The National Public Safety Service in Mozambique (SENSAP) found two bodies in an advanced state of decomposition inside a dry well located at a former provincial government construction site, abandoned….
A Portuguese citizen, aged around 60, was kidnapped in the morning of October 7th on Zedequias Manganhela Avenue in the city of Maputo, southern Mozambique. The incident occurred at around….
The community of Calipo, in the district of Mogovolas, province of Nampula, is in shock over a barbaric crime committed by two brothers against their own 14-year-old nephew. According to….
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 56% of girls in the province of Nampula, northern Mozambique, marry before reaching adolescence and 18% before the age of 15, reiterating….
Mozambique’s Health Minister, Ussene Isse, said that around 30% of road accident deaths in the country are caused by excessive alcohol consumption, calling for a focus on education and prevention…..
The district of Nhamatanda, in Sofala province, is seeing a significant increase in cases of domestic violence against minors. According to the data, 31 cases were reported this year, 18….
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) arrested two individuals aged 19 and 27 at the 12th Police Station in Maputo, accused of engaging in sexual acts with minors…..
Since the start of 2025, more than 120 children have been abducted in Mozambique’s northernmost province of Cabo Delgado. Children are often targeted for their military utility, serving as fighters,….
Four police officers allegedly shot and killed a 12-year-old child in Maputo province during a chase, using a private car, of the vehicle in which the minor was traveling with….
A kidnapped Indian businessman has been reunited with his family after the South African Police Service (SAPS) anti-kidnapping task team rescued him during an operation that also left a notorious….
A 55-year-old man is being held by the Mozambican Police (PRM) in the district of Chibuto, Gaza province, accused of killing his 81-year-old mother, allegedly because she served him food….
In the first six months of 2025, Mozambique recorded more than 3,000 cases of violence against children, out of a total of around 9,000 cases of gender-based violence. Of the….
Two teenagers aged 16 and 15 suspected of being involved in the murder of a 15-year-old student in an argument at a school in Matola, Maputo province, have been arrested,….
The Office for Combating Corruption at the Cabo Delgado Provincial Prosecutor’s Office denounced this Tuesday (8 July) the alarming increase in systematic bribery schemes in the health and education sectors,….
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Mozambique (PGR) has started 31 legal proceedings against police officers in connection with the disturbances that took place after the general elections…..
The Maputo City Judicial Court sentenced five individuals to between 22 and 30 years in prison for their involvement in crimes of kidnapping, carrying prohibited weapons, and criminal association. The….
Mozambique is seeing more and more cases of violence against minors. Recent figures indicate that last May more than 200 children were raped across the country, exposing them to vulnerability….
The problem of human trafficking in Mozambique is complex, as it has multiple facets, including the commercialisation of human beings for sexual exploitation, forced labour, and certain traditional practices aimed….
In recent years, there has been a “growing wave” of virtual scams perpetrated by previously unknown individuals, most notably messages with fraudulent content about prizes and money transfers. Data recently….
The lack of information about the causes of albinism, combined with discrimination and misconceptions, has made individuals with the condition targets of violence and stigmatization in several communities in Mozambique…..
While in possession of a list of alleged terrorists, the social activist Ali Saide Muicuna was detained by local authorities on April 20 in the town of Oasse, while he….
Murders, the removal of human organs, and kidnappings continue to worry people with albinism living in Mozambique. This group complains of stigma and discrimination and demands respect. “People with albinism….
The National Criminal Investigation Service, SERNIC, will now be under the supervision of the Attorney General of the Republic, and its agents will be called the Judicial Police. The change….
The president of the opposition political party Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) criticized the actions of the police who on Sunday (May 18) shot at members of his party who….
A Russian ship was the target of an alleged terrorist attack near the district of Mocímboa da Praia, in the north of Cabo Delgado province. The authorities confirmed the attack….