Keen interest in tightly contested poll

There is a four-way race for power as Mozambique heads for presidential and legislative elections on 9 October. Last year's local authority elections were littered with controversies and electoral fraud, taken before the courts. News24 reports that this year there were added fears that Renamo, which was only reintegrated into society under the country's disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration process last year after 48 years, would return to the bush. However, its leader, Ossufo Momade , chose to stay within the mainstream. He will stand against independent candidate Venancio Mondlane, the MDM's Lutero Simango, and Frelimo's Daniel Chapo. Momande said the opposition would not tolerate voter fraud this time around. Chapo on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to President, Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria.