Mass media in Mozambique

[1] State controlled newspapers such as daily Diário de Moçambique and weekly Domingo are also highly circulated.

[4] A weekly newspaper known as Verdade is distributed free of charge near the capital city Maputo and is known for its negative views on the government.

[1] However, the number of private newspapers with critical views of the government have increased significantly in recent years.

[5] In October of that year, LM Radio, the Afrikaans and English service of Rádio Moçambique was shut down and its facilities nationalized.

[2] Foreign television stations such as Portuguese state TV and Brazilian-based Miramar have high viewership rates.