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The Lichinga City Judicial Court on Tuesday acquitted Luís Jumo, president of the Lichinga Municipal Council, in a case in which he was accused of alleged corruption and abuse of office.
The ruling was handed down by the court’s First Section, which found that there was insufficient evidence to hold the mayor criminally responsible for the charges brought against him.
In the same case, Armindo Omar, head of the Procurement Management and Execution Unit (UGEA) at Lichinga Municipal Council, was sentenced to two years in prison.
Case No. 126-A/2026 was brought by the Niassa Provincial Anti-Corruption Office and concerned public procurement procedures carried out by the municipality.
Among the cases examined was the hiring of Yao-Informática to supply ten containers for solid waste collection in the city of Lichinga.
According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the company did not hold the licence required to supply that type of equipment. Prosecutors also alleged that the company had repeatedly benefited from tenders launched by the municipality.
The contract for the purchase of the ten containers was valued at approximately 4.9 million meticais, including VAT.
Several witnesses were heard during the trial, including municipal employees and representatives linked to the company involved in the case.
After assessing the evidence presented, the court concluded that there were insufficient grounds to convict Luís Jumo and ordered his acquittal.
Armindo Omar, meanwhile, was found responsible for the offences attributed to him and sentenced to two years in prison.
Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) has announced scheduled power outages for Saturday, 31 October, and Sunday, 1 November, affecting several areas of Maputo City and the provinces of Gaza, Sofala, Manica and Zambézia, as part of preventive and corrective maintenance work on electricity infrastructure.
The Mozambican Government and the Mozambican Federation of Road Transport Operators' Associations (FEMATRO) have reached an agreement to increase fares for semi-collective passenger transport services in the Greater Maputo metropolitan area by five meticais, with the new rates expected to take effect on 7 November 2026.
The Mozambican Government has approved new restrictions on the importation of sliced bread, introducing mandatory prior licensing, specific fees and limits on imported quantities as part of measures aimed at protecting the domestic bakery industry and stimulating local production. The new regulations will take effect on 27 November 2026.
Mozambican politician Venâncio Mondlane has pledged to expose alleged irregularities and political interference in state institutions during his trial, scheduled for 17 November at the Supreme Court, describing the proceedings as an opportunity to reveal what he claims are mechanisms of political influence over Mozambique's justice system.
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