{"id":44829,"date":"2026-09-07T13:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=44829"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:31:30","slug":"mozambique-commemorates-victory-day","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/mozambique-commemorates-victory-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozambique commemorates Victory Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mozambique is this Monday observing Victory Day, a national public holiday commemorating the signing of the 1974 Lusaka Accord that ended the War of Independence against Portuguese colonial rule.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Commemorative events were held across the country, featuring military parades, cultural performances, and addresses by political leaders honoring the struggle for sovereignty and self-determination.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mozambican human rights activist Professor Adriano Nuvunga noted that while the day honours the sacrifices of the liberation generation, true victory requires modern democratic substance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the commemorations, Nuvunga stressed that genuine liberation is only realized when all citizens can live with dignity, speak without fear, and trust that state institutions serve the entire populace rather than an elite few.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35812,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-44829","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Victory Day celebrations held across Mozambique","published_date":"2026-09-07 13:13:55","news_description":"Victory Day celebrations held across Mozambique","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/44829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/44829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44830,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/44829\/revisions\/44830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=44829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}