Political analyst Professor Bheki Mngomezulu defends President Ramaphosa’s attendance at Mozambique’s inauguration amid election disputes, highlighting regional responsibilities and the implications for South Africa.

A federal court in New York has sentenced Mozambique’s former finance minister to another two-and-a-half years behind bars for his role in the “tuna bond” corruption scandal that triggered a financial crisis in the African nation.

Mozambique is not looking to review contract terms with energy majors like TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil who are planning multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas projects in the country, its new president said on Friday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Maputo today, 15 January 2025, to attend the inauguration of the President-Elect of the Republic of Mozambique, His Excellency Daniel Chapo, following the Presidential,

Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to attend the inauguration of Mozambique’s new President, Daniel Chapo, despite claims of election fraud and ongoing violence in the country.

President Cyril Ramaphosa attended Mozambican president Daniel Chapo's presidential inauguration in Maputo. South Africans criticised him on social media.

Islamic State militants have rampaged across the northern Cabo Delgado Province for more than seven years. The government says the situation has stabilized. Residents tell a different story.

It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week, a police spokesperson says.

President-elect Daniel Chapo is due to be sworn in on January 15, amid a disputed election and simmering violence in Mozambique. How can the new president unite the country?

Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's long-ruling Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony after months of protests against his disputed election victory.

National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said that 78 bodies were retrieved in a court-ordered rescue operation, with 246 survivors also pulled out from deep underground since the operation began on Monday. Mathe said nine other bodies had been recovered before the rescue operation, without giving details.

By Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months,