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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
... constitute "a substantial increase". Currently there are five Renamo mayors (in Beira, Marromeu, Nacala, Angoche and Mozambique Island). "It would be good to have six", she said, "but we want many more".She insisted that the Renamo candidate for the central city of Beira, Manuel Pereira, has managed to collect enough supporting signatures (at least 2,307 - one per cent of the Beira registered...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
... with Diogo, Takamori revealed that Japan is interested in financing the rehabilitation of the Nacala Development Corridor - the railway that runs from the port of Nacala across Nampula and Niassa provinces to landlocked Malawi.The Japanese government has studied the rehabilitation project, and is now analyzing its findings in detail. Takamori expected a formal announcement to be made...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... Dhlakama had insisted that Renamo would run all five of its current mayors (in Beira, Marromeu, Nacala, Angoche and Mozambique Island) for a second term of office. As recently as 8 August he stated this as Renamo policy. Simango's most prominent rival, Renamo parliamentarian Manuel Pereira, was persuaded to withdraw his candidacy.But last Thursday, everything was thrown into reverse. Renamo...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... for the City) in Maputo, OCINA (Organisation of Independent Candidates) in the northern port of Nacala, and a newly forced independent group in Nampula city, ADECINA.JPC took eight per cent of the vote for the Maputo Municipal Assembly in the 2003 elections and has five members of the Assembly. OCINA holds one seat in the Nacala municipal assembly.So far none of these parties or groups...
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Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... announced that all five of the mayors elected on the Renamo ticket in 2003 (in Beira, Marromeu, Nacala, Angoche and Mozambique Island) would be the party's candidates in those municipalities in November.The decision sparked two days of demonstrations in Beira, as Simango's supporters took over the streets and demanded that the decision be reversed.Friday night, police used tear gas and rubber...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... announced that all five of the mayors elected on the Renamo ticket in 2003 (in Beira, Marromeu, Nacala, Angoche and Mozambique Island) would be the party's candidates in those municipalities in November.The decision sparked off two days of demonstrations in Beira, as Simango's supporters came onto the streets and demanded that the decision be reversed. On Friday night, police used tear gas...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... run all five mayors elected on the Renamo ticket in the 2003 local elections (in Beira, Marromeu, Nacala, Angoche, and Mozambique Island) for a second term of office.Pereira had already been lobbying to become the Renamo candidate in Beira, but was slapped down by Dhlakama. He publicly withdrew his candidature and pledged his loyalty to Simango.Now the positions of three weeks ago have been...
