Mozambique: Mashatile Side-Steps Questions On Mozambique, Denies Awareness of Human Rights Violations

Deputy President Paul Mashatile concluded his year-end Q&A in the House on Thursday with some apparent side-stepping on the festering crisis in Mozambique.

Taking questions in the National Council of Provinces on Thursday, Deputy President Paul Mashatile said Pretoria was “not aware of any human rights violations” by the governments of neighbouring Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

This is despite Mozambique facing its worst post-election violence to date, with protests continuing in the southern African…