.
Frelimo representative Francisco Mucanheia said that “the hit was intentional as the accused realized that the victims are from Frelimo “.
Renamo delegate Jacob Chidocoro. said “This version is not the truth”, he told the Bulletin. The three women walked around a minibus and into traffic, he said.
On 27 September, the family of the accused professor and members of Renamo unsuccessfully tried to remove the young man from the cells of the local police station where he is detained.
Locality head jailed for 5 months for destroying Renamo leaflets
In a trial on September 24, Alberto José Corrente, head of Nhaphale locality, Charre administrative post, Mutarara district, Tete, was sentenced to 5 months in prison for destroying Renamo leaflets.
Renamo blocks civil society observers in Inhambane
Renamo prohibited CDD and Catholic Church observers from following its campaign in Inhambane, the observers told the Bulletin. As a result, the 10 national observers accredited by the Provincial Election Commission accompany only the Frelimo and MDM campaign.
“Whenever we are doing our work we are expelled by Renamo members and supporters, claiming that they have been ordered by the provincial representative not to accept our presence,” an observer told the Bulletin.
Renamo provincial delegate Carlos Maela did not confirm or refute the accusations. He told the Bulletin that “Frelimo has accredited many young people, they need to come forward at central level to know who we are dealing with.” He added “There are several accredited organizations and we don’t know which ones have nonpartisan observers”.
Disappearing MDM posters
Large numbers of MDM posters and flags, mostly glued to tents and power poles, have disappeared at the administrative post of Namaita, Rapale, Nampula, our local correspondents confirm. Amina Alberto, MDM district party delegate, says Frelimo teams in the dead of night have been frantically removing the flags raised and leaflets posted. Juma Alberto, secretary and Frelimo member accused of leading the acts, denies the accusations.
Fewer classes in Zambézia and Sofala
Students from various schools in Zambézia had no classes Friday (September 27), so they could participate in the Frelimo campaign. For example, at Milange and Joaquim Maquival Secondary Schools they were told to attend a Frelimo meeting aimed at mobilizing students to hand over their voters cards for unclear purposes.
In Sofala, classes were interrupted on Thursday (26 September), to receive the head of list at the level of Sofala province, Lourenço Ferreira Bulha, who met in the conference room of the Frelimo District Committee in Chemba with civil servants for an election campaign rally. Chemba Secondary School, Lambane Complete Primary School, Goba Complete Primary School and Filipe Magaia School had no classes, and other public sector institutions were closed.
