{"id":102237,"date":"2024-12-24T17:20:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T15:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute"},"modified":"2024-12-24T19:31:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T17:31:53","slug":"maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute","title":{"rendered":"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has urged the South African government to assist Mozambican politicians in finding an amicable solution to the electoral dispute in the neighbouring country.<\/p>\n

Mozambique has experienced sporadic violence and protests since the disputed October 9 election, after the opposition rejected the official results.<\/p>\n

Maimane warned President Cyril Ramaphosa against ignoring the Mozambican crisis, referencing former South African President Thabo Mbeki\u2019s handling of the Zimbabwean crisis in 2008. Said Maimane:<\/p>\n

South Africa looked the other way when Robert Mugabe and Emmerson Mnangagwa rigged an election in 2008 and it created an immigration crisis in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Now we are faced with an election crisis in Mozambique. Political leaders were assassinated during the election, and ZANU PF sent people to vote from Zimbabwe. This was captured on video.<\/p>\n

International observers raised multiple concerns about the election. The people on the ground raised complaints about the election. The internet was shut down and the police brutalized the public.<\/p>\n

On Monday, December 23, Mozambique\u2019s Constitutional Council confirmed the governing party FRELIMO\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n

However, the Constitutional Council revised FRELIMO presidential candidate Daniel Chapo\u2019s margin of victory downwards.<\/p>\n

Initial results in October indicated that Chapo gained a 71% share of the vote to Vena\u0302ncio Mondlane\u2019s 20%. The court ruled that Chapo won 65% to Mondlane\u2019s 24%.<\/p>\n

Maimane warned that if South Africa ignored the concerns raised by the opposition in Mozambique, the socio-economic situation in the country would deteriorate further, potentially forcing hundreds of thousands of Mozambicans to flee and migrate to South Africa. Said Maimane:<\/p>\n

If Cyril Ramaphosa and Ronald Lamola lend South African support to the Frelimo candidate Daniel Chapo we will repeat the mistakes of 2002 and 2008 in Zimbabwe and enable denial of democracy in Mozambique and accelerate the immigration crisis in South Africa.<\/p>\n

A fire that burns next door is a domestic issue. A flood next door will eventually flood your yard. We must raise our voice to support the brave youth who are refusing to have yet another election manipulated in Mozambique.<\/p>\n

We have taken a stand in Ukraine. We have taken a stand on Morocco. We have taken a stand in the Middle East. Why are we failing to take a stand in our own neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

Why are we failing to match the rigour and moral fortitude when the lives affected are black children in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and eSwatini. We cannot roar overseas and mew in our own neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

The BOSA leader urged the South African government to refrain from accepting the Mozambican election results as announced.<\/p>\n

Some international election observers have raised concerns about the transparency of the polls. Said Maimane:<\/p>\n

South Africa must stand with the people of Mozambique today. We must not repeat the mistakes we made in Zimbabwe. We must not rubber-stamp illegitimate elections.<\/p>\n

It does not matter if Fikile Mbalula wants to be best friends with Zanu PF and Frelimo. The ANC must recognize that they cannot put historical friendships above the current crisis affecting the people on the ground.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has urged the South African government to assist Mozambican politicians in finding an amicable solution to the electoral dispute in the neighbouring country. Mozambique has experienced sporadic violence and protests since the disputed October 9 election, after the opposition rejected the official results. Maimane warned President […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":102236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-102237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-zimbabwe"],"yoast_head":"\nMaimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has urged the South African government to assist Mozambican politicians in ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has urged the South African government to assist Mozambican politicians in ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-24T15:20:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-24T17:31:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/12\/sm_1735048896.1043.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-24T15:20:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-24T17:31:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute\"},\"wordCount\":519,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/12\/sm_1735048896.1043.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Zimbabwe\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute\",\"name\":\"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute - zimbabwe\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/12\/sm_1735048896.1043.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-24T15:20:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-24T17:31:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has urged the South African government to assist Mozambican politicians in ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/12\/sm_1735048896.1043.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/12\/sm_1735048896.1043.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/\",\"name\":\"zimbabwe\",\"description\":\"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute - zimbabwe","description":"South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has urged the South African government to assist Mozambican politicians in ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute","og_description":"South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has urged the South African government to assist Mozambican politicians in ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute","og_site_name":"zimbabwe","article_published_time":"2024-12-24T15:20:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-12-24T17:31:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/12\/sm_1735048896.1043.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute","datePublished":"2024-12-24T15:20:01+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-24T17:31:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute"},"wordCount":519,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/12\/sm_1735048896.1043.jpg","keywords":["Zimbabwe"],"articleSection":["all news","policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute","name":"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute - zimbabwe","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/12\/sm_1735048896.1043.jpg","datePublished":"2024-12-24T15:20:01+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-24T17:31:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has urged the South African government to assist Mozambican politicians in ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/12\/sm_1735048896.1043.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/12\/sm_1735048896.1043.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/maimane-calls-for-action-on-mozambican-electoral-dispute#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Maimane Calls For Action On Mozambican Electoral Dispute"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/","name":"zimbabwe","description":"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}