Christmas not cancelled, as Nyusi says fourth wave is ‘manageable’; Managing suspicion of civilians in Cabo Delgado

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 20 December 2021

Agenda:

• Tomorrow: National day of mourning over the death of former Frelimo politician Sergio Vieira

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The latest from Zitamar News:

Managing suspicion of civilians in Cabo Delgado
As the conflict’s geographic footprint expands, it will only become more important to curb the government’s tendency toward violent repression of populations it deems at risk of collaborating with the insurgency

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Mozambique records 1,793 covid-19 cases over weekend
Today the authorities have announced a further 553 cases, with a nationwide positivity rate of 38.24%

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The best of the rest:

• Christmas not cancelled, as Nyusi says fourth wave is ‘manageable’ (A Verdade)

• Lack of food affects almost one-third of Mozambicans (VOA)

• Rain floods 130 houses in Maputo City (O País)

• Rumoured Nampula attack never happened, official says (Rádio Moçambique)

• Government to spend $600m upgrading EN1 highway (Carta de Moçambique)

• Two men caught with 2kg of heroin in Nampula (AIM)

Christmas not cancelled, as Nyusi says fourth wave is ‘manageable’ (A Verdade)