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Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) supporters cheer in the streets of Gaborone in November as President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s party suffers a resounding defeat in general elections. (Photo by MONIRUL BHUIYAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The beginning of the end of the liberation party era

Nepotism, graft, shifting ideologies: Southern Africa’s liberation parties have experienced historic setbacks in 2024

  • Des Erasmus
5 min read
Mozambique President Elect Daniel Chapo. (Alfredo Zuniga/AFP via Getty Images)

Mozambique election: Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo declared election winner amid tension

The party that has ruled Mozambique since 1975 remains popular

  • Eyaaz
2 min read
A woman uses rope and a plastic container to draw water from the Olympic size pool to wash clothes at the Grande Hotel in Beira on October 12, 2024. (ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP)

Squatters at Mozambique’s Grand Hotel desperate for change after vote

The hotel and its grand staircase were built in the Art Deco style in the 1950s when Mozambique was still a colony of Portugal

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read
Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party has chosen a relatively unknown regional governor, Daniel Chapo, as its new leader, which will make him the successor to President Filipe Nyusi if the party wins this year’s elections.

Mozambique’s 2023 local elections: Elections against democracy

Rerun-elections have painfully exposed the country’s institutional weaknesses

  • Eyaaz
9 min read