Among the new ministers announced on 27 January, there are former government officials - NYELETE MONDLANE, daughter of FRELIMO founder EDUARDO MONDLANE and a lifelong party activist - and FRELIMO members who stood out in the past simply for having supported DC at the MAY.2024 Central Committee that elected him (AM 1457) - new minister CAIFADINE MANASSE, one of DC's main supporters in the CC, who is said to have convinced him not to give up the race in favour of the then most likely winner ROQUE SILVA (RS) and FERNANDO RAFAEL, who, at just 28 years of age, was chosen as Minister of Public Works, having been one of the mobilizers in the Mozambican Youth Organization (OJM). READ MORE